Phu Thuong sticky rice festival 2025 opens

Leaders of Tay Ho district and Phu Thuong ward present flowers to participating teams.

This annual traditional cultural festival reflects Phu Thuong villagers’ aspirations for a prosperous and abundant life.

Addressing the event, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Tay Ho district’s Phu Thuong ward Nguyen Van Tuong affirmed that Phu Thuong sticky rice is a famous culinary dish and Phu Thuong old craft village is a tourist attraction, alluring numerous domestic and foreign visitors to visit and experience, thus improving the material and spiritual life of local people.

The chairman laid stress on the village’s preservation and development of the sticky rice craft.

From simple but meaningful sticky rice stalls, the image of a land rich in culture is more widely popularized to friends from all over the world, contributing to developing more civilized, wealthy and beautiful Phu Thuong ward, worthy of the tradition of a heroic ward, said the official.

Below are several photos of the eighth sticky rice festival in 2025.

The festival is held on the eighth day of the lunar New Year every year by Phu Gia village’s people in Phu Thuong ward, Tay Ho district, Hanoi to honor the village’s traditional craft.

On February 16, 2024, Phu Thuong sticky rice-cooking craft was named as the national intangible cultural heritage.

The product “Troops marching” made from sticky rice

Artisan Nguyen Thi Vinh (right) says that to cook sticky rice, they had to wake up at 4 a.m. Each tray of sticky rice contains love for the land, people and traditional craft of Phu Thuong village.

Sticky rice trays at the event

Products compete at the Phu Thuong traditional sticky rice festival

The product “Phu Thuong I love” by craft village’s third team

Locals and visitors pose for photos at the festival.

Translated by Mai Huong