6 - 12 August
Ronny Dash - Kids fun run
Within the framework of the Da Nang International Marathon 2018, Ronny Dash is a 1km kids fun run, and the event is open to kids aged between 3-6 years.
Ronny Dash is specifically designed for chidren runners. This is a great chance for parents to inspire their chidren’ love for sports. The event is an opportunity for parents to join with their kids, to enjoy a family bonding time and a lovely memory this summer.
Saturday 11 August
The East Sea Park on Son Tra District’s Vo Nguyen Giap
For registered children only
Da Nang International Marathon 2018
DNIM 2018 will comprise 4 races: a 42.195 km full marathon, a 21,0975 km half marathon, a 10km run, and a 5km run.
The route of the full and half marathon races will be the East Sea Park - Vo Nguyen Giap - Nguyen Van Thoai - Tran Thi Ly Bridge - 2 September - Bach Dang - Nhu Nguyet - Thuan Phuoc Bridge - Le Duc Tho - Hoang Sa - Le Van Luong - Hoang Sa- Vo Nguyen Giap - the East Sea Park, with marathon entrants doing 2 laps.
As for the 10km run, the route will be the East Sea Park - Vo Nguyen Giap - the intersection of Nguyen Van Thoai, Vo Nguyen Giap and Hoang Sa streets - Hoang Sa - Vo Nguyen Giap - the East Sea Park.
With regard to the 5km run, the route will be the East Sea Park - Vo Nguyen Giap - the intersection of Phan Ba Phien and Hoang Sa streets - Vo Nguyen Giap - the East Sea Park.
Sunday 12 August from 4.00am to 1.00pm
The East Sea Park on Son Tra District’s Vo Nguyen Giap
For registered runners only
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 features hundreds of stands.
The stands 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.
Open until Wednesday 8 August
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
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 11 and Sunday 12 August 9.00pm
The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Free to watch
Han River Bridge swings open
Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 August 11.00pm
The Han River Bridge
Free to watch
Movies:
The Meg
After escaping an attack by what he claims was by a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible.
From Friday 10 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Along with the Gods 2: The Last 49 Days
Hae Won Maek, Gang Rim, and Duk Choon are about to take part in Soo Hong’s trial. These 3 angels of death meet 'God of House', who remembers their past thousand years. Traveling between this world, the next world, and the past, the angels of death try to find answers.
From Friday 10 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
The Little Witch
The Little Witch is only 127 years old, which means she is much too young to dance on Brocken Mountain with the other witches on Walpurgis Night. So she decides to sneak into the most important of all witches’ dances – and is caught immediately! As punishment she must learn all 7892 spells in the great book of magic within a year. But hard work and ambition are not exactly her strong points. And on top of that, the evil witch Rumpumpel is trying every way possible to prevent the Little Witch from archieving her great goal. Together with her talking raven Abraxas, the Little Witch wants to find out what makes a good witch. And here she puts the entire witches’ world to the test….
From Friday 10 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Two Tails
After becoming best friends, a Beaver and a Cat undertake a dangerous mission to free their fellow animals, who were kidnapped by Aliens.
From Friday 10 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Enchanted Princess
A family comedy about a young Prince, who sets on a mission to find a missing Princess from the neighborhood kingdom. Along the journey Prince meets a doopie dragon who joins him on an adventure, but Prince does not know that the dragon isn't who he says he is.
From Friday 10 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket