23 - 29 July
Da Nang Shopping Festival 2018
Goods on sale at the festival will include industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical and electronic products, handicrafts, textiles and garments, leather goods, footwear, food and drinks.
In addition, visitors to the festival will be treated to exciting performances by amusing clowns, magicians, adventurous acrobats, and several types of animals.
Open until Tuesday 24 July from 8.00am to 10.00pm daily
At a vacant land at the eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Admission is free from 8.00am until 5.00pm. However, tickets priced at 30,000 VND per adult, and at 10,000 VND per child, are required for entry after 5.00pm.
Viet Nam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival 2018
The event will feature hundreds of cultural, cuisine and information stands. Some arts troupes from Japan will perform their traditional tea ceremonies, singing and dancing.
In addition, there will be a Japanese eloquent contest, a study abroad seminar, tourism seminars, friendly football matches.
Friday 27 to Sunday 29 July
At a vacant land at the eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Free admission
Evergreen Farmers’ 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, recycled 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 Farmers’ Market Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1290188894389423/ or its website: www.healthyfarm.org.
Sunday 29 July from 8.00am - 3.00pm and 4.00pm - 9.00pm
On Tran Hung Dao, near the Da Nang Food Centre
Free admission
Street Food Festival
Visitors to the festival will have the opportunity to try over 100 different types of ice cream, drinks and dishes.
Open until Sunday 19 August from 6.30pm to 10.30pm daily
Helio Centre entertainment complex on 2 September street
Free admission
Lantern display
From now until 3 September
East Sea Park, Son Tra District
Free to watch
Arts exhibition entitled ‘The Sojourners’
Displayed works will feature the beauty of Viet Nam, including rural landscapes.
From now until Tuesday 31 July from 9.00am to 8.00pm daily
Pullman Danang Beach Resort, 101 Vo Nguyen Giap
Free admission
Beer Festival – B’estival 2018
Inspired from Oktoberfest – the famous beer festival from Bavaria, Germany; B’estival of Sun World Ba Na Hills not only reimagines an exciting festivity scene but also enchants tourists with its own ‘concoction’.
A total of 1 million litres of beer, fine-assorted from the most well-known German breweries is bound to satisfy any beer-fanatic visitor.
The B’estival not only takes place at Du Dome square but also at Beer Plaza – a new venue designed exclusively for B’estival with capacity of over 3,000 seats.
More specific details of this fascinating event are available at https://danangfantasticity.com/en/news/beer-festival-bestival-2018-at-sun-world-ba-na-hills.html
Until 5 September
Sun World Ba Na Hills
‘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 high-rises. 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 28 and Sunday 29 July 9.00pm
The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Free to watch
Han River Bridge swings open
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July 11.00pm
The Han River Bridge
Free to watch
Movies:
Mission Impossible: Fallout (No age restriction)
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
From Friday 27 July
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (No age restriction)
Koo Ja-yoon, a female high school student is trained to become a murder weapon. Medical experiments are used on living bodies in the process. After running out of the organization, Ja-yoon lost all her memories and was adopted by an old couple. Ten years later, the girl, Ja-yoon is a clever young woman who takes park in a reality competition show. But what she did not expect is that, as soon as she appears in television, everything in her life will be completely overturned.
From Friday 27 July
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Wildling (No age restriction)
After a childhood in captivity under the care of a man who taught her to fear the outside world, a young woman sees her new freedom shattered by a series of unsettling events.
From Friday 27 July
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
The Music Box (C18)
When six-year-old Sophie is tragically orphaned guardianship is assigned to her estranged aunt Annabelle. The two move into a large, eerie, Victorian house where Sophie unearths a locked wooden box with a strange symbol drawn on it. Desperate to connect with her niece Annabelle pries the lock open revealing a beautiful music box. Each time the music box is wound and replayed it's surprisingly chilling melody plays slightly longer, captivating Sophie even more. When the music box begins affecting Sophie's behavior and health Annabelle seeks the aid of a child psychologist and clairvoyant who soon discover the music box is possessed by an evil spirit who seeks to haunt Sophie and destroy Annabelle. As the haunting intensifies time begins to run out and Annabelle finds herself racing against the music box's melody to defeat the spirit before the last note plays.
From Friday 27 July
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket