HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội will stage a special arts programme on November 24 to celebrate Việt Nam Cultural Day, combining traditional cultural values with modern stage technology and fireworks in an event expected to attract around 50,000 people.

Under Plan 410 recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee, the programme will take place at 8pm at Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Từ Liêm Ward as part of a series of activities marking the Week of Great National Unity.

The event is designed to honour the country’s cultural heritage and showcase Hà Nội as a city with a rich historical legacy and a dynamic, creative spirit. It also reflects the cultural development vision set out in the Politburo’s Resolution 80, which underscores culture as an important resource for sustainable development and the preservation and promotion of national identity.

The programme will last up to 120 minutes and bring together thousands of professional artists and performers, alongside more than 2,800 young people and Youth Union members from the capital.

Highlights will include Hoa Mặt Trời (Sunflower), a large choral performance featuring audience interaction, and a festival drum performance involving 300 officers of the People’s Public Security Force.

Artistic fireworks will be incorporated into the performances and launched again at the end of the event, with a combined duration of up to 15 minutes.

The programme will be broadcast live on Vietnam Television, Hà Nội Radio and Television, and digital platforms, allowing audiences across the country to join the celebrations. The city will also install public LED screens in suburban and outlying areas to give residents farther from the centre an opportunity to watch the event.

In addition to invited guests, representatives of organisations and residents from wards near the stadium, the organisers plan to make 7,000 tickets available online for members of the public and visitors to register for attendance.

The celebration aims to bring cultural values closer to the community, using a major public event to connect heritage with contemporary artistic expression. It also highlights the role of cultural activities in strengthening community bonds and making the capital’s cultural life more accessible to residents and visitors alike. — VNS