On the afternoon of September 21st, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong chaired a meeting with the Diplomatic Corps to provide information about the second World Cultural Festival in Hanoi.
Following the success of the first festival in 2025, this year's event will take place from October 1-4 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel , with the theme "Convergence of Heritage - Shaping the Future," to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's membership in UNESCO.
Scene from the meeting. (Photo: Le Minh).
This year's festival brings together participants from 50 countries, international organizations, and businesses, further affirming the growing scale and reach of this international cultural and diplomatic event.
This is an opportunity for cultures to meet, interact, and share unique values, while also promoting the image of Vietnam, the capital Hanoi , and the country's cultural values and heritage to international friends.
The second World Culture Festival in Hanoi took place from October 1-4 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel.
This year's festival continues to promote the spirit of exchange, connection, and collaborative creativity 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 unique identities, heritages, and cultural values, while also opening up new opportunities for collaboration in the fields of culture, arts, tourism , and creative industries.
With an expanded scale and more diverse content than last year, 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.
The series of events promises to create spaces for multicultural musical exchange throughout.
Design of the festival's main stage.
These figures demonstrate the festival's growing appeal, while also creating a comprehensive and diverse program encompassing exhibitions, performances, food, film, fashion, music, and cultural experiences.
Within the framework of the festival, the "Spreading Creativity from Heritage - International Festival Games" 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 formats.
Alongside this are cosplay performances, dance routines from the Audition game, and LED screen effects, creating a youthful, vibrant, and engaging experience.
The design includes displays at the entrances and booth areas at the festival.
Through a blend of heritage and innovation, tradition and contemporaneity, Vietnam and the world, the festival aims to build an open cultural space where cultures not only meet and share but also forge profound connections.
From values passed down through generations to contemporary creative forms, the festival paints a colorful picture of culture. At the same time, it affirms Hanoi as an international cultural destination, a place where the heritage, art, and creativity of Vietnam and the international community converge and spread.
Map of the festival area.
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.
The festival contributes to making Hanoi – a UNESCO Creative City – a meeting point of diverse global cultures. There, traditional values are celebrated, new innovations are disseminated, and bridges of friendship between Vietnam and international friends are strengthened.
Source: https://baoxaydung.vn/le-hoi-van-hoa-the-gioi-tai-ha-noi-lan-thu-hai-quy-tu-50-quoc-gia-192260923144810293.htm
