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Katê Festival: A Traveller's Guide to Vietnam's Biggest Cham Celebration

Most international travellers have never heard of Katê Festival, and that's understandable — search online for "Katê Festival Vietnam" and you'll find surprisingly little written in English, and the festival takes place in a region that many visitors skip entirely. This guide explains what the festival is, who celebrates it, when it falls in 2026, and how to experience it respectfully, whether as a focused trip to Ninh Thuan or as part of a longer, tailor-made tour through Central Vietnam. - Last updated: September 2026

Vietnamese Traditional Folk Games: What They Are and Where to Experience Them

Vietnamese traditional folk games are games that families and villages have passed down over generations. Most need very little equipment: a few small stones, a rope, a bamboo pole or a patch of open ground. Some are children's games played in courtyards and school yards. Others belong to village festivals, when a community gathers to compete, sing and celebrate together.

What Is the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival? A Traveler's Guide to Tet Trung Thu

Every autumn, streets across Vietnam fill with red star-shaped lanterns, the smell of fresh mooncakes, and the beat of drums leading a lion dance through the neighborhood. This is the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival — known locally as Tet Trung Thu, and sometimes called the Vietnamese Moon Festival by English-speaking visitors. It's one of Vietnam's festivals that first-time visitors often notice without quite understanding what they're looking at.

Rice Terraces Travel Guide: Exploring Northern Vietnam

Plan your journey with our complete Rice Terraces Travel Guide. Discover the best time to visit Northern Vietnam, things to do, customized tours, and local culture.