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Key events at Hue Festival 2018
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A wide range of stirring, large-scaled celebrations and programs will be taken place during the six days of the Festival:

•  Grand Opening Ceremony: April 27 (20:00), at Noon Gate Square;

•  Nam Giao Offering Ritual: April 27 (03:00), at Nam Giao Esplanade;
 
•  Artistic program “Royal Hue’s Essence”: April 28 & 30 (19:15-21:15), at the Imperial City;
 
•  Royal banquets: from April 27 to May 2 (19:30), at the Royal Theatre –Imperial City;
 
•  Street performances themed “Cultural Colours”: from April 28 to May 1 (16:00), along main streets of the city centre:
 
          April 28: Inauguration at An Dinh Palace - Hung Vương Street - Dong Da Street - Ly Thương Kiet Street
          April 29: City Cultural Center - Tran Hung Dao Street - Phan Dang Luu Street
          April 30: Provincial Culture & Information Center - Hung Vuong Street - Festival Center for Tourism Services
          May 1: Hoa Binh (Peace) Gate - Dang Thai Than Street - Doan Thi Diem Street - Mai Thuc Loan Street - Dinh Tien Hoang Street - Ham Nghi Court.

•  National competition of ritual singings “Chầu văn and Hát văn”: from April 26 to April 29 (19:00), at the Provincial Culture & Information Center;

•  Trinh Cong Son’s music concert: April 28 (19:00-21:00), at Phu Van Lau Park;

•  Spectacle “Echoes from the Perfume River”: April 29 (20:00), on the confluence of the Perfume and Gia Hoi River - Trinh Cong Son Park;
 
•  Spectacle “Enlightened Faith” by the Provincial Buddhism Association: May 1 (20:00), at the Da Vien Bridge’s Park;
 
•  Concert “Ballads of Hue”: May 1 (19:00), at the Provincial Culture & Information Center;
 
•  Closing Ceremony: May 2 (20:00), at Noon Gate Square.