Held from July 4 to July 8, the festival brought together nearly 1,200 artists and performers from 26 amateur art troupes representing provinces and cities across Vietnam.

Giap Van Cuong (fourth from right), Deputy Director of the Bac Ninh Centre for Culture and Tourism Promotion, receives the overall Gold Medal certificate on behalf of the province's artistic delegation.

The participating delegations showcased a wide range of performances highlighting the cultural heritage and traditional music of the country's three regions.

Bac Ninh's programme, titled "Bac Ninh - Land of Heritage", featured six performances and earned one Gold Medal and three Silver Medals in individual categories.

Bac Ninh's performance of "Phung Quan Te Hoi" wins a Gold Medal at the festival.

The Gold Medal was awarded to "Phung Quan Te Hoi", a traditional Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk song performed with original lyrics.

Three Silver Medals went to "Toi La Con Trai Bac Ninh", a traditional unaccompanied Quan Ho performance, "Cau Then Hoi Xuan", a Then singing performance, and "Fantasy Viet Nam", an instrumental duet.

With these results, Bac Ninh secured the festival's overall Gold Medal, while one member of the delegation received a certificate of merit from organisers for outstanding contributions to the event.

Teaching Quan Ho singing and Cheo performance to Bac Ninh students

BAC NINH - Bac Ninh Cheo Theater on August 25 organized an event to summarize the Quan Ho singing and Cheo performance class for students of Ngo Si Lien Secondary School (Bac Giang ward).

Unique cuisine in the land of quan ho folk songs

BAC NINH- As mentioning banh khuc (glutinous rice ball), people immediately think of a rustic dish in Diem village (or Viem Xa village, Kinh Bac ward).

Over 2,300 young people receive free Quan ho folk singing classes in Bac Ninh

BAC NINH - More than 2,300 children and young people in Bac Ninh province are attending free Quan ho folk singing classes this summer, as part of a province-wide initiative to preserve and promote the UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage of Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs.

Quan ho singer wins Gold at Asian Arts Festival

BAC NINH – Vietnamese female singer Minh Ngoc (born 2004) from Thuan Thanh ward (Bac Ninh province) won Gold in the professional vocal category at the 2025 Asian Arts Festival with her performance of “Gui ve quan ho” by composer Duc Mieng.