The 2016 Co.opmart Customers Festival opening at the September 23 Park in HCM City will feature a slew of amusements. — VNS Photo Courtesy of Saigon Co.op

HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — The Co.opmart Customers Festival to celebrate the supermarket chain's 20th anniversary and featuring free entertainment opens on April 22 at HCM City's September 23 Park.

The event at the park's Zone A, held to coincide with Liberation Day (April 30), will feature traditional and modern games in which visitors can take part and receive gifts.

They can meet famous music stars, with a music show on April 24 broadcast live on HTV9 channel from 8.30pm. There will also be fashion shows and puppet shows.

Essential items will be sold at a discount at booths and safe vegetable farming models will be on display.

Zone A in the September 23 Park, where the 2016 Co.opmart Customers Festival will take place.

The 2016 Co.opmart Customers Festival will be organised by Saigon Co.op in collaboration with 50 well-known brands such as Vinamlik, Unilever, Frieshland Campina, Abbott, Masan, Pepsi, Coca Cola, Sapporo, Heineken, and others to thank customers for trusting and supporting the Co.opmart supermarket chain for the last 20 years.

The big-ticket event will trace the 20-year development journey of the co-operative, which is connected closely with the innovation and development in the city's commercial sector.

Admission to the event is free.

The Saigon Co.op Consumer Co.operative model, which seeks to gradually make Co.opmart's customers its co-owners, will be showcased at the festival.

The task is expected to begin in June. — VNS