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.

Screening of the cyber-thriller movie “Who Am I - No System Is Safe” within the framework of a screening program of 10 most popular German movies of the past years.

Oil painting solo exhibition by artist Phan Hien Nhan will open on 14 Feb.

Concert with the German string ensemble Resonanz and the Vietnamese DJ Le Nam Khanh aka NK’, where chamber music meets electronic sounds.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has issued the Decision No.217 on recognising the list of 11 national intangible cultural heritages.

Solo exhibition by artist Pham Khac Quang which presents portraits and landscapes that were created with the relief printing technique.

A music video featuring breathtaking views of Vietnam and sweet violin melodies is the result of Republic of Korean musician Ko Jmi’s seven years living in Vietnam, particularly her two years’ experience travelling throughout the country.

At a press conference on the 15th Vietnam Poetry Day taking place on February 8 in Hanoi, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Nguyen Quang Thieu said: With the theme "Creativity together with the national", this year`s poetry day will be innovative in both content and form of poetry to link generations.

Exhibition of 40 pottery works by painter Le Thiet Cuong that illustrate verses by 40 Vietnamese poets and launching event of his latest poem collection “Pottery Poetry”.

A film about a lovely-but-weird girl who tries to join the royal family and seduce Prince Harry of the UK.

The Japanese animated romantic drama film that won Best Animated Feature Film at the 2007 Asia Pacific Screen Awards by director Makoto Shinkai.

The 15th Vietnam Poetry Day, which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on February 11, will give exchange opportunities for groups of outstanding poets of different generations, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Literature Association Nguyen Quang Thieu said at the press conference in Hanoi on February 8.

A film about an adventure of popular novelist and her dealings with mummies, the cops, monsters and other distractions, set in the early part of the 20th century.

More than 500 athletes will compete in the Challenge Vietnam triathlon in the coastal city of Nha Trang, the central province of Khanh Hoa on August 27.

‘When the Substance vs. The Dream; The Body Flesh vs. The Immaculateness; The Ideal vs. The Materiality – The New Possibilities of Painting’ – a two-man show by Nguyễn Văn Đủ and Trần Nguyễn Trung Tín, curated by Nguyễn Như Huy.

Classical music concert which features young piano talents who won various prizes and awards in national and international competitions.

Vietnam is expected to hold the largest-ever rose festival on March 3-8 in capital Hanoi. The festival taking place in a park in downtown Hanoi will draw participation of over 300 rose species.

The Vietnamese delegation with six athletes will compete in the eighth Asian Winter Games, that will take place from February 19 to 27 in Sapporo, Japan, unveiled the Vietnam Sports Administration on February 6.

Hanoi Spring Book Street 2017, which was held from January 30 to February 5 (or from Lunar January 3rd to 9th), gained the revenue of more than 7 billion VND from the sale of 250,000 books, according to the organising board.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan is optimistic about his team’s chances in the FIFA U20 World Cup, to be held in the Republic of Korea in May.

Hanoi’s tourist attractions such as Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), Ngoc Son Temple, Hoa Lo Prison historical relic site, Dong Da festival and Huong Pagoda Festival 2017 drew thousands of people nationwide during the Lunar New Year running from January 26 to February 2.