2 - 8 October
Moon Festival
This festival will feature a colourful parade, along with many exciting performances such as dragon dance, a Japanese KIDS drum performance, magic, and fire and Hawaiian dance.
Open until Sunday 8 October from 7.00pm
Asia Park, 1 Phan Dang Luu
Entrance fee is 300,000 VND per person
‘Truc Chi - Loi Cua Song’ exhibition
The exhibition will feature some arts pieces made from ‘Truc Chi’, including a 120m-long replica of a river. These works, which are done by 10 artists of the ‘Viet Nam Truc Chi Arts’ project during 9 months, will be displayed in combination with light, sound and video systems.
‘Truc Chi’ is a kind of paper made from bamboo pulp. The bamboo paper discoverer for contemporary arts is artist Phan Hai Bang who developed new techniques for the treatment of this material. Based on the traditional process of making the paper, Mr Bang created a new form of arts ‘Trucchigraphy’, in which artists can create their works on ‘Truc Chi’ paper.
Open until Saturday 14 October
Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, 78 Le Duan
Free admission
Charity concert entitled ‘Warming Your Hearts’
Jointly organised by the Da Nang Association of Charities and Children's Rights Protection, and the Huong Lam Club of Charities and Children's Rights Protection, the concert aims to raise funds for providing free surgery for 100 poor local children with eye defects.
This event will feature famous domestic singers: Tim, Nhat Ha, Thanh Yen, Duc Tuan, Phuong Anh, Ho Trung Dung, Le Thien Hieu, Ha Van, Quoc Dai, Vo Ngoc Khanh, Phi Thuy Hanh, and Hong Minh.
Monday 2 October 7.30pm
Trung Vuong Theatre, 86 Hung Vuong
Invited guests only
Lion dance performances
Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 October from 7.00pm daily
Helio Centre entertainment complex on 2 September street
Free admission
Coco EDM Party
This musical event will feature famous domestic singers: Only C, Noo Phuoc Thinh, Lou Hoang and Duy Tuan, along with DJs King Lady and Tien Moon.
Saturday 7 October from 6.00pm to midmight
Chi Lang Stadium, 18 Ngo Gia Tu
Tickets, priced at 169,000 VND each, can be bought on the 2nd floor of a building at 132 Le Loi. They can be book on 0236 6289999.
Canon PhotoMarathon 2017
Contestants will create photographic masterpieces in line with assigned themes - under time pressure.
Sunday 8 October 6.30am - 9.00pm
Tien Son Sports Arena, Hoa Cuong Bac Ward, Hai Chau District
Intending participants can register in advance via the website https://photomarathon.canon-asia.com/2017/vietnam/en/home or at Canon Image Square, 51 Dien Bien Phu in Thanh Khe District, or at Anh Duc Digital, 36 Phan Chau Trinh in Hai Chau District before 6 October.
Participation fee is 50,000 VND per person
Tuong street performance
Apart from enjoying impressive Tuong performances, visitors will be introduced to the art of Tuong mask drawing and its dress codes. In addition, they will have the opportunity to have their photos taken in Tuong costumes which will be available for hire at the event.
At 7.00pm on Sunday 8 October
Eastern end of the Han River Bridge
Free to watch
‘Bai choi’ (singing while acting as playing cards) performance
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October 7.00pm - 9.30pm
On the pavement of Tran Hung Dao at the eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge in Son Tra District.
Participation fee is 20,000 VND per person
‘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 7 and Sunday 8 October 9.00pm
The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Free to watch
Han River Bridge swings open
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October 11.00pm
The Han River Bridge
Free to watch
Football
After a disappointing 1-3 home loss to Becamex Binh Duong, SHB DN will play in Go Dau Stadium for second leg of the semi-finals of the National Cup 2017.
Friday 6 October 5.00pm
Go Dau Stadium
Movies:
The Invisible Guest (No age restriction)
Adrian Doria, a young businessman on the crest of the wave, wakes up in a hotel room that’s locked from inside alongside the dead body of his lover, Laura. Doria hires the services of Virginia Goodman, a prestigious lawyer who prepares witnesses. Over the course of one harrowing night, they work together to clarify what happened in a frenetic race against time.
From Friday 6 October
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Cold Moon (No age restriction)
In a southern town, the Larkin family suffers a terrible tragedy. Now they are about to face other mysteries: Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets, and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror.
From Friday 6 October
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
The Foreigner (No age restriction)
The movie is a timely action thriller from the director of 'Casino Royale'. It tells the story of humble London businessman Quan whose teenage daughter is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
From Friday 6 October
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket