Pho Festival runs through Mar 22
Vietnam’s Pho Festival 2026 is on now and runs through March 22, drawing domestic and international fans to celebrate pho’s heritage and variations (en.vietnamplus.vn). Organizers are using the festival to spotlight regional vendors and elevate pho as a global street‑food experience (en.vietnamplus.vn).
The festival is staged on Thiên Trường pedestrian street in Thiên Trường Ward, Ninh Bình Province, at an event site selected to link local cultural sites with the city’s new Thống Nhất urban area. (thesaigontimes.vn ) Organizers have set up roughly 50 booths run by artisan stalls and well‑known phở houses that represent northern, central and southern regional styles. (vovworld.vn ) The Ninh Bình Culinary Culture Association is listed as the lead organizer and has framed the program under the theme “Vietnamese Phở – A living heritage in the modern era” to gather material for a national dossier seeking UNESCO recognition. (thesaigontimes.vn ) Traditional craft villages such as Vân Cù and Giao Cù are featured sites, with pre‑festival experiential activities held at Vân Cù communal house that include visits to craft workshops and rituals honoring the phở trade. (baochinhphu.vn ) Program highlights scheduled by organizers include an appraisal program titled “Phở Vietnam Imprint,” a forum on phở and heritage, a three‑region rolled‑phở showcase called “Dải Phở cuốn Ba miền,” an art night “Phở Connect,” and seminars aimed at promoting phở abroad. (thesaigontimes.vn ) Provincial officials say the site choice and the festival’s mix of craft, research and performance are intended to boost culinary tourism in Ninh Bình and produce practical evidence and data to support the national push for phở’s inscription as an intangible cultural heritage. (baochinhphu.vn )
