4 main activities of the Sunflower Festival 2019

Thanh Chung• DNUM_CHZBBZCABJ 10:57

(Baonghean.vn) - The 2019 Sunflower Festival in Nghe An will have 4 main activities. This festival is organized to attract tourists to Western Nghe An and the organization's funding is mainly from socialized sources.

Cuộc họp triển khai tổ chức Lễ hội Hoa Hướng dương năm 2019. Ảnh: Thành Chung
Meeting to deploy the plan to organize the 2019 Sunflower Festival. 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, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee 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 units are Nghia Dan District People's Committee and TH Group Joint Stock Company.

After the first time held in 2016, this second sunflower festival will have 4 special activities, including: The opening ceremony will start 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 the western districts of Nghe An 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 the western region of Nghe An conducted by Nghe An Tourism Promotion Center & Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists of Nghe An province on December 28 and 29, 2019.

Lễ hội Hoa Hướng dương lần thứ nhất được tổ chức vào năm 2016. Ảnh: Hồ Phương
The first Sunflower Festival was held in 2016. Photo: Ho Phuong
In order for the 2019 Sunflower Festival to be attractive and attract tourists, the People's Committee of Nghe An province has clearly assigned responsibilities to the organizing units and departments, branches and localities from preparing facilities, funding to propaganda and promotion for the festival; organizing sunflower planting; designing and constructing check-in points, taking photos and experience spaces for people and tourists; guiding visitors to TH farms and TH Milk Factory; organizing tourism programs to bring domestic and international tourists to the festival.

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./.

Thanh Chung