The boat racing festival took place on the morning of December 31 on the Như Y River (at the community tourism site of Thanh Toan Tiled-roof Bridge). This is one of the highlights of the New Year 2024 celebrations and in response to the Four Seasons Festival organized by Thuy Thanh commune (Huong Thuy town).

With the theme "Cultural heritage with integration and development", Hue Festival 2024 will include consecutive activities taking place throughout the year. The event aims to honor and promote the unique values of Vietnamese culture in general and Hue culture in particular.

The Public Art Design Competition and International Sculpture Symposium - Hue 2024, with the theme “Impression of Hue, Vietnam,” will take place in the park along the northern banks of the Perfume River (Kim Long Street, Hue City).

On the night of December 23, the Uni Tour Music Concert which was held by the Provincial Youth Union Executive Committee in collaboration with the Vietnamese Students Development and Support Center took place at the Music Academy.

According to the information from Hue City People's Committee, Hue Countdown - Happy New Year 2024 program will take place at 20:00 on December 31 at the intersection of Hung Vuong Street, Hue City. This is an art program to welcome the new year, with the participation of Hue talents, as well as famous singers and artists namely Hieuthuhai, Orange, and Dinh Xuan Ky, etc.

Within the framework of Hue Festival 2023, the Winter Festival "Winter in Hue" takes place from October to December with a number of new festival activities that brings more vibrance and attraction to the winter atmosphere of Hue for both local people and tourists.

In the framework of Hue Digital Transformation Week 2023 – “Creating digital data – promoting regional connectivity” held by the Provincial People’s Committee in collaboration with the Vietnam Software & IT Services Association (VINASA), the opening ceremony of the exhibition featuring typical digital technology platforms and solutions took place on the morning of December 14 at Song Huong Theater.

As part of the event series of the annual German Film Festival (Kinofest) in Vietnam, the German Film Festival 2023 – Hue City opened at the Intercultural meeting place - Huong River Ancient Pottery Museum (located at 94-96-98 Bach Dang Street, Hue City) on the evening of November 24th.

Le Ngoc Thuy, a math teacher at Huong Vinh High School, braved danger to save 3 people swept away by floodwaters. These people were capsized in a boat incident that also drowned a mother and child. The incident took place on the morning of November 15 at the area of Hau Dam – Canal, Huong Vinh ward, Hue city

Recently there appeared in Hue many garden cafes, especially ones at ancient princes’ and princesses’ residences (Phu De.) Around a hundred years ago those houses were places for princes, princesses, mandarins and their relatives to gather on special occasions and death anniversaries.