14TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM
Log in
Life

What not to miss this weekend in Hanoi

If you’re trying to find something to enjoy this weekend, here is the what’s on guide of Hanoitimes to help you select.

The Sound of Christmas
 
The Sound of Christmas
The Sound of Christmas
Come to “The Sound of Christmas” to immerse yourself in an exciting warm Christmas with the hearing impaired.
Have a slice of cake, enjoy award-winning artworks from the contest “What colors sound like”. Learn sign language through songs and games and receive awesome prizes. And especially, make friends with many lovely  friends. What are you waiting for? Come join “The Sound of Christmas” to share, listen and enjoy the season of love with a world so familiar yet so strange.
Time: Saturday December 22 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Kim Dong Cinema, 19 Hang Bai, Hanoi

Music from the Ancient Time
 
Music from the Ancient Time
Music from the Ancient Time
The Old Quarter’s Musical Story returns to the Cultural Exchange Center of the Old Quarter at No. 50 Dao Duy Tu street. Artists and artisans from Dong Kinh Co Nhac The Ancient Music Group of Tonkin will continue to bring Vietnamese traditional sounds to audiences, introducing them to the precious heritage of Vietnamese traditional music culture.
This is a special musical program dedicated to the “Music from the Ancient Time”. The unique music of Vietnamese Spiritual Culture such as Chanting Tone, Zen Poetry Singing of the Worship of Mother Goddesses in Vietnam will be performed with other genres of Vietnamese traditional music in a small theater space.
They hope that the flow of the ancient sound takes the audience today on a journey back to thousand years ago, and help them understand and ‘feel’ the traditional music culture of Vietnam.
Time: Saturday, December 22 at 8:00 pm
Venue: Cultural Exchange Center of the Old Quarter, 50 Dao Duy Tu str, Hoan Kiem dist, Hanoi
Art Talk ”Second Opinion”

 
Art Talk ”Second Opinion”
Art Talk ”Second Opinion”
Manzi Art Space and Hanoi DocLab will hold a talk by artists of the ‘Second Opinion’ exhibition which is on show at Manzi Art Space until 07 Jan 2019.
The talk is in Vietnamese with English translation.
Time: Sunday December 23 at 7:30 pm
Venue: Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
Reactions:
Share:
Trending
Most Viewed
To Lich River’s revival reshapes Hanoi urban life

To Lich River’s revival reshapes Hanoi urban life

The transformation of the To Lich River goes beyond environmental restoration, reflecting Hanoi’s broader drive to build a cleaner, more livable and better-connected city.

Festival gathers ethnic communities in Hanoi for three-day cultural showcase

Festival gathers ethnic communities in Hanoi for three-day cultural showcase

The 2026 “Spring Colors Across the Nation” festival brings together hundreds of artisans and community representatives, highlighting living traditions from across Vietnam while reinforcing efforts to preserve cultural heritage in a rapidly modernizing society.

Culture at the core: A new governance mindset for Hanoi

Culture at the core: A new governance mindset for Hanoi

Vietnam’s capital is placing culture at the heart of policymaking and urban planning, positioning itself as a test case for Resolution 80’s vision of development driven not only by economic growth, but also by identity, social cohesion and human well-being.

Disguise and drums mark sacred rite in Hanoi village

Disguise and drums mark sacred rite in Hanoi village

At Trieu Khuc’s annual spring celebration, young men in silk blouses and lotus bras perform a centuries-old dance born of wartime strategy and preserved as living heritage.

Hanoi tourism gains momentum in February, aims for 36 million visitors in 2026

Hanoi tourism gains momentum in February, aims for 36 million visitors in 2026

Vietnam’s capital has reported a 28.5% jump in monthly arrivals and rising tourism revenue, bolstering its ambition to make travel a key economic pillar this year.

Explore Van Phuc Village’s sacred water rite

Explore Van Phuc Village’s sacred water rite

Each spring in Hanoi’s outskirt commune, villagers gather along the Red River to perform a centuries-old water offering ceremony, an enduring prayer for fertile fields, favorable weather and communal prosperity.

Hanoi's young men fuel centuries-old rice cooking tradition 

Hanoi's young men fuel centuries-old rice cooking tradition 

A centuries-old ritual, equal parts endurance and homage, keeps Thi Cam’s communal spirit alive each spring.

Northern Vietnam village parades ancient texts in tribute to scholarship

Northern Vietnam village parades ancient texts in tribute to scholarship

Residents of Duong Lieu Village in Xuan Hoa Commune on Hanoi’s outskirts marked the Lunar New Year of the Horse with a ritual that gently blends Confucian reverence with a strong sense of community identity.