Festival «Trung thu Phú Mỹ Hưng 2026» (Mid-Autumn Festival)

   Seven hours in an open park: tug of war, sack races, clay figurine moulding, children glueing together their own paper lanterns, and then, once the light goes, the whole lawn walking a lantern parade and sharing the festive tray under the moon. Công ty Phú Mỹ Hưng is rebuilding an old-fashioned reunion night in the middle of the southern district, and you can bring the whole family.

   The grounds are split into zones that all run at the same time, so children are not queueing for one attraction. The folk-games zone keeps the games their grandparents can still name: kéo co (tug of war), nhảy bao bố (sack race), ô ăn quan (a mancala-style board game), gánh lúa qua cầu and bịt mắt đập lon. The hands-on zone is craft work, where kids assemble lanterns, mould tò he rice-dough figurines and design a bracelet to take home.

   The parts worth planning around:

• — A contest for the best hand-made lồng đèn ông sao, the classic five-point star lantern
• — A drawing contest on a Mid-Autumn theme
• — A lantern display with a moon and jade-rabbit installation built for photographs
• — A stage programme performed by the children themselves alongside chú Cuội and chị Hằng, the woodcutter and the lady of the moon
• — Gifts handed out to participants through the day

   It suits families with kindergarten and primary-school children best, because every zone gives them something to do with their hands rather than something to watch. Parents are not left idle either: both contests and the stage block are built around adults staying to cheer and take pictures.

   The programme runs without a break from early afternoon into the night, so there is no need to arrive at the very start. If you can only take one slot, take the hour when the sun drops: that is when the lanterns are lit and the lantern parade and the phá cỗ tray-sharing close the day.

   A full moon season for a child usually comes down to simple things: a lantern they glued themselves, one honest tug of war and a tray of sweets shared with everyone else. Công viên P2 has all three this September.