Hue Imperial City hosts folk games from 20 to 23 November

Hue Imperial City will host Royal Court and Folk Games from 20 to 23 November 2026 as part of a city programme for Vietnamese Culture Day. The programme places traditional activities inside the former Nguyen dynasty capital in Hue, Vietnam, and gives visitors a scheduled cultural reason to explore the site.

Royal Court and Folk Games run from 20 November

The official Hue city events listing gives the Royal Court and Folk Games the Vietnamese title Không gian Tro choi Cung dinh & Dan gian and places them at Hue Imperial City from 20 to 23 November 2026. The listing identifies the programme as an upcoming event and records the first day as 20 November.

The wider November programme was announced by Hue’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism for activities linked to Vietnamese Culture Day on 24 November. It includes traditional and folk games such as dau ho, bai vu and xam huong, with the activities presented for residents and visitors. The Hue city events listing also places related programmes at Kien Trung Palace and Duyet Thi Duong.

Hue Imperial City links games with royal heritage

The scheduled games relate directly to the site’s former court function. The activities are described as forms of entertainment associated with imperial court life and traditional culture, rather than as a separate commercial festival.

Other events in the same programme include a Korean calligraphy competition and a Vietnam-Korea art exchange on 22 November at Kien Trung Palace or Duyet Thi Duong. On 23 November, Kien Trung Palace is listed as the venue for the closing of the Art and Heritage creative camp and the Hue Landscapes painting exhibition. A November programme report confirms that the folk games and the Kien Trung Palace activities form part of the same heritage-focused schedule.

A former capital shaped by the Perfume River

The site forms part of the Complex of Hue Monuments, whose central area includes the Citadel, the Imperial City and the Forbidden Purple City. UNESCO says Hue became the capital of unified Vietnam in 1802 and remained the political, cultural and religious centre of the Nguyen dynasty until 1945.

The Perfume River runs through the wider historic complex, while the Imperial City contains royal palaces and related court buildings. UNESCO inscribed the Complex of Hue Monuments in 1993, and identifies the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre as the institution responsible for its management. The UNESCO heritage record links the surviving layout and landscape to the planning of a defended capital in the early nineteenth century.

Visiting Hue Imperial City: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Royal Court and Folk Games are scheduled at Hue Imperial City from 20 to 23 November 2026.
• The programme concerns traditional court and folk games, while the related calligraphy event is listed for Kien Trung Palace or Duyet Thi Duong on 22 November 2026.
• The venue is in Hue, beside the wider historic complex associated with the Perfume River and the former Nguyen capital.
• Visitors will find a heritage setting containing the Imperial City, royal palaces and the Forbidden Purple City, rather than a purpose-built modern event venue.

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Frequently asked questions about Hue Imperial City

When do Royal Court and Folk Games take place at Hue Imperial City?

The programme is scheduled from 20 to 23 November 2026 at Hue Imperial City.

What is Hue Imperial City?

It is the royal palace area within the wider Complex of Hue Monuments, the former capital of the Nguyen dynasty.

Where is Hue Imperial City and how do you get there?

Hue Imperial City is in Hue, Vietnam, within the historic complex associated with the Perfume River.