Vung Tau does not have many exciting modern festivals. Instead, traditional folk festivals often take place, bearing the mark of culture, customs and beliefs of local people. Here are some great festivals in Vung Tau that if you have the opportunity to visit the coastal city, do not miss.
6 big festivals in Vung Tau
The Thang Tam Dinh Than Festival
The Dinh Than Thang Tam festival is one of the major festivals in Vung Tau and is also in the top 15 biggest festivals in the country. The festival was held at Dinh Than Thang Tam (77 Hoang Hoa Tham, Ward Thang Tam) – a place to worship 3 people who have contributed to building 3 Thang villages in Vung Tau. Every year, from February 17th to 20th of the Dinh lunar calendar, there are nearly 5000 people to attend, the event lasts for 4 days. The Dinh Than Thang Tam ceremony is held for the purpose of praying for peace, ending and opening the season for shrimp and fish harvest.
Relic Dinh Than Thang Tam
The festival consists of 2 parts: The ceremony takes place ritual activities, sacrifices, offerings of incense and kneeling, gongs, drumsticks, music trumpets and many taboos like pigs used to sacrifice must have feathers of the same color. , the mourning person is not allowed to participate in the ritual; The festival has many entertaining games such as lion dance and tuong performance. 
The activities took place right outside the Dinh gate
Dinh Co festival
Dinh Co is a national level historical relic of up to 1000 square meters located on the Long Hai coast of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province . This is the place where Dinh Co festival (February 10 – February 12 of the lunar calendar every year) attracts tens of thousands of visitors to attend each time.
Dinh Co is located on the coast of Long Hai
The festival aims to pray for favorable rain and wind, and at the same time honor “Co” (Le Thi Hong Thuy) – A sacred goddess who is bestowed by heaven to Long Hai village. Therefore, people from all directions who come to pray to her on February 10 must bring a branch of white lily that symbolizes purity; Next night on the same day and on February 11, there was a flower festival with thousands of boats turning their nose to the Palace to worship her, the sound of drums and bells all night. On the morning of February 12, the delegation organized the “Nghinh Co” ceremony to return to the palace at sea.
The dragon dance attracted a large number of people to watch
In addition to the ceremony, during these days, the festival also organizes lion dance, fishing competition, boat racing, basket racing and other folk games.
The death anniversary of Holy Tran Hung Dao
Folk have a saying “August’s father’s death anniversary, March’s mother’s death anniversary”, “Father” here is Duc Thanh Tran. Every 20/8 lunar calendar every year, at Duc Thanh Tran Hung Dao Temple, City. Vung Tau (No. 68, Ha Long, Ward 2) took place the National Commemoration Ceremony to abstain Hung Dao King Tran Quoc Tuan. The three-day death anniversary is held with traditional rituals of worship, imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity and has long been no longer confined to the local scope but attracted many people from localities throughout. country.
The temple of Duc Thanh Tran Hung Dao in Vung Tau city
People participate in this big festival in Vung Tau to commemorate the life and career of an outstanding hero; the act of offering incense, flowers and offerings shows the respect and gratitude to the talented general of the nation. Through it, the festival also has the meaning of educating successive generations about patriotism and national pride. 
Tasting in front of national heroes
Festival nghinh Ong
According to fishermen in Vung Tau coastal area, Ong fish (whale) is their savior and supporter every time the ship is in distress at sea. Therefore, Nghinh Ong festival is held every year from 16th – 18th of the 8th lunar month at Ca Ong mausoleum on Hoang Hoa Tham street, Vung Tau city. This is the biggest water festival of Vung Tau fishermen and has been recognized by the National Administration of Tourism as one of the 15 largest festivals in the country.
Procession of Nghinh Ong
Common activities at Nghinh Ong festival are procession of fish at sea, worshiping heroic heroes, singing chao chao, singing baa, martial arts performance, dragon lion dance, performance and folk games such as : blindfolded, catching goats, fishing, blindfolded, etc.
The festival conveys the wish for a peaceful sea
The festival is a chance for Vung Tau people to express their wish for peace, favorable sea, and favorable conditions when going to the beach.
The Nine Festival
One of the major festivals in Vung Tau is the Trung Cuu festival that takes place on September 19 of lunar calendar. The festival is held on Long Son Island, according to the ancient legend that in the past in Mr. Long Son commune, Vung Tau, Mr. Le Van Muu (folk called Mr. Tran) participated in the uprising against the French colonialists. However, due to the failure of the uprising, he and his family took refuge in the East of Nua mountain, establishing Ba Trao hamlet (now Long Son commune). Here, he built the Great House – a place to worship Saints, Fairy and Buddha; as well as building houses, opening land, opening villages … Trung Cuu Festival was born to commemorate his merits.
The gentlemen decorate the jarsus for the Chongqing Festival
Trung Cuu Festival is inclined to a respectful and solemn atmosphere; People offered incense, prayed to commemorate the public grace of the people who founded the village of Mr. Tran. The festival has 2 days of celebration: 8/9 of lunar calendar people offer salty food and 9/9 offer vegetarian food. During the two days of the festival, followers of Mr. Tran will bun his hair, walk barefoot … to recreate his style when he was alive and working.
Temple Festival Ba Ngu Hanh
Ba Ngu Hanh Temple is located on the left side of the relic of Thang Tam, founded by Vung Tau fishermen to worship 5 goddesses: Kim, Moc, Thuy, Hoa, Tho and Thuy Long Than Nu, Thanh Mau Thien Y Ana, so people in Vung Tau call it Bay Ba.
Temple of the Ba Ngu Hanh
Ba Ngu Hanh Temple Festival is held on October 16, 17, 18 of the lunar calendar every year with the tilting ceremony, opening with the flag-raising ceremony; staff with the sound of the trumpet, the drum resounding. Next is the ceremony of inviting Ms. Thuy Long Than Nu at Hon Ba Temple in Back Beach of Nghinh Phong cape, where there is a wonderful natural landscape and a sacred Hon Ba shrine.
Tham Sac god entered Ba Temple
Within the festival, many folk games are also held, attracting a large number of people and visitors to attend each season.