On the evening of December 19, the opening ceremony of the Hanoi Food and Culture Festival 2025 took place at Thong Nhat Park.
The Hanoi Food and Culture Festival 2025 welcomes residents and visitors from now until December 21, 2025. Photo: Thanh Loan.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Le Thi Anh Mai, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, stated that the festival is a meaningful event that honors the values of traditional culinary culture while contributing to the promotion of Hanoi’s image as a creative, elegant, and culturally rich capital city.
Impressive artistic performances at the opening ceremony of the Hanoi Food and Culture Festival 2025. Photo: Le Tuyen.
“From the traditional 36 streets of Hanoi to an expanded Hanoi with broader administrative boundaries, shaped by the convergence and crystallization of Xu Doai culture and many regional traditions, Hanoi’s cuisine has become increasingly rich and diverse, both refined and standardized, yet full of creative vitality,” said Le Thi Anh Mai.
Nguyen Xuan Bac, Director of the Performing Arts Department, together with delegates, visits booths at the festival. Photo: Le Tuyen.
At the opening ceremony, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism officially announced the decision to inscribe “the culinary knowledge of preparing and enjoying Cha Ca La Vong (Hanoi)” on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Cha Ca restaurant owners in Hanoi receive certificates of recognition. Photo: Le Tuyen.
The Hanoi Food and Culture Festival is an annual event assigned by the City People’s Committee to the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports as the lead agency, in coordination with relevant units.
Notably, since 2022, the Hanoi Party Committee has issued Resolution No. 09 on the development of the cultural industry in the Capital for the period 2021-2025, with orientations to 2030 and a vision to 2045. In this resolution, cuisine is identified as one of the key fields contributing to the promotion of the city’s cultural industry.
The heritage of Bat Trang ceremonial feast preparation showcased at the festival. Photo: Le Tuyen.
The Hanoi Food and Culture Festival 2025, taking place from December 19 to December 22, offers residents and visitors a vibrant space to explore and enjoy distinctive culinary experiences.
In addition, the public can enjoy a wide range of artistic and cultural activities, including circus performances, xam folk singing, a photo exhibition featuring 40-50 works promoting Vietnamese culture, tourism, and cuisine, a mobile book exhibition introducing 200 book titles, and live demonstrations of culinary heritage such as making banh chung and preparing Bat Trang ceremonial feasts.
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