Christmas Events in Hanoi 2015
It’s nearly impossible to stay home and watch TV in this beautiful festive time of the year! Do you have any plans to go out? Check out some of the events that you can attend in this exciting Christmas season.
1. On 19 Dec: Club Tropicana *bad santa* 80s Throwback Party at ATK
Time to get nostalgic with the melodies from the 80s! Hear all your old-fashioned favorite songs again and take *bad* photos with the special photo booth.
2. On 20 Dec: Christmas Program at Bookworm
Enjoy the cozy ambiance you can only get at Bookworm with hot mulled wine, cold sangria, ginger bread, warm conversations and new friends you’ve just met. What else? Discounts on awesome books from Bookworm and gift vouchers from the Hanoi Cooking Centre!
3. On 23 Dec: Merry Xmas Concert at Heritage Space
A cozy music event with friends and family! Enjoy all types of music from country, pop rock, ballads of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s… to Latin symphony and famous Vietnamese songs with Flashback band. Oh, and there some finger-finger food and drinks prepared for you as well!
4. On 24 Dec: Have an Xmasful at Hanoi Creative City
Take it all outside: outdoor romantic film screening and music party at Hanoi’s latest and hottest creative hub!
5. Also on 24 Dec: Triển lãm “24.12.15” at lAcA Cafe
Religions have long been an endless source of inspiration for art. The exhibition features nearly 30 artworks about art and religions dedicated to Christmas 2015.
6. 09 Dec 2015 – 03 Jan 2016: Queer Festival Queer Forever! 2015
Get to know – or immerse in, if you’ve been familiar with it – the queer culture with movies, talks, discussion and the LOVE ART market.
Besides, art lovers can also check out the exhibitions below:
1. 09 – 23 Dec: National Fine Art Exhibition at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts
A nation-wide exhibition with the participation of more than 400 authors from over all the country in the areas of sculpture, installation art, painting, graphics, and video art.
2. 01 – 30 Dec: Vietnam Photo Fair 2015 at Hang Da Galleria
The first Vietnam Photo Fair held in Hanoi with the participation of 15 authors from all over the country with different styles and themes.
3. 13 Dec 2015 – 13 Jan 2016: The “Brownian Movement” Exhibition at Heritage Space
Exhibition of 3 international artists and 12 Vietnamese artists based on the idea of the Brownian movement – a chaotic movement, created by an impact, just like how the artists meet, make up the bumps and create new innovative ideas.
4. 18 – 25 Dec: Exhibition “Dịch / Dời: Narratives of Displacement” at Six Space
An exhibition that marks the debut of most of the artists in Vietnam’s art world after a period of self-negotiation and readapting after being abroad, who are finding their distinct voices to fight against the stereotypes of being subjected to ‘Westernization’ of their art making.
Hanoi Grapevine wish you a Merry Christmas!
