Dong Thap: Promoting Cultural Values and Community Unity Through November Activities
(DTO) At the October press briefing, Pham Minh Chau, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Thap Province, announced plans for activities celebrating Vietnamese Culture Day in conjunction with the Great National Unity Festival, in line with Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW and the Resolution of the 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
Nguyen Binh Minh, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, also briefed the press on the 7th Dong Hoa Hiep Ancient Village Culture and Tourism Festival.
Under the theme “Culture Lights the Way - Dong Thap Reaches Further,” the series features more than 30 key groups of activities, implemented across 102 communes and wards of the province. Culture and Great Unity Week will take place from November 18 to 24, 2026.
A highlight will be the launch ceremony celebrating Vietnamese Culture Day and the Great National Unity Festival, combined with the opening of the 7th Dong Hoa Hiep Ancient Village Culture and Tourism Festival, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on November 19 in Cai Be Commune. A special art performance celebrating Vietnamese Culture Day is scheduled for 7 p.m. on November 23 at Hung Vuong Square in Dao Thanh Ward.
At the grassroots level, residential areas will hold the Great National Unity Festival alongside activities celebrating Vietnamese Culture Day from November 1 to 18. Hamlets and neighborhoods will organize art performances and showcase local specialties, helping strengthen solidarity while preserving and promoting traditional cultural values.
On November 24, communes and wards will organize festivals featuring cultural activities, cuisine, folk games and traditional sports. Each locality will also select at least one representative product, cultural space or OCOP product to promote tourism, while maintaining or developing at least one “bright, green, clean and beautiful” community model.
In education, from November 18 to 24, educational institutions will organize extracurricular activities, museum visits and heritage-based history lessons, while incorporating folk games and traditional arts into educational activities appropriate for each school level.
The province will also host numerous competitions and sporting events, including the 2026 “Voices of Great Unity” Singing Contest in Dong Thap Province under the theme “Harmonizing New Melodies, Keeping the Spirit of Unity Alive”; a themed presentation contest and a video book review contest under the theme “Families Reading Together - Strengthening Bonds of Love”; and seven competitions as part of the 7th Dong Hoa Hiep Ancient Village Culture and Tourism Festival.
Sporting events will include the 2026 Dong Thap Pickleball Tournament under the theme “Promoting Cultural Values - Uniting the Strength of the People.” The province will also host Group B of the 2026 National Third Division Football Championship and the Pencak Silat competition at the 10th National Sports Games.
In addition, the province will organize 15 seminars, exhibitions and experiential activities to promote local cultural identity, strengthen great national unity, foster community engagement and boost tourism development in Dong Thap.
By PV
Translated by ANH DUC
