To serve the needs of both residents and tourists during the ongoing holiday in celebration of Viet Nam’s 79^th National Day (September 2), Da Nang is hosting more than 20 cultural and artistic activities, focusing on this weekend. The activities are diverse, large-scale and meaningful, ensuring quality, promising to bring relaxing and entertaining moments to the public during the ongoing holiday that runs from Saturday to Tuesday.

Da Nang is hosting many artistic activities to serve the needs of both residents and tourists during the ongoing holiday in celebration of the National Day. Photo: X.D

Since last weekend, many units and agencies have organised many cultural and artistic events and activities to celebrate the National Day. An exhibition took place from August 24 to 28 at the the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, attracting many artists and visitors.

During this time, people had the opportunity to participate in and enjoy many cultural activities of various genres, from art exchanges, folk dance performances, dancing, to outdoor film screenings organised by concern units in the city.

In particular, on the evening of August 24, the performance of ‘Drone show’ at Bien Dong Park, Son Tra District created a spectacular music party, stirring up the atmosphere in the central coastal Vietnamese city. This was the first-ever of its kind in Da Nang, impressing a large number of the city-dwellers and tourists.

Ms. Nguyen Lan Phuong, a resident in Son Tra District, said: “I have heard about this form of light performance in some other cities and provinces, but this is the first time I have seen it with my own naked eyes. It is wonderful and exciting to see the images and iconic landmarks of Da Nang lit up in the sky. I am also very pleased that the city is quick to grasp the new trend, bringing in many new activities, diversifying the forms of entertainment for the general public”.

The most attractive activities during this year's National Day holiday are concentrated from August 30 to September 2 with many art programme along the banks of the iconic Han River, cinema-themed programmes, street dances and mass art festivals in all local districts. The most notable was the art programme ‘Love for the Country’ taking place on the evening of August 30 at freshly upgraded March 29 Square. During this programme, musical water fountain shows and many special artistic performances received high applause from the audience.

In the role of director and performer at the music night, Director of Trung Vuong Theater Tran Van Hao said that the programme featured 18 art performances, elaborately staged by the theater, expressing a profound love for the country, national pride and deep gratitude to generations of ancestors who heroically sacrificed to protect the independence, freedom and unity of the Fatherland.

In addition, the programme also brought the audience joyful and vibrant sounds through Chapter 2 of the programme - Love and Youth. ‘The songs in this chapter partly depicted the life ideals of Da Nang generations today. They are always optimistic, holding a strong passion and nurturing a desire to continue to follow a journey of a brighter future”, Mr. Hao said.

On this occasion, the Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong (classic drama) Theater performed the play ‘Hon vong phu’ on the afternoon of August 31. This was a new play staged by the theater, highly appreciated by experts and audiences. In addition, the theatre’s artistes will perform a street Tuong show on Sunday, September 1.

From August 30 to September 8, the Da Nang General Science Library is running the 3^rd Da Nang Reading Culture Festival in 2024 with the theme ‘Good books need readers’. As reported by the library’s Director Le Thi Bich Phuong, the festival introduces a total of nearly 2,000 copies of the latest books to the public through 20 booths.

Within the framework of the festival, there are also many exchange events between writers and readers; the introduction of new books; mobile library services and interactive games with books. These elaborately, highly interactive activities aim to bring people, especially students, interesting experiences before the new school year 2024-2025.

According to Deputy Director of the Da Nang Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Thi Hoi An, compared to previous years, the activities to celebrate this year’s National Day are diverse, rich in content and genre, especially prioritised to be organised in areas far from the city centre.

In particular, the artistic activities have been prepared and inspected very carefully to ensure quality, attractiveness, contributing to creating diversity, attraction and joyful atmosphere for local residents and tourists on the country’s important holiday.

Art programmes serving tourism such as a ‘Ao Dai’ (traditional Vietnamese costume) show, night performances at the Sun World Ba Na Hills, jetski and flyboard underwater art shows at Da Nang Downtown are also attractive activities worth enjoying during this holiday break.

Reporting by K.NGUYEN - Translating by A.THU