VietNamNet Bridge – Danish crown princess Frederik pedaled from the Hanoi Opera House to Ly Thai To Park in Hanoi on the afternoon of November 29, to open the street festival, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Denmark relationships.

The program to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Denmark relationships will take place from November 28, to December 1, in Hanoi and HCM City.

Schedule of cultural activities during the celebration

1. Danish gala evening in Hanoi Opera House
- Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street at 8 p.m. on November 29 and 30
- Tickets: priced from VND150,000 to VND500,000. Contact Mr. Phuong at 0983 067 996.
2. Wishing upon the moon 2011
- 8 p.m. Hanoi Opera House on Nov. 28 and HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, District 1 on Nov. 30
- Tickets: priced from VND800,000 to VND2.5 million. A limited number of free tickets can be picked up from Nov. 21 at Danish Economic and Commercial Office, 505, Centec Tower, 5th floor, 72-74 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai District 3, HCMC.
3. Badminton match between two of world’s top players in HCMC
- Phan Dinh Phung Sport Center, 8 Vo Van Tan St., Dist. 3 at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 30.
- Tickets: priced at VND50,000 and available at the center from Nov. 24
4. Batida children’s theatre
-  8 p.m. at Tuoi Tre Theater, 11 Ngo Thi Nham in Hanoi on Dec. 1 and Drama Theater, 30 Tran Hung Dao, Disrict 1 in HCMC
- Tickets: at the Embassy of Denmark, 19 Dien Bien Phu (for performance in Hanoi) or at Danish Economic and Commercial Office Tower in HCMC from Nov. 21-25 and at theaters from Nov. 22
5. Street art festival
- Ly Thai To Garden in Hanoi from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 29 and Youth Cultural House, 4 Pham Ngoc Thach, HCMC’s Dist. 1 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free.
6. Danish film week
- Idecaf, 31 Thai Van Lung, HCMC’s District 1 from Dec. 1 to 6 and  Hanoi Cinematheque, 22A Hai Ba Trung from Dec. 2 to 7
- Tickets: picked up at the Embassy of Denmark or at Danish Economic and Commercial Office in HCMC from Nov. 21 or at Hanoi Cinematheque and Idecaf
7. Emergency room
- Vietnam Fine Arts University, 42 Yet Kieu, Hanoi from Nov. 24 to Dec. 8.  Free entrance
8. Monumental motion – a cycling life in the capital of Denmark
- General Science Library, 69 Ly Tu Trong St. Dist. 1, HCMC from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5.  Admission is free.
9. Climate change exhibition
- Hilton Opera Hotel, 01 Le Thanh Tong Hano from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 29. Admission is free.

Danish crown prince Frederik (second from the right) rides on the street.










The flags of Vietnam and Denmark at King Ly Thai To statue at the opening
 ceremony of the street festival.





Dragon dance, an indispensable part of traditional festivals of Vietnam.





Vietnamese circus artists.





Performing traditional masks of both countries.





Wax statue and one-wheel cycling performance.






















The festival attracts many people.


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