Date/Time	Activities	Venue	Notes
27/11/2009
15h00	Final and Award presenting ceremony for Art Photo Contest of Rice and Writing Contest of Xa No Canal	Exhibition zone	National scaled contest presided over by Vietnam Photograph Art Association
20h00	Opening Southern Vietnamese amateur’s traditional music party  (lasting to 30/11/2009)	Hau Giang Cultural Centre	Participants from  18  provinces, cities
28/11/2009
8h00	Opening “Natiowide good farming supporter” contes	Hau Giang Cultural Centre	For Mekong Delta, presided over by MARD
10h30	Group breaking of a 5 star hotel project	Vi Thanh Town, Hau Giang	AIC Company
13h30-17h00	Workshop on Investment Promotion	Meeting-hall of Vi Thanh Town Communist Party	Central State Owned Enterprises Communist Party, MPI, PCs of HCM City and HG Province
15h30	Opening Food Festival combined with Floating Market reappearance (lasting to 30/11/2009)	Tran Hung Dao street	70 pavilions and 100 courses
18h00	Unicorn - Lion - Dragon performance	In front of exhibition zone	Live broadcasting on central and local televisions
18h00	Inauguration ceremony of Xa No HG Pork – The Works for celebration of Thang Long – Ha Noi 1000th anniversary
19h00	Opening Vietnam Rice Exhibition
19h50	Festival Official opening ceremony	Festival main stage
21h30	Fireworks performance
29/11/2009
7h00	Unicorn - Lion - Dragon performance	Tran Hung Dao street	“Unicorn - Lion – Dragon” Ensemble from HCM City
7h30	Opening “Ghe Ngo” racing (qualifying rounds)	Festival subsidiary stage near by  Doan Ket bridge	18 teams
8h30 -15h00 (noon recess served)	International workshop on Vietnam rice - Export and Integration	Meeting-hall of People’s Committee of Hau Giang province	MIT, PC of HG province, VN Food Association, joined by foreign lecturers
19h30	“Ao Ba Ba” charming contest	Festival main stage
20h	Performance by Hanoi Capital Ensemble	Festival subsidiary stage	Hanoi Artiste Ensemble
30/11/2009
7h00	Final of “Ghe Ngo” racing	Xa No Canal	Festival subsidiary stage
8h00	Workshop on Xa No canal - Rice road of Hau Giang region	Meeting-hall of People’s Committee of Hau Giang province	Jointly held by Can Tho University and PC of HG province
19h30	International performance “Hello Vietnam rice fields”	Festival main stage	Singers from   Russia, America, Korea, England, Australia
01/12/2009
8h00	Workshop on Vietnam rice tree	Meeting-hall of People’s Committee of Hau Giang province	Presided over by MARD
19h30	Festival Closing ceremony: + Festival summarization and declaration + Gold cup presenting ceremony for the prestigious rice export enterprises of Vietnam + Gold cup presenting ceremony for the contest of good farmers in the integration time +  Award presenting ceremony for the contes of  “Nation-wide good farming supporter” + Honourable prize presenting ceremony for the farmers with special initiatives in agricultural production of Vietnam + Award presenting ceremony for “Ao Ba Ba” charming contest + Special performance “Honouring Vietnam rice”	Festival main stage	Presided by the Festival Steering Committee and Organizing Committee
02/12/2009	Festival final

• Main sponsors: Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood II), Lien Viet Commercial JS. Bank (LienViet Bank).
• Cosponsors: Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam (AGRIBANK), Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), Civil Engineering Construction Company 585.
• Sponsor for Mekong Delta Ghe Ngo racing: Can Tho Sugar JS. Company (CASUCO).