14 - 20 July
Viet Nam-Japan Cultural Exchange and Cuisine Festival
The event will feature martial arts, Bon Odori, dances using bamboo poles, fashion shows, and bonsai exhibitions. In addition, an art troupe from Kawasaki, a drum group from Ottawara, and a kite art group from Misuke will perform with students from the Japanese Language Faculty of the city’s college of Foreign Languages.
Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 July
Park near the new Administration Centre on Tran Phu Street
Free admission
Opening ceremony of Sun Wheel – one of the 10 highest observation wheels in the world
Friday 18 July
Asia Park near the 2 September Peace Monument
SHB DN at home to Hai Phong
Saturday 19 July 4.30pm
Chi Lang Stadium
Tickets are now available at the stadium
Flash mob competition
Sunday 20 and Monday 21 July 7.00pm
Eastern Sea Park, Son Tra District
Free admission
First-ever Ba Na Hills Resort Flower Festival
Thursday 15 May to Friday 15 August
D’Amour Flower Garden, Ba Na Hills Resort
Musical performance
A nightly musical performance featuring famous local, national and overseas Vietnamese singers.
Every evening from 8.30pm
Memory Lounge, 7 Bach Dang Street
Tickets can be booked on 0511 3575898 or 0905 881360
Traditional musical performances for domestic and foreign visitors
During the hour-long shows, domestic and foreign visitors will be treated to live Vietnamese traditional music, solo performances on traditional musical instruments, colourful-costumed dancers, humorous short sketches, and delightful folk songs.
Wednesday 16 and Saturday 19 July 7.30pm
Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre, 155 Phan Chau Trinh Street
50,000 VND per person
Groups of visitors and students will respectively receive 30% and 50% discount.
Dragon's head breathes fire and squirts water
The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July 9:00pm
Movies:
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Cowardly sheep farmer Albert backs out of a gunfight, and then finds that his girlfriend has left him for the other man. When a mysterious and beautiful woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage and they begin to fall in love. However, when her husband - a notorious outlaw - arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test.
From Friday 18 July
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong Street, Thanh Khe District
75,000 VND per ticket
3D Planes 2
When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and launch into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
From Friday 18 July
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong Street, Thanh Khe District
110,000 VND per ticket
Doat Hon
A 6-year-old girl drowns in a river. One week later, her uncle, a police captain, travels to a remote village to claim her corpse and bring her home. Strange things begin to happen as her family discovers that she is possessed.
From Friday 18 July
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong Street, Thanh Khe District
75,000 VND per ticket