The 10th DA LAT FLOWER FESTIVAL PROGRAM – 2024

(Introducing Dalat Flower Festival activities)

1. MAIN PROGRAM

1.1. Opening Ceremony of the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival – 2024

• Time: Friday, December 6th, 2024
• Location: Lam Vien Square, Da Lat City
• Organizer: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
• Implementing Agency: Lam Dong Center for Culture and Arts
• Coordinating Units: People’s Committees of Da Lat City, Bao Loc City, and districts; event organizers; relevant departments, sectors, and units.

1.2. Art Program to Welcome the New Year 2025 combined with the Closing Ceremony of the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival – 2024

• Time: Tuesday, December 31st, 2024
• Location: Lam Vien Square, Da Lat City
• Content:
  • Evaluation and summary of the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival – 2024.
  • Special art performances and low-range fireworks to welcome the New Year 2025.
• Organizer: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
• Implementing Agency: Lam Dong Center for Culture and Arts
• Coordinating Units: People’s Committees of Da Lat City, Bao Loc City, and districts; event organizers; relevant departments, sectors, and units.

1.3. Flower Spaces

• Time: Expected from December 5th, 2024 to January 5th, 2025
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Da Lat City
• Implementing Units: Da Lat Urban Service Joint Stock Company, Da Lat Flower Association, DaLat Hasfarm Co., Ltd.
• Coordinating Units: Relevant agencies and units.

1.3.1. Flower landscapes around Xuan Huong Lake

• Implemented by Da Lat Urban Service Joint Stock Company: Area near Thuy Ta Restaurant; Tran Quoc Toan pedestrian street; Tao Dan Park; in front of Bich Cau Park; opposite Zone C of Tran Quoc Toan Park.
• Implemented by Da Lat Flower Association: Area opposite Quan The Am Pagoda.

1.3.2. Le Dai Hanh Flower Street – Ong Dao Bridge, Nguyen Van Cu Street

• Implemented by Da Lat Urban Service Joint Stock Company: Le Dai Hanh Street (Hoa Binh slope section), Ong Dao Bridge, Nguyen Van Cu Street.
• Implemented by DaLat Hasfarm Co., Ltd.: Ong Dao Bridge Fountain.

1.3.3. Da Lat Flower Display at Tran Hung Dao mini park; Tran Quoc Toan Park; Yersin Park

• Implementing Unit: Da Lat Urban Service Joint Stock Company.

1.3.4. International Flower and Ornamental Plant Exhibition

• Location: Da Lat Flower Garden
• Implementing Unit: Da Lat Urban Service Joint Stock Company.
• Coordinating Units: Relevant departments, sectors, and units.

1.3.5. Flower landscape at Zone C, Tran Quoc Toan Park

• Time: From November 2024
• Location: Zone C, Tran Quoc Toan Park
• Implementing Unit: DaLat Hasfarm Co., Ltd.
• Coordinating Units: Relevant departments, sectors, and units.

1.4. International Seminar “Da Lat develops green tourism and cultural industry from natural resources to biodiversity and local culture”

1.4.1. Side Activities

a. “Wild Birds of Vietnam” Photo Contest

• Organizers: Department of Nature Conservation and Biodiversity (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment), People’s Committee of Da Lat City, Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Vietnam Wild Bird Conservation Association, under the Vietnam National Parks and Nature Reserves Association, etc.
• Time: October 2024
• Location: Wild forests and pine forests in Da Lat city that are being conserved and exploited for tourism.

b. “Da Lat Video Clip Creation 2024” Contest with the theme “Da Lat Impression – Film of the City of Thousands of Flowers”

• Time: From October 2024 to December 2024
• Implementing Unit: Department of Culture and Information of Da Lat City
• Coordinating Units: Relevant agencies and units.

c. Online Forum (Tuoi Tre Online) “Ideas for Da Lat to develop creative cultural spaces and promote sustainable tourism”

• Time: From October 2024 to December 2024
• Implementing Unit: Tuoi Tre Newspaper
• Coordinating Units: Department of Culture and Information of Da Lat City, relevant agencies and units.

1.4.2. International Seminar “Da Lat develops green tourism and cultural industry, from natural resources to biodiversity and local culture”; Award Ceremony of the “Da Lat Tourism Video Clip Creation 2024” Contest

• Time: Expected on December 11th or December 18th, 2024
• Location: Saigon – Da Lat Hotel
• Co-organizers: People’s Committee of Da Lat City; Tuoi Tre Newspaper; Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
• Implementing Unit: Department of Culture and Information of Da Lat City
• Coordinating Units: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Lam Dong – Da Lat Tourism Association and relevant departments, sectors, and localities.

