Khen Mong Festival, Hoa To Thick Festival

Lao Cai: Khen Mong Festival and Hoa To Thick Festival are about to take place in Mu Cang Chai Khen Mong Festival, To Da Flower Festival and activities to welcome Spring 2026 in Mu Cang Chai commune (Lao Cai) promise to bring a cultural space rich in identity, creating a highlight to attract tourists. Khen Mong Festival and To Dau Flower Festival are scheduled to open at 8:00 p.m. on January 10, 2026 at the Central Stadium of Mu Cang Chai commune, Lao Cai province. Key activities include Khen Mong Festival, To Da Flower Festival, street performances, art shows, Khen Mong Competition, Banh Giay Pounding Festival, spinning performances and many other folk games. This year, the Mong Khen Festival is expected to include ethnic costume performances, bamboo dancing and cultural exchanges between ethnic groups. Activities to display, introduce and sell OCOP products, typical agricultural products, products from medlar and spaces recreating traditional culture will be held from December 31, 2025 to January 20, 2026. Booths introducing OCOP products, handicraft products, and traditional cuisine are arranged to create highlights to attract customers. Besides the Khen Mong Festival and the To Da Flower Festival, there are also a series of cultural activities to welcome the new year This is an annual event imbued with national cultural identity, attracting a large number of people and tourists, contributing to promoting the image of nature and people of Mu Cang Chai. Currently, Mu Cang Chai commune is rushing to complete preparations for the Khen Mong Festival, the To Da Flower Festival and a series of cultural activities to welcome the new year. Khen artists in villages and communes are actively practicing and perfecting their ensemble, solo, and Khen dance performances; Youth forces are mobilized to participate in exchanges to preserve and teach traditional performance skills. Along with that, preparations for the To Dau Flower Festival - the symbol of spring in the highlands, are also being implemented synchronously. The roads leading to the commune center are decorated with colorful flags and flowers; People are mobilized to preserve the landscape, protect forest flowers and support tourists to take photos and experience. To ensure the festival takes place safely, Mu Cang Chai commune develops a plan to ensure security and order, regulate traffic and prevent fire and explosion. The commune health station prepares human resources and supplies for first aid. The Youth Union established a volunteer force to support tourists, guide tours and propagate environmental protection. Communication work is promoted through loudspeaker systems, electronic information portals and tourism fanpages, creating a widespread effect. Villagers proactively decorate their houses, clean village roads, and prepare typical products for the festival. With thoughtful and synchronous preparation by the government and people, the Khen Mong Festival, the To Dao Flower Festival and Spring 2026 welcoming activities promise to bring a cultural space rich in identity, create a highlight to attract tourists and contribute to promoting the tourism-economic-social development of Mu Cang Chai in the new Spring. With the strategic vision of building Mu Cang Chai to develop comprehensively and sustainably in the direction of "green - harmony - identity and happiness", the first Commune Party Congress has established a roadmap for the period 2025-2030. Three key strategic breakthroughs have been clearly identified, including human resource development, improving people's capacity in tourism and economics; mobilize and effectively use resources, synchronously invest in infrastructure (transportation, digital, inter-regional); Focus on developing tourism to become a key economic sector, turning Mu Cang Chai into a typical destination of the Northwest./.