The festival will feature the Banh Tet (glutinous rice cake) fest and fireworks displays, said Saigontourist Holdings Co., the organizer of the event.

Nguyen Hue, Le Loi and Dong Khoi streets will be decorated with lights from December 18 to January 1, and from January 18 to February 14 for the Lunar New Year celebrations. Fireworks will be displayed at six locations on New Year’s Eve.

Tran Hung Viet, deputy director of Saigontourist, said some 10,000 rice cakes will be donated to the poor. Business community sponsorship money will also be given to charity. Saigontourist will spend more than VND10 billion on festival celebrations.