According to the Organizing Committee, the Binh Ngo Lim Xuan Festival 2026 is organized for the first time by Tien Du commune after the two-level local government model was officially operated synchronously nationwide.
This year's Lim Festival will take place in two days from February 28th to March 1st (ie, January 12th and 13th of the Binh Ngo year).
The venue is in 7 villages of Tien Du commune, including: Lung Giang, Lung Son, Due Dong, Dinh Ca, Due Nam, Due Khanh, Lo Bao. The festival center is the Hong Van mountain area (Lim mountain).
The festival is organized with rich and rich cultural identity of Bac Ninh - Kinh Bac.
In which, the festival part will be a unique and most typical Quan Ho cultural activity space, lasting all night (singing canh at Quan Ho artisans' houses), from singing in response, singing canh, performing on stage, singing on boats, singing at communal houses, pagodas, at Quan Ho performances, artisan families...
The festival also features cultural and artistic activities, traditional folk games imbued with identity such as: Proms, human chess, to tom diem, calligraphy performances, poetry festivals, wrestling, blindfolded goat catching, pot smashing, cuisine...
From February 26 to March 1, there will be a national wrestling and freestyle wrestling tournament for all ages in the program of the 1st Bac Ninh Provincial Sports Festival and the expanded Bac Ninh National Ethnic Groups and Freestyle Wrestling Championship organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province with the participation of hundreds of athletes.
In particular, at 8:30 am on February 28, the ceremony to receive the Certificate of National Intangible Cultural Heritage - Traditional Festival - Lim Festival will take place at the central stage of Lim Mountain with the participation of about 400 delegates.
Vice Chairman of Tien Du Commune People's Committee - Deputy Head of the Steering Committee of Lim Festival Duong Minh Ngoc affirmed: The Steering Committee organizes widespread propaganda about the time, content, program as well as the regulations and rules of the festival.
Continue to mobilize clubs of original Quan Ho villages, practice Quan Ho with Quan Ho artisans to participate in performances at this year's Lim festival to preserve heritage and spread UNESCO heritage values.
This year, the festival will strictly prohibit street vendors and not organize booths in the festival area. Parking will be organized by the police force, publicizing ticket prices to ensure transparency and limit negativity during the festival.
Bonuses for "lien anh" and "lien chi" during performances will be implemented more subtly and thoughtfully, without begging for money when singing Quan Ho, limiting offensiveness during the festival.
Leaders of Tien Du Commune Police also said: This year, the police force will mobilize about 600 officers and soldiers to deploy to ensure security and order, and traffic safety.
