From 18 to 19 April 2012, Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Cultural Festival will be held at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups (Dong Mo, Son Tay, Ha Noi) with the theme “Opportunity in the Dragon year".

This event aims to celebrate 65th anniversary of the day President Ho Chi Minh sent his letter to the Congress of Southern Ethnic Minority Groups at Pleiku (1947-2012); honour the culture of Vietnamese ethnic groups; boost cultural exchanges and strengthen national unity of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

The festival consists of 8 main contents: preliminary conference on three-year implementation of "Day of Vietnamese ethnic culture"; Conference on promotion and investment to develop culture-tourism products; a Gala night to honour the culture of Vietnamese ethnic groups; Northern mountain markets; activity programs of representatives of 13 ethnic community groups at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups; Traditional craft villages exhibition; performance of traditional games, sports and camping festival of Ho Chi Minh Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Within the framework of festival, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will guide travel enterprises to connect their tours and tourist destinations with cultural tourism programs at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups; coordinate to hold Conference on promotion and investment to develop culture-tourism products; cooperate with press agencies to introduce the event and tourism products of the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups.