17 - 23 December
High-quality Vietnamese Goods Fair
The 6-day fair features a total of 450 stands from 200 businesses nationwide. Of these, 150 businesses operate in Da Nang, whilst the remaining 70 come from other localities nationwide.
The participating stands offer a wide range of products, including handicrafts, textiles and garments, leather goods and footwear, confectionery, beverages, agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
Open until Monday 17 December
Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre at 9 Cach Mang Thang Tam Street
Free admission
Fine arts exhibition entitled ‘Quintessence of Da Nang Arts’
Co-hosted by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports and the city’s Union of Literature and Arts Associations, the event aims to ring in 2019.
On display at the exhibition will be 40 fine arts works made by 29 local painters and sculptors. These works have received prizes at municipal, regional and national exhibitions from 2008 to 2018.
Tuesday 18 December to Tuesday 8 January
Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, 78 Le Duan
Free admission
Musical Festival
The outdoor music festival aims to mark the 10th birthday of the IMC Group - Today TV. It will feature famous domestic singers, namely To Ny, Diem Thuy, Luu Hien Trinh, Chanh Tin and Hung Cuong.
Sun World Danang Wonders, 01 Phan Dang Luu
Free entry is available to visitors who register before the show at http://imc10nam.todaytv.vn/.
Winter Festival at Sun World Ba Na Hills
Visitors will find the entrance to the resort filled with colorfully-decorated Christmas trees. At Du Dôme square, they will get surprised with the highest Christmas tree with the most glorious decorations. Take your selfies under the lovely poinsettias and ornaments.
Not only for its Christmas theme, Winter Festival 2017 will also attract visitors for the major stage with many exciting performances, for the first time on Ba Na, with the participation of many European artists.
The musical performance with the Snow Queen, Santa Claus, and the reindeers is just one of the highlights of the show in the background of beautiful palaces in Ba Na Hills.
Open daily until Monday 31 December
Ba Na Hills Resort
Admission fee is 700,000 VND per person which includes a 2-way cable car ticket and entertainment activity fee.
‘A Story of Ao Dai’ show
‘Ao Dai’ is the embodiment of the Vietnamese female beauty and charming, and it is national apparel symbol of the Vietnamese people.
With the purpose to bring a symbol of Vietnamese culture to visitors arriving in Da Nang, Risemount Premier Resort Danang is proud to be the first place to organise ‘A story of Ao Dai’ in Da Nang – the show on tradditional Vietnamese long dresses and art performances of three regions in Viet Nam.
The show will be an art performance to introduce Vietnamese culture to international friends.
Open daily from 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Risemount Convention Centre at Risemount Premier Resort Danang, 120 Nguyen Van Thoai, My An Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District.
Tickets, priced at 500,000 VND per person, can be bought via +84 (0) 236 3 899 999.
For more information about the show, please contact the resort via +84 (0) 236 3 899 999 or visit at https://risemountresort.com.
Promotion at Sun World Danang Wonders
All Vietnamese visitors are being offered a chance to experience a “mini Asia” and the region’s top attractions at the prices of 50,000 VND per person at Sun World Danang Wonders.
This special offer allows visitors to experience a journey around Asia with miniature architectural works such as Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Merlion Statue (Singapore), and Dragon Lake (Japan).
In addition, visitors also have the opportunity to ride the Sun Wheel to see the city’s full picture from above, and to play free indoor and outdoor games.
Open until Monday 31 December from 3.00pm to 10.00pm daily
Sun World Danang Wonders, 1 Phan Dang Luu, Hai Chau District
Tickets will cost 50,000 VND per Vietnamese person, and 200,000 VND per foreigner.
‘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 playing traditional Vietnamese musical instruments. Each of them showcases 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 4.30pm and 5.40pm
The Labour Culture House, 2 Cach Mang Thang Tam
Tickets, priced at 400,000 VND for per foreigner and at 200,000 VND for per Vietnamese visitor, 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 22 and Sunday 23 December 9.00pm
The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Free to watch
Han River Bridge swings open
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 December 11.00pm
The Han River Bridge
Free to watch
Movies:
Bumblebee
Twenty years before the events of the first film, in 1987, Bumblebee takes refuge in a small California beach town junkyard, where a teenage girl named Charlie Watson takes him in. However, the two of them soon find themselves hunted by a government agency known as Sector 7, led by Agent Burns. As they run from society, the two learn that Bee isn't the only Transformer on Earth, and that the others might not be as friendly.
From Friday 21 December
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
Metiz Cinema, on the first floor of the Helio Centre, 2 September Street
100,000 VND per ticket
Remi Nobody's Boy
The adventures of the young Rémi, an orphan, collected by the gentle Madam Barberin. At the age of 10 years, he is snatched from his adoptive mother and entrusted to the signor Vitalis, a mysterious itinerant musician. Has its sides, he will learn the harsh life of acrobat and sing to win his bread. Accompanied by the faithful dog capi and of the small monkey Joli-Coeur, his long trip through France, made for meetings, friendships and mutual assistance, leads him to the secret of its origins.
From Friday 21 December
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
Metiz Cinema, on the first floor of the Helio Centre, 2 September Street
100,000 VND per ticket
The Possession of Hannah Grace
A shocking exorcism spirals out of control, claiming the life of a young woman. Months later, Megan Reed (Shay Mitchell) is working the graveyard shift in the morgue when she takes delivery of a disfigured cadaver. Locked alone inside the basement corridors, Megan begins to experience horrifying visions and starts to suspect that the body may be possessed by a ruthless demonic force.
From Friday 21 December
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
Metiz Cinema, on the first floor of the Helio Centre, 2 September Street
100,000 VND per ticket
Asterix: The Secret of Magic Potion
Following a fall during mistletoe picking, Druid Panoramix decides that it is time to secure the future of the village. Accompanied by Asterix and Obelix, he undertakes to travel the Gallic world in search of a talented young druid to transmit the Secret of the Magic Potion.
From Friday 21 December
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
Metiz Cinema, on the first floor of the Helio Centre, 2 September Street
100,000 VND per ticket