The Hanoi Culinary, Craft Village and Craft Street Tourism Festival 2025 wrapped up on December 14 night after four days of lively and diverse activities.

Visitors experience activities at the Hanoi Culinary, Craft Village and Craft Street Tourism Festival 2025.

The festival is a major tourism promotion initiative designed to honour, preserve and promote the values of traditional craft villages and trade streets, while highlighting the capital’s destinations and distinctive culinary heritage.

Held under the theme “Hundreds of Crafts, Thousands of Flavours,” the event drew more than 30,000 visitors, including a significant number of international tourists.

Spanning an area of about 5,000 sq.m and inspired by the imagery of Hanoi’s old streets and ancient houses, the festival comprised three main spaces: a craft village and trade street tourism area, a Hanoi culinary heritage area, and a destination promotion area.

The craft village and trade street tourism space featured product displays and live demonstrations from well-known craft villages such as Bat Trang ceramics, Van Phuc silk, Chuong village conical hats, Chang Son fans and Ha Thai lacquerware.

The trade street section recreated scenes from Hanoi’s historic streets, featuring stories of Hang Ma street during the Lunar New Year Festival and calligraphers writing festive characters.

Watercolour paintings and artistic photographs offered fresh perspectives on Hanoi through the works of artists and photographers devoted to the city. Artisans and skilled craftsmen also guided visitors in hands-on experiences of key production processes.

The Hanoi culinary heritage space presented traditional offerings including the Bat Trang ceremonial feast, West Lake lotus tea, and craft village specialties such as Vong village green young sticky rice, Phu Thuong sticky rice, Thanh Tri steamed rice rolls and Uoc Le pork sausage, alongside iconic Hanoi dishes such as pho, egg coffee, shrimp fritters and freshwater snail noodles. Throughout the festival, artisans and chefs demonstrated and shared culinary techniques with the public.

Meanwhile, the destination promotion space showcased images of Hanoi’s renowned heritage and tourist attractions, including the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the Temple of Literature, the One Pillar Pagoda and the Hanoi Flag Tower.

It also introduced distinctive tours, travel routes and tourism products, as well as souvenirs and promotional programmes offered by travel agencies, accommodation providers and tourist sites.

Prominent craft villages such as Bat Trang, Van Phuc, Chuong, Chang Son, Ha Thai and Phu Vinh were vividly presented through product displays, live demonstrations and interactive experiences.

This year’s festival brought together 10 representative craft villages and trade streets, nearly 30 artisans and master craftsmen, along with representatives from tourism and culinary businesses, accommodation establishments and tourist destinations in the capital.

Visitors and local residents were able to directly take part in traditional craft activities, interact with artisans, try Hanoi foods, and enjoy a wide array of engaging culinary and artistic performances.

Bac Ninh fruit festival 2025 boosts trade exchange, strengthens agro-tourism links

BAC NINH - The Bac Ninh Fruit Festival 2025 is under way at Chu Ward Central Square, creating a lively atmosphere and drawing strong visitor flows.

Bac Ninh launches 2025 fruit festival, highlighting Vietnam’s farm produce

BAC NINH - The northern province of Bac Ninh on December 5 opened 2025 Fruit Festival at Chu ward’s Central Square, an event co-hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the provincial government to promote local agricultural products and agri-tourism.

“Pho Day” festival expected to attract around 100,000 visitors

The “Pho Day 2025” festival will officially take place in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13 and 14. With more than 20,000 bowls of pho expected to be served, the event is projected to attract around 100,000 visitors.

 

Bac Ninh fruit festival 2025 connects and boosts farm produce value

BAC NINH - Preparations for the Bac Ninh Fruit Festival 2025, scheduled for December 5–10, have been completed under the close direction of the provincial People’s Committee and coordination among local authorities, event organisers and related businesses.

Nearly 400 performers join Bac Ninh’s first Then and Tinh lute festival

BAC NINH - Nearly 400 artisans, performers and musicians from 12 local art troupes took part in the opening of Bac Ninh’s first provincial Then and Tinh lute festival on November 26, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said. 

Bac Ninh to host 25th Vietnam Film Festival in 2027

BAC NINH - The 24th Vietnam Film Festival, themed “Vietnamese Cinema – Sustainable Development and International Integration in the New Era,” closed on November 25 after five days of screenings and events. At the closing ceremony, organisers officially handed over the flag to Bac Ninh Province, which will host the 25th edition of the festival in 2027.