13 - 19 August
Saigon Special Beach Festival 2018
This musical event will feature famous domestic singers: Soobin Hoang Son, Bich Phuong, Dong Nhi, Issac, Bao Anh and Tuan Hung.
Friday 17 and Saturday 18 August from 6.00pm to midmight
East Sea Park, Son Tra District
Free admission
Exhibition featuring photos and documents relating to a Vietnamese mascot
The exhibition will feature as many as 200 photos and documents relating to Nghe, a spiritual animal in Vietnamese culture.
This mascot is a fictional creature with a lion-like head, a long tail, and a dog-like body. Nghe is important like other mascots such as dragon and phoenix because it symbolises the intelligence.
Wednesday 15 to Thursday 30 August
The Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, 78 Le Duan
Free admission
Singer My Linh’s live show
Vietnamese singer My Linh and her invited guests: Ha Le, Bui Anh Tuan, Ha Pham Thang Long and My Anh Truong are expected to thrill the local audience with their enchanting performances.
Wednesday 15 August 7.30pm
Trung Vuong Theatre, 86 Hung Vuong
Tickets, priced between 1,500,000 VND and 3,500,000 VND each, can be bought at the theatre or booked on 0901701525.
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
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 18 and Sunday 19 August 9.00pm
The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Free to watch
Han River Bridge swings open
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 August 11.00pm
The Han River Bridge
Free to watch
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 19 August
Eastern end of the Han River Bridge
Free to watch
Movies:
Down A Dark Hall (C16)
Kit, a difficult young girl, cannot control her behavior,so her mother has sent her to the Blackwood Boarding School. Despite the warning from the eccentric headmistress, Madam Duret, about some dangers from the dark hall, Kit and her classmates discover an age-old secret thet threatens their lives. Will they be able to escape from this ghostly school safety?
From Friday 17 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (C13)
In the film's story, there is a sudden explosion at Tokyo Summit's giant Edge of Ocean facility. The shadow of Tooru Amuro, who works for the National Police Agency Security Bureau as Zero, appears at the site. In addition, the "triple-face" character is known as Rei Furuya as a detective and Kogorou Mouri's apprentice, and he is also known as Bourbon as a Black Organization member. Kogorou is arrested as a suspect in the case of the explosion. Conan conducts an investigation to prove Kogorou's innocence, but Amuro gets in his way.
From Friday 17 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Alpha (C13)
While on his first hunt with his tribe's most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone - he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack,he learns to rely on it, and they become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives.
From Friday 17 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (No age restriction)
Accused of wrongdoing by Empress Wu, Detective Dee faces a formidable foe while investigating a crime wave that's marked by strange and seemingly supernatural occurrences.
From Friday 17 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Furious (C16)
In the 13th century, the Mongol hordes begin ransacking Russia. A small army that is led by a mysterious warrior is the only thing standing between the horde and the last remaining Russian principality.
From Friday 17 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
The Little Mermaid (No age restriction)
A reporter and his niece discover a beautiful creature they believe to be a real mermaid.
From Friday 17 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket