Designed as a miniature thuy dinh (water pavilion) adorned with whimsical puppets, the Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre’s exhibition space stands out a cultural highlight at the Autumn Fair 2025, held at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Dong Anh commune, Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi, 21, the winner of Miss Grand Vietnam 2025, will present an outfit named “Thang Long Hoi” (Thang Long Festival) at the national costume sub-contest of Miss Grand International 2025, aiming to introduce the unique art of Vietnamese water puppetry to a global audience.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a plan to organize the International Puppetry Festival 2025 in northern Quang Ninh province this November.

Madam Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Party General Secretary To Lam, and Madam Lis Cuesta Peraza, spouse of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, enjoyed a traditional water puppet performance and visited Ngoc Son Temple in Hanoi on September 1.

Japanese artists will come to Hanoi to perform bunraku, a traditional form of puppetry, at Cong Nhan (Worker) Theatre on July 5 and 6.

VOV.VN - The 2025 Ninh Binh Tourism Week will be held over seven days in late May, offering a variety of activities designed to attract more tourists this year.

This year's Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day Festival promises an array of captivating activities, including bronze drum performances, xoan singing, lion-dragon dance performances, an elite martial arts festival and traditional water puppetry shows.

VOV.VN - A range of traditional rituals to mark the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, will be organised at the Thang Long imperial citadel relic site in Hanoi from January 20 to February 6 to offer participants a glimpse into festive celebrations from the past.

VOV.VN - Water puppetry artists will bring special performances to the 45th spring flower festival which will be held at Tao Dan Park in Ho Chi Minh City to welcome in the Lunar New Year, known local as Tet, for the first time.

VOV.VN - Puppet troupes from 20 foreign countries are set to perform alongside Vietnamese artists at the international puppetry festival 2024, due to take place in Hanoi in October.