Lantern street bustles to welcome Mid-Autumn Festival early, young people and families eagerly check-in

With nearly a month to go until the Mid-Autumn Festival, Luong Nhu Hoc lantern street (Cho Lon ward, Ho Chi Minh City) is already colorful, attracting many families and young people to come and have fun, shop, and check-in the early festival atmosphere.

Ho Chi Minh City residents excitedly went out to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival early on the lantern street on the evening of September 13 - Photo: THANH HIEP

Luong Nhu Hoc lantern street (Cho Lon ward, Ho Chi Minh City) is lit up with thousands of lanterns of all shapes, from traditional ones like star lanterns, carp lanterns, jade rabbit lanterns... to modern ones following the trend, glowing in many colors.

The stalls are close together, sellers are always introducing products, buyers are eagerly choosing, creating a bustling atmosphere even though it is still nearly a month until Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to records, the number of visitors to the lantern street increases sharply on weekends, especially from about 7pm to 10pm.

Parents buy their children new lanterns, both for fun and to help them experience the traditional culture of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Ms. Hang (32 years old, Thu Duc City) said: "My child loves the star lantern and the rabbit lantern the most. Every year I take him here so he can have a true Mid-Autumn Festival experience."

Quan Ngoc Kha Nhi (right cover) and a group of students from Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted check-in at Luong Nhu Hoc lantern street. They are doing an assignment to introduce places that tourists should experience when coming to Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: TRI DUC

Many groups of young people also choose this place as a meeting place. While doing an assignment with a group of friends about places that tourists should experience when coming to Ho Chi Minh City, Quan Ngoc Kha Nhi (18 years old, student of Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted) went to all the stalls on Luong Nhu Hoc Street to film and take pictures of the beautiful lanterns.

Nhi said the group wanted the project to show both the modern and traditional features of Ho Chi Minh City, so after filming structures like Ba Son Bridge, they chose to go to the lantern street.

"This is also the first time I've come to this neighborhood. I'm impressed by the traditional and bustling features here," Nhi said.

At Mr. Nguyen Van Duc’s booth, tourists and locals flocked to visit and take souvenir photos of the scene filled with lanterns as well as his humorous and witty way of doing business. Beautiful lanterns are displayed in a variety of designs, with prices starting from only 20,000 VND.

"I started importing goods at the end of the sixth lunar month. At first, there were relatively few customers. However, business has improved a lot in recent days. On weekend nights, it doesn't rain so there are many customers. Sometimes I can't stop selling," Mr. Duc added.

Image of bustling Luong Nhu Hoc lantern street before Mid-Autumn Festival

This year's lantern street has a variety of lanterns. From traditional cellophane paper lanterns to lanterns with modern designs; with LED lights; "trendy" shapes such as Labubu lanterns, Baby Three lanterns... - Photo: THANH HIEP

Traditional mini hand-held lanterns made of colorful cellophane are very popular with children - Photo: THANH HIEP

Even adults are "fascinated" to buy lanterns to reminisce about their childhood. In the photo, Ms. Oanh and her husband go out to buy lanterns to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival - Photo: THANH HIEP

Ngoc Ha (right, 22 years old) visited Luong Nhu Hoc lantern street to immerse herself in the Mid-Autumn atmosphere and rediscover the feelings of her childhood - Photo: THANH HIEP

Mr. Nguyen Van Duc's stall stands out at the beginning of the lantern street, attracting many tourists to shop with his humorous and witty way of doing business - Photo: TRI DUC - THANH HIEP

THANH HIEP - Tri Duc

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/pho-long-den-ron-rang-don-trung-thu-som-ban-tre-va-gia-dinh-no-nuc-check-in-20250914140122406.htm