Phu Day architectural and artistic relic in Vu Ban commune, Ninh Binh province is a complex with more than 20 unique architectural works, including 3 works associated with Saint Mother Lieu Hanh: Tien Huong Main Palace, Van Cat Palace and Lieu Hanh Mausoleum.
The atmosphere of preparation for the Phu Day festival opening ceremony in 2026 is taking place urgently and excitingly. These days, local authorities and related units are actively completing preparations, from embellishing the relic grounds, ensuring security and order to propaganda and serving pilgrims from all directions.
According to the plan, the Phu Day Festival 2026 will be held at the Phu Day Relic Complex, Vu Ban commune.
The festival will officially open on the evening of April 19 at Kim Thai Stadium. Prior to that, in the morning of the same day, incense offering activities and folk cultural and sports activities will take place at temples, palaces, pagodas, and mausoleums belonging to the Phu Day Relic Complex.
In the following days, many special activities will be organized such as the art festival of Chau Van singing, folk games such as tug-of-war, stick pushing, duck catching, human chess competitions, sutra procession, torch procession and traditional rituals imbued with the cultural and religious identity of Mother Goddess worship.
According to reporters of Lao Dong Newspaper, in the Phu Day Relic Complex area, the system of flags, flowers, panels, and banners has been decorated brilliantly. Roads leading to the relic site are cleaned and ventilated. Security and order assurance, traffic diversion, and fire and explosion prevention are also built with specific plans to ensure the festival takes place safely and civilly.
Talking to Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Tran Minh Hoan - Secretary of the Party Committee of Vu Ban commune said that Phu Day Festival is an important spiritual cultural event of the locality, attracting a large number of tourists every year. This year, we proactively developed a plan early, mobilized forces to coordinate and synchronously implement tasks, from ensuring security and order to environmental sanitation and services serving tourists. The locality pays special attention to propaganda and raising awareness of people and business households in implementing a civilized festival lifestyle.
