Thousands of drones to light up Hanoi on Lunar New Year’s Eve

The Hanoi Art Light Festival - Brilliant Thang Long themed "One Day of the Capital - A Thousand Years of History" will be held on the evening of February 9 (Lunar New Year Eve) at the Van Cao T-junction in West Lake, Hanoi.

As many as 2,024 drones will be used for the show, which set a Southeast Asian record with 2,024 unmanned aerial vehicles, according to Truong Viet Dung, Head of the Hanoi People's Committee Office.

As many as 2,024 drones will be used for the light show. Photo courtesy of Corex

This artistic showcase is scheduled to take place before the fireworks display, from approximately 11 p.m. to 11:30 pm, and will be broadcast live.

"This is a new and significant highlight for Hanoi, creating a festive atmosphere to celebrate the city's socio-economic achievements in 2023 and welcome the new year with renewed energy, embodying the capital's cultural industry," Dung said.

The artistic drone light show will be performed in stunning shapes, patterns and colors in the sky by LED lights.

Drone light show is becoming a new trend of festivals in the 4.0 industry.
The show consists of 11 parts that tell stories about Hanoi through the combination of light and music. This interaction, coupled with the subsequent brilliant fireworks display at West Lake, will completely awaken the viewers' emotions, so that New Year's Eve will become the capital's central cultural event in 2024.

The drone light show will tell stories of Hanoi. Photo courtesy of Corex

The audience can enjoy the show by standing along Nguyen Dinh Thi and Trich Sai Streets. A rehearsal will be held on February 7 at 9 p.m.

The Lunar New Year drone light show will be followed by a 15-minute fireworks display shortly after midnight.

Hanoi's Department of Transportation has just announced a plan to organize traffic for the festival, as vehicles will be banned from some streets, or some sections including Van Cao, Thuy Khue, Nguyen Dinh Thi, Trich Sai.

On Nguyen Dinh Thi Street, cars are prohibited from the intersection of lane 128 Thuy Khue-Nguyen Dinh Thi to the intersection of Nguyen Dinh Thi-Van Cao-Trich Sai; motorcycles are prohibited from the intersection of lane 152 Thuy Khue-Nguyen Dinh Thi to the intersection of Nguyen Dinh Thi-Van Cao-Trich Sai.

On Trich Sai Street, all vehicles are prohibited from circulating on Trich Sai Street from the intersection of lane 45 Vong Thi-Trich Sai to the intersection of Trich Sai-Van Cao and the section from Cong Do to the intersection of Trich Sai-Van Cao; motorcycles are prohibited from circulating on Trich Sai Street from Cong Do to the intersection of Trich Sai-Van Cao.

During this time, cars can go in the direction of Trich Sai-Lane 45 Vong Thi-Vong Thi-Lac Long Quan; motorcycles can go in the direction of Trich Sai-the alley next to Thu Cuc Hospital-Thuy Khue.