After years of refinement, the annual Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day and Hung Kings Temple Festival have solidified its status as a flagship national event, blending solemn, reverent, and exemplary ceremonial rites with vibrant, engaging festivities that capture the rich essence of Vietnam’s ancestral heritage.

A solemn incense offering ceremony was held on April 17 (the first day of the third lunar month of 2026) at the Hung Kings Temple historical relic site in Hy Cuong commune, Phu Tho province, marking the opening of the Hung Kings Commemoration Festival and the Ancestral Land Culture and Tourism Week 2026.

Vietnam’s air transport market showed positive signals during the upcoming Hung Kings Commemoration Day and the April 30–May 1 holiday, with booking demand distributed relatively evenly and no widespread localised congestion reported.

Preparations for the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day, the Hung Kings Temple Festival, and the Ancestral Land Culture-Tourism Week 2026 are being carried out in a coordinated and methodical manner by the northern midland province of Phu Tho.

VOV.VN - Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will operate nearly 3,800 flights from April 25 to May 5, 2026 to meet higher travel demand during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day and the Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1) holiday period.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines Group comprising Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and Vasco plans to offer nearly 1.12 million seats on domestic and international routes during the peak travel period of the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day and the April 30–May 1 holiday, marking a 15.5% increase on-year.

The northern province of Phu Tho is set to host the first-ever international art exhibition, as part of the Hung Kings Temple Festival and the 2026 Ancestral Land Culture and Tourism Week, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Duong Hoang Huong told a meeting on March 27.

VOV.VN - Phu Tho province has introduced a night tour “Đền Hùng lung linh nguồn cội” (“Hung Temple – glowing with ancestral roots”), as it positions itself as a key tourism hub in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region following administrative boundary adjustments, supported by favorable geography, improved transport links and diverse tourism resources.

The Hung Kings’ commemoration ritual will be recreated at the 9th Vietnam Cultural Festival in Japan, helping promote Vietnamese culture and strengthen community bonds among overseas Vietnamese.

VOV.VN - A 72-hour series of events titled “Save the World-Việt Nam Tinh Hoa -Anh Em Bốn Bể Một Nhà ” (Vietnam Quintessence- Vietnamese People Across the World as One Family) will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from March 12 to 14, initiated and organised by singer-songwriter A Tuan.