Many festivals across the country have been postponed or canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Currently, festivals that are being postponed include the Ao Dai Festival, the Sa Pa Rose and Wine Festival, the Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival, and the cancellation of the Autumn Festival (Bat Xat).

Specifically, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is seeking opinions from experts and relevant departments to change the plan for organizing the 7th Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival in 2020 to an online format. If everything is prepared in time, the festival will take place in October. Previously, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Tourism had requested to postpone the festival twice, to April and July.

The Autumn Festival "Y Tý Great Forest" and the Cultural and Sports Festival of Ethnic Groups in Bát Xát District, Lào Cai Province, scheduled to be held from August 15-16 in Y Tý commune with many attractive activities showcasing the unique cultural identity of various ethnic groups, will have to be canceled to ensure disease prevention and control measures are in place.

According to the plan, the Sa Pa Rose and Wine Festival 2020 was scheduled to be held from August 21-23 in Sa Pa town, Lao Cai province. The program is currently being considered for a postponement to October 2020, with activities such as a themed rose exhibition called "The Path of Love," a Sa Pa flower garden, a flower market, and a flower street. However, a final decision on whether or not to hold the festival will depend on the evolving pandemic situation. Even if the pandemic situation becomes unpredictable, the Winter Festival scheduled for November may also have to be postponed.

The People's Committee of Dak Lak province also announced that, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has agreed to cancel the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in 2021 and proposed postponing it to 2022. According to the plan, the festival was scheduled to take place from March 9-16, 2021, with many activities promoting the image of Buon Ma Thuot and Dak Lak as a region in the Central Highlands rich in ethnic identity.

Minh Chi