The Royal Opera of Versailles performed at the “Four Seasons With Love” concert at Hanoi’s Ho Guom Opera on October 29 evening, offering a Baroque journey built around nature and love.

A photo exhibition entitled “World Heritage Sites of Vietnam” opened in Hanoi on October 26, ahead of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) and Vietnam Culture Day (November 24).

The Vietnam Jazz Heritage Festival 2026 is scheduled to take place in Xuan Huong-Da Lat ward, Lam Dong province, from November 6 to 8, bringing together Vietnamese and international artists, the provincial People’s Committee announced on October 26.

World-renowned cellist Mischa Maisky will take the stage in Hanoi on November 2, joined by his daughter Lily Maisky and Vietnamese cellist Dinh Hoai Xuan, who will become the first Asian female artist to perform a cello duet with him.

From cameras and perfume to reusable water bottles, everyday items are on the prohibited list for BIGBANG's October 24-25 concerts at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi, leaving fans scrambling to rethink what to pack.

The first Vietnam Calligraphy Festival opened on October 22 at the Co Mat Vien relic site within Hue Imperial Citadel, as part of the Hue Festival 2026.

Twelve works from late artist Le Thiet Cuong's Rice Grain series are displayed alongside Vietnamese-Taiwanese photographer Tsai Ting Bang's intimate portraits of his mother at the Mother Installation exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

More than 150 Vietnamese-script calligraphy works featuring Buddhist teachings are on display at Tam Chuc Pagoda in Ninh Binh Province, attracting large numbers of visitors, Buddhist followers and local residents.

Traditional embroidery, beeswax patterns on linen, blacksmithing, banh day making and folk games bring vibrant colours to the fourth Mong Ethnic Culture Festival 2026, running from October 9 to 11 in Dien Bien.

Quang Tri province will host its 2026 Culture and Tourism Week from November 24 to 30 under the theme “Splendours of a Land of Wonders”. 

The Hanoi Beverage Festival 2026 is scheduled to take place from October 9 to 11 under the theme “Hanoi – The essence of Vietnamese beverages”.

The Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Festival 2026, themed “The Essence of Thai Xoe – Colours of the Northwest,” will open on October 16, featuring a mass Xoe dance performed by 2,026 Thai ethnic minority people.

Hanoi will stage 15-minute fireworks displays over West Lake and Hoan Kiem Lake on Oct. 10, with music, concerts and cultural events across the capital marking the 72nd anniversary of Hanoi's Liberation Day.

Hanoi on October 3 launched activities marking the first Vietnam Culture Day in the capital, under the theme “Thang Long-Hanoi, a thousand years of civilisation - A kaleidoscope of Vietnamese colours.”

The London Symphony Orchestra will open its Oct. 2 concert at Hanoi's Ho Guom Opera House with Vietnam's national anthem, followed by works by Lyadov, Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

The second Cultures of the World Festival in Hanoi 2026, scheduled for October 1-4, will bring together representatives from 50 countries and international organisations.

Nearly 900 athletes, including three overseas dragon boat teams, are expected at Hanoi’s West Lake on October 3–4 for the 2026 Hanoi Open Dragon Boat and Stand-Up Paddleboarding Tournament.

Bare concrete and traces of construction form the backdrop to “Beauty, still,” a contemporary program of four works spanning dance, music and film that marks the debut of Saigon Art Hub in Ho Chi Minh City.

Across nearly six decades, Van Giao traveled, observed and painted a Vietnam transformed by war and peace, leaving thousands of works and a legacy that helped elevate gouache in modern Vietnamese art.