On the evening of July 14, at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square (Quy Nhon City), within the framework of the 2024 Binh Dinh Land and Sea Quintessence Festival, the Street Festival with the theme "Binh Dinh Welcomes Summer" officially opened.

This is an event that bears the mark of the martial arts land, conveying to the people and tourists the unique culture and maritime advantages of Binh Dinh province.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Ta Xuan Chanh - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Binh Dinh province said: "In the trend of integrating world culture, the street festival is an indispensable activity at the Tinh Hoa Dat Bien Festival.

Coming to the "Binh Dinh Welcomes Summer" Street Festival, visitors will have an interesting and impressive experience and discovery with unique, rich and diverse activities of the vibrant music performance program combined with carnival performances, enjoying special performances in the Street Festival.

To welcome Binh Dinh summer more meaningfully, the organizing committee of the Binh Dinh Land and Sea Quintessence Festival presented 30 bicycles to 30 students, children of fishermen in Quy Nhon City.

This year's street festival takes place with the following contents: Artistic suite of the art program "Binh Dinh welcomes summer" performed by singers Nguyen Phi Hung, Bao Ngoc, Ty Phong and music and dance performances.

In particular, Miss Ocean Vietnam 2023 Thu Uyen also appeared in the performance at the festival as a Media Ambassador.

The highlight of the event was the parade of colorful vehicles typical of Binh Dinh coastal region, a carnival show with many circus acts such as unicycle, juggling, stilts, clowns... along with 24 mobile model cars, decorative cars, electric cars, 30 bicycles performed by Binh Minh dance group, Foxie dance group, Phuong Nam Theater.

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Decorative car model carrying a Tuong singing team at the street festival. Photo: Organizing Committee

The parade cars are decorated according to each theme group to convey to visitors the cultural features and marine advantages of Binh Dinh, such as the image of ocean tuna, the province's fisheries industry has achieved remarkable achievements creating the brand "Binh Dinh ocean tuna"; images of marine creatures; traditional arts of Binh Dinh province - tuong, bai choi and traditional martial arts, closely associated with the lives of Binh Dinh people.

The convoy paraded through coastal streets in turn, following the route from An Duong Vuong - Xuan Dieu - Nguyen Hue - Nguyen Tat Thanh - An Duong Vuong.

Ms. Huynh Thi Anh Thao, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Binh Dinh province, the street festival with the theme "Binh Dinh welcomes summer" is a vivid picture between people and nature, the ocean and traditional culture. More specifically, the event is not only conveyed through images and songs, but also 3 intangible cultural heritages of Binh Dinh: bai choi, tuong, and traditional martial arts are also promoted on the streets to widely introduce to people and tourists in a vivid way. Through this activity, Binh Dinh province hopes to create an impression in the hearts of people and tourists, not only having the advantage of the sea, Binh Dinh is also a land rich in cultural identity.

Director Hoang Duan shared that the prominent subjects in the vivid picture of the festival are local people and tourists.

"The performances and parades will welcome locals, tourists and cheering forces to respond. Thereby, creating harmony and evoking the spirit that Binh Dinh province communicates "each citizen is a tourism ambassador", introducing to friends about Quy Nhon city, dynamic, youthful, hospitable, with its own cultural identity and contributing to promoting and enhancing the position of Binh Dinh tourism to domestic and international tourists", General Director Hoang Duan shared.

All have created a colorful picture, full of vitality, contributing to making the coastal city of Quy Nhon - Binh Dinh more beautiful and vibrant in the 2024 Binh Dinh Land and Sea Quintessence Festival.

The street festival “Binh Dinh welcomes summer” was held from July 11 to 15, with many rich and diverse activities, attracting a large number of people and tourists inside and outside the province…

The highlight of the 2024 Binh Dinh Land and Sea Quintessence Festival is the Opening Ceremony held on the evening of July 11 with the theme "Binh Dinh - Aspiration for the Sea", expressing the quintessence of Binh Dinh land, with cultural values ​​crystallized from thousands of years.

During the festival, locals and visitors were treated to 1,500 free meals by the festival organizers, bringing visitors many interesting and attractive experiences. Many culinary dishes prepared by professional domestic and international chefs from Binh Dinh ocean tuna are delicious, unique, with the flavor of the sea in the style of Japan, Korea, Australia...

Closing the series of events “Quintessence of land and sea” is the Light Festival with the theme “Quy Nhon - Shining lighthouse”, bringing the audience, tourists, especially young people to relax, blend with music and truly impressive lighting effects.

Nguyen Nam - An Nhien