The weekend calendar is packed with arts performances, live music, exhibitions and blockbuster theater shows and here are our recommendations.

More than 600 artists will showcase their talent at the National 'Tuong' (Classical Drama) and Folk Singing Festival 2019, which will take place in Thanh Hoa province from May 11 to 19.

The K-pop Lovers Festival will be held in Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc square in Hanoi along with the qualifying round of the Changwon K-pop World Festival 2019 between May 11 and 12.

A string quartet of the Saigon Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (SPYO) will host a concert of Vietnam’s familiar classics at the Soul Live Project Complex in District 3, HCMC on May 11.

Nguyen Ngoc Bao Anh, the Vietnamese representative at the Little Miss Universe 2019 pageant, flew to Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 3 to prepare for the competition which will take place between May 5 and May 10.

The Factory Contemporary Arts Center in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City will host an exhibition on marriage life by artist Vo Thuy Tien from May 10 to July 21.

For people in the northern central highlands, new Rong house rite is seen as the most important ceremony of Bahnar ethnic people. This house witnesses important events of the community.

An event was held in Hanoi on May 3 to launch a new book on the Dien Bien Phu Campaign authored by a French writer.

Museums in Vietnam are set to be open to visitors free of charge on the International Museum Day (May 18).

The construction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail over the Truong Son Mountain Range and its important role in the resistance war are being reflected at an exhibition which opened in Hanoi on April 3.

A group of architects and cultural experts have signed a petition sent to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and chairman of Nam Dinh Province’s People’s Committee to stop the renovation of Bui Chu Church.

Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam will undergo a major renovation and restoration. Built in the 11th century, it now becomes one of the country’s top destinations, rich with history and culture.

A lacquer painting by master Painter Nguyen Gia Tri (1908-1993) – known as a national treasure – was damaged by improper cleaning carried out by a lacquer painter.

Giang Quoc Co and Giang Quoc Nghiep performed their head-balancing act in minus 10 degrees in Canada.

Vietnamese actor and scriptwriter Le Bình, who made his fame with the role of a Southern farmer in the 1997 TV series Đất Phương Nam (The Southern Land), died on Wednesday morning at the age of 66.

Firework displays took place in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of April 30 to mark the 44th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification.

The ongoing Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019 has become a popular attraction among both local people and tourists. The festival features a wide range of cultural activities that are perfect for all ages.

The annual kite flying festival of Ba Duong Noi village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dan Phuong is held on the fifteenth day of the third lunar month.

As Norway’s modern artist that has mastered a modern and flexible language of painting, drawing and prints, Henrik Placht has an extremely strong connection with Vietnam and is dreaming big for this beautiful country.

Readers can join over 50 activities which include book presentations, readings, workshops, exhibitions, films, among others.