Activities responding to Vietnam Culture Day must create an extensive cultural campaign

On the morning of October 26, Comrade Nguyen Long Bien - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee chaired an online meeting with communes, wards, and special zones to review the implementation of the 2026 Vietnam Culture Day program in the province. Attending the meeting were leaders of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, along with relevant departments, agencies, and units.

Vietnam Culture Day (November 24), 2026, organized in conjunction with the Great National Unity Day (November 18), is an occasion to honor the traditional cultural values of the nation and promote the cultural identities of ethnic groups in the province. Activities are implemented synchronously from the provincial level to villages and residential quarters, peaking from November 16 to 26. 

According to the plan of the Provincial People's Committee, on the evening of November 22, the art program “Echoes of the Homeland” will take place at April 16 Square, Dong Hai Ward. The film screening series welcoming Vietnam Culture Day will open at the Provincial Cultural Center (campus 2, Phan Rang Ward), combined with mobile film screenings in villages and residential quarters from November 18 to 25. From November 18 to 24, a Book Festival and cultural publication exhibition will be held at the Provincial Library, libraries of educational institutions, and the network of libraries and reading rooms across communes and wards. The Provincial Museum will host the exhibition “Khanh Hoa Cultural Memories” from November 1 to 28 at campus 2, introducing the history, heritage, and community life of Khanh Hoa land. From November 15 to 28, the Provincial Museum will present the thematic exhibition “Echoes from the Earth” at campus 1, introducing typical archaeological documents and artifacts in the province; the Khanh Hoa Culinary Culture Association will organize a culinary culture space featuring traditional folk games.

The provincial-level highlight is the program “Khánh Hòa's Colorful Strides” hosted by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, taking place from 6:30 to 22:30 on November 24 at the April 2 Square area and Tuệ Tĩnh Park, Nha Trang Ward. It begins with the dancesport performance “New Vitality”, followed by a walking parade along Trần Phú Street featuring áo dài, áo bà ba, and traditional ethnic costumes. The day also features community art programs and cultural exchanges among associations, groups, and clubs.

Also on this day, the province will hold a ceremony to receive the certificate recognizing the “Belief in worshiping Goddess Thiên Y A Na/Po Inu Nagar” as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage and a launching ceremony for donations of artifacts and documents regarding Trường Sa. The program will conclude with an award ceremony and the announcement of works from the contest for composing new songs about Khánh Hòa at the stage next to Trầm Hương Tower. On this occasion, locally managed relics will open free of charge to welcome residents and visitors.

A new feature of the program is that the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plays the role of ensuring organizational conditions such as the stage, sound, lighting, and professional support. The content is voluntarily registered by associations, groups, and clubs, creating conditions for people to directly participate in creating and enjoying cultural values.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province presided over the organization of the Mass Arts Festival celebrating the 96th anniversary of the Foundation Day of the Vietnam National United Front (November 18, 1930 - November 18, 2026), in conjunction with the Great National Unity Day in residential areas. To date, the festival has completed 8 performance clusters with the participation of 64 communes and wards. The public gala performance is scheduled to take place on November 13 at the Provincial Children's Cultural Palace.

At the grassroots level, as of October 15, 36 out of 65 communes, wards, and special zones across the province have issued response plans. Among them, Ba Ngòi Ward organized the online contest “Heritage Journey”; Ninh Hòa Ward launched the movement “Every citizen - a good deed for culture”; the two communes of Bắc Khánh Vĩnh and Nam Khánh Vĩnh performed Raglai and T’rin cultural heritage; Khánh Sơn Commune organized a cultural night at the Hòn Dung traditional longhouse; Vĩnh Hải Commune organized the Vĩnh Hải Run 2026 race…

In his concluding remarks at the meeting, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Long Bien highly appreciated the proactivity and preparation efforts of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, along with relevant agencies, units, and localities. He requested all levels and sectors to thoroughly grasp the guiding viewpoints and fully understand the special significance of Vietnam Culture Day 2026 associated with the Great National Unity Day. This is an important occasion to honor traditional cultural values, bring culture deep into social life, and enable every citizen not only to enjoy but also to directly participate in creating and enriching national cultural values. Therefore, the activities must become an extensive cultural campaign from the provincial to grassroots levels, taking the People as the main subject and residential communities as the center, thereby leaving a profound mark right from the inaugural organization. The organization must ensure practicality, effectiveness, safety, and economy, focus on community bonding values, and strictly avoid ostentation, formalism, and waste.

Comrade Nguyen Long Bien requested the simultaneous organization of activities across 880 residential areas throughout the province, with rich content suited to the specific characteristics of each locality. The activities should focus on honoring and promoting traditional culture, including culinary culture, especially in areas with large ethnic minority populations. Localities that have not yet issued their plans must promptly finalize them right on October 26. Plans must clearly assign personnel, tasks, and expected results, and be thoroughly communicated to each village and residential group. Each locality should proactively select highlight activities that clearly showcase its distinct identity, organize them in a series convenient for public participation; proactively allocate funding, and develop plans to ensure security and order, traffic safety, environmental sanitation, as well as fire prevention and control before, during, and after the events.

The leaders of the Provincial People's Committee directed units and localities to maximize cultural spaces and effectively mobilize the system of cultural, sports, and tourism institutions. Relics and museums should extend their opening hours, offering free admission or discounted tickets to serve the People. The Khanh Hoa Tourism Association and the Culinary Association were assigned to coordinate the organization of a large-scale culinary culture space, combined with folk games and competitions to introduce regional and local culinary culture. The Department of Finance must urgently submit a timely fund allocation plan for localities. Along with that, it is necessary to step up communication and dissemination through the grassroots broadcasting system to every residential area, mobilizing people from all walks of life to respond, thereby contributing to preserving and promoting traditional cultural identities and strengthening the great national unity block. 

XUAN THANH