San Diego Tết Festival Welcomes in the Lunar New Year
The Vietnamese Lunar New Year, also known as ‘Tết’, kicks off on Friday, February 8, and runs until Sunday, February 10 in Balboa Park. This event features non-stop entertainment, and will provide a fun and educational experience to visitors of all ages and backgrounds.
Highlights of this year’s festival will include:
- 3rd Annual Miss Vietnam of San Diego Pageant
- Kid’s Spotlight
- Fashion Show
- A-List Entertainment
- Golden Voice Singing Contest
- Cultural Village
- Vendors
- Carnival Rides
- Food
- Games
and more!
Entertainment Schedule
Friday
- The Sign-Dating Show
- Golden Voice Singing Contest Semi Final
***VAYA by Night***
- MC Thành Lễ và MC Ðinh Tú
- Ca Sĩ Như Quỳnh
- Ca Sĩ Huy Vũ
- Ca Sĩ Tường Nguyên
- Ca Sĩ Kim Hồng
- Ca Sĩ Ðại Ðỗ- Winner of 2006 Golden Voice
- Ca Sĩ Trung Dũng - Winner of 2007 Golden Voice
- Ca Sĩ Anh Phương
- Daniel Matthews Group
- Achilles The Magician
- UCSD VSA Cultural Dance
- Thiếu Nhi Đức Mẹ Thánh Tâm - Dance
Saturday
***Opening Ceremony***
- Van Kiep Lion Dance
- Open Ceremony
- Fire Cracker
- Lion Dance
- VAYA Cultural Dance Group
- West African Drums
- SDSU Chinese Martial Arts Club
- Continue Community Performances
- Threshold-UCSD Hip Hop dance
- Westley Church Youth Group
- Cambodian San Diego Dance Group
- Ca Sĩ Toni Lê
- The Trio-Tam Ca
- Ca Sĩ Lê Minh
- Ca Sĩ Duyên Nguyễn
- Tiếng Nước Tôi Ca Nhac
- Ca Sĩ Mai Nguyễn
- The Trio-Tam Ca
- Quang Lê- The Magician
- Miss Vietnam San Diego 2008 Pageant
- MC Jacqui Nguyễn
- MC Mikeal Nguyen
- Ca Sĩ Vân Quỳnh
- Ca Sĩ Helena Ngọc Hồng
- Quang Lê- The Magician
Sunday
- Festival Opens
- Ca Co Viet Nam
- Kid’s Spotlight - Bé Ngoan Bé Ðẹp
- Singapore Lion Dance
- Ca Sĩ Xuân Mai
- Ca Sĩ Justin Nguyễn
- Bé Jacqueline Nguyễn
- Ca Sĩ Hoài Hương
- Việt Ngữ Văn Lang- Lion Dance
- Việt Ngữ Văn Lang- Dance
- Trung Tâm Văn Hóa Giáo Dục Ngọc Minh- Dance
- Entertainment Break
- Community Performances
- MC - Thuý Anh
- Ca Sĩ Trần Thu Hà
- Ca Sĩ Justin Nguyễn
- Ca Sĩ Anh Phương
- Ca SI Dinh Tu
- Ca Sĩ Thiên Di
- Ca Sĩ Quân Anh Trí
- Ca Sĩ Mai Nguyễn
- URBANFX - Hip Hop dance
- UCSD Wushu Martial Art
- Thiếu Nhi Thánh Thể- Đức Mẹ Thánh Tâm
- Golden Voice - Giọng Ca Vàng Competition - Final
***VAYA by Night***
- MC Thúy Anh
- Ca sĩ Tâm Ðoan
- Ca sĩ Tiến Dũng
- Ca Sĩ Trần Thu Hà
- Ca Sĩ Ðại Ðỗ
- Ca Sĩ Trung Dũng
- Ca Sĩ Lê Minh
- Bé Ðức Khang
Background
Tết Nguyên Đán, commonly known as Tết, is the most important holiday in Vietnam. It is the Vietnamese New Year which is based on the lunisolar calendar.
Many Vietnamese prepare for Tết by cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the house. On Tết, Vietnamese visit their families and temples, forget about the troubles of the past year and hope for a better upcoming year. Tết traditionally marks the coming of Spring, so Spring is sometimes used interchangeably with Tết in Vietnamese.
For further information about preparation for Tết, along with customs, ceremonies, decorations, greetings, and food, click here.
The Vietnamese American Youth Alliance is proud to host this year’s festival.
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