Taking place from July 10 to 12, at the stop of Cai Rang floating market (No. 17/2 Vo Tanh Street, Yen Thuan area, Le Binh ward, Cai Rang district, Can Tho City), The 7th Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and Tourism Festival 2023 is one of the annual events of Can Tho City in general and Cai Rang district in particular. The festival aims to celebrate and preserve the unique culture of Cai Rang floating market, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mekong Delta. Moreover, the event also contributes to stimulating tourism and speeding up the economic recovery of Can Tho City.

According to the Organizing Committee, the 7th Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and Tourism Festival in 2023 welcomed over 105,000 visitors. This year’s festival featured a lot of exciting, new cultural and sports activities, such as a trade, service, and travel mart with the participation of tourist businesses of Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta; a contest of a floating market where agricultural and local products are sold on boats; an exhibition of traditional cakes; Can Tho’s first Miss Ao Ba Ba (Vietnamese silk ensemble) beauty contest; performances of folk music, including Don Ca Tai Tu (southern folk music); food and fruit exhibition; dragon boat races and traditional games. Many tourists flocked to the festival and nearby tourist sites making this year’s festival a success.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Cai Rang district, said that the 7th Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and Tourism Festival in 2023 not only promotes Can Tho tourism but also celebrates the 63rd Vietnam Tourism Day (July 9). This event contributed to the preservation and promotion of the value of the national intangible cultural heritage of Cai Rang floating market culture.

On this occasion, the Organizing Committee awarded certificates of merit to 25 collectives and 46 individuals who made positive contributions to the success of the 7th Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and Tourism Festival in 2023 as well as presented 50 gifts to traders working and living in Cai Rang floating market.

the Organizing Committee awarded certificates of merit to 25 collectives and 46 individuals who made positive contributions to the success of the 7th Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and Tourism Festival in 2023.

Leaders of Cai Rang district and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Can Tho City presented gifts to traders working and living in Cai Rang floating market.