Overwhelmed by the local specialties on the docks and boats

Hi everyone, I'm here at Banbin Dong. It's around 8 am on June 12, 2026. Wishing you all a wonderful Friday June 12. Join me as I walk along Banbin Dong in Fudin Ward to capture the latest scenes from the Fruit Week Festival opening today. The World Cup kicked off yesterday. Mexico beat South Africa 2 to 0. And today, we're at the opening of the Fruit Week Festival on the Canal Wharf. This is such a creative and unique event. From District 8, right here in Fudin, I'll walk along the Taohu Canal. It's a beautiful spot to show you all the stalls at the festival in District 8. Here are the first shots near 415 Banbin Dong. I see a row of ornamental plant stalls along the To give you more info, the festival in Fudin Ward officially runs from today, June 12, to June 19, 2026. Featuring 230 stalls with specialties from Mekong Delta Orchards. Just in time for the Dragon Boat Festival. As you can see, this area is selling ornamental plants. There's a total of 230,000. And Dragon Boat is mid-year festival in Ho Chi Minh City. There's this fruit festival. So you can come here at Taohu Canal, Banbin Dong, Fudin Ward to visit. This year's theme is Colors, Riverways, Connection, Trade. The area sells various regional specialties, food stalls, cake-making contests, river performances, and beautiful check-in spots. I'm here early, 8am, as stalls are setting up. Many haven't opened, but I'm updating the festival prep for you. There's a bonsai stall at 495 Banbin Dong. This section sells plants, tables, chairs, driftwood, orchids. So beautiful, I'll film it for you. Driftwood, orchids, the bonsai shapes are great. Driftwood, orchids, bonsai. Bonsai, tables, chairs, driftwood. Here's a stall still setting up. At stalls 1 and 2. Now we'll walk along this path. Stalls 5 and 6 sell honey, cakes, and snacks. I visited a beautiful stone carving village in Danong recently. And today, that Danong stone village is right here. At these stalls. Here, they have Feng Shui stone sets to match your birth year. For instance, 1982 is water element, like the ocean. I'm not sure about 1975 yet. What am I holding? That color. That color, really? Yes, exactly. Ah. It's so beautiful, right? Let me show you some visuals of this area. This is the stone carving gallery. Park Jade Emperor Stone. Let me show you around. The peach tree looks amazing, doesn't it? Stone art matching. There's also this sports piece here. All natural, everyone. The festival spans Vinh Dong, Mac Van, and Boi Hui Beach streets. Now, I'm heading to the stall selling 10 types of herbal leaves, 10 varieties of medicinal herbs, and some incense. These stalls aren't open yet. I'll head over quickly. This area is near Nguyen Van, Colorado Street. These stalls are still being set up. Now let me find some fruit for you. It is the fruit week after all. This is the avocado section. They're getting ready to display them. Durian is 50k per kilo. Nguyen Van Qua Street, Van Vinh Dong, Ca Coi Bao. Here in the fruit stall area. Durian for 50k a kilo. Let's keep moving, everyone. Stall 23 sells rambutan. Garden Fresh, Thai rambutan. Regular rambutan is 20k a kilo. They have durian here too. I'll keep moving, guys. Thai durian, 85k per kilo. Longans are 35k, at stalls 27 to 28. There's so much stuff. Nikong Delta cakes, only 100k. Shrimp cakes, 100k. Opposite the coffee shop. Hong, please buy some to support her. I'm filming YouTube to show everyone. What fillings does it have? Mixed filling. Mixed filling. Filming for you all to see. They're wrapping them right there. 100k per log. Let me pick it up to try. This is the O C O P product. The quality is. Ko Ba Jong. Ko Ba Jong is the owner. Thank you, chief. Let's keep going. Here we have bamboo, durian, jackfruit, wow, so much jackfruit. This is Kainan Cooperative. Kainan is in Bin Mong, right? This is Thai custard apple for 50k. And Thai jackfruit is 20k. Take a look, everyone. She's selling red jackfruit too. The owner is peeling jackfruit. Subscribe to the channel, everyone. Happy face. Red jackfruit, 7 minutes. From Tom Long Halop Co-op. Nguyen Tam Bin Commune. Now it's Kainan Commune. All right, thank you, ma'am. Now let's keep moving. Here, he sells mangoes and durians. Not love durian. Thai durian, they've got it all. Around 35, 36. Thank you, ma'am. Melon is 35k. Cantaloupe is 35k. The stalls stretch out, everyone. I'll go slow for you to see. This is a long clip for you. Like strolling with me. To soak up the vibe. They're opening a durian. A durian, right? How much is that one, ma'am? 60k. But is that one 3kg? 3kg. A 3kg durian. Garden fresh durian. Stalls 39, 40. He just bought a 3kg one. Looks great. First morning of the festival, buying a 3kg durian is top quality. This is mangosteen. Right. 60k a kilo, guaranteed good. Guaranteed creamy. Near Kin Non Bridge No. 3 and Pedestrian Bridge No. 7. Most stalls here are similar. Two avocado, bao lai, durian. I see a lot of durian. Many stalls from Ken Tho, selling banh joong cakes. Selling honeycomb cakes, variety, by Ko Muoi. Artisan from Ken Tho. Honeycomb cakes, fried dough, sweet soup. Ko Muoi. Opposite the Fruit Week Festival gate, food in ward. This mortar is so cool. This mortar is interesting. Honeycomb cakes by Ko Muoi. Banh joong cakes. Leaf-wrapped cakes. Giant pumpkin from Tam Nhat Garden. Today is the second day of the university entrance exams at Bui Van Kiet school across the way. Over here are the fruit stalls for the Fruit Week Festival. They've got Thai jackfruit, avocados, all sorts of things. If you're hungry, come support them across this Bui Van Kiet high school. Just a reminder, today is the second day of the high school graduation exams. That's why we see the volunteers in green shirts. They're waiting for the students to finish their exams. The test duration is about 120 minutes. For one test paper. Yesterday, the literature exam was quite a hot topic. With science, technology, and startup concepts included in the prompt. The prompt was also quite open, asking for a 200-word essay about yourself. On how to contribute to developing science and technology. In this new era, science and technology are key to national development. This is the area for ceramics and pottery goods. Past the fruit section now. The Phu Dinh Ward Fruit Week Festival. As you can see, the atmosphere is very unique. The Phu Dinh Ward Cultural Space. Now, heading down another stretch of Ben Bin Dong. Right by Canal No. 1. I want to take you all inside to have a look. This is the Phu Dinh Ward Cultural Space. They're still setting up a few more sections here. Before the opening ceremony. I'd like to update you all on this. We're on Bui Noi Bich Street, Phu Dinh Ward. Today is June 12th, the very first day. The festival will last for another week. So come by, join in, and check it out. And with that, this video is getting a bit long. I'll wrap up today's video right here. Wishing you all a joyful Friday and a productive day. I'll see you in my next clips about Saigon and my travels. Thank you all so much. Don't forget to check in at the Phu Dinh Cultural Space. And the fruit stalls at Bui Hui Bich, Ben Bin Dong, and Bac Van. Come enjoy some high-quality, affordable fruit today. And all the traditional cake stalls. Plus, many more fruit stalls along Bin Dong Wharf. I'm ending today's clip, June 12th. Thanks for watching. If you like the video, please like and share the channel. Phu Dinh Ward is hosting the fruit festival. Bin Dong Ward is hosting a festival. I've forgotten the name. Regardless, Bin Dong Ward has another event on streets 6 and 1 at Pegasus Center. I'll keep you posted. But for now, goodbye everyone.