The annual event will feature performances and parades on both the sea and sandy shores of the UNESCO World Heritage site in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

Speaking at a press conference held on Monday about the event, Ha Long City People’s Committee Vice Chairman Nguyen Ngoc Son said they would organise a drone light, firework, and LED display at this first-ever carnival on the sea in Vietnam.

The festival will bring together 1,200 domestic and international artists and craftspeople, and feature hundreds of tourist boats.

The city will host a series of events as part of the Ha Long Tourism Week 2024, including opening a food street, beer festival, sports tournament, and a kite festival.

Organised annually since 2007, Carnaval Ha Long has long been a popular event.

Local authorities claim that Ha Long Bay will receive some 70 international vessels with about 140,000 tourists this year.