Halloween, which means "Night of All Souls" or "Night of Saints", is a traditional festival of Western countries held on October 31 every year with activities such as costume parties, trick or treats or pumpkin decorations. You can visit public entertainment spots, cafes, shopping streets to enjoy the festive atmosphere in Ho Chi Minh City, according to suggestions from Mr. Hoang Long, who works as a communicator in the field of tourism.
Dress up at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street
Nguyen Hue Walking Street (District 1) is more than 670 meters long, starting from Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee headquarters to Bach Dang Park and cutting through a number of streets such as Le Loi, Huynh Thuc Khang, Ngo Duc Ke, Hai Trieu. In recent years, the street has been a place that attracts a large number of people and visitors to participate in costume activities on the street. When coming here, you will admire the elaborate and unique costumes. If there is no preparation in advance, visitors can experience the horror-style face painting service of street artists, the price ranges from 50,000 VND once.
In addition, along Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, visitors can also enjoy attractive street food. However, this area also has a high concentration of street vendors. Mr. Long noted that visitors should ask the price before buying to avoid being "chopped off".
Shopping, check-in at Shanghai Lanong Street
Similar to other holidays such as Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival or Christmas, Shanghai Lanong Street (District 5) sells many typical decorations such as masks, hats and witches' robes, pumpkin lanterns. This year, Mr. Long commented that the designs of items are more diverse, depending on the size or style, the price ranges from 40,000 VND per item. Here, visitors can shop, visit and take souvenir photos. According to Mr. Long, in the evening the street is brighter and more sparkling.
Enjoy not bustling atmosphere at West Bui Vien Street
Mr. Long said that Bui Vien neighborhood (District 1) has many foreign visitors, so the atmosphere here is somewhat more exciting. On Halloween, the shops here often change their creepy décor to attract visitors. Some venues also host festival-themed activities. Similar to Nguyen Hue walking street, you can dress up and immerse yourself in the exciting atmosphere on the evening of 31/10, the main night of the Halloween festival.
Check-in shop Halloween decoration coffee
On special festivals of the year, many cafes in Ho Chi Minh City will change their décor according to that theme. The ghostly photo angles, associated with typical symbols of the festival such as pumpkins, spider webs, skulls are the photo background that is "sought after" by customers during this time. A representative of a café in Binh Thanh district said that the shop has decorated the Halloween theme since the beginning of October, the closer to the holiday, the more visitors come to take pictures, especially young customers. In addition to the décor, they also serve a number of drinks and cakes specific to this festival.
Some cafes with Halloween-themed decorations visitors can refer to such as Moon New Rooftop (Nguyen Van Dau, Binh Thanh District), O Deli (Chu Manh Trinh, District 1), SOKO Cake Bake & Brunch (Ho Tung Mau, District 1).
The Middle SchoolsNegative Trade
Most shopping malls in Ho Chi Minh City on this occasion have seasonally decorated corners to attract visitors. Some hang decorations such as pumpkin lanterns, cobwebs along the paths, others display scarecrow models, large pumpkins to create a lively atmosphere. In addition, the booths in the center also organize themed fun activities for guests to shop during this time.
According to VnE