On the first day of the new year, a ceremony to announce the National Tourism Year and Hue Festival 2025 was held at Ngo Mon Square by the People’s Committee of Hue City.

On December 31, the Trade Union and Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hue Central Hospital organized a voluntary blood donation festival themed “White Blouse, Red Heart”. 350 staff members of the unit, including doctors and nurses from various departments and centers across both units, participated in the event.

Amidst the vibrant and bustling atmosphere of transitioning from the old year to the new year 2025, and celebrating the historic milestone of Hue becoming a centrally-governed municipality, on the evening of December 31, the Hue Festival Organizing Committee, Hue City People's Committee, and Carlsberg Vietnam Co., Ltd. collaborated to host the Countdown - Welcoming New Year 2025 event at the intersection of Vo Nguyen Giap and Van Tien Dung streets.

On December 24, Korean Institute of Traditional Culture Research and ORIHERI announced that Nguyen Ngoc Phon, a 23-year-old representative from Hue (of Doan Trang Embroidery and Sewing Service & Trade Co., Ltd.), surpassed more than 2,000 contestants worldwide to secure third prize at the World Grand Prix Supreme Model Contest and Seoul Beauty Fashion Festival 2024 (World Champion Model and Beauty Fashion Festival in Seoul - Korea 2024).

The 2024 Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Cultural Festival is currently taking place in Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province. This year, the Thua Thien Hue delegation participates with over 60 cadres, artists, and artisans.

On the morning of December 15th, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hue City organized activities to celebrate Christmas 2024, toward the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 35th Anniversary of the All-People's National Defense Festival.

On December 11, representatives of the provincial Department of Culture and Sports informed that the Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism announced the decision to include the Hue Nam Temple Festival (Huong Tho Commune, Hue City) and Van Cu noodle-making craft (Huong Toan Commune, Huong Tra Town) in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

On December 6, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University kicked off the 7th Hue Science Festival with the theme “Cooperation for community health” and the 1st International Biomedicine Conference, along with the inauguration of the Institute of Biomedicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.

On the evening of November 22, the Provincial Department of Tourism organized the opening ceremony for the “Wellness Tourism Week” 2024. This event is part of the Winter Festival - “Winter in Hue” (taking place from October to December) of Hue Festival 2024.

KinoFest, the German Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by Goethe Institute in Southeast Asia for contemporary German cinema. This year, the film festival will be held in Hue from October 26 to 27 at Lan Vien Co Tich cultural space (No. 94 - 96 - 98 Bach Dang, Hue City).

The Ban Soc (Calendar Distribution) Ceremony of the Nguyen Dynasty marks the commencement of Hue Festival 2024, portrayed through a staged performance that revives ancient rituals and customs.

Taking place from April 28 to May 5 with the theme "The Quintessence of Vietnamese Craftsmanship", Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023 brings together 21 craft groups with the participation of 69 craft villages, craft establishments, and over 350 artisans coming from famous craft villages in the country.

With unique art festival coming soon, Hue Festival 2022 promises to enrich festival activities, creates attractive tourism products for Hue.

Held annually in March and July of the Lunar calendar at the temple located on Ngoc Tran mountain by the bank of the Huong River, where Thien Y A Na Goddess is worshiped, the festival attracts people from across the country to attend.