The event was organised on the 220th anniversary of France’s National Day (on July 14), the 10th anniversary of recognizing Hanoi as a peace city, the 55th anniversary of the capital’s liberation and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Present at the festival were members of VFFA and a large numbers of pupils and students from schools and universities around the capital.

Looking towards the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, the VFFA’s Hanoi branch is scheduled to pay a visit to France, in September to promote the event with activities such as an ao dai exhibition, the publication of book on Hanoi gastronomy translated into 6 foreign languages.