The Yen Chau District Mango Festival in Son La Province will take place over three days, from May 24th to 26th, with many rich and attractive activities. Highlights include a mango picking competition, bamboo pole dancing, a performance of modern and traditional ethnic costumes, raft racing, fishing net weaving, and fabric weaving competitions.

The Yen Chau Mango Festival 2025 will continue to be held in Kha village, Sapp Vat commune - a village with a large area of ​​ancient mango trees in the district.

In addition, there will be activities such as experiencing the mango orchards and the labor production area in Kha village, Sapp Vat commune – a community tourism village that still preserves many distinctive cultural features of the Thai ethnic group and is home to a large area of ​​ancient mango trees in the district; recreating the Dong Sua Festival – a traditional ritual of the Thai ethnic group that signifies a wish for good health, a year of favorable weather, and a bountiful harvest; organizing folk games, performances, and cultural and artistic exchanges…

In particular, within the framework of the festival, the district will have the honor of receiving the Certificate of Recognition as Vietnamese Heritage Trees for one ancient tamarind tree and one ancient mango tree in Kha village, Sap Vat commune; one sour plum tree in Na Nga village, Chieng Hac commune; one banyan tree and nine tea trees in On Oc village, Muong Lum commune, Yen Chau district.

Mango picking competition is an indispensable activity in the festival.

 

Rituals and offerings during the Dong Sua Festival of the Thai people of Yen Chau

According to Mr. Lo The Thi, Vice Chairman of the Yen Chau District People's Committee, the 2025 Mango Festival will be held over three days, longer than in previous years. The purpose is to promote and invite businesses, cooperatives, and tourists from within and outside the province and district to Yen Chau; and to introduce and promote local agricultural products in general, and mangoes in particular. Within the framework of the Festival, there will also be a larger-scale exhibition booth than in previous years, with the participation of 14 communes and towns to display and introduce local agricultural products, especially mangoes.

Yen Chau round mangoes are famously delicious.

Yen Chau district is known as a region famous for its delicious fruits in Son La province, with many developed models such as: mangoes, tissue-cultured bananas, late-ripening longan, and staggered-season plums... Among these, the native round mango is particularly noteworthy, covering an area of ​​about 200 hectares. This is a unique mango variety found only in Yen Chau, dating back hundreds of years. The fruit is only about the size of a fist, with a yellow flesh and a distinctive aroma when ripe.

Thai Yen Chau women look radiant at the festival.

 

The festival was organized to contribute to the preservation and promotion of the nation's historical and cultural traditions.

Yen Chau round mangoes have been included in the list of rare and valuable plant genetic resources by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; it is the only native mango variety in Northern Vietnam listed in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) catalog that needs to be preserved and developed; and it has been granted a Certificate of Registration for Geographical Indication and Brand Identification System by the Intellectual Property Office.

Through investment in fruit tree development and supplying products to domestic and international markets, the lives of people in the area have gradually improved. This year, the estimated total fruit production in Yen Chau is approximately 104,000 tons, generating a value of about 1,000 billion VND, with mangoes, plums, and longan being the main crops.