The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, together with the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), will host the U.S.-Vietnam Friendship Festival on Sunday, November 23, 2025. The event is scheduled to take place at Cau Giay Park from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
This festival concludes a series of four events held throughout Vietnam in 2025 to mark thirty years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam. Previous festivals were organized earlier this year in Danang, Can Tho, and Ho Chi Minh City.
The festival is open to the public at no cost and features activities suitable for all ages. Attendees can expect booths offering games, American sports, spelling bees, arts and crafts, and dance lessons that showcase both American and Vietnamese culture. Food vendors will provide classic dishes from both countries. Musical performances by local schools and universities are scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m., while the official ceremony and live music performances by artists such as Suboi, Lyhan, MaiQuinn from “Em Xinh Say Hi,” and others will start at 5:30 p.m.
Ambassador Marc E. Knapper commented on the event: “We are really excited to hold this special event in beautiful Cau Giay Park, located across from our new U.S. Embassy compound. This festival is a chance to celebrate the strength of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and three decades of progress in bilateral relations. And it is going to be a really fun event.”
Throughout the year, several other initiatives marked the anniversary of U.S.-Vietnam relations. In April, an International Academic Partnership Program brought over 40 senior leaders from 21 American universities for a five-day study tour in Vietnam aimed at building academic partnerships with Vietnamese institutions. June saw a Youth Leadership Program send 14 high school students from central Vietnamese provinces to the United States for a three-week exchange focused on leadership skills and cultural understanding.
Additionally, a report titled “Vietnam Matters for America/Matters for Vietnam” was released in partnership with the East West Center to review three decades of cooperation between both countries. Other commemorative activities included cultural exchanges involving artists from both nations, seminars on bilateral relations with prominent Vietnamese think tanks, and events highlighting thirty years of U.S. business investment in Vietnam.
According to organizers, the Friendship Festival aims to demonstrate the range of collaboration between Vietnam and the United States while encouraging mutual understanding through cultural exchange.