Notable are the 717th Anniversary of the Lunar New Year of Buddha Tran Nhan Tong; the Ceremony to Receive the Certificate of recognition of Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son Monuments and Scenes, and Kien Bac as World Cultural Heritage; Yen Tu Festival "Heritage Journey - World Quintessence", scheduled to take place from December 18-22. In which, activities include: The memorial service for King Tran Nhan Tong took place on December 19 at Ngoa Van Pagoda. In Yen Tu, the 7th "Yen Tu - Suoi Tuoi Giac Source" renovation period will take place, taking place from December 19 to 21; The flower-raising night to commemorate King Tran Nhan Tong will take place on December 19. The Phat worship - ancestral worship - harp of Hue Quang tower will take place on December 19. The great festival to commemorate the 717th anniversary of the Phat Hoang Tran Nhan Tong Nhap Nghe took place on December 20.
In particular, the Ceremony to receive the Certificate of Recognition of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son Monument and Scenic Landscape Complex as a World Cultural Heritage will be held at 8:00 p.m. on December 20 at Minh Tam Square, Yen Tu Ward. The program will be broadcast live on VTV's channel.
Yen Tu Festival "The Journey of World Heritage and quintessence" is also organized, including activities: Exhibition of the thousand-year Heritage Achievements of "Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac"; Trade Fair - OCOP and Food Festival; Exchanging performances of art and folk games; Organizing Heritage Film Week; Quang Ninh Expanded Bicycle Race in 2025 "To the Heritage Region".
Also in December, Quang Ninh province will organize the 17th International Trade and Tourism Fair 2025 (Mong Cai, Vietnam - Dongxing, China). The fair will take place for 5 days, from December 11-15, 2025 at Mong Cai 1 Ward Center Square, Quang Ninh Province with a scale of over 300 booths.
The Extra Special Night Music and Experience Festival in Quang Ninh takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on December 21, 2025, and will be held at Sun Carnival Square, Bai Chay Ward. The program featured a cast of top Vpop stars such as: Truc Nhan, Tang Phuc, Trang Phap, S.T Son Thach, Kay Tran... in a grand music night, meeting international standards on the shore of Ha Long Bay heritage, combined with a brilliant fireworks display.
On December 31, the art program (Countdown) to welcome the New Year 2026 will be combined with the 80th anniversary of the first General Election Day taking place at October 30 Square, Ha Long Ward. The program has a scale of 50,000 people, expected to last 180 minutes including singing, dancing, music, circus, stage design, electronic music combined with modern projection technology, sound, lighting, visual, mapping... and high-altitude fireworks. The program is broadcast live on QTV1, QTV3 channels of Quang Ninh Newspaper and Radio and Television.
According to information from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first 11 months of 2025, Quang Ninh province welcomed over 19.8 million tourists, an increase of 10% over the same period in 2024.
Of which, domestic visitors are estimated to reach nearly 15.8 million; international visitors are estimated to reach over 4 million. highly appreciated guests staying for 11 months are estimated to reach nearly 7.6 million, up 10% over the same period in 2024. Total revenue of the tourism industry reached about VND52,600 billion, up 21% over the same period in 2024.
