An Giang Province Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center said that the Tourism and Cuisine Festival combined with the trade promotion fair and OCOP products for the second time takes place at the Community Activities Center (Tran Quang Khai Square), Rach Gia ward.
This event is a key activity to effectively implement the 2026 investment, trade and tourism promotion program, and at the same time respond to the activities of the 2026 National Tourism Year. The festival takes place from May 22 to the end of May 31, which is also the official milestone to kick off the attractive An Giang summer tourism season.
With a scale of nearly 400 booths, this year's festival gathers a large number of businesses, cooperatives and OCOP entities from many provinces and cities.
This is not just a space for displaying and introducing products, but also a forum for businesses to connect trade, connect cooperation opportunities and expand markets, promote consumption of goods, especially OCOP products and local characteristic products.
The festival is also a place where people can access a variety of quality products, experience unique culture and cuisine of provinces and cities participating, and contribute to raising awareness and pride in the value of Vietnamese goods.
Ms. Lam Thanh Phuong, a resident of Rach Gia ward, shared: "A variety of products from used items to decorations, dishes... everyone can freely choose. I came to visit, if I am satisfied, I can buy, otherwise I can eat and drink, buying OCOP products as gifts is also very meaningful".
Mr. Trinh Tuan Anh, a tourist from Can Tho, said: "I traveled to Ha Tien with my family, if I stayed in Rach Gia to visit and there was a fair, I would also come to visit. I saw the large scale, several hundred diverse booths, I also chose to buy some products to take home as gifts.
Visitors to the festival will be immersed in a rich chain of experiences: including a space to promote tourism, unique culinary identity - honoring and introducing typical and unique tourism products of An Giang and localities; the OCOP product world with hundreds of OCOP products and typical high-quality goods and special art performance programs held every night to serve people and tourists from all over.
Ms. Quang Xuan Lua, Director of the An Giang Province Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center, said: This event has strategic significance in the series of activities in response to "National Tourism Year 2026".
This will also be an effective dual stimulus solution, not only contributing to trade and service growth, but also promoting tourism development, towards the goal of sustainable economic growth for the locality, gradually improving An Giang's competitiveness nationwide.
