The event, held for the first time in Son La city, aims to promote the landscape and cultural values of Son La city to domestic and international friends.
This year’s festival features a range of traditional cultural activities and folk games, including a culinary competition, fishing contest, cockfighting, walking on stilts, tug of war, and nem con (throwing cloth balls).
A beauty contest and a mass xoe dance performance also took place.
The festival will be held annually starting this year.
Locals enjoy folk games.
Thai people making their traditional dishes