QUẢNG NINH The Quảng Ninh Food Festival 2025, themed “Quảng Ninh – Convergence of the Best Food”, will take place from October 30 to November 2 at Sun Carnival Square in Bãi Cháy ward.

Quảng Ninh Food Festival 2025 will take place from October 30 to November 2.

Visitors will be treated to a wide range of local specialties alongside international cuisine, as well as artistic performances, cocktail shows featuring local ingredients, and free workshops such as making chả mực (fried cuttlefish patties), bánh gật gù (rolled rice pancakes), nem chua, chả nem, and bánh chưng.

The festival will host around 200 booths across three main areas, featuring international cuisine; Vietnamese cuisine showcasing the northern, central, southern regions; and Quảng Ninh cuisine highlighting the province’s coastal and mountainous specialties. Using VR/AR technology, visitors will also be able to explore ingredient-growing regions across Quảng Ninh.

A highlight of this year’s edition will be the international food zone, featuring top hotels, restaurants, and service providers from around the world, promising a high-class culinary experience.

Bánh gật gù (rolled rice pancakes) is one of local specialties of Quảng Ninh. Photo checkinvietnam.vtc.vn

As the fifth annual edition, the festival aims to boost tourism, promote cultural values, and honor the province’s unique culinary heritage. It is expected to attract 30,000-50,000 visitors, contributing to Quảng Ninh’s goal of welcoming 21.2 million tourists in 2025, including 1.25 million international arrivals in the fourth quarter alone.

To stimulate tourism demand, the province will host about 30 more cultural and sporting events by year’s end, including the first Vietnam Travel Day, the Bạch Đằng Victory Art Exhibition, the Halong Bay Heritage Marathon, and the Yên Tử Heritage – Touch the Legacy Run.

Notably, November will also mark the debut of the Grand Slam Halong Bay with the Republic of Korea (RoK) projects, a series of cultural, sporting, and tourism events such as the International Businesswomen Beauty Pageant, concerts featuring leading Korean artists, fashion shows, and an international marathon. The programme is expected to draw major entrepreneurs, artists, and influencers from both Việt Nam and the RoK. VNA/VNS