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Hoi An International Lantern Festival, Heritage Colors

From 3 to 6 December, about 15 large lantern sets are set up at the Hoai River Square, the An Hoi statue garden, along the river and on old town streets, with lanterns from Japan, China, Korea, Thailand and Laos. The opening is planned for 7pm on 3 December. About 20 stalls for lantern making, crafts and food open from 4pm to 9:30pm each day. A night parade in old Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese dress is planned for 4 December, and the closing show on the river for 6 December. The lantern art is planned to stay up until the first full moon after Tet 2027.