Opening Ceremony of Vietnam Culture Day

The opening ceremony of Vietnam Culture Day in Hanoi 2026 kicks off a series of distinctive cultural activities by Hoan Kiem Lake, with the participation of about 4,000 artisans, artists, and mass performers from 126 communes and wards of the capital. The highlight of the program is a heritage parade combined with a large-scale artistic performance, taking the public to explore the cultural depth of Hanoi through three spaces: Thang Long Origins, Flourishing Ha Thanh, and Integrating Capital.

From the stories of the Children of the Dragon and Fairy, the Four Immortals, the Four Guardian Temples of Thang Long, and the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the program continues with distinctive intangible cultural heritage forms such as Ca tru singing, Xam singing, water puppet theater, ancient dance, Muong gong performances, along with images of Hanoi's famous scholarly villages and traditional craft villages. The festival space is further brightened by performances of ao dai, silk, traditional flowers, street carnival, and the participation of representatives of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.

Content: Opening ceremony; heritage parade; traditional and contemporary art performances; introduction of Hanoi's cultural heritage, craft villages, ao dai, silk, and traditional flowers; street carnival with the participation of representatives of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.