Ocean City International Lantern Festival: Where to go for Spring and Tet 2025

Continuing the journey of creating a destination for Tet and Spring travel every New Year, Vinhomes will bring to Ocean City a series of attractive cultural activities, with the highlight being the world's first International Lantern Festival. The "destination city" in the East of the capital promises to continue to be in the top of the must-see tourist destinations on the New Year's journey of millions of visitors. Immersing yourself in the Eastern cultural space Spring travel has long become a habit of Vietnamese people in the first days of the new year. From the occasion of Tet 2024, Vinhomes has created Ocean City as a meaningful destination for Spring and Tet with many exciting activities. A typical example is the "Spring Fair" event with the theme "The market is more fun than Tet - The street is more crowded than the festival" gathering more than 400 booths, stretching over 3km. Along with a series of activities during and after Tet, Ocean City has become a shopping and entertainment destination for hundreds of thousands of people in Hanoi and neighboring provinces and cities.

Spring and Tet activities organized by Vinhomes in 2024 have impressed tourists.

On the occasion of the Spring of At Ty, visitors will be able to welcome a meaningful Tet in Ocean City with the "International Lantern Festival 2025" with the theme "Oriental Light", taking place from January 18 to March 16, 2025. This unique event, held for the first time in the world, will begin with a grand opening ceremony, with the participation of international artists and top Vietnamese stars. Along with that are cultural exchange performances from countries whose lantern teams participated in the International Lantern Design Competition 2025 held earlier. At this festival, works designed by famous Vietnamese and international artisans will be displayed for the first time to the public along a route of about 2km. The products are all meticulously conceived and designed, with impressive dimensions, some as tall as a 5-story building, bringing an overwhelming visual experience to viewers. Notably, among these are exquisite lantern models brought by artisans from Fosun - the unit that organizes the world-famous Yuyuan Lantern Festival, which has been recognized as an intangible cultural heritage in China.

Ocean City will be lit up by hundreds of colorful lanterns with various themes (Illustration photo)

With the theme “Shan Hai Jing & Ling Nan Chich Quai - Exhibition of Oriental Mysterious Creatures”, Fosun's lantern clusters will take visitors on a colorful cultural discovery journey. From magical legends that can stimulate the imagination in East Asian culture, to fascinating historical stories, all will be shown on unique lantern works. A must-see place for Spring and Tet Along with the sparkling works of art, the “2025 International Lantern Festival” also has vibrant music performances, diverse cultural activities and the “Wishing Road” for visitors to send their best wishes for the new year. Accordingly, in the period before Tet, Vinhomes will continue to bring to Ocean City the “2025 Spring Fair” held in the K-Town and Little Hong Kong subdivisions. This year's fair will gather booths displaying Tet specialties of the three regions, ceramic products, fine arts and OCOP, "International Food Festival" with unique dishes from Vietnam, Korea, Italy, China...

Ocean City will be the top destination on the tourist map during the New Year.

During Tet, visitors to the "Destination City" will experience the "Ocean Fair Market" held every Saturday and Sunday at the City of Light Square. This will be the place where Vinhomes residents "show off their business skills" when they can sell consumer products, agricultural products, handmade items, etc. At the same time, the Tet atmosphere will be stirred up by street music performances and games exclusively for children. After Tet and also the bustling Spring travel season, Ocean City promises to welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors thanks to traditional lucky activities, such as asking for calligraphy, writing calligraphy, releasing flower lanterns, making lanterns, lucky bags, etc. Meanwhile, young people can also freely participate in traditional games such as stilts, "o an quan", "bang nieu" or "throw con" ...

Ocean City promises to welcome millions of tourists during the holiday season in early 2025

In particular, on Valentine's Day, Vinhomes also brings to the "Destination City" a series of activities dedicated to couples with the "Sweet Cake Festival". Here, couples will have memorable experiences with workshops, check-ins and enjoy meaningful Valentine's parties together. Source: https://cand.com.vn/Chuyen-dong-van-hoa/le-hoi-den-long-quoc-te-ocean-city-noi-du-xuan-choi-tet-2025-i751220/