BackArts & Culture » Culture » 5,000 People to Take Part in a Street Festival in Hanoi This Weekend.

5,000 People to Take Part in a Street Festival in Hanoi This Weekend.

Themed ‘The Quintessence of Hanoi – Confluence and Shine,’ the street festival will take place around Hoan Kiem Lake between 8am and 11am on July 29.

Leading the crowd will be 800 folk artists performing Hanoi’s various traditional dances, with 400 artisans from craft villages around Hanoi following them, PetroTimes reports. What’s more, 700 elderly citizens will perform martial arts moves alongside 300 athletes, 700 students from schools and universities will wave flags and flowers, while another 1,700 young adults will dance together in an ensemble.

The parade will occur in seven locations: Hoan Kiem Lake, Ly Thai To Square, Ba Kieu Temple, Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square, in front of Luc Thuy restaurant, as well as the Ba Trieu–Hang Khay and Hang Bai–Trang Tien intersections,Nhan Dan reports.

The event marks the 10th anniversary of Hanoi’s boundary expansion, in which the city’s assimilation of Ha Tay Province and parts of Vinh Phuc and Hoa Binh provinces nearly quadrupled its size.

One of the event's highlights will be hundreds of models showcasing traditional and re-imagined áo dài costumes, which were chosen from the newest collections of Hanoi-based fashion designers.

[Photo via Bao Moi]


Related Articles:

Hanoi to Trial New Pedestrianized Street in Tay Ho Starting This Weekend

In Memory of the 24 Hours When Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake Had Swans

Hanoi Starts Cleaning Hoan Kiem Lake 2 Years After Beloved Turtle Died From Pollution


Related Articles

in Culture

10 Incredible Photos Of Life On Hanoi's Train Tracks

Traffic in Vietnam is crazy but the train tracks that skirt through Hanoi’s residential areas reach levels of insanity.

in Culture

10 Photos Of The Amazing Vietnamese Spider-Men

While some Vietnamese cities have begun to move their tangled nests of electricity wires underground, they are still a ubiquitous feature of many urban neighborhoods.

in Culture

12 Of Saigon’s Best Parks And Open Spaces – Part 1

Though Saigon has lost quite a bit of its verdant luster over the years, there are still patches of green throughout the city that are worth checking out. Vietnam Coracle has made a handy guide to som...

in Culture

12 Of Saigon’s Best Parks And Open Spaces – Part 2

Though Saigon has lost quite a bit of its verdant luster over the years, there are still patches of green throughout the city that are worth checking out.Vietnam Coraclehas made a handy guide to some ...

in Culture

14 Incredible Satellite Photos Of Vietnam

There are plenty of hi-tech ways to show Vietnam’s beauty – time lapses and drone panoramas to name a few. But a less common vantage point is from above. Way above.

in Culture

15 Amazing Moments Captured On Vietnam’s Streets

In Vietnamese cities, streets are where life happens. With few parks available to the country’s urban masses, they serve as everything from entertainment venues to wedding halls to restaurants. They a...

Partner Content