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Đồng Tháp

Region
Mekong Delta
Includes
Sa Đéc flower village, Tràm Chim, Gáo Giồng, lotus fields
Map: Natural Earth. The dot is approximate.

Things to do

7 checked things to do. We have checked only a few things here so far. More is coming.

Live music and shows

Musical "Đêm kể một chuyện tình" staged at the Huỳnh Thủy Lê house

One free evening show, 30 December 2025, during the flower festival; check if it returns

The story behind "The Lover" sung and acted inside the house where it happened

Vietnamese Facebook or Zalo only, festival and province pages

Search in Vietnamese: nhạc kịch Đêm kể một chuyện tình nhà cổ Huỳnh Thủy Lê

Source: tuoitre.vn. Checked 30 Oct 2026.

Nights out

Night balloon glow (hoa đăng khinh khí cầu) at Văn Miếu park, Cao Lãnh

Lotus festival nights, 18 to 21 June 2026; check if it returns

Giant balloons lit from inside after dark in the park by the Confucian temple; you can step inside one

Vietnamese Facebook or Zalo only, festival and province pages

Search in Vietnamese: đêm hoa đăng khinh khí cầu Cao Lãnh

Source: doanhnghiephoinhap.vn. Checked 30 Oct 2026.

Outdoors and adventure

Tethered hot-air balloon ride over Cao Lãnh

Lotus festival, 18 to 21 June 2026; check whether balloons come back next time

Rise 30 to 50 metres on a tethered balloon for a view over the city; about 34 balloons came for the festival

Vietnamese Facebook or Zalo only, festival and province pages

Search in Vietnamese: bay khinh khí cầu Cao Lãnh

Source: doanhnghiephoinhap.vn. Checked 30 Oct 2026.

Festivals and dated events

Death anniversary rites for Thiên Hộ Dương and Đốc binh Kiều at Gò Tháp (160th in 2026)

not confirmed yet

Gò Tháp's second yearly festival, for the 1860s resistance leaders; 2026 is a round-number anniversary

Vietnamese Facebook or Zalo only, province culture department

Search in Vietnamese: lễ giỗ Thiên Hộ Dương Đốc binh Kiều Gò Tháp

Source: daidoanket.vn. Checked 30 Oct 2026.

Day trips and side trips

Flood-life community tour in Thường Phước, the border commune near Hồng Ngự

not confirmed yet

Village households paddle you through flooded fields, set cá linh traps, pick điên điển and cook lunch, with a stop at the border gate

Ask locally, the commune Farmers' and Women's Unions run it

Search in Vietnamese: du lịch mùa nước nổi Thường Phước

Source: news.tuoitre.vn. Checked 30 Oct 2026.

Đông Hòa Hiệp old village culture and tourism festival (7th), Cái Bè

not confirmed yet

A reason to time a Cái Bè day trip; the old merchant-house village hosts its own festival

Vietnamese Facebook or Zalo only, province pages

Search in Vietnamese: lễ hội làng cổ Đông Hòa Hiệp

Source: daidoanket.vn. Checked 30 Oct 2026.

Đồng Tháp fruit festival, Hùng Vương square, Đạo Thạnh ward (former Mỹ Tho)

First edition 5 to 8 June 2026; check whether it repeats

Fruit from both halves of the merged province on show and for sale in the new provincial capital

Vietnamese Facebook or Zalo only, province pages

Search in Vietnamese: lễ hội trái cây Đồng Tháp

Source: doanhnghiephoinhap.vn. Checked 30 Oct 2026.

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