Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2026
- Date & time00:00 – 23:59 • 13/11/2026
- VenueDong Xuan Market, Hanoi Old Quarter
The Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2026 will officially take place over 16 days from November 13 to the end of November 28, 2026, with nearly 100 activities. The activities are carefully invested in with the participation and co-creation of nearly 1,000 artisans and artists, including nearly 100 international artists and overseas Vietnamese.
The festival is implemented under the direction of the Hanoi City People's Committee – Vietnam Association of Architects; organized by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism – Architecture Magazine as the standing organizer, with the coordination and companionship of the UNESCO Office in Hanoi, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-Habitat, relevant departments, branches, sectors, and People's Committees of wards and units.
Anticipated, welcomed, and proudly spreading beauty by tens of thousands of capital audience members each year, the Festival has gradually become a 'new identity' of Hanoi in autumn – the most beautiful season of the year. This year's Festival promotes and further clarifies a heritage-based creative approach. From artists' works to products and solutions that are co-researched, discussed, developed, and will be performed live at the 'stages' of Dong Xuan Market, the communal houses and temples in the 'Hang' Street area, Ho Guom Square, Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam, and Thong Nhat Park – places that the creative collective respects and preserves as precious assets.
Important milestones:
04/11/2026: Press conference at the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism
13/11/2026: Opening ceremony at Hoan Kiem Lake Square
13/11 – 28/11/2026: Nearly 100 quality activities will be held at Ho Guom, Dong Xuan Market, the Old Quarter area, and Thong Nhat Park
28/11/2026: Closing ceremony at Dong Xuan Market

Ticket Free
Hoàn Kiếm Lake pedestrian street area (Đông Kinh Nghĩa Thục Square, Bà Kiệu Temple Flower Garden), Thăng Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi Museum, Temple of Literature - Quốc Tử Giám, Bát Tràng Ancient Village
Held annually