The sixth Cham Ethnic Culture Festival will be held from June 26–28 in Khanh Hoa province, bringing together delegations from seven localities with significant Cham populations, namely Khanh Hoa, Gia Lai, Lam Dong, Tay Ninh, An Giang, Dak Lak and Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The central city of Hue will roll out a series of major cultural and tourism activities during the upcoming April 30–May 1 holiday period, led by the “Mystical Imperial Palace” programme scheduled for April 25–28.

An exchange exhibition on art connecting the Maritime Silk Road opened at the China Cultural Centre in Hanoi on April 22.

VOV.VN - Miss World Vietnam 2025 Phan Phuong Oanh is preparing for Miss World 2027, the 74th edition of the pageant set to take place in Tanzania in May 2027.

A special exhibition titled “156 Portraits of Lenin – From the Collection of the V.I. Lenin Memorial in Ulyanovsk” opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on April 22.​

VOV.VN - An international art exchange exhibition themed “Cultural Flow” opened on April 22 at Hung Vuong University, organised by the Phu Tho Literature and Arts Associations in coordination with the provincial Fine Arts Association.

VOV.VN - Singer Anh Tu Atus and Linh Ka have been nominated for the 2026 “100 Most Beautiful Faces” list selected by TC Candler, a US-based film, art and beauty review site.

VOV.VN - Each year in the third lunar month, Vu Ban in Ninh Binh becomes especially vibrant with festival drums and vivid colours. The torch procession on the night of the fifth day is the climactic moment, forming a symbol of faith.

VOV.VN - The “Florilèges Français” (French Anthology) concert, exclusively sponsored by Techcombank and Masterise Group, will bring together an international orchestra and acclaimed artists for a world-class musical experience in Hanoi on April 25–26.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Giấc Mơ Là Ốc Sên (The Dream Is a Snail) has been named for the Official Selection of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it will compete for the Short Film Palme d’Or.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Association in Udon Thani solemnly held a Hung Kings Commemoration ceremony to remember and pay tribute to the Hung Kings, the founders of the nation on April 21, at Khánh An Pagoda in Udon Thani province in northeastern Thailand.

VOV.VN - The Maison de Lumière – House of Light exhibition opened at the Revolutionary Tradition House in Vung Tau ward, Ho Chi Minh City on April 21, featuring nearly 100 works by renowned Vietnamese and international painters.

VOV.VN - A special episode of Doraemon titled “The Gift Is a Trip to Vietnam” will be released free on the YouTube channel POPS Kids.

VOV.VN - As global competition increasingly extends into culture, Vietnam’s iconic Phở has emerged as a widely recognised culinary symbol worldwide, yet its influence has largely spread organically, prompting questions about how it can be strategically developed into a true cultural ambassador and soft power asset.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will make its debut with a national pavilion titled “Vietnam: Art in a Global Flow” within the framework of La 61. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte – La Biennale di Venezia, in Italy.

In its transition from a “brown” to a “green” growth model, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has positioned culture a spiritual foundation, an inexhaustible renewable resource, and a direct motivation for high-quality tourism development linked to cultural industries.

A ceremony was held on April 19 in the southern province of Dong Nai to recognise the Sayangva festival – rice worship ritual of the Cho Ro people – as national intangible cultural heritage.

VOV.VN -The Korean Cultural Center in Vietnam will coordinate with the Korea Tourism Organization in Vietnam to hold the “Korea Culture & Tourism Festival 2026” in Hanoi from April 23 to 26, the centre said on April 20.

VOV.VN - More than 60,000 people travelled to Phu Tho province in the first three days of the Hung Kings Temple Festival and the Ancestors Land Culture and Tourism Week 2026 to offer incense in tribute to the Hung Kings and take part in cultural and artistic activities.

VOV.VN - A recent fashion show themed around Vietnamese children and cultural heritage at Shenzhen Fashion Week has featured images of President Ho Chi Minh and the “Five Things Uncle Ho Taught Children” on the runway.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese cultural event themed “Hands and Hearts in Sounds and Colours” (La main et le cœur aux notes et couleurs) took place in Paris on April 19 in a warm, intimate atmosphere, drawing French and international guests interested in Asian culture.

VOV.VN - Miss Global 2025 Nguyen Dinh Nhu Van has become the only Vietnamese beauty to be nominated in the top 100 most beautiful faces in the world for Miss Global Beauties 2025 crown, according to Global Beauties website.

After years of refinement, the annual Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day and Hung Kings Temple Festival have solidified its status as a flagship national event, blending solemn, reverent, and exemplary ceremonial rites with vibrant, engaging festivities that capture the rich essence of Vietnam’s ancestral heritage.

VOV.VN - The market for the Cold Food Festival this year is diverse in both varieties and price ranges, yet traditional bánh trôi (glutinous rice balls with palm sugar filling) and bánh chay (glutinous rice dumplings served with sweet soup) remain the top choices among consumers.

VOV.VN - Mister Cosmopolitan 2026 is set to take place this September in the coastal ward of Nha Trang, marking Vietnam’s role as host of the international male pageant, according to organisers.

VOV.VN - The Ok Om Bok Festival of the Khmer community from Vinh Long province was vividly reenacted at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on April 18, helping preserve traditional cultural values while introducing the rich heritage of southern Vietnam to the public.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Denmark held an event titled “Vietnam Today: Development, Culture and People,” on April 17, aimed at promoting the country’s image to Danish and international audiences, while outlining plans to mark the 55th anniversary of Vietnam–Denmark diplomatic relations in 2026.

VOV.VN - The “Cuc Phuong Highland 2026” Cultural and Sports Festival opened on April 17 in Cuc Phuong commune, Ninh Binh province, drawing a large number of delegates, local residents and visitors.

A solemn incense offering ceremony was held on April 17 (the first day of the third lunar month of 2026) at the Hung Kings Temple historical relic site in Hy Cuong commune, Phu Tho province, marking the opening of the Hung Kings Commemoration Festival and the Ancestral Land Culture and Tourism Week 2026.

VOV.VN - A large-scale opera and ballet programme featuring nearly 100 artists from the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus will be staged in Vietnam for the first time at Ho Guom Opera on May 7–8, marking a significant cultural highlight in bilateral artistic exchange.