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20 - 26 February

DA NANG Today
Published: February 20, 2017

Cau Ngu (Fish Worshipping) Festival

This 3-day event will feature numerous solemn rituals, along with various exciting cultural and sporting activities.  Included are tug-of-war in the sea, beach volleyball, fish carrying, fishing net knitting, and a ‘bai choi’ (singing while acting as playing cards) performance.

Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 February (25th - 27th days of the 1st lunar month)  8.00am to 9.00pm daily

The Whale Temple in Son Tra District’s Man Thai Ward

Free admission

Street music performance

Street arts performances and featuring a variety of musical styles, including lively flamenco, fantastic Vietnamese traditional instrumental music, and interesting contemporary music.

Saturday 25 February  7.30pm - 9.30pm

Bach Dang Street riverside pavement to the south of the Han Market

Free admission

Evergreen Farmer’s Market Fair

Organised by the company Evergreen Labs, the fair will introduce local customers to high-quality organic agricultural products.  Included will be forest honey, melaleuca oil, natural cosmetics, food, recycleable bags, and handmade items.

The fair will provide a chance for sellers and buyers to exchange experiences and gain useful information about organic and safe food processing and production.

For more information, please visit the Evergreen Labs website: https://www.evergreenlabs.org, the Farmer’s Market Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1290188894389423 or its website: www.healthyfarm.org.

Sunday 26 February from 7.00am - 7.00pm

On Tran Hung Dao, near the Da Nang Food Centre

Free admission

Football

After a goalless home draw on Saturday with current V League leaders FLC Thanh Hoa, SHB Da Nang will next play 3rd from bottom Song Lam Nghe An at Vinh.

Sunday 26 February  4.30pm

Vinh City’s stadium

Cruise ships in port

Monday 20 February

Nippon Yusen Kaisha’s MS Asuka II (1,100 international passengers)

Tuesday 21 February

7.00am - 6.00pm  Dream Cruises’ Genting Dream (3,500 passengers from Asian and European countries)

Thursday 23 to Friday 24 February

10.00pm Thursday to 7.00pm Friday - Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ MS Europa 2 (600 passengers from European countries)

Friday 24 February

7.00am - 5.00pm Holland America Line's MS Volendam (1,000 passengers from the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia and other countries)

Saturday 25 to Sunday 26 February

2.00pm Saturday to 5.00pm Sunday MS Chinese Taishan (around 900 Chinese passengers)

‘Charming Da Nang’ musical programme

This 60-minute programme opens with a stage presentation highlighting the city’s most impressive sites such as the Da Nang International Airport, the Han River and the tall buildings.  It is followed by delightful performances of singing, dancing and traditional Vietnamese musical instruments, each of them showcasing the culture and beauty of Da Nang, and Viet Nam as a whole.  Interestingly, there is a song named ‘Charming Da Nang’ which was written specifically for this programme.

Open daily at 8.00pm

The Labour Culture House, 2 Cach Mang Thang Tam

Tickets, priced at 800,000 VND, can be bought at the Culture House.

Musical performance

A nightly musical performance featuring famous local, national, and overseas Vietnamese singers.

Every evening from 8.30pm

Memory Lounge, 7 Bach Dang

Tickets can be booked on 0511 3575898 or 0905881360

Dragon's head breathes fire and squirts water

Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 9.00pm daily

The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge

Free to watch

Han River Bridge swings open

Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 11.00pm

The Han River Bridge

Free to watch

Movies:

Guardians (P)

During the Cold War, an organisation called ‘Patriot’ created a super-hero squad which included members of several Soviet republics.  For years, the heroes had to hide their identities, but in hard times they must show themselves again.

From Friday 24 February

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

100,000 VND per ticket

The Girl on the Train (C16)

In this thriller, Rachel, who is devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasising about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day.  One morning she sees something shocking happen there, and she becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

From Friday 24 February

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

100,000 VND per ticket

Buddies in India (P)

In an effort to save his house, a man accompanies the son of a recently deceased CEO to India to recover his will.

From Friday 24 February

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

100,000 VND per ticket

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