THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE HỘI AN LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL - DRAGON YEAR 2012
PROGRAMME HỘI AN LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL, DRAGON YEAR – 2012
Time: 17 January – 06 February, 2012 (24th day of the 12th lunar month, Cat year – 15th day of the New Dragon year)| Time | Activities | Places |
| From 17-22 January, 2012 (24th - 29th of the 12th lunar month, Cat year) | The Spring Flowers Festival | Streets of Trần Hưng Đạo & Nguyễn Huệ |
| From 19 – the morning of 20 January, 2012 (26th day & the morning of 27th of the 12th lunar month, Cat year) | The pro-poors Tết pancake making festival. | 01, Nguyễn Trường Tộ street |
| Evening of 22 January, 2012 (From 21:00 to lunar New Dragon year’s Eve) | Opening “the 4th Hội An Festival of Lanterns” - Gala night of the music bands in Hoi An & the show “Welcoming the 2012-New Dragon Year’s Eve”. | Stage at the An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| New Year’s Eve | Fireworks. | Sông Hoài Square-Cham islands |
| New Year’s Eve | Bell & drum beating at the New Dragon Year’s Eve. | Religious monuments, schools… |
| From 16 – 29 January, 2012 (From 23rd of the 12th lunar month, Cat year to the 7th day of the New Dragon year) | Competition of the Lunar new year’s poles. | Religious monuments, family chapels… |
| Evenings of 23-24-25 January, 2012 (19:00, the first three days of the New Dragon year) | Final of the competition “Young singers – Young singing bands – Excellent dancer couples – Hip-hop groups – Spring fashion…” | Stage at the An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| From 24 January - 05 February, 2012 (From the 2nd – 14th day of the New Dragon year) | Photo competition "Beautiful spring moments of New Dragon year" | An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| 14:00, 06 January, 2012 (4th day of the New Dragon year) | Competition “Chinese human chess” | Sông Hoài Square |
| 19:00. 26, 27 & 29 January, 2012 (The 4th, 5th & 7th day of the New Dragon year) | Traditional Vietnamese kungfu Festival | Stage at the An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| 19:00, 28 January, 2012 (6th day of the New Dragon year) | Competition of Practical Fitness Gymnastic | Stage at the An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| 19:00, 30 January, 2012 (8th day of the New Dragon year) | Final "Charming in the age of 40s" | Stage at the An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| 19:00, 31 January, 01 & 02 February, 2012 (The 9th - 11th day of the New Dragon year) | Competition “Cultural communes to Welcome the New year festival” | Stage at the An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| 19:00, 03 February, 2012 (12th day of the New Dragon year) | Gala of comedians in Quảng Nam province & Đà Nẵng city. | Stage at the An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| 14:00, 04 February, 2012 (13th day of the New Dragon year) | Folkgames for children on the Spring days. | Sông Hoài Square |
| 19:00, 04 February, 2012 (13th day of the New Dragon year) | Final: Vietnamese folksongs singing. | Stage at the An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| 08:30, 05 February, 2012 (14th day of the New Dragon year) | Non-professional boat race. | Sông Hoài river |
| 19:00, 05 February, 2012 (14th day of the New Dragon year) | - "Hoi An Legendary Night" - "Poem recital in the First fullmoon evening”" | Hội An Ancient town |
| 19:00, 06 February, 2012 (15th day of the New Dragon year) | Music show Closing “the 4th Hội An Festival of Lanterns” & “the New Dragon year festival” | Stage at the An Hội Sculptures Garden |
PERMANENT ACTIVITIES
From 22 January - 06 February, 2012
(From the last day of Cat year to 15th day of the New Dragon year)
| Activities | Places |
| Competition and Exhibition of Lanterns | An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| Exhibition: The Spring parallel sentences | An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| “Old town streets of Spring flowers” | Hội An Ancient town |
| Ornamental rocks and bonsais | Sông Hoài Square |
| Hoi An bingo game | An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| Lottery | Sông Hoài Square |
| Contemporary games | Sông Hoài Square |
| Children games | Sông Hoài Square |
SERVICES
| Time | Activities | Places |
| From 22 January - 06 February, 2012 (From the last day of Cat year to the 15th day of the New Dragon year) | Eating - Drinking | Sông Hoài Square & An Hội Sculptures Garden |
| From 23 January - 06 February, 2012 (The first 15 days of the New Dragon year) | Excursion "In the Spring boat" | Sông Hoài river |
