Teddy bear festival planned at Crescent Mall
A community event called “Teddy bear festival 2015” is set to take place between November 15 and December 15 at the Crescent Mall shopping center in Phu My Hung urban area in HCMC’s District 7.
The event is being organized by Phu My Hung Corporation to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Crescent Mall, Nguyen Buu Hoi, deputy general director of the company, told a news briefing on the festival on Wednesday.
With the theme “Hanh trinh se chia,” (The journey of sharing), the festival is aimed at encouraging people to express their feelings to their loved ones and unlucky people around.
The festival will comprise two main parts which are Teddy bear exhibition and cultural and entertainment activities. For the exhibition, 35 Teddy bears that are 1.68-1.73 meters tall will be put around the shopping center and the Crescent Lake for visitors to take photos.
On weekdays, staff wearing Teddy bear costumes will give confectionery to children while the ground floor of the Crescent Mall will feature a “Teddy Town” where a collection of Teddy bears of different sizes is displayed and many games with prizes are held for children and their families.
During the weekend, the event will have more activities such as street music performances by both local and foreign singers, outdoor film screenings, and camping with Teddy bears with a number of outdoor activities for families, along with fair featuring 50 stalls of books and souvenirs.
At the opening ceremony on November 15 and the closing ceremony on December 13, the organizer will hold two music feasts with the participation of many renowned singers and artists.
Visitors will be invited to a photo contest in which contestants are required to post their selfies with Teddy bears on the Facebook fanpage of the Crescent Mall shopping center, as well as the dancing contest with Teddy bears.
In addition, for every like of Teddy Bear Festival 2015 fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/teddybearfestival2015/, the organizer will give VND500 to the “Uoc mo cua Thuy” (Thuy’s Dream) program of Tuoi Tre newspaper to help disadvantaged children suffering from cancer.
