Vibrant Folk Colors Converge at the “Sounds of the Roots” Festival

This year’s Street Folk Festival was organized on a grand scale, gathering over 1,500 artisans and performers from 18 representative clusters across the province. In a vibrant and colorful space, the troupes paraded and performed, vividly reenacting iconic folk festivals and art forms such as the Hung Temple Festival, Phu Tho Xoan Singing, the Tro Tram Festival, as well as the Tay Thien Festival and the Muong Bi Khai Ha Festival... These performances honored and spread the unique cultural values of the ethnic groups in the Ancestral Land.

An elaborately staged opening performance kicks off the 2026 Phu Tho Province Street Folk Festival.

Vivid scenes reenacting the ritual offerings in gratitude to the Hung Kings.

An impressive and meticulously staged performance depicting the image of the Hung Kings.

Xoan singing performed with deep traditional identity.

Artists vividly recreate festivals imbued with the traditional cultural identity of various ethnic groups.

Festival flags fluttering proudly in the wind.

Khai Ha – a traditional festival of the Muong people from Hoa Binh.

Impressive designs reenacting the legend of Lac Long Quan and Au Co.

Participants in vibrant traditional costumes perform the “Tu dan chi nghiep” (Four Social Classes) act at the Tro Tram Festival.

Artists looking graceful and elegant in their traditional attire.

The radiant smile of a Muong girl.

Traditional festivals brought to life within the 2026 Phu Tho Province Street Folk Festival space.

A vast crowd of residents and tourists enthusiastically enjoying the program’s performances.

Artists performing traditional dances of ethnic minority groups.

Traditional crafts are also reenacted within the festival space.

Cultural identity shines through the performances of the Xen Muong Festival.

Traditional dance sequences rich in folklore identity.

The National Flag fluttering proudly.

A unique performance by the Dao ethnic people.

The program leaves a lasting impression and beautiful memories for tourists visiting the Ancestral Land.

Le Hoang - Duc Anh