The "Voice of Heritage" finale celebrated Hanoi's cultural soul as 14 student teams passionately brought the city's rich history to life.

Art exhibitions are a great way to hang out during Hanoi's New Year celebrations.

With the New Year just around the corner, let The Hanoi Times take you on a tour of the most exciting celebrations taking place in Hanoi!

The exhibition features 16 photographs depicting natural landscapes and the daily lives of local people in Hoi An city and will be displayed in Hoi An Museum.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines joined hands with Jetstar Pacific for the first time to introduce a Culture Space to Hanoi residents, called “Vietnam Airlines–Spring Take-off,” which is scheduled to take place from January 27-28 at Ly Thai To Flower Garden, Hanoi.

Hanoians have a chance to enjoy the culture and tourism of northwestern Dien Bien province at the cultural exchange event introducing in Hanoi walking street, Hoan Kiem district, from January 20 - 21.

Thua Thien-Hue is planning to build a VND6.9 billion (US$303.600) puppet and traditional art theater this year.

Ho Chi Minh City will focus on constructing Phan Dinh Phung Sports Center and other projects to host the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) with a budget of over VND15 trillion (US$686.8 million).

Leading designers in Hanoi introduced their latest collections of both traditional and modern ao dai for the new year at a fashion show at 7.30 pm on January 12.

The 8th National Tourism Art Photography Contest themed “I love Vietnam” will occur from January to June, 2018.

A photo book on the capital of Hanoi will be introduced at the 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany, in October.

An exhibition displaying 37 art photos promoting the values and diversity of Vietnamese people and culture by renowned French photographer Réhahn has opened in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee plans to kick off a Tet Flower Festival on February 10 in Tao Dan Park of District 1 and will open 130 Tet flower markets around the city.

11 Japanese films will be screened at the Le Do Cinema in Da Nang City from January 5 yo 7 and 13 to 14 as part of an annual cultural exchange programme between Japan and the central city.

An Vietnamese - Australian man purchased the photo “Hidden smile” by French Photographer Réhahn at US$30.000.

Exhibition of 120 multi-material artworks by 8 artists from artist group GẶP (MEET).

A series of four posters featuring characters from an ancient tuong play (classical drama) by Vietnamese designer Dang Thi Bich Ngoc has been named a winner of the 2017 American Graphic Design Awards.

A total of 30 artworks by four lecturers from the Vietnam University of Industrial Fine Arts are being displayed at an exhibition that opened at the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi on December 26.

Local and international artists will gather for a world-class lights show featuring traditional and contemporary music scheduled for New Year’s Eve 2018 on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

An exhibition themed “Vietnam - Destination of Cambodia in 2017” opened in Cambodiana hotel of Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh, aiming to promote Vietnam’s landscape, people and culture to Cambodia.

A festival featuring films from South Korea is running in the central province of Quang Nam from December 11 to 17.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Association held a ceremony in Hanoi marking its 60th anniversary (1957 – 2017).

Vietnam has to date owned ten elements inscribed on the UNESCO-recognized list of Intangible Cultural Heritage and two others listed as heritages in need of urgent safeguarding.