The opening ceremony of the 2026 Mong Panpipe and To Day Flower Festivals, January 4, 2025.

The events mark a further step toward realizing the goal of making Mu Cang Chai a flagship tourism destination in Vietnam’s Northwest.

This year’s festivals focus on linkage and close coordination among communes across the Mu Cang Chai area, aiming to create a unified cultural and tourism space for the entire region.

Hundreds of Mong panpipe performers join the opening ceremony of the festivals

“I feel very proud and moved to see that our ethnic traditional cultural festivals are being preserved and promoted. Here, we can admire the beautiful To Day flowers in full bloom, bringing the colors of spring across the Northwest,” Nguyen The Anh, a visitor from Hanoi, said.

Major activities include a street parade, a sticky rice cake-pounding contest, a Mong panpipe competition, and experiential tours.