Hanoi is expected to set a Southeast Asian record with a majestic light and sound performance supported by 2,024 unmanned aerial vehicles in the sky on Lunar New Year's Eve, VOV reported.

Countdown Party Hello 2023. Source: Tien Phong newspaper

The programme is due to take place between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on February 9 night ahead of a spectacular fireworks display let off in 32 venues throughout Hanoi. It will be live broadcast via media platforms.

Either West Lake or My Dinh National Stadium will be selected to become the venue for the performance of 2,204 drones, said Truong Viet Dung, an official of the Hanoi administration, at a press conference on January 19.

The spokesperson of the Hanoi People's Committee emphasized that this is a new highlight in the joyful atmosphere, welcoming the results achieved in 2023 and entering 2024 with many new victories, spirit, as well as the implementation of the capital's cultural industry.

Thousands of revelers, mostly young people, converge on entertainment centres in Hanoi on lunar New Year’s Eve to enjoy the eye-catching fireworks display and ring in the New Year. This year, February 9 is the last day of the 12th lunar month.

To ring in the Year of the Dragon, Hanoi will set off fireworks at 32 sites, with nine of them featuring high-range shows. Photo: VNA

Previously, the Hanoi People's Committee issued a plan to organize a fireworks display on Lunar New Year's Eve. Accordingly, Hanoi has a total of 32 fireworks displays in 30 districts, including nine high-altitude fireworks displays combined with low-range fireworks and 23 low-altitude fireworks displays.

The fireworks display will last for 15 minutes, from 00:00 a.m. to 00:15 a.m. on February 10, 2024. Funding for organizing fireworks displays is mobilized from socialization. Specifically, the fireworks displays are as follows:

Nine high and low-altitude fireworks display locations

1, Hoan Kiem: In front of the new Hanoi Newspaper Headquarters

2, Hoan Kiem: In front of Hanoi Post Office

3, Tay Ho: Lac Long Quan flower garden, in front of the district People's Committee gate

4, Nam Tu Liem: F1 racetrack, Phu Do ward

5, Hai Ba Trung: Coconut Island, Thong Nhat Park

6, Ha Dong: Van Quan lake

7, Son Tay: Son Tay ancient citadel

8, Thanh Tri: Land for the regulating lake project, Tam Hiep commune

9, Dong Anh: District Sports Center

22 low-level fireworks locations

10, Ba Dinh: Southeast of Ngoc Khanh Lake 11, Hoang Mai: Den Lu Lake Park

12, Long Bien: Park 02, Viet Hung ward

13, Long Bien: Vinhomes Riverside ecological urban area

14, Dong Da: Hoang Cau Lake Peninsula

15, Cau Giay: Cau Giay Park

16, Thanh Xuan: Nhan Chinh lake park

17, Bac Tu Liem: Hoa Binh Park

18, Gia Lam: No. 1 Thuan An, Trau Quy town

19, Me Linh: Roof of the 4-story People's Committee of Me Linh district

20, Ba Vi: Quang Oai Stadium, Tay Dang town

21, Dan Phuong: Stand B, district stadium, Phung town

22, Thach That: Lien Quan town stadium

23, Chuong My: District Stadium, Chuc Son town

24, Thuong Tin: District Culture, Information and Sports Center

25, Quoc Oai: Roof of the 6-storey building of the district military command

26, Phu Xuyen: Thao Chinh sub-area, Phu Xuyen town

27, My Duc: Ecological Lake Park, Dai Nghia town

28, Ung Hoa: District Stadium, Van Dinh town

29, Soc Son: District Stadium, Soc Son town

30, Phuc Tho: District stadium, Phuc Tho town

31, Thanh Oai: Green Park, Kim Bai town

32, Hoai Duc: Center for Culture, Information and Sports Stadium

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