The International Festival 2025 celebrates the vibrant spirit of the global community at BIS Hanoi

Community Street raised awareness and inspired actions  

This year’s community street welcomed a rising number of community partners who shared their initiatives and invited families to get involved. Organisations showcased projects, raised awareness and sold products to support important causes. Alongside them, CAS student groups presented their own projects with energy and passion. Their booths highlighted student-led efforts to create positive change, adding a strong sense of purpose and community spirit to the festival.  

A new activity this year was the Stamp Rally. Students collected stamps by visiting parent cultural and CAS student booths, then spun the Fortune Wheel for fun prizes. It encouraged exploration, cultural connection and a sense of adventure, quickly becoming a festival favourite. 

Performances filled the stage with talent  

Across the day, students from across the school lit up the stage with a vibrant line-up of music and dance curated by the Performing Arts Team.  

Primary students opened the show with Fanga Alafia, a traditional West African song and dance that set the joyful tone. Year 4’s Flamenco Fireball brought passion and rhythm, followed by Year 5’s lively rendition of Volare! by the Gipsy Kings. The Primary K-pop CCA impressed with Rebel Heart, while the Year 10 Dance group brought Brazilian carnival energy with A Linha Curva. The Senior Choir closed with a powerful performance of Tarekita from India. Audiences also enjoyed a sneak peek of this year’s secondary production, West Side Story, with the cast performing ‘America’.  

Each performance reflected the hard work, creativity and confidence of our students, celebrating cultures through music and movement.  

One of the festival’s most anticipated traditions, the raffle event, returned with plenty of excitement. Families gathered to join the draw for a wide range of prizes. Thank you to our generous raffle sponsors for donating the gifts that made the raffle such a highlight. 

Food, shopping and activities brought people together  

Families enjoyed a culinary journey through nearly 20 food stalls offering flavours from around the world. Shopping and activity booths added to the vibrant atmosphere with crafts, unique merchandise and hands-on experiences. The game zone, run by BIS Hanoi teachers, offered fun for all ages and brought plenty of laughter and friendly competition.   

Together, these spaces created a warm environment where families could explore, connect and share stories.  

The BIS Hanoi International Festival 2025 celebrated the unique aspects of our school community. Families proudly shared their cultures, students performed with confidence, and friends bonded over food, games, and shared experiences. Together, we showed the strength of our international community at BIS Hanoi, A Place to Belong.