As a biennial national event, Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival is a place for coffee lovers to converge upon and honour coffee growers, producers, processors, and traders from across Vietnam.
The street festival themed “Buon Ma Thuot - The convergence of the three coffee civilisations of the world” draws the participation of art troupes from across regions of Vietnam along with those from the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, and Laos.
A Gong parade of E De, E De Bih, Xo Dang, Gia Rai, and Muong ethnic minority groups is held during the festival.
H’Hen Nie, a top 5 finisher at Miss Universe 2018, sings a song to open the Buon Ma Thuot Street Festival.
H’Hen Nie works as Ambassador of the eighth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival. Her appearance draws plenty of attention from both locals and tourists.
Dance performances put on by local and foreign art troupes excite crowds at the event.
The festival attracts plenty of residents and tourists coming to watch exciting performances.
Many people gather in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak, dubbed ‘Vietnam’s coffee capital’, to partake in the largest coffee festival in the country.
The parade floats have all been meticulously decorated, showing the uniqueness of each locality in Dak Lak.
National flags of countries participating in the eighth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival flutter in the street festival.