Attending the program were General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly, former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, President Luong Cuong, former President Tran Duc Luong, former President Nguyen Minh Triet, former President Truong Tan Sang;

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An, former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, former National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan;

Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu, former Standing member of the Secretariat Phan Dien, former Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien.

The program also had the participation of members and former members of the Politburo; Secretaries and former Secretaries of the Party Central Committee; Vice President and former Vice President; Deputy Prime Minister and former Deputy Prime Minister; Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly;

Members of the Party Central Committee; members of the Central Steering Committee celebrate major holidays and important historical events in 2025; leaders of Central Committees, Ministries, branches and organizations; leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and leaders of provinces and centrally run cities.

Also attending were leaders of countries around the world, political parties and international friends such as: General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and high-ranking delegations of the Lao Party and State; President of the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen and high-ranking delegations of the Kingdom of Cambodia;

Vice President of the Republic of Cuba Salvador Valdés Mesa and the delegation of the Party and State of the Republic of Cuba; Vice President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Belarus Ipatau Vadzim and the delegation of the Republic of Belarus; Minister of Demobilized Military Affairs Bui Kim Giai and the delegation of the Party and State of the People's Republic of China.

Also attending the program were ministers, deputy ministers of foreign affairs, ministries of defense of various countries; political parties, international organizations; ambassadors, heads of representative agencies, international organizations, defense attaches of various countries in Vietnam;

Many international friends have supported the Vietnamese people in the cause of national liberation and national construction; representatives of leaders of departments, agencies, unions of Ho Chi Minh City; leaders of Thu Duc City and more than 10,000 spectators at Creative Park (Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) and millions of viewers watching live TV on VTV1 and digital platforms of Vietnam Television.

Called Spring of Reunification, the program is hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The opening musical performance was the song Hanoi, Hue, Saigon (poem by Le Nguyen, music by Hoang Van) performed by artists Dao To Loan, Meritorious Artist Pham Khanh Ngoc and Le Thu Hien with the symphony orchestra, choir, brass band, students...

Half a century has passed, but the spirit of spring 1975 remains intact in every Vietnamese child.

Next is the medley Fireworks Night - Spring in Ho Chi Minh City (composers Pham Tuyen - Xuan Hong) also performed by the above artists. Fireworks Night brings the old space back to the stage, with the nostalgic baby voice, the dancers in the old Saigon ao dai create a scene of spring liberation.

Spring in Ho Chi Minh City is as vibrant as the modern and dynamic atmosphere of the city today, making the audience feel proud of the South - the homeland's citadel, inspired by the liberation monuments on the battlefields of the South.

Although it was only 7:30 p.m., the crowd of people pouring into the Creative Park to attend the Unification Spring program was growing. The audience filled the stands with costumes printed with the national flag, eagerly waiting for the program to take place.

Despite the long distance, Ms. Tran Le Khanh Ngoc (28 years old, Binh Chanh) went with her younger sister to the event from 5:30 pm. The two sisters wore shirts with the red flag with yellow star printed on them, holding flags in their hands to cheer.

Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online , she said this was the outfit her mother chose to prepare for her children to watch the Unified Spring program.

"I feel proud to be here today. As a child of Ho Chi Minh City, I am happy and honored to live in peacetime, grateful to our ancestors for giving us the opportunity to live in independence" - she shared.

Waiting with his teammates for the performance of the song "Unforgettable Song" , Mr. Nguyen Dinh Gian (67 years old, chairman of the Veterans Association of Ward 4, District 3) could not hide his emotions.

He is the leader of a performing arts group of 50 veterans who fought in the Cambodian battlefield for 10 years.

Mr. Gian said that the performance of “Unforgettable Song” that he and his teammates performed was only practiced for 4 days. Despite the short time, the team was extremely excited.

"During the training process, there were two days of heavy rain, but no one felt tired or complained. On the contrary, everyone was very happy and joyful to be part of this meaningful program," he shared emotionally.

"We hope that young people - the future generation of the country - will strive to preserve independence and freedom on the basis of bringing the country forward in the era of growth" - Mr. Nguyen Dinh Gian sent a message to the young generation.