1.5. Art Program: Bao Loc, Huong Tra City – Silk Colors to celebrate the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival – 2024

• Time: December 14th, 2024
• Location: Bao Loc Trade and Service Center Planning Area (former Bao Loc market)
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Bao Loc City
• Implementing Units: Department of Culture and Information, Center for Culture, Information and Sports of Bao Loc City, event company.
• Coordinating Units: Relevant agencies and units; People’s Committees of wards and communes; B’Lao Tea Club; Bao Loc Business Association, relevant Tea and Silk businesses.

1.6. Exhibition, Introduction and Trade Promotion of OCOP Products at Da Lat Flower Festival 2024

• Time: December 16th – 22nd, 2024
• Location: Da Lat City Cultural and Urban Park (Gold Valley Project Area)
• Organizer and Implementer: Provincial Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion.
• Coordinating Units: Department of Industry and Trade; People’s Committees of districts and cities and relevant agencies, units, organizations, and businesses.

1.7. Wine – Tea – Coffee Street and Da Lat – Lam Dong specialties

• Time: From December 26th, 2024 to January 2nd, 2025
• Location: Ho Tung Mau Street area, Ward 3, Da Lat City
• Organizer and Implementer: Provincial Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion.
• Coordinating Units: Department of Industry and Trade; People’s Committees of districts and cities and relevant agencies, units, organizations, and businesses.

1.8. Da Lat Vegetable and Flower Market – A miraculous crystallization from the good land

• Time: From December 26th, 2024 to January 5th, 2025
• Location: Tran Quoc Toan Park, Da Lat City
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Da Lat City
• Implementing Unit: Economic Department of Da Lat City
• Coordinating Units: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Da Lat Flower Association and relevant agencies, units, and businesses.

1.9. Da Lat – Chuncheon (South Korea) International Cultural and Art Exchange

• Time: Expected at 7:30 PM on December 27th, 2024
• Location: In front of 3/4 Theater, Hoa Binh Area, Da Lat City
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Da Lat City
• Implementing Unit: Department of Culture and Information of Da Lat City
• Coordinating Units: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; Da Lat Center for Culture, Information and Sports and relevant agencies and units.

1.10. Flower and Heritage Street Carnival (Flower Float Parade, flower fashion, street art)

• Time: Expected to be held on December 29th, 2024
• Location: Starting from the gate of Golden Imperial Hotel (intersection of Tran Hung Dao – Ho Tung Mau – Tran Quoc Toan – Lam Vien Square).
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Da Lat City
• Implementing Unit: Da Lat Center for Culture, Information and Sports
• Coordinating Units: Economic Department, Department of Culture and Information, Department of Education and Training, City Youth Union, City Women’s Union, Lan Anh Da Lat Investment Joint Stock Company and relevant agencies and units.

2. SUPPORTING PROGRAMS

2.1. “Dalat Fun Color” Music Festival

• Time: September 1st – 2nd, 2024
• Location: Lam Vien Square, Da Lat City
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Da Lat City
• Implementing Unit: TZ Viet Phat Co., Ltd.
• Coordinating Units: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and relevant departments, sectors, and units.

2.2. “Bao Lam – Legend and Convergence” Festival (7th Lam Dong Ethnic Minority Cultural and Sports Festival – Bao Lam 2024, Festival of Performances and Exhibitions of Ethnic Cultural Characteristics of Lam Dong Province)

• Time: October 2024
• Location: Bao Lam District
• Co-organizers: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and People’s Committee of Bao Lam District.
• Implementing Units: Lam Dong Center for Culture and Arts, Department of Culture Management (Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism).
• Coordinating Units: Department of Culture and Information; Center for Culture, Information and Sports of districts and cities.

2.3. Korean Music Festival – Da Lat 2024

• Time: One evening in November 2024
• Location: Da Lat Stadium
• Organizer and Implementer: Korea Online Distribution Platform Industry Association (KODPIA)
• Coordinating Units: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; People’s Committee of Da Lat City and relevant departments, sectors, and units.

