Escape the big city stress, relax, and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, savour Christmas scents, sample typical Christmas Market treats and beverages, buy hand-made items, and spend memorable moments with friends and family over a cup of hot wine.
As is customary in Germany, the Christmas market will be located near church, Cua Bac Church, a beautiful place in Hanoi.
With its clock tower and picturesque windows, it provides the perfect festive backdrop for the Christmas market, whose sights, sounds and scents will allow visitors to experience Christmas with all their senses. As you stroll across the market, you can admire and purchase many special items for you and your loved ones, from typical ‘Stollen’ pastry to hand-crafted Vietnamese products.
The market (from 14h00-21h00 on December 14th-15th, and from 10h00-21h00 on December 16th) will kick off with a highlight: a Christmas concert performed by the Suc Song Moi bamboo ensemble, featuring classical music and international Christmas favourites to sing along with, that is projected to start at 18h00 on December 14th.
Furthermore, to mark the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Goethe-Institut’s presence in Vietnam, the Goethe-Institut Hanoi will hold a special Christmas concert on December 21st at 20h00. It features Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Coronation Mass as well as Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestra Suite in D major, which also includes the famous Air on the G string.
The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra is joined by two choruses: the Hanoi Catholic Youth Choir and the Opera Choir, as well as four soloists, two of them from Germany.
Visitors can expect to enjoy a beautiful time with music, candlelight, and the aroma of hot wine, to get in a festive mood for the holidays./.