Tourism festival "Cai Rang floating market culture" in 2024

According to the coordination plan between Cai Rang District People's Committee and Can Tho City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the 8th Can Tho City "Cai Rang Floating Market Culture" Tourism Festival - 2024, in response to Tourism Day World Calendar September 27 will take place in 3 days, from August 30 to September 1.

This year's festival has the theme "Preserving and promoting the national intangible culture "Cai Rang floating market culture" associated with tourism development", the main venue is the Cai Rang Floating Market stop ( No. 17/2, Vo Tanh street, Yen Thuan area, Le Binh ward, Cai Rang district, Can Tho city). The festival brings together over 130 booths, with the participation of businesses inside and outside the city; Activities focus on preserving the values ​​of "Cai Rang floating market culture". In addition, there are many activities to take care of commercial lakes, commercial services, and culinary activities.

Specifically, besides the opening and closing ceremonies, the festival has many activities such as boat parade on the river; booths to promote tourism and trade; activities to pick up trash from the river; discussion on developing the potential of river tourism in Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho City; Surveying the river cruise route of Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho City... Many sports tournaments are also held on this occasion such as the National Motorcycle Racing Tournament, the Can Tho City Football Championship, the City SUP Board Boat Racing Tournament Can Tho expanded. Cai Rang District People's Committee presides over activities such as painting and repairing boats at Cai Rang Floating Market; Decoration contest, displaying models of boats - ships - bamboo trees to buy and sell agricultural products at Cai Rang Floating Market; organize culinary contest; Contest "The beauty of Ba Ba's clothes, past and present"...