On October 12, Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Thị Thanh Trà chaired a nationwide online conference on preparations for Việt Nam Culture Day (November 24). Standing Vice Chairwoman of the Quảng Ngãi Provincial People’s Committee Y Ngọc attended the conference at the provincial venue.
Quảng Ngãi’s venue
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, preparations are underway nationwide. Planned activities include art performances, exhibitions, film screenings, reading promotion programs, cultural experiences and the “Vietnamese Culture Experience Journey 2026” campaign.
To date, 27 of the country’s 34 provinces and centrally governed cities have issued plans for related activities.
In Quảng Ngãi, the Provincial People’s Committee issued Plan No. 378/KH-UBND dated October 2, 2026, on Vietnamese cultural development and the organization of Việt Nam Culture Day for 2026–2030.
The province plans to hold the 2026 Culture and Great Unity Week from November 18 to 24, with activities in Cẩm Thành and Kon Tum wards and across communes, wards, special zones and residential communities. Programs will include heritage performances, exhibitions, arts and sports exchanges, promotion of local products, community-based tourism and social welfare activities.
Concluding the conference, Deputy PM Phạm Thị Thanh Trà emphasized that the inaugural Việt Nam Culture Day in 2026 is an important step in implementing Politburo Resolution No. 80 and bringing cultural values closer to everyday life.
Deputy PM Phạm Thị Thanh Trà concludes the conference
Activities should put people and communities at the center, encourage broad participation, promote digital technology, and ensure practical, safe and economical implementation.
She asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to finalize guidelines, launch the Việt Nam Cultural Digital Map and strengthen implementation oversight.
Localities were urged to complete their plans, organize activities suited to local conditions, improve public spaces and coordinate closely to make the events meaningful nationwide celebrations and establish a sustainable annual tradition.
Minh Thiện
