HCM City: Ao Dai Festival scheduled for October 11-12
The seventh Ao Dai (traditional long dress) Festival in Ho Chi Minh City will take place at the Vietnam History Museum in District 1 from October 11-12.
Organisers said the festival will bring together famous designers, cultural researchers and artists, and feature an array of activities. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The seventh Ao Dai (traditional long dress) Festival in Ho Chi MinhCity will take place at the Vietnam History Museum in District 1 from October11-12.
The festival willbring together famous designers, cultural researchers and artists, and featurean array of activities, including a contest and a workshop on the traditionalcostume, organisers said on October 8.
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The event has been rescheduled twice to April and July from its originaldate in early March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since 2014, the HCM City Ao Dai Festival has beenheld annually in early March. The festival aims to honour Vietnam’s traditionalcostume and promote HCM City’s tourism to domestic and foreign visitors./.
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Organisers said the festival will bring together famous designers, cultural researchers and artists, and feature an array of activities. (Photo: VNA) 
