2 – 7 January
Japanese Film Festival 2018
Japanese Film Festival, one of the most anticipated annual events, is organised by the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Viet Nam. The event is widely known that its tickets are quickly ran out in few days, and warmly welcomed by many enthusiastic Japanese film lovers in Viet Nam.
As many as 9 interesting Japanese films will be screened during this year’s festival
All films will be shown with Vietnamese and English subtitles.
Friday 5 until Sunday 7 January
Le Do Cinema, 46 Tran Phu, Hai Chau, Da Nang
Free tickets are now available at the Cinema
Grand musical festival Tiger Remix 2018
Entitled ‘Wake up the Spring’, the event will offer a wonderful opportunity for locals and visitors to enjoy popular songs in a new mix of styles, combining Vietnamese and Western musical instruments with visual effects.
Coming to Tiger Remix to enjoy the ultimate spring tunes, many remixed Tet hits performed by the most loved artistes in Viet Nam.
Saturday evening 6 January
29 March Square on 2 September street
Free admission
A display of 150 original antiquities and photos of Oc Eo Culture
Oc Eo is the name of an archaeological site in Thoai Son District in An Giang Province in the Mekong River Delta. Based on the artifacts unearthed, archaeologists said that the area used to be a busy port of the kingdom of Phu Nam between the 1st and 7th centuries. They used the term ‘Oc Eo Culture’ to refer to the ancient material culture of the Mekong Delta region.
Open until 1 February 2018
Museum of Cham Sculpture, 2, 2 September Street
Admission fee is 40,000 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 inTuong costumes which will be available for hire at the event.
At 7.00pm on Sunday 7 January
Eastern end of the Han River Bridge
Free to watch
‘Bai choi’ (singing while acting as playing cards) performance
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January 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 6 and Sunday 7 January 9.00pm
The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Free to watch
Han River Bridge swings open
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January 11.00pm
The Han River Bridge
Free to watch
Movies:
Insidious: The Last Key (English with Vietnamese subtitle)
Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet - in her own family home.
Genre: Horror
From Friday 5 January
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Crystal Inferno (English with Vietnamese subtitle)
Disaster hits when 2 teenagers are caught in a fire on the 20th floor of a skyscraper. Their parents are on the 60th. Will they survive the flames?
Genre: Action, Family
From Friday 5 January
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
The Big Call (Chinese with Vietnamese and English subtitle)
Genre: Action
From Friday 5 January
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket