A perspective view of the stage for the second World Cultural Festival in Hanoi at Thang Long Imperial Citadel .
According to information from the meeting with the Diplomatic Corps held on the afternoon of September 21, 2026, chaired by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong, following the success of the first festival in 2025, the second World Culture Festival in Hanoi will take place from October 1 to 4, 2026, at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, with the theme "Convergence of Heritage - Building the Future," on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's accession to UNESCO.
This year's festival brings together participants from 50 countries, international organizations, and businesses. It's an opportunity for cultures to meet, interact, and share unique values, while also promoting the image of Vietnam, Hanoi , and the country's cultural values and heritage to the international community.
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 showcase their identities, heritage, and distinctive cultural values, while also opening up new opportunities for collaboration in the fields of culture, arts, tourism , and creative industries.
The second World Culture Festival in Hanoi will feature 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 1st to 4th, 2026.
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.
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. From values passed down through generations to contemporary creative forms, the Festival paints a colorful picture of culture, while affirming Hanoi as an international cultural destination, a place where the heritage, art, and creativity of Vietnam and the international community converge and spread.
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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