Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival 2026

An art performance in the Opening Ceremony. Photo: La Mai

Lang Son is home to many beautiful and precious varieties of peach blossoms, including boldly pink peach), white peach, lightly pink peach and bell-shaped peach. These blossoms are not only unique cultural and tourism products but also represent a green economic development direction, providing stable incomes for many local peach growers.

To preserve and promote the value of peach trees, in 2018 the People’s Committee of Lang Son Province approved the Project on the conservation and development of peach tree values and the organization of the Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival (Decision No. 2167/QD-UBND dated October 31, 2018). Since then, the festival has been held annually and has become a major and representative cultural and tourism event of the province, affirming its role as a prominent highlight in the province’s yearly cultural and tourism activities. It has also developed into an attractive tourism product, drawing large numbers of domestic and international visitors to visit, admire and experience during the Lunar New Year season.

On the evening of February 7, 2026, at Hung Vuong Street Stage, Luong Van Tri Ward, Lang Son Province, the Opening Ceremony of the Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival 2026 took place under the theme “Lang Son Peach Blossom Colors – Connecting all directions.” Attending the Opening Ceremony, representing central authorities was Ms. Trinh Thi Thuy, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Representing Lang Son Province were Mr. Hoang Quoc Khanh, Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Ms. Doan Thi Hau, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Council; Mr. Nguyen Canh Toan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; Mr. Doan Thanh Son, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee and Head of the Organizing Committee of Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival and activities congratulating the Party and celebrating the Lunar New Year 2026; leaders of the Provincial People’s Council and People’s Committee; representatives of Party commissions, departments, boards, sectors and units; leaders of communes and wards; representatives of business from within and outside the province and a large number of local residents and visitors.

International delegates included Ms. Urawadee Sriphiromya, Ambassador of Thailand to Viet Nam; representatives of the Embassies of Laos and Cambodia in Viet Nam; the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Viet Nam; representatives of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangxi; and representatives of the People’s Government of Chongzuo city and Pingxiang county, Guangxi, China.

In his opening remarks, Mr. Doan Thanh Son, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee and Head of the Organizing Committee of Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival and activities congratulating the Party and celebrating the Lunar New Year 2026, emphasized that the Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival is not merely a celebration of peach blossoms but also conveys the message of a culturally rich Lang Son blessed with natural beauty, a safe, friendly and attractive destination for visitors from all directions. Through the festival’s activities, Lang Son Province aims to strengthen connectivity, expand exchanges and cooperation, promote trade, tourism and services and contribute to socio-economic development and improvements in the material and spiritual life of the people.

Fireworks display at the Opening Ceremony of the Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival 2026.
Photo: Chu Minh

The Opening Ceremony featured a special art program bringing together hundreds of artists and performers from both within and outside the province. The performance was elaborately staged in three chapters: Chapter I – The vitality of peach blossoms; Chapter II – Lang Son connecting all directions; Chapter III – Spring offering to the Party.

Following the artistic program, delegates, residents and visitors enjoyed a spectacular fireworks display.

Participants of the “Peach Blossom Route” Run. Photo: Hoang Nhu

The Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival 2026 runs from January 1, 2026 to March 16, 2026, featuring a rich and diverse series of activities, including visits to the Xu Lang spring flower street and peach blossom exhibition space; tourism and trade promotion activities; a ceremony welcoming the first international tourist delegation to Lang Son in 2026; the Lang Son Peach Blossom Painting Contest 2026; a film program celebrating the Party and Spring 2026; the Peach Blossom Fair combined with experiential tour to peach tree garden; the Beautiful Peach Tree Contest and Exhibition 2026; the “Peach Blossom Route” Run; a New Year’s Eve artistic program combined with fireworks to welcome the Lunar New Year; the Lang Son Spring Press Festival 2026; an artistic exchange program with the art troupe from Pingxiang City, Guangxi, China; the Then, Sli and Luon folk singing festival and Lay Co (traditional game) competition; and the 4th Ky Cung River Raft Racing Festival 2026, among others.

The Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival 2026 continues to affirm itself as a distinctive cultural and tourism product of Lang Son Province and an attractive spring destination for both domestic and international visitors. The festival not only honors traditional cultural values but also reflects the determination and aspiration of the Party commitee, authorities, people of all ethnic groups and the business community to join hands in building Lang Son Province toward comprehensive and sustainable development. With strong aspirations for growth, Lang Son strives to become an important growth pole of the Northern Midlands and Mountainous Region, advancing together with the whole country into a new era – an era of prosperous and thriving national development.

Mai Thu