The Nghinh Ong Can Gio Festival 2025 will take place for 3 days, October 5 - 7 in Can Gio commune.
The ceremony includes many solemn activities such as the Visitation Ceremony of the Can Gio Sac Forest Martyrs' Cemetery, the Visitation Ceremony of the Sac Forest Heroes and Martyrs' Temple, the Opening Program, the Can Gio Fishermen's Merit Ceremony, the Nghinh Ong Ceremony at Sea and the ceremony to welcome the Nghinh delegation to Lang Ong...
The festival brings a vibrant atmosphere with special activities such as fairs and trade exhibitions to stimulate shopping in 2025; display, introduce and buy and sell OCOP products of Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces; culinary festival with delicious sea dishes and souvenirs; folk games associated with seafood; lion - monkey - dragon performance, martial arts; fireworks display...
According to the People's Committee of Can Gio commune, the Nghinh Ong Can Gio Festival is a National Intangible Cultural Heritage and also the only traditional festival of local fishermen held annually.
The festival aims to preserve and promote traditional cultural values of the locality, contributing to building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture with strong national identity. In particular, focusing on preserving the typical cultural features of the people of coastal areas; strengthening propaganda and education on love for the profession, homeland, sea and sacred islands of the Fatherland.
