Ho Chi Minh City will display 10,500 drones on the night of April 30, the most ever.

Performance of 1,100 drones at the Ho Chi Minh City River Festival 2024 (illustrative photo)

That is the content of the plan to organize the celebration of the 50th anniversary of national reunification and the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh sent by the Department of Culture and Sports to the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.

On the night of April 30, the city will have an artistic fireworks display at 9-9:15 p.m., expected at 30 locations on the Saigon River, both banks of the river in Thu Duc City and District 1.

Along with the fireworks, the city will display 10,500 drones. The organizers have filed a proposal to set a Vietnamese record for the largest number of drones flying at one time. Previously, some provinces and cities displayed more than 4,000 drones.

That evening, the city also has a special program, the National Reunification Day, held at Nguyen Hue walking street, Saigon River area, from Ba Son bridge to Nha Rong wharf, starting at 7pm with many art performances, sports on land and in water...

On this occasion, the Department of Culture and Sports proposed many activities such as Ho Chi Minh City Photography Road; Olympic Running Day for the Health of the People in 2025 with a scale of 4,000 people, and a sports performance with a scale of 1,400 people...

In April, the city also organizes a colorful festival on 3 nights: 19, 26 (Saturday) and 29 (Tuesday), in May there are nights: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 (Saturday), performance time from 19 - 21:30 on the open stage in front of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, Nguyen Hue walking street, Saigon River (from Ba Son bridge to Nha Rong wharf). The program will display fireworks and perform flying from 1,000 - 2,000 drones, funded by social funds.

The festival also features symphonic music performances, mapping performances - a technique of using light and images to create 3D effects... Artistic music and dance activities along the Nguyen Hue walking street performance space, on the river there are amateur music performances, flower lantern boat parades, sailboats, jet skiing, Flyboard surfing, paddle boarding and paragliding...

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