4 main activities of the Sunflower Festival 2019
(Baonghean.vn) - The 2019 Sunflower Festival in Nghe An will have four main activities. This festival is organized to help attract tourists to Western Nghe An and the organization's funding is mainly from socialized sources.
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Meeting to deploy plan to organize Sunflower Festival 2019. Photo: Thanh Chung |
On the morning of November 27, Nghe An Department of Tourism coordinated with Nghia Dan District People's Committee to hold a working session to discuss the organization of the 2019 Sunflower Festival. Attending the meeting were representatives of leaders of departments, branches and localities in the province; TH Group Joint Stock Company, Vietravel, Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists of Nghe An province.
On November 20, 2019, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued Plan No. 675/HK-UBND on organizing the 2019 Sunflower Festival. Accordingly, the festival is organized at the provincial level; taking place from December 27, 2019 to December 29, 2019 in Nghia Dan district. The implementing unit is the People's Committee of Nghia Dan district and TH Group Joint Stock Company.
After the first time held in 2016, this second sunflower festival will have 4 special activities, including: Opening ceremony starting at 8:00 p.m. on December 27, 2019 in Nghia Dan town; Food and beverage festival and display, introduction of products and goods of Western Nghe An districts hosted by TH Group Joint Stock Company, opening at 8:00 a.m. on December 27, 2019; Spring Summer Tourism Festival 2020 organized by Vietravel, opening at 8:00 a.m. on December 27, 2019 and Photo tour program to explore sunflower fields and destinations in Western Nghe An carried out by Nghe An Tourism Promotion Center & Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists of Nghe An province on December 28 and 29, 2019.
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The first Sunflower Festival was held in 2016. Photo: Ho Phuong |
At this meeting, Nghe An Department of Tourism, Nghia Dan District People's Committee and related units listened, discussed and planned the organization plan. After this meeting, the related units will develop specific scenarios, send them to Nghia Dan District People's Committee for synthesis, and form a general scenario. The festival organizing committee will continue to meet, give opinions and make detailed plans on December 10, 2019./.