Overview of the Ben Tre Coconut Festival

With such a grand stage, there are plenty of other stalls for the coconut festival. Available for tourists coming from everywhere to visit. There are products on display made from coconuts. I'll show you guys in a bit. Guys, this is the stage being prepped for tonight's festival. This is the dance troupe for tonight's show. Look at the design here, guys. It's such an epic design. There isn't a single fish down here. So lacking, really lacking. If I threw in some coffee, it'd be great. These are net caught fish. These are sun fish. Sun fish, net caught fish. A coconut basket. There's a choreographer. A group buying baskets. Something to deal with climate change, perhaps. Like that. Well guys, this is the preparation for the 5th Bantre Coconut Festival. In Bantre City. It's huge. They're prepping for tonight's opening ceremony. There are many booths currently being set up. Everything is made of coconut leaves. Coconut crafts. It's held in the park area. The park near Bantre Bridge 1. This is the prep for the opening night. This is a model of a vintage mantel lamp. And this here is a monkey bridge. The elderly lady is still young enough for photos. The coconut festival is such a beautiful place. Look at these designs, can't even tell it's coconut. They used nothing but dried coconuts, guys. Using young ones would just ruin them tomorrow. Using dry ones is more economical, right? So many. These are the booths being set up. Getting ready for tonight. And these are. Photo spot. Look, it looks so pretty in the hut. Dressed up. Not sure what they're wearing. Better behave or I'll get smacked. So many. Gorgeous shooters coming here too. Pose for the gram. The design is so pretty and cute. This is the booth selling. Getting burnt is a risk here. Lots of photographers and YouTubers are here. The event is tonight, not now. Right now, they're still prepping. This is the coconut festival stage they're prepping. It's such a grand stage. Senior officials are attending the festival tonight. Guys, here's a replica of a monkey bridge. Why build a bridge just to say don't climb it? That's pretty funny. Don't climb it or it'll break. This is just for display. Here's some street food. Even at a coconut fest, there's just tamarind. Nothing but tamarind. The fruit looks fresh and tasty. That pineapple is huge. Thai tamarinds. Crowded, back to the Mangoes are only 25k a kilo. These are two kuih mangoes. Loo. Candied fruit. Thai tamarinds. Not sure what that fruit is. What fruit is this, ma'am? An exotic apple, looks delicious. These booths are for today's coconut festival. Kids are excited to visit the festival with their parents and siblings. This is a custom-designed coconut tree. With those golden coconut fiber accents. Wonder why they used young coconuts. Now they've all withered up. Thought it was still fresh. A pretty girl. Pretty girl sitting over there by the booth. She's nervous holding the coconut. Looking closely, she's not that pretty, guys. Nice outfit, but her face isn't quite as pretty. Calling this a coconut pyramid. A hot girl holding a coconut for her friend to snap a photo. Looks like there's a stylist guiding her. Taking photos for this hot girl. There's a guy up there trying to set it up. He looks so tense while doing it. Wonder if he's worried it'll collapse and he'll fall. They designed this garden to fit in this pot. Here's a booth, they call it a calligraphy booth. For young people who love calligraphy and art. There's a calligrapher here. Can't tell if he's young or old. You guys know the poem about him? The calligrapher is still there. Nowhere to be seen outdoors. Look at that guy, guys. There's an old calligrapher, folks. There's an old calligrapher. Attaching the picture up. There's an old calligrapher. Here's a young one. We've got rice cakes, red coconut clusters, pomelos, and snacks. Over here we have... Yes, yes, yes. Look at those photographers. Professional camera experts. So stylish. Quite an art form. How cute. Beautiful model. Two boats on the river, floral letters, very pretty but artificial, guys. This is right on the street, concrete and all. They lined the bottom, added soil, filled it with water, then set the small boats in. It's a beautiful display, but totally staged, guys. It really looks lovely. I love these two boats the most. These boats are so cute. I'll buy one to play with later. Fun stuff. This is a new form of art. These instruments are made from coconut wood. There's a guitar, a kem, a zither. Well, I don't see a zither, but there's a fiddle, a violin, a pipa. Wait, the pipa even has a battery attached. Folks, there are so many booths from different agencies here. This one right here is a custom-designed BIDB booth. It's a tiny, adorable coconut-themed booth, mainly to promote their savings and loan services to people. They've even got some pretty girls here. She's probably just here for the photos, not working the booth. So pretty. But she's under 18, guys. She's not 18 yet. This is a book and media stall. This bookstore has encyclopedias and space books from the sky to the mountains. There are so many book titles and comics too. Lots of people are here taking pictures. She's so pretty. Let me say a few words. There are foreigners here too, guys. Foreigners have arrived. Hey guys, I'm walking through a coconut tunnel designed with cut coconut palm fronds. Used to design things, coconut shells look great. Maybe it's nice at night, but in broad daylight, it looks pretty ugly, to be honest. This is the Coconut Pyramid. The Coconut Pyramid, a place for the youngsters to come visit and take some selfies. Folks, that's the Coconut Festival today. So many coconut products here. And so many coconuts. And there are many other products here, like oranges, lemons, and pomelos. And over here, my friends, the festival mainly gathers business investors. If you want to start a business but are broke, visit these banks. Surprisingly cheap prices.