An exhibition featuring more than 90 artworks has opened in Hanoi, bringing together artists from Vietnam and China through a shared appreciation of landscape, culture and tradition.

A new exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City presents nearly 80 artifacts and historical materials that explore how rivers shaped communities, cultural exchange and spiritual life across southern Vietnam.

More than 200 award-winning photographs and videos selected from over 40,000 entries submitted to the "Happy Vietnam" human rights media awards over the past three years are on display at an exhibition in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The Hanoi Lotus Festival 2026 opened at Ly Tu Trong Flower Garden in Tay Ho ward on the evening of June 26, featuring a wide range of cultural and artistic activities celebrating the lotus as a symbol of Vietnamese culture.

Around 250 young artists from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang will be competing in the 2026 Young Artists Friendship Festival and Competition (YAFF) in Da Nang from June 26 to 28.

Ho Chi Minh City will stage fireworks displays at 16 locations on July 2 as part of celebrations marking 50 years since the city was officially named after President Ho Chi Minh.

The Hanoi Lotus Festival 2026, scheduled to take place from June 26 to 28 around West Lake and several venues in Tay Ho ward, will offer visitors a vibrant blend of cultural, artistic and tourism experiences inspired by the lotus flower.

The Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2026 will be held under the theme “Colours of the Ocean – Reaching International Heights” next month, heard a press conference in Nha Trang, the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, on June 22.

Finnish conductor Kalle Kuusava and Vietnamese violist Pham Vu Thien Bao will present a special concert at Saigon Opera House on June 20.

The Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra and Russia’s renowned Eifman Ballet will headline two major cultural events in Vietnam in 2026.

Running from June 11 to 14, the event series features exhibitions, interactive displays and public engagement activities, culminating in a gala on June 13.

A new publication and art event in Hue are shedding light on the enduring symbolism of Tu Binh paintings, one of Vietnam's most distinctive folk art traditions.

A festival celebrating the lotus, a flower deeply woven into the history of the former imperial capital and long associated with its landscapes, royal traditions and daily life, will take place in Hue this month.

BIGBANG, one of South Korea’s most iconic music groups, has officially announced the destinations for its upcoming global tour, with Hanoi included among the stops.

A new museum dedicated to Satsuma Yaki, a traditional Japanese ceramic art form originating in what is now Kagoshima Prefecture during and after the Edo period, has opened in Hoi An.

A nationwide film week celebrating International Children’s Day 2026 will take place from May 31 to June 7, according to the Cinema Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Hue Vegetarian Food Festival 2026 officially opened at Nguyen Dinh Chieu pedestrian street in Thuan Hoa ward in the central city of Hue on May 28, as part of celebrations marking Buddha’s 2570th birth anniversary and the Hue Festival 2026.

A vibrant lineup of Korean cultural programs is set to take place in Vietnam throughout 2026 under the Korea Season initiative led by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture.

By combining light sculpture, physical movement and an immersive sound system, artists have created a “living sun” that operates entirely through human presence and breath.