Hanoi is set to host the second World Culture Festival from October 1 to 4, at the historic Thang Long Imperial Citadel under the theme “Converging Heritage - Shaping the Future.”
Organized to mark the 50th anniversary of Vietnam joining UNESCO, the four-day event builds on the success of its inaugural edition in 2025. This year’s festival expands significantly, serving as a platform for people-to-people diplomacy with participants from 50 countries, international organizations, and multinational enterprises.
Compared to its debut edition, the 2026 festival features a larger showcase including 45 cultural display spaces, 35 international culinary booths, film screenings registered by 18 nations, a traditional fashion show featuring attire from 19 countries, and performances by 20 international art troupes.
Beyond static exhibitions, the festival aims to create an open dialogue where traditional heritage meets contemporary creativity, allowing Vietnamese culture and global artistic traditions to resonate and build lasting cross-cultural connections.
The event reinforces Hanoi's position as a UNESCO-designated Creative City, highlighting its role as an international cultural hub capable of blending generational heritage with modern creative expression.
Initiated in 2025, the World Culture Festival in Hanoi promotes bilateral and multilateral cultural exchanges while positioning the capital as an international destination for heritage tourism and creative arts.
The 2026 edition will serve as a key cultural diplomacy milestone, celebrating half a century of Vietnam’s active partnership with UNESCO.
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