Locals look forward to the holiday season, and Hanoi's Old Quarter is a hive of activity as Christmas preparations get underway.

The "Bach Hoa Bo Hanh" or "Parade of Flowers" is a celebration of the Vietnamese national attire, showing young people's love and pride for the nation's cultural heritage.

Children’s art workshops offer a dynamic cultural experience, introducing young participants to the vibrant world of contemporary Vietnamese art.

Australian Vietnamese singer Thanh Bui, who was in the top eight of the Australian Idol 2008 contest, and world’s renowned stars including Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Winslet and the pop boy band One Direction have appeared in “We are the People”- United Nations’ Global Goals video.

Venezuelan Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnam Women’s Union opened an exhibition themed "Venezuelan women during the nation’s socialist construction in the 21st century" at the Vietnam Women`s Museum in Hanoi on October 5.

Renown Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel will perform in Hanoi on October 21, according to an announcement from the Youth Theatre on October 5.

The final round of the 42nd Ha Noi Moi run tournament, hosted by the Ha Noi Moi daily, was held at Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi on October 4.

Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Dang Thi Bich Lien and leaders of Ha Tinh province co-chaired the meeting in Hanoi on October 2 to review activities to celebrate 250 years since the birth of great poet Nguyen Du (1766-1820).

Photographers Dang Ke Duc and Dang Ke Dong from the central province of Quang Nam have won gold and silver medals for their colour photos at the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) awards in Serbia.

Conservators from local museums, fine arts colleges and fine artwork preservation centres will attend a short training course on paper artwork restoration from October 5 to 9 in Hanoi.

ABC`s Australia Plus TV (A+ TV) will start broadcasting in Vietnam via VTV Cable channel 199 and FPT ONEtv channel 177 from October 3.

An exhibition on Czech nationals in Vietnam and Vietnamese in the Czech Republic was hosted by the Institute of East Asian Studies of the Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic on October 1 to bring Vietnam and its history, people and culture closer to the local public.

More than 20 chefs and pastry chefs from around the world will converge in Hanoi in early November for four days to share their skills with fellow professionals, students and the public.

According to the organising board announced at the press conference on September 29, the fifth annual “Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance” festival will be held in Hanoi from October 1-4.

The culture, rituals and customs of the Chilean people are being displayed for the first time in Vietnam through photos taken by George Munro.

Hanoi will organise an array of art and cultural activities to mark the 61st anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2015).

2015 Hanoi Book Festival chaired by the municipal Department of Information and Communications took place at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on September 29.

Disney Live! Mickey`s Music Festival, brought by Tiep Thi Gia Dinh magazine, is coming to Vietnam this autumn for the first time.

A photo of terraced rice fields by photographer Nguyen Quynh Anh has been named among the top photographs in the evaluation round of the 2015 National Geographic Photo Contest.

Hanoi Culture and Information Department in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh`s Department of Culture and Information and Museum opened the exhibition on Thang Long Imperial in HCM city on September 28.

The “Feel Russia” festival featuring important creative achievements in Russian culture opened in Hanoi on September 26.

The jubilant atmosphere of the full-moon festival prevails every corner especially in the Old Quarter of Hanoi. Colorful lanterns, masks and moon cakes are sold everywhere in the streets, making the children more eager for the festival.

Vietnamese and American artists will tour together to perform a dance project in Hanoi, northern province of Ha Long and HCM City on September 25 and 27.