Hanoi should intensify its efforts to promote the value of its precious heritage and unlock its potential to drive economic growth and diversify local tourism offerings.

Artifacts and bronze sculptures are displayed at the Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Center, offering visitors a glimpse of Vietnam's thousand-year-old tradition of casting bronze.

The week-long unique cultural event promises to delight locals and visitors to Hanoi

Hanoi People`s Committee opened a book street at Le Thach street, Hoan Kiem district on February 10, the third of the Lunar New Year.

"Colours of Spring from every corner of the country" festival will be organised from ​February 10-15 (the third to eighth day of the first lunar month) at Hanoi`s Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture-Tourism Village.

Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports opened the 2016 Calligraphy Writing Festival in the Temple of Literature on February 2 with an exhibition themed "While drinking water, remember its source".

Quan An Ngon on February 2 opens a Tet Market Day, a traditional culture of Vietnam, to give locals and foreigners in Hanoi the taste of traditional characteristic foods.

Youngsters will once again be indulged at the Japan-like cherry blossom festival Shinnen 2016 – Lunar New Year Festival at Savico Megamall Long Bien centre on January 30-31.

The Hanoi cultural department, the organising board, said that the 2016 Calligraphy Writing Festival will be organised at the Literature Lake in Hanoi`s Temple of Literature from February 2-15.

Hanoi People`s Committee opened a traditional flower market for the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2016 on January 25 in Hang Luoc street, Hoan Kiem district.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that numerous cultural and artistic activities will be held in the framework of Lunar New Year festival 2016, which is taking place from January 20 (the 11th of the 12th lunar month) at the Vietnam Exhibition, Culture and Art Centre, 2 Hoa Lu street, Hanoi city.

The Tet Art Fair 2016 - "Contemporary Paintings Fair" with the theme “Convergence of quintessence” will be held at the Hanoi Creative City, No.1 Luong Yen in Hanoi from January 21-31.

The 2016 International Circus Gala to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam Circus Federation will take place on January 14 at the Vietnam Central Circus, No. 67-69 Tran Nhan Tong Street, Hanoi.

A famous Italian guitarist Ermanno Bottiglieri is set to perform “The music’s ways vol.4” at L`Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on January 7 along with artists and lecturers from the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

Hanoi Tourism Department closed the "Memories of Hanoi" programme at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel on January 4.

Traditional theaters play an important role in Vietnamese culture. Despite the rapid development of contemporary art genres and the entertainment industry in Vietnam, traditional theaters continue to inspire both Vietnamese and foreign audience.

As the clock ticks down the last hours of the year 2015, Countdown Parties are due to be held in different locations in the city.

Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports said that numerous special art performances will be organised to celebrate New Year 2016.

According to an announcement of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, a cultural programme promoting ethnic minority groups’ vibrant traditional culture and customs will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay Town, Hanoi from January 1-3.

The programme themed "Memory of Hanoi", which will take place from December 30 to January 4, 2016, will be the first cultural tourism activity held by Hanoi Tourism Department aiming to introduce the capital of Hanoi in memory to numerous local residents, domestic and foreign tourists.

French cultural center L’Espace announced that French pop-rock singer Sophie Huriaux, who is known by her stage name La Grande Sophie, will perform in Hanoi on December 12.

The fifth national stamp exhibition (Vietstampex 2015) will be held at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi from December 11-13.

The Foreign Ministry’s Service Department for Diplomatic Corps hosted a food festival themed “the ASEAN community and international friends” in Hanoi on December 5.