On March 19, Ms. Tran Thi Hoai Tram, Director of the Hue City Department of Tourism, said that the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 will take place on the evening of March 25 at the Huong Riverside stage, in front of Quoc Hoc Hue High School for the Gifted. The event lasted 90 minutes, with an art program with the theme "Self-talk on the River", along with a brilliant fireworks display.
The opening program consists of three parts: "History of a River", "Converged Rivers" and "New Flow of Rivers", honoring the tangible and intangible cultural values and unique tourism resources of Vietnam.
The event had the participation of more than 800 famous actors, singers, artists and international art troupes from China and Korea.
The opening night also had many impressive performances such as a light show using a drone light, electronic water drum, panogama music, flying dragons, parachuting... The highlight was the high-altitude fireworks display lasting 10 - 13 minutes in the Ky Dai Hue area.
The leader of the Hue Department of Tourism emphasized that the National Tourism Year - Hue 2025 is a cultural - economic - social event of national and international scale, associated with the Hue Festival 2025 and the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Thua Thien Hue province (now Hue City). The event will contribute to promoting tourism linkages between localities, exploiting potential and creating strong development momentum for Hue tourism.
According to the People's Committee of Hue City, the National Tourism Year 2025 has the theme "Hue - Ancient Capital, New Luck", with nearly 160 national and local events. Activities focus on four festival seasons: Spring of the Ancient Capital, shining Imperial Citadel, Hue in Autumn, and Hue in Winter. The opening ceremony will take place on March 25, and the closing ceremony is expected to be held at the end of December 2025.
