Exhibition showcasing resistance war sketches

The exhibition features a total of 40 versions of famous sketches of the battlefields in the central and Central Highlands regions.

The displayed arts works were created by the late artists of Hoang Son, Pham Van Tam, Tran Viet Son, Bay Tra, and such living painters as Pham Hong, Quach Phong and Pham Mui.

The visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to gain deeper insight into the wartime hardship as well as the undaunted courage and indomitable fighting spirit of Vietnamese revolutionary soldiers and residents during the struggle for the cause of national liberation, hereby educating the young generations about the ardent patriotism.

Open until Friday 10 August

The Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, 78 Le Duan

Free admission

EWEC Fair 2018

This year’s International East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) Trade and Tourism Fair will feature hundreds of stands. 

The stands will offer a wide range of tourism, trade and investment products, including electrical and electronic devices, IT, wooden products and furniture, handicrafts, textiles and garments, leather goods and footwear, tourism services and cuisine.

Friday 3 to Wednesday 8 August

Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre at 9 Cach Mang Thang Tam

Free admission

A conference on promoting demand-supply connection

As part of the forthcoming International East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) Trade and Tourism Fair, a conference on promoting demand-supply connection will take place in the city.

The conference aims to strengthen the bilateral economic cooperation between localities in EWEC countries and other international partners, as well as promote bilateral exchange activities in trade, tourism, and investment.

Friday 3 August from 8.00am - 5.00pm

On the 1^st and 2^nd floors of the Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre at 9 Cach Mang Thang Tam

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 4 and Sunday 5 August 9.00pm

The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge

Free to watch

Han River Bridge swings open

Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 August 11.00pm

The Han River Bridge

Free to watch

Movies:

Christopher Robin

The movie is a heart-warming live action movie about family bonding and friendship from Walt Disney Studios. The story revolves around Christopher Robin's adventure back to childhood in the Hundred Acre Wood with his band of spirited and lovable stuffed animals including Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet. Time flies away and Christopher Robin has grown up. He lost his way as well as forgot all of his childhood friends. Now he has to deal with lots of difficulty at work and gradually leaves little time for his family. Christopher Robin's reunion with Pooh and the rest of the gang in London has aroused the joys and help him find meanings in life.

From Friday 3 August

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong              

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

100,000 VND per ticket

The Darkest Minds (C16)

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are seen as a threat by the government and sent to detainment camps. Sixteen-year-old Ruby soon escapes from her captors and joins other runaways who are seeking a safe haven. Banded together and on the run, they soon combine their collective powers to fight the adults who tried to take away their future.

From Friday 3 August

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong              

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

100,000 VND per ticket

Mirai of the Future (P)

One day, Kun's mother brings home a new family member. For the four-year-old boy, joy quickly turns to disappointment when the little sister replaces her brother as the center of attention. The boy can't bring himself to accept her as his sister. But things turn magical when, with a mysterious garden as his gateway, the boy encounters his mother as a little girl and his great-grandfather as a young man, and has a series of surprising adventures with his older sister from the future. These experiences change how he sees the world and help him grow into the big brother he was meant to be. The latest film from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda, creator of Summer Wars, Wolf Children and The Boy and the Beast, continues his unique blend of humanist and fantasy themes that has made him one of the most exciting filmmakers working today.

From Friday 3 August

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong              

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

100,000 VND per ticket

The Spy Who Dumped Me (C18)

Audrey and Morgan, two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey's ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.

From Friday 3 August

CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong              

CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen

100,000 VND per ticket