According to the Organizing Committee of the Yen Tu Spring Festival 2025, the opening ceremony is expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. on February 7, 2025 (January 10, At Ty year), at Truc Lam Yen Tu Palace.
The opening ceremony includes spiritual rituals such as: offering offerings, praying for national peace and prosperity, Yen Tu sacred seal ceremony, delegates and people offering incense...
The festival also has many sideline activities such as: Dragon and unicorn performances; traditional musical instrument performances; folk games at Minh Tam Square and other activities in the historical relic and scenic area of Yen Tu; Exhibition of paintings and photos to promote the values and majestic and sacred beauty of Yen Tu; Cuisine of the Dao Thanh Y ethnic group at the foot of Yen Tu mountain; Traditional martial arts performances; Horse riding experience...
Yen Tu Spring Festival will last for 3 months and is one of the largest and longest Spring festivals in the country, with the number of visitors reaching up to a million people in just 3 months of the festival.
According to the Organizing Committee, up to now, all preparations for the festival have been basically completed.
In particular, the system of signboards in Yen Tu relic site has been reviewed and supplemented; traffic routes into the tourist area, bus station area, and inner courtyards of pagodas have been renovated to serve the 2025 Spring Festival.
Check and repair the entire railing system on the walking pilgrimage route from Hoa Yen Pagoda to Van Tieu Pagoda and An Ky Sinh, the section from Mot Mai Pagoda to Bao Sai to An Ky Sinh and from An Ky Sinh to Dong Pagoda. Repair and maintain the loose and broken stone steps on the entire walking pilgrimage route from Giai Oan Pagoda to Dong Pagoda (especially the area up and around Dong Pagoda); Repair the railing on the way up and down at Bao Sai Pagoda (due to falling rocks collapsing the railing system)...
Install a system of kiosks providing tourist information at tourist attractions, tram stops, bus stations, markets, and restaurants to promptly provide tourists with information about services in Yen Tu.
Along with that, arrange forces to guide tourists and Buddhist monks and nuns on pilgrimage to Yen Tu; strictly handle and prohibit the stalking and soliciting of tourists...
Strengthen state management of festivals, coordinate management of activities to ensure security and order, traffic safety, environmental sanitation, fire prevention and fighting in the area where the festival opening ceremony takes place and at relics; ensure religious security, prevent illegal religious propaganda activities...
