The Phu Binh Lantern Village in HCM City's District 11 have been busy again as the Mid-Autumn Festival nears.

Nearly 400 archaeological treasures from Vietnam are being displayed at the Reiss Engelhorn Museum, Germany’s Mannheim city, in an exhibition that opened on September 15. 

 Spanish conductor David Goméz Ramiréz and leading violinist Bui Cong Duy will present an all-Beethoven concert in HCM City on September 19.

 Nguyen Quoc Dung photos of women in ao dai

 Do Van Binh’s wedding gown workshop in Giao Lac commune, Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province is usually bustling to catch up with orders. 

 The International Dance Festival 2017 kicked off in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 16, drawing the participation of about 300 domestic and foreign artists.

 The play “Northern quintessence” directed by Hoang Nhat Nam will be staged in Hanoi in October. 

 The first national festival of Dao ethnic culture will take place in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on September 29 and 30.

 Impressive street art performances by international artists with splendid and brightly coloured costumes have stirred up the pedestrianised streets of Hanoi on September 16.

 The Hanoi 1010 Cultural Exchange Space and MyHanoi organised a workshop on Vietnamese traditional Mid-Autumn toys on September 9th.

VietNamNet Bridge - Exhibition “Rudel 2” showcases photo portraits of musicians at Ostgut Booking – an artist residence for DJs in Berlin – taken by photographer Sven Marquardt from 2007 to 2017. 

Exhibition – Installation Art “La sourire de la mutation” (The smile of mutation) by Pierre Larauza, Thy Nguyen Truong Minh and Emmanuelle Vincent will take place at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi from September 24 through November 4.

VietNamNet Bridge - ‘Beyond the Hills’ is a solo exhibition by Saigon-based visual artist Le Hoang Bich Phuong, one of the most prominent emerging artists in Vietnam.

A festival for fans of rock, hiphop and street arts will be held tomorrow at Hanoi Creative City.

 The first exhibition in HCM City to feature photographs of female nudes opened yesterday at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.

 Ethnic Khmers in the Mekong Delta provinces have received congratulations and support from authorities on the occasion of the upcoming Sen Donta Festival on September 19-21.

‘intransmission’ is a series of experimental multidisciplinary live art shows exploring individual perception and collective experience. Its first edition will take place at Heritage Space, Hanoi from Sep 29– Oct 1.

With a peculiar production, this French jazz night is expected to bring a unique experience – a musical fusion of French romance and African fiery – to audiences at L’Espace on September 19 evening.

 VietNamNet Bridge - English singer-songwriter Lucy Rose and her accompanying band will perform at Hanoi Rock City, 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Hanoi from 7-10pm on September 21. 

A specially curated tour focusing on Saigon-based artist Tran Minh Tam and his latest collection of oil and lacquer on wood paintings depicting Vietnam’s final dynasty will be held on September 23.