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.

All members of the council for appointment and dismissal of tourism ambassador set up by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism agreed to choose Director Vogt-Roberts, director of the film “Kong: Skull Island”, as the new tourism ambassador of Vietnam in the 2017-2020 tenure at their meeting in Hanoi on March 9.

“Sing Street” - latest musical film (2016) by the director of ‘Once’ and ‘Begin Again’.

The animated film tells the adventures of Félicie, a young girl who left her hometown of Brittany at the age of 11 to come to Paris with a dream of becoming a star ballerina.

A profound portrait of humanity created in 60 countries by photojournalist-director Yann Arthus-Bertrand in 2 years.

Interactive performance inspired by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s “No Mud, No Lotus” lecture.

Screening of the comedy movie “Macho man” within the framework of a screening program of 10 most popular German movies of the past years in 10 consecutive weeks.

Talk with artist UuDam Tran Nguyen and cultural journalist Fabiola Büchele within the framework of a video and installation exhibition about the speedy development of Vietnam.

A photo exhibition, themed Que Huong (Hometown), featuring more than 100 works of 35 women photographers is taking place in HCM City on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

Photo exhibition by artist Tran Quoc Dung, who tries to fight off the iPad addiction with old photos.

Enjoy Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concert No. 1 and Symphony No. 4 under the baton of conductor Mark Kadin, with piano soloist Luu Hong Quang and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra.

Exhibition of 3 sculptures and 30 paintings on Dó paper by 5 Hanoian artists.

Exhibition of over 60 photos by photographer Hai Thanh after 3 years of practicing mobilegraphy.

One of a few fictional feature films about parenting a child with autism, directed by a mother of an autistic child and written by the aunt of the child.

Classical music concert by the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Oschestra and Opera featuring Anton Bruckner’s Requiem, one of the most famous pieces of this genre.

The photo “Lunch”, depicting a tray of monks’ lunch dishes at a pagoda in Aptapeu, Laos, earned Lao dong (Labour) newspaper photojournalist Tran Viet Van Honourable Mention at the Master Cup’s International Color Awards – Los Angeles.

A 3-day exhibition featuring artworks by 66 artists (54 Thai & 12 Vietnamese).

The first painting exhibition about the Đạo Mẫu mother goddess worship in Vietnam since it was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December 2016.

Event to celebrate the creative achievements of women with poetry reciting, acro-yoga, musical performances, face painting and tasty treats.

Series of 04 workshops Yoga//Talk//Art//Play about setting yourself free and opening your heart to support women around us.

Nguyen Xuan Son will introduce the compositions and contemporary plays he wrote based on traditional music and talk about the disrupted development of traditional music in the context of globalization in Vietnam.