With the theme "Cuc Phuong Great Forest", the 2026 Festival of Culture and Sports of Ethnic Groups, held from April 17-19 in Cuc Phuong commune, Ninh Binh province, attracted a large number of people and tourists to participate in the experience.
The 2026 Ethnic Culture and Sports Festival is organized with many exciting and attractive activities such as: traditional folk games (clawing, crossbow shooting, stilt walking, stick pushing, swinging, tung con, cù); mass art performances; "Traditional Ethnic Cuisine" contest; gong and bamboo dance performances; mass art exchanges; camps associated with displaying, introducing, and promoting traditional cultural products of ethnic minorities; typical typical products of the locality...
Mr. Pham Manh Hung - Chairman of Cuc Phuong Commune People's Committee said that the Festival is not only meaningful as a cultural event but also an opportunity for cultural entities, artisans, and mass actors to participate in giao lưu, exchange experiences, and introduce the beauty in their nation's culture.
Thereby, aiming to spread the pride and sense of responsibility of each citizen, of each community in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values, so that cultural achievements built through many generations continue to be nurtured more and more deeply and richly.
This is also an opportunity for Cuc Phuong commune and localities inside and outside the province to promote and introduce local cultural and tourism products to domestic and international tourists.
In recent years, the Festival of Culture and Sports of Ethnic Groups has been held annually, becoming an important highlight in the spiritual and cultural life of people in the area.
Through each organization, the Festival is constantly innovated in content, diverse in form, gradually affirming its position, building a unique cultural brand, rich in identity.
Maintaining the organization of the Culture and Sports Festival of Ethnic Groups is a spiritual motivation, an important resource for Cuc Phuong to continue to concretize the preservation, restoration and promotion of traditional cultural values, associated with tourism development, creating income, creating jobs, and improving the material and spiritual life of the people.
