Hanoi announces the framework for the 2026 Creative Design Festival.

(CLO) On the evening of December 10th, in Hanoi, the Hanoi People's Committee, in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Architects, held a ceremony to announce the framework for the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2026 and launch the Hanoi Creative Space Network.

Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Vu Thu Ha said that the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2026 will be oriented beyond the model of an annual cultural and art festival, aiming to become an urban creative institution – a place for gathering, testing, and disseminating new ideas, contributing to improving the quality of life for the people of the capital city.

Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Vu Thu Ha delivered the opening speech at the event. Photo: Organizing Committee.

In particular, the 2026 festival will mark a significant shift: from an event-based model to an interdisciplinary approach, connecting visual arts, design, technology, architecture, sound, data, crafts, and performance. This will create multi-sensory experiences, new art models, and internationally interactive spaces.

Ms. Vu Thu Ha emphasized that Hanoi hopes that projects and initiatives within the framework of the festival can promote cultural values, tangible and intangible heritage, as well as traditional crafts, so that they can become creative products with commercial potential, sustainable development, and contribute to Hanoi's creative economy . " This is where all efforts to preserve culture, innovate thinking, and develop the economy are harmoniously connected," Ms. Vu Thu Ha added.

Jonathan Wallace Baker, Head of UNESCO's Representative Office in Vietnam, affirmed that transforming the festival model into a creative ecosystem will create sustainable opportunities for the creative community. Photo: Organizing Committee

At the event, Mr. Jonathan Wallace Baker, Head of UNESCO Representation in Vietnam, affirmed that transforming the festival model into a creative ecosystem will create sustainable opportunities for the creative community: from designers, artists, creative businesses to students and the community. “ Creativity will become a shared practice – where everyone participates, creates together, and integrates it into daily life,” Mr. Jonathan Wallace Baker added.

The Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2026 features a new, outstanding approach across multiple spaces, encompassing: Heritage Space: Dong Xuan Market - Bac Qua and Dong Xuan Cultural Industry Center; Old Quarter Space: Hanoi's Old Quarter and 36 streets; Future Space: The network of parks in the city; Ecological & Community Space: Spreading across the entire city.

The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports awarded Certificates of Recognition for Creative Cultural Spaces to representatives of spaces that fully met the criteria of the Ministry's Classification and Evaluation Criteria for Creative Cultural Spaces. Photo: Organizing Committee.

The festival will begin with the "Creative Gathering" event taking place in early January 2026 at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square and the Hoan Kiem ward area. This is considered the highlight that kicks off a series of continuous creative activities throughout the year.

During tonight's event, the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports awarded Certificates of Hanoi Creative Cultural Space to 82 spaces that fully met the criteria of the Classification and Evaluation Criteria for Creative Cultural Spaces.

The formation of this network is expected to become an important foundation for building the capital's innovation ecosystem in the new phase.

Source: https://congluan.vn/ha-noi-cong-bo-khung-hoat-dong-le-hoi-thiet-design-sang-tao-2026-10322145.html