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A special arts programme to celebrate Viet Nam Culture Day 2026 will take place at My Dinh National Stadium from 8pm on November 24, with an expected audience of around 50,000.

Marking Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) and Viet Nam Culture Day (November 24), a photo exhibition on Viet Nam’s world heritage sites officially opened on October 26 at the 29 Hang Bai Exhibition House in Ha Noi, presenting 100 photographic works showcasing 30 heritage sites inscribed by UNESCO.

The third edition of Tan Da Show on October 24 offered a vibrant musical experience, with singer Vinh Khuat and two young bands, Nghich and Sloth, performing songs that honour women.

The third edition of Tan Da Show, hosted by Nhan Dan Newspaper on the evening of October 24, featured a colourful programme of music by young artists, with performances honouring women to mark Vietnamese Women’s Day.

For the first time, Ha Noi will host a theatre week dedicated to people with disabilities, featuring a diverse programme of discussions, workshops, documentary screenings, and, notably, eight performances.

In a new development model increasingly driven by knowledge, innovation, technology, and the quality of human resources, culture can no longer remain in the economic “background.” It shapes values, trust, discipline, and aspirations for development, while also directly generating products, markets, jobs, intellectual property, and soft power.

More than 11,000 runners from 38 countries and territories, along with over 200 running clubs nationwide, gathered in Ha Noi on the morning of October 18 for the VPBank Ha Noi International Marathon 2026 (VPIM 2026).

The circus theatre production “Mountain God and Water Monster” has consistently filled more than 1,200 seats at the Central Circus since its premiere in Ha Noi on September 25. Its appeal lies not only in its spectacular circus performances but also in the way technology is combined with elements of Vietnamese folk culture to expand the expressive language of the stage.

Traditional embroidery, beeswax patterns on linen, blacksmithing, banh day making and folk games bring vibrant colours to the fourth Mong Ethnic Culture Festival 2026, running from October 9 to 11 in Dien Bien.

The inaugural Da Nang Art Creatives Connection (DACC) 2026 will take place in late October, featuring more than 20 cultural, artistic, and creative activities.

The Ha Noi People's Committee has issued Decision No. 5519/QD-UBND dated October 5, 2026, recognising the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism as a municipal-level tourism area.

Ha Noi held a launch ceremony on October 3 to mark Viet Nam Cultural Day (November 24) at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

Under a project approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Viet Nam National Traditional Orchestra is envisioned to become a “space for Vietnamese traditional music and the arts” by 2031, serving cultural activities at home and abroad.

In recent years, Vietnamese documentary filmmaking has seen the emergence of a young and enthusiastic generation. The body of works making their mark at domestic and international film festivals is showing shifts in approaches to reality and modes of expression.

Under the recent Prime Minister’s Directive No. 35/CT-TTg dated September 30, 2026, Viet Nam Culture Day will be held in conjunction with the Great National Unity Festival in 2026.

The Da Nang municipal People’s Committee hosted a conference on October 2 to accelerate the development of the city’s cultural industries.

Nearly 100 scientists, experts, and policymakers attended the national scientific conference on “Preserving national cultural identity amid international integration” in Ha Noi on October 2.

The opening ceremony of the second World Culture Festival in Ha Noi 2026, themed “Heritage Convergence – Shaping the Future”, was held in a vibrant and solemn atmosphere on the evening of October 1 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

The rapid growth of short films on digital platforms is creating greater opportunities for creativity and audience engagement, but it is also raising a number of concerns. The Cinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked platforms to review their operations and prevent the distribution of content that does not fully comply with regulations.

The eighth National Congress of the Viet Nam Association of Historical Sciences for the 2026–2031 term opened its formal session in Ha Noi on September 30.