At the press conference on the 12th Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival in 2026 on March 3rd, Mr. Le Truong Hien Hoa - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism - said that this year's Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival has the theme "Golden Silk - Weaving Aspirations", recalling the historical depth and sustainable cultural values of the nation. At the same time, it expresses the city's aspiration to rise in the new development stage.
The 12th Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival in 2026 takes place from March 1-31, with peak days from August 6-8. 3.
The festival is deployed with 17 main activities stretching from the central area to many areas of the city such as the opening program on the evening of March 6 at the Ho Chi Minh Statue Park and Nguyen Hue pedestrian street; folk dance performance with Vietnamese ao dai on the morning of March 8 at the Ho Chi Minh Statue Park and Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, Tam Thang Tower area (Vung Tau ward) and Becamex Administrative Center (Binh Duong ward) and many tourist destinations, historical and cultural relics, parks; parade with Vietnamese ao dai on the morning of March 8 at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street...
This year's festival gathers 37 designers nationwide, nearly 400 ao dai, 600 actors - models and 37 ambassadors from many fields, creating a colorful creative convergence picture.
The Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism said that in recent years, Ho Chi Minh City's image on the world tourism map has been increasingly elevated - a dynamic, friendly, safe and culturally rich destination.
Amidst the modern pace of life, the Ao Dai Festival has become a unique "cultural touch point" - where the past, present and future meet in Vietnamese traditional robes.
This year's Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival is expected to continue to be positioned as a typical annual cultural and tourism event of Ho Chi Minh City, contributing to attracting domestic and foreign tourists. At the same time, nurturing the love of traditional culture in each citizen.
