Culture

Lam Dong will stage 15 minute low altitude fireworks displays at three locations at midnight on January 1, 2026, to welcome the New Year.

Xuan Huong-Dalat Ward in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will host a month-long cherry blossom festival to mark the 2026 New Year, featuring a range of cultural and artistic events.

Danang will welcome the new year with a late-night fun run as the city stages the Danang New Year’s Ever Run along the Han River on December 31.

Cooler weather brought by the northeast monsoon is drawing young Hanoians out in ao dai to capture Hanoi at what they see as its most atmospheric time of year.

Ho Chi Minh City is set to light up the sky with fireworks to ring in New Year 2026 at six locations, up two places from the initial plan.

Vietnam’s first museum dedicated to pho will open on January 15, 2026, at the corner of Nguyen Thai Hoc and Pham Ngu Lao streets in Ho Chi Minh City.

Authorities in south-central Khanh Hoa Province plan a low-altitude fireworks display in Nha Trang to welcome the New Year 2026, alongside a series of cultural and artistic events.

A European-style church illuminated for Christmas has become a seasonal landmark in HCM City, attracting thousands of visitors and worshippers each evening.

Hanoi will hold a 15-minute fireworks display at five locations across the city to welcome the New Year 2026, from 11.45 pm on December 31, 2025 to midnight on January 1, 2026.

A Vietnamese spring roll-making workshop at Uccle Arts School in Brussels introduced Europeans to the nuances of Vietnamese cuisine, filling the classroom with the aromas of fresh herbs and spices.

The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports launched the Hanoi Culinary Culture Festival 2025 at Thong Nhat Park on the evening of December 19, showcasing the capital’s rich cultural heritage.

The 9th Vietnam-Laos-China ball-throwing festival began at 7/5 Square of Dien Bien Province, on the evening of December 19.

Ahead of Christmas 2025, chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai has sent a congratulatory letter to Catholic and Protestant communities nationwide.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced shortlists for the 98th Academy Awards across 12 categories, however, Vietnam’s wartime film Red Rain was absent.

The Vietnam “Pho” Day, in response to the Pho Week in Europe 2025, kicked off in Germany and Bulgaria on December 12.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated Vietnam’s U22 men’s and women’s football teams after their group-stage victories secured places in the semi-finals of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games.

The 2026 Hanoi Creative Design Festival will light up the capital with a range of engaging activities aimed at fostering a vibrant and sustainable innovation ecosystem.

The Hue International Tea Festival 2025 opened at Truong Sanh Palace in the Hue Imperial Citadel on December 11, bringing together the finest tea traditions from around the world.

Lang Van Parish Church in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been inaugurated after a decade of construction, becoming the largest Catholic church in Vietnam.