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.

In Ho Chi Minh city, the 2017 Korea – Vietnam Film Industry Network, held in co-operation between the Vietnam and South Korea film industries, concluded last Friday.

Exhibition of nearly 100 lacquered and gilded wood objects dating from the Le and Nguyen dynasties will be open on 20 Jun to 30 Nov at Vietnam National Museum of History.

From June 16 to 20, an exhibition by the artist residency group Cung, Dung, Cham (literally meaning ‘touch’) and ethnic minority groups goes on display at the Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Centre.

Hanoi – From July 29 to Aug 6, CEG Music Festival 2017 (CMF 2017) will take place promising to offer a professional art playground with a series of art activities.

A world windsurfing tournament will be held in Hội An on June 12-15.

On June 10th, Vietnamese singer Noo Phuoc Thinh was officially pointed Japan’s tourism Ambassador by Japan Tourism Organization in Vietnam (JNTO).

Banh Chung of Tan Uoc Commune (Thanh Oai District), Banh Com of Hang Than street and Dao Thuc Water Puppetry performance have added capital cultural flavors to the ceremony of Thang Long festival drumbeat in Phu Tho during the days of the Hung King Anniversary – Hung King Temple Festival 2017.

Da Nang International Firework Festival 2017 (DIFF) will take place on April 30, the day of the 42nd reunification anniversary (30/4/1975 - 30/4/2017) and International Workers’ Day (May 1).

From June 9 to 18, the 8th European - Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival will be kick off in Vietnam.

Six renowned mothers in Vietnamese showbiz will join hands in a musical project launched by songwriter-singer Trang Phap to protest child sexual abuse.

Six-female member of Swaggers – a French dance group, will stage two contemporary and hip hop dance shows in Ho Chi Minh City on June 10 and Hanoi on June 11.

French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle will open his photo exhibition with a theme “The Ageless Beauty” photography exhibition at Da Nang`s Fine Arts Museum from June 6 - 18.

About some 300 paintings created by children from different regions of Vietnam this year are on display at the Vietnam Cultural Arts Exhibition Centre in Hanoi.

The exhibition by Danish photographer Nikolaj Svennevig is now underway at Huong Ngo Art Space, 89 Ma May Street, Hanoi.

Following the success of the preceding festivals, the European - Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival celebrates its 8th anniversary.

At Work Room Four in Tay Ho District, Hanoi, 18 historical paintings and posters by late Cuban artist Felix René Mederos Pazos are on display in an exhibition entitled “A Present Retrospective”.

The artworks made during “The May Sculpture Workshop” will be on display at Exhibition hall, Vietnam University of Fine Arts at 42 Yet Kieu Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

Hanoians and tourists now have another choice for weekend enjoyment at Dai Nam theater as Chèo plays (traditional Vietnamese opera) will be performed there every Saturday night since next June.

The third Vietnam Days in Spain and Vietnamese Culture Space event kicked off at Circulo de Bellas Theatre in Madrid on May 23 (local time).

From May 25 to 27, 23 artists from the State Dance Ensemble of Belarus will perform in Hanoi and Lao Cai Province.