The 2026 Bao Ha Temple Culture and Tourism Week - Festival, held from August 12 to 30 (the 30th day of the sixth lunar month to the 18th day of the seventh lunar month), is estimated to have attracted more than 136,423 visitors for sightseeing, worship and cultural and sporting activities.
Sa Pa Ward burst into colour on the afternoon of August 30 with a street carnival parade, a major highlight of the first Northwest Brocade Carnival.
During this year's September 2 National Day holiday, Y Ty - Lao Cai's celebrated "cloud paradise" - has seen visitor numbers surge to thousands a day. Improved transport infrastructure and the extended holiday have encouraged longer stays, and by the third day all accommodation in Y Ty was fully booked.
The Sa Pa Ward People's Committee opened the 2026 Sa Pa Autumn Festival at San Quan Square on the evening of August 23.
On August 22 in Tu Thuong Village, the Nam Xe Commune People's Committee held the 2026 Blue Mong Seventh Lunar Month Festival under the theme "Preserving Identity - Connecting the Community".
Set amid a sea of clouds at more than 2,000 metres above sea level, Choan Then in Y Ty Commune, Lao Cai Province, combines pristine scenery, distinctive Ha Nhi culture and an emerging community-based tourism model, giving it strong prospects of becoming a key destination in Vietnam's Northwest.
On the evening of July 31, the Nghia Lo Ward People's Committee held the "Lao Cai Identity Rendezvous" arts programme at Golden Field Square under the theme "Colours of Thai Culture", attracting a large audience of residents and visitors.
At around 2,300 metres above sea level, Ngai Thau Thuong in Y Ty Commune, Lao Cai Province, is often described as the "rooftop" of Vietnam's villages.
Racing along a route winding through terraced fields at the height of the ripening rice season, the "Muong Bo X-Rice - Soaring over Golden Rice Waves" mountain bike race showcased Muong Bo's tourism appeal to residents and visitors alike, creating an exciting sporting event while promoting the beauty of the locality and its people.
Guided by a development vision of being "green, harmonious, distinctive and happy", Lao Cai Province, more than a year after its establishment, has demonstrated strategic vision, political resolve and a powerful aspiration to advance in this borderland of the nation. Ethnic communities across the province are joining hands to build their homeland, preserve culture, develop tourism and embrace digital technology, bringing the image of a friendly, hospitable and memorable Lao Cai to international friends and travellers from far and wide.
