The event aimed to promote the culture and beauty of Hanoi, with participation from 12 provinces and cities along with the city’s districts, businesses, and tourism associations. These participants showcased traditional crafts, cultural heritage, and the unique autumn tourism offerings of the capital.
Nguyen Tien Dat, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi Tourism Association, shared that the festival helped promote Hanoi’s distinctive autumn tourism products. The event also featured special cultural spaces that recreated Hanoi’s heritage sites, providing visitors with photo opportunities.
According to Nguyen Tran Quang, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion Center (HPA), the festival contributed to establishing Hanoi’s tourism brand, especially during the peak season for international visitors. Hanoi Autumn Festival 2024, themed “Hanoi Autumn – A Historical Season,” was part of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the Capital’s Liberation Day.
Highlight activities included visitors experiencing the queuing culture from the subsidy era, traditional handicrafts, models of ancient houses, flute kites, Chuong village conical hats, and autumn tours of Hanoi were also introduced at the event.
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| Visitors take photos while experiencing the Mid-Autumn Lantern at the Hanoi Autumn Festival 2024. Photo: Hoai Nam/The Hanoi Times |
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| Children experience a train ride at the festival. Photo: Hoai Nam/The Hanoi Times |
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| Locals and veterans explore a model of old Hanoi homes. |
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| Tourists experience the culture of queuing during the subsidy period. |
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| International visitors enjoy the Hanoi Autumn Festival 2024. |
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| International tourists experience Hanoi’s tea culture. |
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| Handcrafted products from Hanoi’s traditional villages attract international guests. |
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| Craft villages promote products like Chuong Village’s conical hats to visitors. |
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| The kite-making village in Dan Phuong District showcases its products. |
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| Autumn tours of Hanoi are introduced to guests. |
