The 6th Dalat Flower Festival in 2015 – 2016

FESTIVAL THEME, DURATION, VENUE

Theme: Dalat – Multitude of Flower Colors
Duration: 5 days, from 30 Dec 2015 through 03 Jan 2016 (From Wednesday through Sunday)
Venue: Dalat City and several localities within Lâm Đồng province.

PROGRAM OF THE 6TH DALAT FLOWER FESTIVAL 2015 – 2016

1. Main programs:

1.1. Flower space:

Date: from 30 Dec 2015 through 03 Jan 2016

Content:
 Flower space around Xuân Hương Lake: Set 10-20 miniatures of flowers towards the direction of contest launching with valuable awards, maintain flower miniatures for a long time to serve tourists and people’s need for sightseeing and photo taking. Units involved must present their ideas through sketches and drawings and get approval of the Organizing Committee before implementation.

 Lê Đại Hành Flower street, Ông Đạo Bridge, Palace hotel area.

 Sightseeing destinations at flower villages and flower production units (Set up themed flower space at the Valley of Love resort, Dreaming Hill, Cable Car tourist attraction– Dalat and introduce stages of flower production at Hà Đông, Thái Phiên, Vạn Thành flower villages, Dalat Biotech Flower Forest Co. Ltd, Dalat Hasfarm,…)

Implementation Units: Dalat City People’s Committee, Dalat Flower Association

Coordination Units: Lâm Đồng Society of Bonsais, ornamental plants and miniatures; Tourism, Sports & Culture Department; Lâm Đồng Young Entrepreneur Association; Lâm Đồng Tourism Association.

1.2. Display, exhibition of flowers, ornamental plants – Dalat 2015:

Date: from 30 Dec 2015 through 03 Jan 2016
Venue: Dalat City Flower Park

Content: display, exhibit Dalat flowers, ornamental plants with participation of local and domestic enterprises, craftsmen, individuals.. having strengths in flower production, operation, invite some international enterprises to join.

Implementation Unit: Dalat City people’s Committee.

Coordination Units: Dalat Flower Association; Lâm Đồng Society of Bonsais, ornamental plants and miniatures and some other cities and provinces.

1.3. Dalat Flower Carnival

Date: from 30 Dec 2015 through 03 Jan 2016: (30 Dec, parade and performance after opening ceremony. On remaining days, perform selected repertoires at Lâm Viên Square and several places around Xuân Hương Lake at fixed time – about 30 minutes)

Content:
 The parade includes: floats; groups performing street arts; groups performing vegetables and flowers fashion show (impressive costumes or fairy tale costumes …with participation of high school students, college and university students).

 Keep some carnival groups to perform selected items at fixed time from 30/12/2015 through 03/01/2016 at Lâm Viên Square and some places around Xuân Hương Lake.

Venue: Lâm Viên Square area – Dalat.

Implementation Units: Dalat Flower Association, Dalat City People’s Committee.

Coordination Units: Tourism, Sports & Culture Department; Education & Training Department, Lâm Đồng Provincial Youth Union.

1.4. Opening Ceremony: the 6th Dalat Flower Festival– 2015

Date: 20h00, 30 Dec 2015 (Wednesday)
Venue: Lâm Viên Square – Dalat.

Content: Opening Ceremony (20 minutes); special musical & art performance (40 minutes); Dalat Flower Carnival Parade (with separate detailed scripts).

Implementation Units: Dalat City People’s Committee; Dalat Flower Association.

Coordination Unit: Tourism, Sports & Culture Department.

1.5. Dalat Flower Fair:

Date: From 30 Dec 2015 through 03 Jan 2016
Venue: Nguyễn Văn Cừ street (extended) and Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai street.

Content: Display of flower, vegetable art; introduction, contract signing of vegetables, flowers purchasing and sale … introduction of food processing from Dalat vegetables, tubers and fruits.

Implementation Unit: Dalat City People’s Committee.

Coordination Units: Dalat Flower Association; Provincial Tourism Association.

1.6. Scientific Conference on Flowers:

Date: 31 Dec 2015 (at 14h00)
Venue: Saigon Dalat hotel.

Content: Introduce, exchange flower varieties, Dalat flower brand to domestic and international markets associated with flower exhibition by units involved, with introduction and commentary.

Implementation Unit: Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.

Coordination Units: Department of Science & Technology; Dalat City People’s Committee; Dalat Flower Association.

1.7. Lâm Đồng Red Wine – Tea – Coffee Quarter:

Date: from 30 Dec 2015 through 03 Jan 2016
Venue: Fountain Park –Lâm Viên Square – Dalat or Bao Loc.

Content: Introduce, promote brand, exchange, purchase and sell red wine, tea, coffee of Dalat – Lâm Đồng and other cities and provinces in the country.

Implementation Unit: Lâm Đồng Tourism, Trade & Investment Promotion Center.

Coordination Units: Industry & Trade Department; Tourism, Sports & Culture Department; Dalat City People’s Committee; Bảo Lộc City People’s Committee.

1.8. Space for Calligraphy, fire-pen painting and flower photography:

Date: from 30 Dec 2015 through 03 Jan 2016
Venue: Xuân Hương Park, Dalat

Content: Calligraphy performance, fire-pen painting, flower photography.

Implementation Unit: Literary & Art Society.

Coordination Units: Tourism, Sports & Culture Department; Dalat City People’s Committee; Industry & Trade Department.

2. Responsive programs

2.1. Flower space at residential areas (mobilize organizations, individuals, enterprises in Dalat to plant flowers on and off their premises). Organize “Green – Clean – Beautiful” contest, select and recommend addresses with beautiful flower space for tourists to visit, film and take photos. Dalat City People’s Committee implements this.

2.2. Trade Fair and Promotion of Lâm Đồng Tourism (implemented by Lâm Đồng Tourism, Trade & Investment Promotion Center).

2.3. Themed flower, architecture, spiritual belief Tour … (implemented by Lâm Đồng Tourism, Sports & Culture Department).

2.4. Landscape Flower Contest for tourist attractions (implemented by Lâm Đồng Tourism, Sports & Culture Department).

2.5. Flower Sunday: Organize flower fashion contest, flower tandem bicycle contest, flower pedal boat contest … (implemented by Dalat Youth Union).

2.6. Typical Art Group Festival, held at Lâm Viên Square on the evenings of 30, 31 Dec 2015, 01 to 03 Jan 2016 (implemented by Lâm Đồng Tourism, Sports & Culture Department).

2.7. Encourage other organizations and individuals involved in Dalat Flower Festival to enroll other responsive programs.

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