Nature's beauty on display at Duy Ninh's exhibition

The exhibition features a total of 52 paintings made from different kinds of materials by painter Duy Ninh who are working and living in Da Nang. The displayed paintings showcase the vivid beauty of natural world, a love for life, and human condition.

Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, 78 Le Duan

Open until Wednesday 4 September

Free admission

Da Nang International Lion Festival 2019

The festival, the biggest of its kind in Viet Nam, will be attended by 30 troupes, including 6 troupes from China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Australia.

Amongst, there will be famous troupes such as the Kuantan Builders Lion and Dragon Dance Club from Malaysia, the Shenzhen Yanluo Bilintang Dragon &Lion Dance Group and Tinh Anh Duong group both from China, and the Hao Dung Duong group from Viet Nam.

Friday 30 August - Monday 2 September

Sun World Da Nang Wonders (Asia Park), 1 Phan Dang Luu, Hai Chau District

Admission fee is 300,000 VND per person, including entertainment activity fees.

‘The Soul of Viet Nam’ traditional arts show

The 60-minute show is deeply imbued with distinctive cultural Vietnamese traditions, especially those of the Quang Nam – Da Nang land.

During the show, the audience will be offered a chance to discover the quintessence of Tuong traditional arts via popular extracts and typical make-up methods of this stage performing arts form.

Besides, arts lovers will be treated to the festive atmosphere of the rural area in the old days, and immerse themselves into the melodies of such traditional Vietnamese musical instruments as monochord and lithophone consisting of pieces of rock which are struck to produce musical notes.

Starting at 7.45pm everyday (except for Wednesdays), and at 5.30pm on Sundays

Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre, 155 Phan Chau Trinh

Tickets, priced at 300,000 VND per person, can be bought at the theatre

Sunshine Carnival

The 4-month programme which is the largest and longest of its kind in Viet Nam attracts more than 200 international actors and artists in total.

Open until Monday 30 September

Sun World Ba Na Hills

Admission fee is 750,000 VND per person, including 2-way cable car ticket and entertainment activity fees.

Helio Summer Festival 2019

The festival features a bustling seafood street and night market where visitors can try a variety of delicious seafood dishes and street food. With more than 150 food stalls in total, the night market is expected to satisfy the growing demand of gourmets.

In addition, they can take part in a vibrant beer and grilled food. Visitors can really be immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere and boisterous melodies, as well as enjoy tasty grilled food whilst drinking beers to keep cool during summer days.

Notably, one of the highlights of the festival is Mediterranean Film Studio. The 200m-long and over 100,000 USD film studio is attracting a great deal of attention from young visitors who want to check in and take selfies.

Open until Wednesday 25 September from 7.30pm to 10.30pm daily

Helio Centre entertainment complex on 2 September street

Free admission

Beer Festival - B’estival 2019

Inspired from Oktoberfest – the famous beer festival from Bavaria, Germany; B’estival of Sun World Ba Na Hills re-creates an exciting festivity scene, and 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 is taking place at Du Dome Square, and Beer Plaza - a new venue designed exclusively for B’estival with capacity of over 3,000 seats.

Until 5 September

Sun World Ba Na Hills

Admission fee is 750,000 VND per person, including 2-way cable car ticket and entertainment activity fees.

‘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, the Risemount Premier Resort Danang is proud to be the first place in the city to organise ‘A story of Ao Dai’ which is 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 the 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.

‘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.

‘Bai choi’ (singing while acting as playing cards) performance

Saturday 31 August and Sunday 1 September 7.45pm - 8.45pm

On the pavement of Tran Hung Dao at the eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge in Son Tra District.

Participation fee is 20,000 VND per person

Dragon’s head breathes fire and squirts water

Saturday 31 August and Sunday 1 September 9.00pm

The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge

Free to watch

Han River Bridge swings open

Saturday 31 August and Sunday 1 September 11.00pm

The Han River Bridge

Free to watch

Movies:

The Spirit of Ramayana

Mintra is a young old contemporary dancer, auditioning for her dream role of Seeda, in the new play Ramayana. But the character calls for a nice side as well as a dark side... and Mintra is just too nice. So the director Mate chooses rival dancer Gina. Mintra gets a supporting role but the rejection has caused her dark side to awaken. Mintra is finally offered the role when a female ghost offers to help her cultivate her evil side. But this ghost is malevolent and evil, and goes a step further, causing Gina to have a serious, scary accident thereby opening the role back up for Mintra. Mintra eventually discovers recently disappeared dancer... who vanished while working on another show for director Mate. Another suspect in the disappearance is the creepy ex-lover of the ghost, Tod, the theater owner. As the evil grows and becomes overwhelming, the terrifying secrets must come out. Who did it? Mate, Tod, someone else? Can Mintra stay alive long enough to find out?

From Friday 30 August

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     

Boboiboy Movie 2

BoBoiBoy is being hunted down by an ancient villain named Retak'ka who seeks to use BoBoiBoy’s powers for evil.

From Friday 30 August

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     

Weathering With You

High school freshman Hodaka Morishima leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but immediately becomes broke. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. After he starts his job, the weather has been rainy day after day. Then one day in a corner of the crowded and busy city, Hodaka meets a young girl named Hina Amano. Due to certain circumstances, Hina and her younger brother live together, but have a cheerful and sturdy life. This bright and strong­willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

From Friday 30 August

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     

GG Bond: Lollipop in Fantasy

One day, a girl called Jixiang accidentally strayed into the Fantasy World and met GG Bond - her childhood hero. Jixiang and GG Bond have been through an extremely difficult adventure, especially when GG Bond is temporarily losing his transformation ability. Finally, GG Bond regained his courage, defeated the bad guy Tuffy and brought Jixiang back to the human world.

From Friday 30 August

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