The event will take place from October 31 to November 9 at many key locations such as the walking space around Hoan Kiem Lake, Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi Museum, the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam, the walking street in Son Tay ancient citadel, with about 10,000 participants.

Themed “Heritage - connection - era”, the festival will feature a wide range of unique cultural and artistic activities, including a heritage connection exhibition, a puppetry festival, an international music festival, an Ao Dai tourism festival, and art performances at many typical cultural spaces. A play titled “Thang Long Capital” using 3D Mapping technology hosted by the Thang Long – Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre will be a highlight of the event. 

The municipal Department of Culture and Sports has been tasked with ensuring the content, script, progress and quality of the event, while coordinating closely with press agencies, digital platforms and grassroots information systems to introduce and promote the festival. 

The Thang Long - Hanoi Festival 2025 is expected to create a vibrant cultural exchange space, promote cultural cooperation between Hanoi and localities and countries, and bring cultural heritage into contemporary life, thus contributing to the sustainable development of the capital's cultural industry, affirming Hanoi's position as a centre for creative culture and an attractive destination for domestic and international tourists.

Exhibition spotlights history, culture, land, people of Thang Long-Hanoi

An exhibition of 180 documents, pictures, maps and technical drawings on Thang Long-Hanoi in the 19th-20th centuries provided by the National Archives Centre No.1 will be held in the capital city on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of Hanoi’s liberation from French colonial rule (October 10, 1954-2023).