Culture

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.

This is Vietnam’s 17th intangible cultural heritage element recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Screenings of "Red Rain" have attracted large numbers of overseas Vietnamese, cinema professionals, and French audiences at the “Vietnam Film Week-The Journey of Light”.

HCM City will stage New Year 2026 fireworks at four locations, alongside countdown events and cultural performances across central districts.

Nghe An, a central province with a deep cultural legacy, is seizing new opportunities to preserve and promote its heritage through digital technology.

A total of 1,111 women performed a ceremonial tea-brewing display on December 5 as part of the 2025 World Tea Fest in Lam Dong Province.

UNESCO has announced 72 cities from 46 countries as members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities, including the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi.

The second painting contest “Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Through Art” in 2025 has received 1,320 entries from 990 artists.

The annual EU Christmas market is set to return, with Ho Chi Minh City hosting on December 6 and Hanoi on December 14, featuring a variety of fun-filled activities and live performances.