On the evening of August 3, at Vinpearl Harbor (Hon Tre Island, Nha Trang City), the closing ceremony of the Nha Trang International Bay of Light Festival 2024 took place. Attending the ceremony were: Nguyen Hai Ninh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Tan Tuan - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Ho Van Mung - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nha Trang City Party Committee; Nguyen Trung Khanh - Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism); Le Huu Hoang - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Dinh Van Thieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council, Provincial People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, leaders of departments, branches, organizations, localities of the province, sponsors, people and tourists.

Image of Vietnam's Lac bird in the UAE team's performance

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Hai Ninh and delegates attended the closing ceremony of the Nha Trang International Bay of Light Festival 2024.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Tan Tuan and provincial leaders attended the closing ceremony.

A large audience came to Vinpearl Harbour to watch the closing night of the Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival 2024.

The closing night of the Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival 2024 with the theme "Convergence of Wonders" took place magnificently and impressively with light performances by drones by the French and UAE teams combined with a special art program with the participation of famous singers such as: Duc Phuc, Soobin Hoang Son, Van Mai Huong... With the theme "Wonders of Heritage of 5 Continents", the French team recreated the images of wonders of the ancient world such as: Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Great Pyramid of Giza, Sphinx, Lighthouse of the Ancient World of Alexandria, Acropolis - Athens (Greece), Great Wall (China), Roman Colosseum (Italy)... and Ha Long Bay - a world-famous natural wonder of Vietnam. Choosing the theme "Wonderful Vietnam", the UAE team performed images imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity such as the coffee filter familiar to most Vietnamese people, Dong Son bronze drums, images of "Dragon", "Lac Bird" - symbols of strength, sacredness, and origin of the Vietnamese people (Descendants of the Dragon and the Fairy), bamboo trees, lotus flowers - flowers representing the character and soul of the Vietnamese people... In addition, the image of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa, a dynamic, creative, and friendly tourist destination, was also fully recreated in the sky. The performances satisfied the audience. Previously, on the night of July 13, two teams from Korea and China also participated in the competition with impressive performances. The Korean team chose the theme "Nha Trang - Beautiful Bay in the World", while the Chinese team chose the theme Khanh Hoa - Future City.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Hai Ninh and Provincial People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Tan Tuan received Guinness World Record certificates for "The world's largest light show of wonders" and "The world's largest light show of Vietnamese cultural symbols - Lac birds".

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Hai Ninh and Provincial People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Tan Tuan, along with provincial and Nha Trang City leaders, presented awards to the competing teams.

The familiar cup of coffee of Vietnamese people became the inspiration for the performance of the UAE team.

Singer Duc Phuc performs at the closing night of the Nha Trang International Bay of Light Festival 2024.

At the closing night of the Nha Trang International Bay of Light Festival 2024, the Organizing Committee awarded the Championship to the UAE team. At the same time, the Organizing Committee also awarded 3 other awards including: Best Performance Technique (Korean team); Best Image (French team) and Best Story (Chinese team). Also at the closing night, the representative of the Guinness World Records Organization awarded 2 Guinness World Records to Khanh Hoa province: "The world's largest light show about the wonders of the world" and "The world's largest light show symbolizing Vietnamese culture - Lac bird".

The French team's thanks for the audience's support

The Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival 2024 has contributed to stimulating demand, attracting tourists and strongly promoting the brand and image of Khanh Hoa tourism destination to domestic and international friends and tourists. According to the Department of Tourism, during the Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival 2024, Nha Trang hotels achieved an average room occupancy rate of over 90%. Nearly 2,000 domestic and international articles reported on the festival. More than 50 million live views of the Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival 2024 on television channels and other media channels. More than 5 million interactions about the event on social networking platforms... It can be said that with the Nha Trang International Light Bay Festival 2024, Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa affirms its position on the tourism map of Vietnam and the world; worthy of becoming a city of events.

"Khanh Hoa province hopes that the success of the Nha Trang International Bay of Light Festival 2024 will contribute to the success of tourism stimulus activities, affirm the Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa tourism brand, create momentum in growth for Khanh Hoa tourism industry in 2024 and the following years, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province. With the spreading effect of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa tourism image through this event, Khanh Hoa province will study to continue to maintain the organization of the annual Bay of Light Festival in the coming time", Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Van Thieu said at the closing ceremony.