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August 2026
Craft workshop (a.m): mini ethnic minority fabric conical hat decoration – nearly full
AS OF 14 AUGUST MAX 3 SPACES AVAILABLE THANKS Since 2023 we have teamed up with Chie to run a monthly craft workshop on a Saturday or Sunday (a.m or p.m) aiming to make one product from the shop that is not too difficult. Some items are not practical to make so we stick with an item that can be made in a few hours. We have probably made most things now so we are repeating some of the previous…
Find out more »September 2026
Mid-Autum Festival (evening): invitation to the opening ceremony of “Lưu Trăng” (Preserving the Moon) exhibition
Tết Trung Thu is the Mid-Autumn Festival and Vietnam’s second most important festival after the Tết lunar new year. In the lunar calendar, it falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which is 25 September 2026 this year. This month Hanoi is hosting "Lưu Trăng" (Preserving the Moon) exhibition and events at from 22 Hang Buom. This is in association with the Management Board of Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarter, and CLB Đình làng Việt (our…
Find out more »Cultural Series (p.m): everything you need to know about the Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết Trung Thu)
Tết Trung Thu is the Mid-Autumn Festival and Vietnam's second most important festival after the Tết lunar new year. In the lunar calendar, it falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which is 25 September 2026 this year. Tết Trung Thu is also known as the “Children’s Festival” where every Vietnamese child dreams about an amazing festival with his/her own brightly lit lantern and a feeling full from munching on mooncakes. To find out more about why Tết…
Find out more »Bookclub: Making a Whore by Vũ Trọng Phụng
FVH BOOCKLUB For information on the bookclub, where/when we meet and the monthly books being reviewed please sign up via our whatsapp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IfJgPUpXe9SAnupG0zUkEE or contact us at hello@fvheritage.org or Carolyn at cjeziorski@unishanoi.org We review books (fiction, non fiction, poetry) written by Vietnamese authors or about Vietnam by foreign writers. Everyone is very welcome to join. Venue for September Eastern & Oriental, 46 Quảng An https://maps.app.goo.gl/cLaXme3SMQ5XMtNV9
Find out more »Living Heritage. Village cycle tour – meet the áo dài tailor, rice miller and rice wine maker
THE IDEA After such a successful village tour in August we repeating this as autumn arrives and the light will be lovely adding extra atmosphere. Our friend Tofu tour Ngọc, has created a lovely afternoon filled with number of fun and engaging activities in her village, Xuân Canh village, Đông Anh. Meet a variety of artisans – her village neighbours – as part of a new FVH section called ‘Living Heritage’. The whole experience will take the afternoon so please…
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