The event attracted more than 50,000 participants along with enthusiastic reactions from both domestic and international visitors.
The mass Ao dai folk dance performance program is one of the highlight activities of the 11th Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival 2025, towards commemorating 50 years of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - 2025), the 115th anniversary of International Women's Day (March 8, 1910 –2025) and the 1985th anniversary of the Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters) Uprising (40–2025).
More than 3,000 people joined a collective Ao Dai (the traditional dress of women in Vietnam) parade on Nguyen Hue Walking Street, with the participation of the city leaders, heads of departments and organizations, representatives from Thu Duc City and 21 districts, leaders and members of the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union together with ambassadors of the Ao Dai Festival, artists, actors and residents.
Additionally, over 47,000 people joined the similar parades at various locations across 21 districts and Thu Duc City.
A special highlight for this year’s program is the Vietnamese traditional costume parade which was first held in Ho Chi Minh City, with nearly 1,000 participants.
This spectacular and large-scale performance aimed to honor the beauty of Vietnam's traditional clothes.
The parade showcases the Ao dai ngu than (five-part dress) and Vietnamese costumes through various historical periods and different eras from past to present.
The parade took place along key city center routes in Nguyen Hue Street, Le Loi Street, Ben Thanh Central Station (Metro Line 1), Saigon Opera House, September 23 Park and Bui Vien Street in District 1.
This program not only praises aesthetic values and the essence of traditional craftsmanship but also calls on the community to join hands in preserving and promoting the nation's cultural heritage, as well as spreading Vietnamese pride to both domestic people and international friends.
Some impressive images of the mass Ao Dai folk dance performance (Photo: SGGP/ Dung Phuong)
