On the morning of 27 April 2025, along Le Duan Boulevard in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, the Parade and Marching Subcommittee held a full dress rehearsal for the parade marking the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 – 2025).

At 8:45 pm on April 30, all 10,500 drones will take to the sky, followed by a 15-minute fireworks display across 30 city locations at 9 pm., creating a festive and dazzling atmosphere, according to Nguyen Tat Kiet, head of the Performing Arts Division under the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.