According to the People’s Committee of District 3, the Second District 3 Expanded Ngo Boat Race Festival of 2024 will be held on November 10 along the Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal. The event will feature 12 teams from District 3 and various southern provinces.
Following the success of the first Ngo Boat Race Festival in 2023, the District 3 People’s Committee is organizing this year’s festival to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18, 1930 – November 18, 2024), National Unity Day, Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Day on November 23, the 50th anniversary of the liberation of South Vietnam and national reunification (April 30, 1975 – April 30, 2025), and to celebrate the Ok Om Bok Festival.
The first Ngo boat racing festival in 2023 on Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe canal. Photo: Le Vu
This year’s event, themed “The Country’s Complete Joy,” is expected to take place from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on November 10 along Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal (from Cong Ly Bridge to Le Van Sy Bridge in District 3) with 12 competing teams. Participants include students and workers from Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding southern provinces such as Binh Duong, Can Tho, Kien Giang, and Soc Trang.
In addition to the thrilling boat races, the event will feature artistic performances with famous singers, celebrating songs celebrating the homeland and Khmer ethnic folk songs. Cultural exchange programs will also highlight ethnic cuisine, offering traditional dishes such as bun nuoc leo, com dep, bun ca, Nam Vang hu tieu, xoi khuc, dim sum, and bat buu soup, reflecting the diverse culinary heritage of ethnic origins in Ho Chi Minh City. Chi Minh City.
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