The opening ceremony of the 2026 Lotus Festival officially took place on the evening of June 26 at Ly Tu Trong Flower Garden, featuring a series of remarkable artistic performances.

An exhibition titled “Lotus and Kieu cultural space” opened at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (The Temple of Literature) in Ha Noi on the afternoon June 9, celebrating the humanistic values of literary giant Nguyen Du and the enduring symbolism of the lotus in Vietnamese culture.