Field-Opening Festival in Hoi An Dong in early 2026
DNO - On the morning of January 4, the Hoi An Dong Field-Opening Festival 2026 was held in a lively atmosphere at An My vegetable village, Hoi An Dong Ward (Da Nang City), attracting a large number of local residents and domestic and international visitors.
Present at the event were Nguyen Thi Anh Thi, Vice Chairwoman of the Da Nang City People’s Committee, and representatives of relevant departments.
The Hoi An Dong Field-Opening Festival 2026 is a folk ritual marking the start of a new farming season, praying for favourable weather, abundant harvests, and prosperity for local households.
The festival features a range of traditional rituals and activities, including ceremonies to honour the agricultural deity and the village tutelary god, thanksgiving rites to heaven and earth, buffalo- and tractor-led ploughing demonstrations, rice transplanting performances and contests, traditional games such as blindfolded duck catching, and Bai Choi singing competitions.
At the festival, visitors soaked up the atmosphere of a rural market, sampled traditional farm-style cuisine, visited OCOP (One Commune One Product) product displays of Hoi An Dong Ward, and took part in hands-on farming experiences such as ploughing fields, transplanting rice, bailing water, and catching fish.
The festival was not only a ritual marking the start of a new farming season but also a symbol of community solidarity and a distinctive tourism product of Hoi An Dong Ward and Hoi An Ancient Town.
According to Tran Tan Dung, Chairman of the Hoi An Dong Ward People’s Committee, the event created a joyful atmosphere and encouraged farmers to confidently enter the 2025 - 2026 winter-spring crop season.