With the theme "A hundred quintessential crafts, thousands of laws spread", this is an important tourism promotion activity in the city to honor, exploit, and promote the values of long-standing traditional craft villages and modern creations of Hanoi's craft villages and craft streets.
The program attracted the participation of the Hanoi Tourism Association; Hanoi Craft and Craft Village Association; Artists, craftsmen, owners of craft villages; representatives of businesses, tourism - culinary establishments, craft villages with potential for tourism development; Tourism businesses, tourist areas, tourist attractions, accommodation establishments, tourism product business establishments.
Speaking at the opening of the event, Mr. Nguyen Tran Quang - Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism emphasized that Hanoi is a land of a thousand years of culture, not only famous for its historical and cultural depth but also known to the world as an "experience paradise" with a unique craft village system, an ancient craft town and sophisticated cuisine.
Each craft village, each craft town, each product, each dish of Hanoi carries a story imbued with the values of a land, a place, as well as the skills and brains of Hanoi people.
Among the 1,350 craft villages and craft villages in Hanoi, many craft villages have achieved prestigious international titles. This is also an important resource for tourism The capital continues to be assessed by international organizations as one of the top attractive destinations in Asia and the world.
The 2025 Hanoi Craft Village and Craft Street Food and Tourism Festival is a key tourism promotion activity to honor the value of craft villages, craft villages and the culinary quintessence of the capital; Promoting destinations and typical tourism products associated with craft villages, craft villages and culinary culture.
At the same time, the event connects management agencies - businesses - artisans - communities in the tourism value chain; Contributing to building the image of Hanoi as a 'Safe - friendly - quality - attractive destination' for domestic and international tourists, Mr. Quang said.
This year's festival is held with a space of about 5,000m2, nearly 80 booths divided into 3 main areas.
In particular, the Craft Village and Craft Street Tourism Space - "Crafts Village Telling Stories Previous and Now" displays products and performances traditional crafts of typical craft villages such as Bat Trang Ceramics, Van Phuc silk, Non Lang Chuong, Quat Chang Son, Son Ha Thai lacquer, Thuy Ungmedmedmedmed Pharmacy, Phu Vinh Bamboo and balls, Quang Phu Cau Aromather, Phung Xa Weaving, Kham trai - Son Chuyen My Lacquer. The craft street area introduces the old Hanoi craft street with the story of Hang Ma craft street when Tet comes, the old man writes calligraphy.
In addition, the Watercolor and Artistic Photo Exhibition about Hanoi will bring a different perspective on Hanoi for artists and photographers who love Hanoi. During the program, artisans, skilled workers, and artists will guide people and tourists to experience the stages of the product.
The quintessence of Hanoi cuisine - "The scent of the past is forever" introduces traditional dishes of Bat Trang, Tay Ho lotus tea, craft village specialties such as Lang Vong green rice, Phu Thuong sticky rice, Thanh Tri rolling cakes, Uoc Le pigs... along with typical dishes of the capital such as pho, bun cha, egg coffee, shrimp cake, snail noodle... Here, there will be performances by artisans and chefs at the booths during the program.
The space to promote destinations - "Hanoi walking" with the image of famous heritage destinations and tourist destinations of Hanoi's Autumn Festival such as Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam, Chua Mot Cot, Thua Khua, Hanoi Flag Tower, combines the introduction of tours, routes, introduction of unique tourism products, tour vouchers, promotional programs of travel businesses, tourist accommodation establishments, and Hanoi tourist attractions.
The Food Festival and Craft Village and Craft Town Tourism includes many attractive activities: Experience crafting such as pottery making, silk weaving, silk weaving, making hats, cloud weaving; Culinary performance, exchanges with artisans and chefs; art programs and exchanges and interactions with the audience.
The event is expected to create a highlight for Hanoi's tourism promotion activities in the last month of 2025, contributing to promoting the image of the capital - a "Safe - Friendly - Quality - Attractive" destination, while enhancing tourism connections between Hanoi with domestic and international provinces and cities.