2.4. Lam Dong Trail 2024

• Time: November 8th – 10th, 2024
• Location: Valley of Love Tourist Area
• Organizer: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
• Implementing Unit: Non Xanh Joint Stock Company
• Coordinating Units: People’s Committees of Da Lat City, Lac Duong District, Don Duong District, and relevant agencies, units, and businesses.

2.5. Lang Biang Pink Grass Festival

2.5.1. Opening Ceremony of Lang Biang Pink Grass Festival

• Time: 9:00 AM, November 23rd, 2024
• Location: Pink Grass Hill area, Lac Duong District
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Lac Duong District
• Implementing Units: Department of Culture and Information, Center for Culture, Information and Sports of Lac Duong District
• Coordinating Units: Relevant agencies and units.

2.5.2. Lac Duong Ethnic Minority Traditional Costume Performance Competition

• Time: 10:00 AM, November 23rd, 2024
• Location: Pink Grass Hill area, Lac Duong District
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Lac Duong District
• Implementing Units: Center for Culture, Information and Sports of Lac Duong District, People’s Committees of communes and towns in Lac Duong District.
• Coordinating Units: Relevant agencies and units.

2.5.3. LangBiang Rose Festival, LangBiang Food and Rice Wine Competition

• Time: 8:30 AM, November 30th, 2024
• Location: Hundred-Year Valley – LangBiang Tourist Area
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Lac Duong District
• Implementing Units: People’s Committee of Lac Duong Town, Lang Biang Rose Cooperative
• Coordinating Units: Relevant agencies and units.

2.5.4. 1st Bareback Horse Racing Competition 2024

• Time: 9:00 AM, December 7th, 2024
• Location: Ma Rung Lu Quan II Tourist Area
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Lac Duong District
• Implementing Units: Center for Culture, Information and Sports of Lac Duong District, People’s Committees of communes and towns in Lac Duong District.
• Coordinating Units: Relevant agencies and units.

2.6. Seminar on preserving and promoting the cultural values of ethnic groups in Di Linh district in association with tourism development

• Time: November 2024
• Location: Di Linh District Conference Center
• Organizer: People’s Committee of Di Linh District
• Implementing Units: Office of the People’s Council and People’s Committee of Di Linh District; Department of Culture and Information of Di Linh District.
• Coordinating Units: Political Center, Center for Culture, Information and Sports of Di Linh District; People’s Committees of communes and towns in Di Linh District.

2.7. 19th “Green – Clean – Beautiful” Contest

• Time: Summary in early November 2024
• Location: Da Lat City Party Committee Hall
• Organizer and Implementer: Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Da Lat City
• Coordinating Units: People’s Committees of wards and communes in Da Lat City and relevant agencies and units.

2.8. “5AM Concert in Da Lat” Music Program

• Time: December 14th, 2024
• Location: Lam Vien Square, Da Lat City
• Organizer: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
• Implementing Unit: Vietnam Airlines Corporation
• Coordinating Units: People’s Committee of Da Lat City and relevant agencies and units.

2.9. 2nd Prenn Trail Challenge 2024

• Time: December 19th – 22nd, 2024
• Location: Tea Resort Prenn
• Organizer: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
• Implementing Unit: UNIQUE Service Trading Investment Co., Ltd.
• Coordinating Units: People’s Committees of Da Lat City, Duc Trong District, Di Linh District, and relevant agencies, units, and businesses.

2.10. Exhibition “Brilliant Colors of Da Lat Flowers” to celebrate the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival – 2024

• Time: December 2024
• Location: Lam Dong Museum
• Organizer: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
• Implementing Unit: Lam Dong Museum
• Coordinating Units: Department of Culture Management – Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and relevant agencies and units.

2.11. “Basalt Melody” Band Festival

• Time: December 2024
• Location: Hoa Binh Area, Da Lat City
• Organizer: Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
• Implementing Unit: Lam Dong Center for Culture and Arts
• Coordinating Units: TCSK Company, relevant agencies, units, and businesses.

2.12. “Da Lat – Myriad Flower Colors” Tour and Experience

• Time: Expected from December 24th to December 31st, 2024
• Location: Flower farms, flower production businesses, and some tourist areas and attractions in Da Lat City.
• Organizer and Implementer: Da Lat Flower Association; Lam Dong – Da Lat Tourism Association;
• Coordinating Units: Lam Dong – Da Lat Tourism Association; Department of Culture and Information of Da Lat City; flower farms, flower production businesses, flower villages, and relevant agencies and units.