The first World Cultural Festival in Hanoi: A bridge connecting nations and peoples

The festival is an important initiative to honor the pivotal role of culture in sustainable development, and at the same time act as a bridge connecting nations and peoples to overcome global challenges and move towards peace and common prosperity.

The opening ceremony of the first World Cultural Festival in Hanoi is scheduled to take place on the evening of October 10, at the central stage of Thang Long Imperial Citadel. This is a global cultural exchange event, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hanoi People's Committee with the aim of honoring the value of cultural diversity and enhancing people-to-people exchanges.

This is the largest cultural festival ever in Vietnam, gathering the participation of all cultures of the five continents. From national cultural spaces to art performances, costume shows and culinary experiences… all aim at one goal: to honor diversity in unity and affirm the role of culture as a sustainable bridge between nations.

The festival is designed with many activities, performances, and interactions with the public throughout three days. Here, the public will be able to admire unique cultural colors, from performing arts, music , folk dance, traditional costumes, to cinema, fine arts and world cuisine... all blending together in the heritage space of Thang Long Imperial Citadel - the thousand-year-old cultural convergence center of the Capital.

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