The World Culture Festival in Hanoi was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's membership in UNESCO. The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Hanoi People's Committee. Taking place from October 1-4 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel , the festival brought together participants from 50 countries, international organizations, and businesses.
At a meeting with the Diplomatic Corps to inform them about the second World Cultural Festival in Hanoi, themed "Convergence of Heritage - Shaping the Future," Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong stated that this year's festival continues to promote the spirit of exchange, connection, and co-creation through culture, while expanding in scale, diversifying content, and enriching the forms of experience. The activities are designed to create a vibrant cultural space where countries can showcase their identities, heritage, and distinctive cultural values, while also opening up new opportunities for cooperation in the fields of culture, arts, tourism, and creative industries.
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Perspective view of the entrance gate to the second World Cultural Festival in Hanoi . Photo: Organizing Committee . |
With a larger 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 18 participating countries, a fashion space with traditional costumes submitted by 19 countries, and the participation of 20 international art troupes.
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 engaging experiential space.
Through a blend of heritage and innovation, tradition and contemporaneity, Vietnam and the world, the second World Culture Festival in Hanoi aims to create an open cultural space where cultures not only meet and share but also forge profound connections.
The second World Cultural 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. 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 the international community are strengthened.
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Hoa Minzy, Duc Phuc, and many other Vietnamese artists will perform at the opening ceremony of the second World Culture Festival in Hanoi. Photo: FBNV . |
The opening ceremony of the second World Culture Festival in Hanoi will take place on the evening of October 1st, with the participation of art troupes from many countries around the world. Vietnamese artists performing at the event include Duc Phuc, Hoa Minzy, Truc Nhan, People's Artist Trong Phuc, Dr. and artist Chu Bao Que, Hoang Bach, and others.
