Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival 2024 has a series of unique events such as: Ao Dai Carnaval, at Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center and some surrounding streets; Ao Dai Performance by Designers and Final of Ao Dai Design Contest at Doan Mon Square stage - Thang Long Heritage Conservation Center; Booths displaying ao dai products and accessories...
Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen has just signed a Plan to organize the 2024 Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival.
The event was organized by the Hanoi Department of Tourism, Hanoi Women's Union, Hanoi Youth Union and related units during 3 days from October 4-6, 2024, at the Heritage Conservation Center. Thang Long - Hanoi property, No. 19C Hoang Dieu street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi.
The Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival 2024 program is one of a series of activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Capital's Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-October 10, 2024); is an annual activity of the Department of Tourism to develop and promote Hanoi tourism associated with promoting Vietnamese tourism; Honor and preserve the unique cultural beauty of the traditional ao dai of the Vietnamese people. Ao Dai is considered a cultural symbol associated with the image of Vietnamese women; is an impressive souvenir product for international tourists coming to Vietnam; is a source of creative inspiration for designers. At the same time, this is also an opportunity for exchange, cooperation, and signing for mutual development between Hanoi businesses and domestic and international businesses.
The festival has key activities, which are:
Opening ceremony at 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., October 4, 2024; Closing Ceremony at 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, October 6, 2024, at Doan Mon Square Stage - Thang Long Heritage Conservation Center.
Ao Dai Carnaval from 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on October 5, 2024, at Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center and some surrounding streets.
Ao Dai Performance by Designers and Final of the Ao Dai Design Contest at 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. on October 5, 2024, at Doan Mon Square stage - Thang Long Heritage Conservation Center.
Ao Dai photo exhibition space and exhibition space, displaying Ao Dai of Ao Dai designers and brands; tourism products and services, traditional craft villages from 8:00 a.m. on October 4 to 10:00 p.m. on October 6, 2024. About 80 - 100 standard booths display and introduce ao dai products and accessories; Airlines, travel businesses, hotels, shopping establishments, traditional craft villages...
Demonstration of artisans' creations at 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. on October 5 - 6, 2024, demonstrations of silk spinning, silk weaving,... by artisans of traditional craft villages such as Silk village Trach Xa, Van Phuc...
Cultural and artistic space at 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., October 5 - 6, 2024, traditional folk art performances combined with ao dai performances. The festival hopes to bring visitors new emotions about the beauty of the ao dai in the ancient cultural and artistic space.
Folk game space from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 5-6, 2024 such as: O eating mandarin, dancing on the floor wearing an ao dai, wearing an ao dai and walking on stilts...
Space to enjoy Hanoi cuisine "Thang Long five spices" with light dishes typical of Hanoi.
Workshop on Ao Dai "Suggestions on how to combine Ao Dai with accessories; How to pose with ao dai" from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., October 5, 2024.
Activities to respond to the Festival take place from August to October 2024:
1. "Check in Hanoi" challenge with Ao Dai: Organized online on the website and fanpage of the Hanoi Women's Union and attached the Festival's hashtag on the Department of Tourism fanpage. Challenge participants will take photos in ao dai at tourist attractions, historical and cultural relics, scenic spots, etc. of Hanoi, with no age or subject restrictions.
2. Challenge "Ao dai Dance" - Ao Dai Dance with 02 forms: Online on tiktok platform and staged.
3. Ao Dai Design Contest for young designers with a passion for Ao Dai design to find and encourage talents in the field of Ao Dai design.
4. City Bus "Essence of Ao Dai", select 2 to 3 days in October 2024, free tickets for visitors wearing Ao Dai.
5. Ao Dai Month: All officials, workers and employees of departments, agencies, businesses, students, schools... in the City will simultaneously wear Ao Dai on Monday or every Friday; Capital Liberation Day
From 04/10/2024 - 06/10/2024