The organizing committee of Hue Festival 2024 has just announced ticket prices for art and culinary programs (Photo: Festival Center)

According to the announcement, ticket price for the opening ceremony of Hue Festival 2024 (due to take place at 8:00 pm on June 7 at Kien Trung Palace area, Hue Imperial Citadel) will be at 350,000 VND for category A3 (center area in front of the stage), and ticket prices of categories B1 and B2 is 300,000 VND.

The opening ceremony will be a night of sound and light, showcasing the creativity on the foundation of the core values of national and world cultural heritage. The art program will be sparkling and shining thanks to the support of modern technologies such as Laser projection, Led Matrix, Hologram, and 3D Mapping. The performances on stage will praise the land of "The magical ancient capital", and Hue city, which is "Brightening the heritage area", developing sustainably, integrating with nature, as well as being friendly, and peaceful; honoring a city with the aspiration of "Radiating for a thousand years to come".

In particular, the music night program Trinh Cong Son - "Found Love" (due to take place at 8:00 pm on June 9 at the Kien Trung Palace area - Hue Imperial Citadel) will have ticket prices of 950,000 VND for the category A1 (center area in front of the stage), 750,000 VND for the category A2, 550,000 VND for the category A3; while ticket prices for categories B1 and B2 are at 450,000 VND. The program will bring together many famous artists and singers, namely Cam Van, Tran Manh Tuan, Quang Dung, Ha Tran, Duc Tuan, Ngoc Khue, An Tran, and Nguyen Vinh Ha Phuong, etc., along with storyteller Tung Leo, DJ Huy Ngo, South Korean violinist Jmi Ko, conductor Dustin Tieu with the Imagine Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), contemporary dance group Lyricist of Alexander Tu, and a performance of Hue ao dai collection by designer Trinh Hoang Dieu, etc.

 Diners participating in the "Royal Banquet" program will have a chance to enjoy the most typical and unique performances of Nha nhac, Hue royal court music (Photo: Festival Center)

The music night promises to be one of the cultural and artistic highlights for visitors to Hue Festival 2024, honoring the cultural heritage values of Hue through the images and works of the talented musician, and a son of Hue - Trinh Cong Son.

The "Royal banquet" program (due to take place at 6:30 pm on June 8 at the Can Chanh Palace courtyard - Hue Imperial Citadel) will have a ticket price of 2 million VND. Diners participating in the program will have the opportunity to experience Nguyen Dynasty royal cuisine, while also enjoying the most typical and unique performances of Nha nhac, Hue royal court music - a World Cultural Heritage.

These are all the quintessence of cuisine and royal performing arts of the ancient capital. The royal dishes are delicately and luxuriously decorated with the highest quality, and recreated by Hue's leading culinary artisans, including the green-skinned pomelo, sun-dried squid and Thuan An dried squid, shrimp rolls with asparagus, ginseng stewed chicken, and royal palace salted rice, etc.

The "Royal Palace Night Cuisine Show" program (due to take place at 6:30 pm on June 10 at the Truong Sanh Palace - Hue Imperial Citadel), will have a ticket price of 1,500,000 VND. As a unique culinary show in Hue Festival 2024, it will bring to diners new and interesting experiences through the combination of a buffet of Hue's unique traditional specialties (with 37 dishes and 5 kinds of fruits) and royal art programs amid the sparkling and magical space of Truong Sanh Palace - one of the 20 most beautiful scenic spots in the capital during the Nguyen Dynasty.

In addition, units and businesses that bring guests to participate in the programs (with a contract signed with Hue Monuments Conservation Center) will receive a 10% discount on ticket revenue. Groups of more than 15 people accompanied by a tour guide will have the guide free of charge to watch the art programs.

Story: LIEN MINH