A foreign visit explores a booth during the Vietnam Green Festival 2026, held at Phan Dinh Phung Park in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, November 8, 2026. Photo: Tieu Bac / Tuoi Tre News
Adults eagerly explored a variety of eco-friendly products, while children enjoyed taking part in fun games and winning prizes.
Children take part in fun games during the festival. Photos: Thanh Hiep / Tuoi Tre News
“The lively music invited us to discover more of the festival,” said a couple, who come from Australia.
They said they practise a green lifestyle in Australia, where they have 10 acres of land on which to grow vegetables and recycle all their household waste.
“The lively music invites us to discover more of the festival,” said a couple, who come from Australia. Photo: Thanh Hiep / Tuoi Tre News
“I like it [the festival],” Dale Washington, who comes from Los Angeles, expressed his interest in the event.
“I have some foreign friends in Ho Chi Minh City, and I don't know why they don't attend the event.
“The festival is very interesting.”
Booths are crowded with visitors. Photo: Tieu Bac / Tuoi Tre News
He also said that he considers himself as an environmentally conscious person, adding that his company in Ho Chi Minh City has adopted several sustainable practices in its production processes.
“We collect rainwater and use it to clean and wash the factory," Washington.
Children paint a picture on an eco-friendly bag at a booth during the fest. Photo: Tieu Bac / Tuoi Tre News
Young people take part in a recyclables-for-gifts activity. Photo: Thanh Hiep / Tuoi Tre News
Children and young people take part in a fun game. Photo: Tieu Bac / Tuoi Tre News
Some 150 university students attended an interactive session, part of the festival this morning.
Students join the festival. Photo: Tieu Bac / Tuoi Tre News
Some 150 university students attend an interactive session, part of the festival. Photo: Tieu Bac / Tuoi Tre News
The festival features a mega live-stream program. Photo: Tieu Bac / Tuoi Tre News
Vietnam Green Festival 2026: Green transition - sustainable efficiency
The Vietnam Green program was initiated by Tuoi Tre (Youth) online newspaper, the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, and PRO Vietnam, in coordination with various partners.
The 2026 program features a year-long series of activities focusing on the circular economy and sustainable development.
These include in-depth news coverage, seminars on waste sorting at source and coordinated infrastructure, green energy transition as a driver of sustainable growth, and developing Can Gio into a new tourism growth hub for Ho Chi Minh City.
Other activities include the Vietnam Green podcast series on extended producer responsibility, green business discovery tours, the future agriculture creation contest and the Vietnam Green Festival 2026, which opened on Saturday.
The program aims to raise public awareness, connect resources and encourage practical environmental action for a sustainable future.
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