They include the ‘Tet celebration’ programme at Hanoi Museum from January 29 to February 3, a spring press festival at the Hanoi Labour Friendship Palace from January 29-30, free mobile film screenings from February 2-13, and a calligraphy display at the Temple of Literature from February 4 to 15.

The city authorities will host a get-together on January 29 with artists, intellectuals, principals of universities and colleges in the city, international organisations as well as editor-in-chiefs and reporters from press agencies.

At Thang Long Royal Citadel, a Spring Festival will kick off the same day and will last for one month, featuring exhibitions on the traditional Vietnamese Tet celebration, national heritages, Dong Ho folk paintings and ornamental plants.

Visitors to the event can try making banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) and a typical Tet feast of Vietnamese people while enjoying folk art and water puppetry performances.

A two-week exhibition will open on February 1 at Exhibition House, 93 Dinh Tien Hoang street, Hoan Kiem district, displaying photos greeting the Party and new Spring.

Notably, on the lunar New Year’s Eve, four grand arts programmes will be staged at Ly Thai To Flower Garden, Ha Dong district’s centre, Son Tay town and in front of My Dinh National Stadium on the evening of February 7. Also on the occasion, fireworks will light up Hanoi’s sky at 30 display venues across the city.