Culture

Oktoberfest, the largest German beer festival in Southeast Asia, is set to make its return to Vietnam from September to October 2025.

Vietnam will hold an exhibition introducing the country's achievements over the past 80 years at the Hanoi-based National Exhibition Centre in Dong Anh to mark the 80th National Day.

Christine Juliane Opiaza, Miss Grand International 2024, will appear as a special guest at the grand finale of Miss Grand Vietnam 2025, scheduled to take place in HCM City on September 14.

A series of special exhibitions is underway at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel heritage site in Hanoi to mark the 80th anniversary of the National Day (September 2, 1945–2025).

Rising Vietnamese piano talent Pham Tuan Khoi has delivered an outstanding performance to win the Special Prize at the QingYin Award - Youth Music Festival 2025.

Representing far more than simple melodies, Vi and Giam folk songs are the breath and soul of this land and its people.

HCM City is set to debut a VND1.4 trillion (USD54.99 million) circus, one of Vietnam’s most modern circuses and performing arts centres, on August 19.

An exhibition honouring Vietnam’s most significant socio-economic development achievements over the course of its history will be held at the National Exhibition Centre in Hanoi.

A group of young artists in HCM City has created a vivid mural depicting the parade scene celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification on April 30, 1975.

Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, first runner-up of Miss World Vietnam 2022 and winner of Miss Intercontinental 2022, will represent Vietnam at the 73rd Miss World competition.

Museums and other cultural spaces in Hanoi and in Ho Chi Minh City will open for free from September 1 to 3 in celebration of National Day (September 2) and other holidays.

As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.

Dozens of Vietnamese and international artists are set to perform at the Arts Festival Autumn Melodies 2025 which is scheduled to take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House from August 15 to 24.

Images and videos of foreign male travellers wearing H’mong skirts have stirred controversy.

The preliminary round of the Miss Grand Vietnam 2025 is set to begin in Ho Chi Minh City on August 11, kicking off a series of vibrant activities in the journey to crown this year’s winner.

A vibrant celebration of traditional culture will run from August 1 to 29 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hoa Lac Commune, Hanoi.

Vietnamese women in Europe will participate in a traditional costume parade taking place simultaneously across various European countries on Sunday, August 31.

129BPM, a contemporary local hip hop performance, will make its debut at George Town Festival 2025, Asia’s leading arts event, set to take place in Malaysia from August 4 to 5.

The O Du ethnic people's ceremony to welcome the first thunder of the year has been listed as national intangible cultural heritage, in the category of social customs and beliefs.