November 2026

The biennial festival opens at the Vietnam Exhibition Center, with screenings around the city and its first film market from 28 to 30 November.

After its two-month maintenance closure from 4 September, the mausoleum reopens to visitors. Expect long queues in the first week.

Flower sellers fill the pavements and students bring bouquets to their teachers. A warm, everyday glimpse of Hanoi life.

From late October into November, vendors cycle through the Old Quarter with baskets of white cúc họa mi daisies. Photographers follow them.

The hoa sữa trees along many streets bloom in autumn; their heavy scent fills the evenings.

The streets around Hoan Kiem Lake close to traffic from Friday evening to Sunday night, with music and street games.

November is generally dry with calm seas, a comfortable month for Ha Long and Lan Ha cruises and Ninh Binh boat trips.