The colors of Hue Festival

The colors of Hue Festival

Hue Festival 2026 features a year-round series of cultural, artistic, and sporting events that celebrate the distinctive heritage of the Ancient Capital while fostering international cultural exchange.
Hue’s bustling Vesak celebration

For Hue people, Vesak is not simply a cultural and spiritual celebration. It is also a Buddhist holiday that is awaited by a large number of people, monks, nuns, and Buddhists.

Hue’s bustling Vesak celebration
Brilliant lotus flowers in early summer

From time immemorial, the lotus flower has been attached to the people of Hue. Lotus lakes and ponds can be found everywhere in Hue, and Hue Royal Palace is not an exception.

Brilliant lotus flowers in early summer
Flying high with the kites

The kite festival of this year attracted over 80 kites including various shapes and types such as dragons, phoenixes, peacocks, butterflies, chickens, and gold fishes, etc.

Flying high with the kites
Cycling for sightseeing

Hue people have long invested in this sport with the goals to maintain their health, and go sightseeing every early morning, late afternoon or weekends.

Cycling for sightseeing
Season of Firmiana simplex flower

Walking in the middle of the streets inside the Imperial City, you will encounter a dreamy pink color of firmiana simplex flower - a unique one of Hue.

Season of Firmiana simplex flower
The season of corn

Thua Thien Hue Weekly would like to introduce some pictures taken about the process of cultivating corn of Hue local people through the lens of Nguyen Khoa Huy,

The season of corn
Turning barren land into check-in destinations

Thanks to the application of scientific and technical methods, they have succeeded in cultivating a number of beautiful plants and flowers, including some flowers originating from abroad such as the lavender…

Turning barren land into check-in destinations
Yellow apricot blossom at the front entrance

The flower has been planted for a long time in royal palaces, residences, communal courtyards, pagoda gateway, and in the front yards of the locals’ houses, etc.

Yellow apricot blossom at the front entrance
The Tet Fair in My Loi village

People go to the fair to exchange feelings and wish everyone and every family all the best in the New Year. Folk games are also organized to serve the fair participants.

The Tet Fair in My Loi village
Famous flower village of Phu Mau on Tet harvest

From the mid-December of the lunar calendar till now, many traders have been coming here to purchase flowers. Many locals and visitors also travel to Phu Mau to “check-in”...

Famous flower village of Phu Mau on Tet harvest
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