San Diego Tet Festival
Lunar New Year Festival 2008
"Tet"-the Vietnamese Lunar New Year is an eagerly anticipated holiday that has been celebrated by Vietnamese for thousands of years.
San Diego Lunar New Year Tet Festival 2008 @ Balboa Park (previously at Qualcomm Stadium)
Left to Right: 4th Runner Up: #7 Minh Phuong Nguyen, 3rd Runner Up: #12 Michelle Viet Thuong Nguyen, 2nd Runner Up: #20 Rachael Tran Bao Hoang, 1st Runner Up: #8 Phuong Uyen Tang, Miss Vietnam of San Diego: #19 Thuy Van Nguyen
Miss Vietnam of San Diego Pageant Winners
- Miss Vietnam of San Diego: #19 Thuy Van Nguyen
- 1st Runner Up: #8 Phuong Uyen Tang
- 2nd Runner Up: #20 Rachael Tran Bao Hoang
- 3rd Runner Up: #12 Michelle Viet Thuong Nguyen
- 4th Runner Up: #7 Minh Phuong Nguyen
- Miss Congeniality: #15 Lisa Doan
- Miss Photogenic/People's Choice: #5 Alisa Le
Golden Voice Winners 2008
- Golden Voice Winner: Minh Nguyen Listen
- 2nd place: Hung Huynh Listen
- 3rd place: Vu Le Listen
- 4th place: Kimberlee Kieu Nguyen Listen
- 5th place: Xuan Nhiem Listen
About San Diego Tet Festival
"Tet"-the Vietnamese Lunar New Year—is an eagerly anticipated holiday that has been celebrated by Vietnamese for thousands of years. Tet for Vietnamese is as big as Christmas, if not bigger! It is a time of families and friends, warm wishes, and lavish spending. It is an occasion to celebrate the cultural heritage, pay homage to ancestors, and pray for peace, health, happiness, and prosperity. As we ring in the Year of the Rat, the Vietnamese American Youth Alliance (VAYA) is pleased to announce the third annual hosting of the Tet Festival in San Diego entitled "Spring of Prosperity". Thanks to the positive response from the San Diego community—whose collaborative efforts and continual support have made last year's festival a great success—VAYA is proud to bring the biggest San Diego Tet Festival to Balboa Park! VAYA hopes to take the festival to even greater heights by creating an ambiance that depicts true Tet in Vietnam and to increase the number of attendees from the broader communities.
Featuring a myriad of booths and non-stop entertainment, this year’s event is sure to attract young and old audiences across all racial and ethnic groups. Furthermore, the Tet Festival 2008 is staffed by a generation of young Vietnamese Americans whose creative energy and youthful fervor will ensure its success as well as carry on the Vietnamese cultural pride in this ethnically diverse community of San Diego.
VAYA's gratitude is beyond expression when it comes to thanking those who are dedicated to enriching our diverse community. As a market potential for businesses to expand their enterprises, VAYA is proud to showcase the sponsors whose commitment contributes to making our festival possible. VAYA will show our appreciation to past and present sponsors by supporting their businesses.
If you would like to help or join TET 08, please contact us at info@sdtet.com
Tet News and Updates
Come see the Miss Vietnam of San Diego Pageant contest on the 9th!
- 02/04/08 - Entertainment Schedule - Times and performances for the 3 days.
- 02/01/08 - Directions, FREE Parking and Shuttle Plan
- 01/26/08 - Golden Voice Contestant's sample Listen to the Golden Voice Contestant's sample - 2-Day Event
- 01/15/08 - Entertainment Program Festival features simultaneous entertainment programs on main stage and cultural stage
- 01/14/08 - Cultural Village Contest! Flower-Arrangement Contest, Lantern-Making Contest and Straw Hat Designing Contest
- 01/06/08 - Tet 2008 Press Conference on KGTV 10News
- 01/05/08 - Tet 2008 Commercial is up!
- 12/16/07 - Volunteer Sign Up Form is now online!
- 12/03/07 - Pho Fundraising Night on Sunday, December 9th. Sorrento Valley Food Court. 9450 Scantron Road #114b (Next to Jamba Juice/Starbucks)
- 11/14/07 - Golden Voice Singing Contest Sign Up Deadline Dec 14th, 2007
- 10/27/07 - San Diego Tet Pageant Mixer location and date confirmed! Saturday October 27, 2007 6pm-9pm. Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado's Patio B
- 10/07/07 - San Diego Tet Festival 2008 has moved to Balboa Park!
- 09/04/07 - Tet 2008 Press Conference - Sat. 09/15/07
- 08/25/07 - Join VAYA TET Street Squad
- 08/04/07 - Tet 2007 on Youtube
Driving Directions to Tet @ Balboa Park
