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April 2026
Art & Craft (a.m): Dó paper fan making workshop (3 hrs, half day or full day)
Hồng Ký, who we partner with for our dó paper workshops, has moved her studio to Đông Anh near Cổ Loa, near the banks of the Hoàng Giang River. Her longer term plan is to open a small cultural/artistic centre nearby for art and music workshops and in the near future she will run actual dó paper making workshop in the grounds of her studio to make paper from scratch. Our workshop for April (9.30am start) Given summer has come early and we all need…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (ENG) a.m: Trúc Bạch & Ngũ Xã – from bronze casting to phở cuốn – FULL
Repeated from the afternoon for the waiting list - THIS WALK IS ALSO FULL The theme of this walk is very eclectic touching on bronze casting, and the general changes to the area, the former and present lives of the land and buildings. We start at Quán Thánh temple, the almost purely Taoist temple with 350-year-old bronze statue of Trấ́́n Vũ. We refer to legends around Trúc Bạch lake – stories, history of the area, the part the young people played in Hanoi’s…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (ENG) p.m: Trúc Bạch & Ngũ Xã – from bronze casting to phở cuốn – FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL - WE HAVE A WAITING LIST SO WE WILL MAKE A REPEAT WALK SO PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST THANKS The theme of this walk is very eclectic touching on bronze casting, and the general changes to the area, the former and present lives of the land and buildings. We start at Quán Thánh temple, the almost purely Taoist temple with 350-year-old bronze statue of Trấ́́n Vũ. We refer to legends around Trúc Bạch lake – stories,…
Find out more »May 2026
Excursion (day): Bá Dương Nội Village annual kite flying festival – FULL
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL, PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST THANKS Bá Dương Nội Village - kite making/flying village. The final day of the kite festival week is the kite flying competition for adults and kite clubs - its always on the 15th day of the 3rd lunar month. This year = 1 May (solar calendar). Unlike previous years it means it falls on a major national holiday weekend. And the invite for FVH this year is a bit…
Find out more »At home with the water puppets (p.m). Water puppet theatre of Phan Thanh Liêm – FULL
THSI IS NOW FULL BUT PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WAITING LIST IN CASE A FEW SPACES BECOME AVAILALBE. RSVP TO STELLA THANKS. Back in 2018 we met Mr Liêm and visited his home water puppet theatre in Xa Dan street. 8 years has passed and we have reconnected with him since he opened a 2nd theatre experience at his parent's home in Long Bien, so this time we are going there. Liêm and his wife are instrumental in keeping the…
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