The second World Culture Festival in Hanoi was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and the People's Committee of Hanoi City.
According to Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong, the festival will not only be a place to showcase the cultural colors of Vietnam and countries around the world, but also a space for cultural dialogue, where countries share their unique values and find common ground in their diversity.
The first World Culture Festival in Hanoi, 2025.
Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong also affirmed that the second World Culture Festival in Hanoi will continue the success of the first festival in 2025. Each culture present in Hanoi will add a unique color to the overall picture, and it is this diversity that creates the vitality of the festival.
Regarding this year's festival, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Director of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that the event has been expanded in scale, content, and experiential forms, with the participation of 50 countries and international organizations, further affirming the widespread influence of an international cultural diplomacy event.
With an upgraded scale and more diverse content compared to the first festival, the second World Culture Festival in Hanoi features 45 cultural spaces, 35 food stalls, a film screening program with participation from 18 countries, a fashion space with traditional costumes submitted by 19 countries, and the participation of 20 international art troupes, promising to create multicultural musical exchange spaces throughout the period from October 1-4 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel – Hanoi.
The 2nd World Culture Festival in Hanoi will continue to be held at Thang Long Imperial Citadel - Hanoi.
According to Director Nguyen Phuong Hoa, the above figures demonstrate the growing appeal of the Festival, while also creating a comprehensive and diverse program encompassing exhibitions, performances, cuisine, film, fashion, music, and cultural experiences.
Notably, within the framework of this year's Festival, the "Spreading Creativity from Heritage - International Games Festival" area offers a new experiential space, connecting historical and cultural values with technology and creative industries. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with Vietnamese businesses, introduces, releases, and operates video games inspired by Vietnamese history and culture, creating opportunities for the public to directly experience and explore heritage through modern interactive forms, cosplay performances, dance routines from the Audition game, and LED screen effects, opening up a youthful, vibrant, and attractive experiential space at the Festival.
Director of the Department of International Cooperation Nguyen Phuong Hoa emphasized that the second World Culture Festival in Hanoi is a launching activity for the initiative proposed by Vietnam on the “International Decade for Culture for Sustainable Development” 2027-2036, which was recently adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, contributing to spreading the message about the role of culture in promoting dialogue, connectivity and sustainable development.
The second World Culture Festival in Hanoi is expected to create a prominent cultural highlight in 2026, attracting the attention of the public and media both domestically and internationally. This is an opportunity for cultures to meet, interact, and share unique values, while promoting the image of Vietnam, the capital city of Hanoi, and the country's cultural values and heritage to international friends.
The festival contributes to making Hanoi – a UNESCO Creative City – a meeting point of diverse global cultures, where traditional values are celebrated, new innovations are disseminated, and bridges of friendship between Vietnam and international friends are strengthened.
N.Hoa
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