On the morning of October 22, the first Vietnam Calligraphy Festival 2026 opened at the Co Mat Vien (Privy Council) - Tam Toa relic site under the theme ‘Vietnamese Soul through Brushstrokes’. The event is part of Hue Festival 2026.

From October 22 to 26, the first Vietnam Calligraphy Festival 2026, themed ‘Vietnamese Soul through Brushstrokes’, will take place in Co Mat Vien, No. 33 Tong Duy Tan St., Phu Xuan Ward. The event will feature a wide range of activities, including exhibitions, cultural exchanges and discussions, as well as hands-on calligraphy experiences.

On the evening of October 14th, the French Institute in Hue, in collaboration with Kim Dong Publishing House, hosted a talk with Doan Bui, a Vietnamese-French writer and journalist, to mark the release of the Vietnamese translation of her work Le Monde de Nulle part. The event also featured Associate Professor Dr. Thai Phan Vang Anh and Dr. Nguyen Anh Dan, lecturers at the Faculty of Literature, Hue University of Education, Hue University.

“Hue’s business community needs to change its mindset, strengthen its ambition to advance, and deepen cooperation to achieve the stature expected of a centrally-governed municipality,” emphasized Mr. Le Tri Thanh, Deputy Secretary of Hue City Party Committee and Chairman of Hue City People’s Committee, at a gathering held to celebrate Vietnamese Entrepreneurs’ Day on October 13th. The event was organized by Hue City Business Association on the afternoon of October 13th.

In Doc So (Doc So residential group, Huong An Ward), the craft of making Vietnamese conical hats was once practised in nearly every household. Today, the tradition is at risk of disappearing, with only around 20 people in the village still practising the craft. ​

On the afternoon of October 1, the College of Hue held a conference to review Vietnamese language training in the 2025 - 2026 academic year and implement tasks for the 2026 - 2027 academic year.

Drawing on the woodblock prints of traditional Vietnamese folk painting genres such as Dong Ho, Hang Trong, Kim Hoang, and Lang Sinh, the Woodblock Art Experience Space at 23-25 Le Loi Street brings visitors closer to traditional art. Beyond contemplating the artworks, visitors can try printing and coloring the woodblocks while discovering the stories and cultural values behind each piece.

On the morning of September 5th, as part of Vietnam - Japan Local Cooperation Forum 2026 in Hue City, an exhibition area showcasing photos and signature products from Vietnamese and Japanese localities was opened at Song Huong Theater.

Starting with traditional rice paper, 9X entrepreneur Tran Thi Thuy Ha, Director of VN Flex Import-Export Trading and Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (VN Flex), has applied technology, introduced new production methods, and developed a line of rice-based snacks. Her journey has made her the only representative from Hue to be named among 86 Outstanding Young Startup Entrepreneurs.

The Shuttlecock World Championships 2026 took place in the Federal Republic of Germany from August 25 to 30. Contributing to the Vietnamese national team’s title defense, athletes from Hue City achieved impressive results.

The coffee workshop is doing more than bringing Vietnamese coffee beans closer to foreign visitors; it has become a cultural bridge, helping spread the flavors of Vietnamese coffee and the beauty of the Ancient Capital to international friends.

The exhibition “The Journey of Vietnamese Ceramics” has just opened at Kien Trung Palace - Hue Imperial Citadel, and it marks the beginning of a series of remarkable events under the Summer Festival - Hue Festival 2025.

For the first time being organized, the Quintessence of Vietnamese Martial Arts Festival offers the public an artistic space rich in legendary essence, clearly expressing the spirit of martial arts and the cultural identity of the Ancient Capital.

In a space adorned with traditional Tet decorations, over 40 students from various primary students in Hue city area dressing traditional ao dai are immersing themselves into cultural folk games on Tet days.