Nguyen Hue Spring Flower Street is decorated brightly and colorfully with all kinds of flowers and ornamental plants from all over the country, along with performances of ethnic musical instruments, stall dancing, and folk games. This is the cultural beauty of the city that is loved by domestic and foreign tourists every spring.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street was formerly a canal connecting the Saigon River with the Doc Ly Palace (now the headquarters of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City), then the canal was filled and became Charner Avenue, and was restored and renamed Nguyen Hue Street to this day. Since the French colonial period, on each occasion of the Traditional New Year, a huge flower market has been formed on Charner Street, supplied by boats carrying flowers from southern provinces to the Saigon River. The Tet flower market on Nguyen Hue Street continued that activity until the early years of the 21st century.

On the last days of the year, local people usually go to see flowers and buy flowers at the market on Tet has become a familiar custom. Therefore, in 2003, the City People's Committee decided to replace the previous Tet flower market on Nguyen Hue Street with the Lunar New Year Festival event named "Nguyen Hue Flower Street", which always attracts the attention of visitors. visit at home and abroad.

Every year, Nguyen Hue Flower Street become a typical cultural event of the  City. Every year, Nguyen Hue Flower Street becomes a colorful space, combining artistic and creative installations, expressing Vietnam's cultural identity, the image of the city from the time of reclamation through the reconstruction of the city. From the peaceful and prosperous countryside, to the image of a boat full of colorful flowers crossing the waves to the sea, integrating with the world.

All you need to know: 

• Location: Nguyen Hue Walking Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1
• Time: 8 days from 19/01/2023 to 26/01/2023 (December 28 to the end of the 4th day of the Lunar Calendar)
• Website: www.duonghoanguyenhue.vn
• Nearby bus stop: 04, 18, 42, 56
• Nearby attractions: Ben Thanh Market, Notre Dame Cathedral, Botanical Garden, Independence Palace
• Tips for visitors:
  - Parking is available around the Flower Street area
  - Visitors can also visit Book Streets, cafes and restaurants nearby
  - Contact the Organizing Committee, Security Guards of Flower Street for support (when necessary)