Helio Night Market

Taking inspiration from some famous night markets in Thailand such as Siam Gypsy Junction, Liab Duan and Rot Boran, the Helio night market features a variety of fashionable products, drinks and food under the electrifying glow of multicolored stands.

The 3,000m² area showcases 150 eating and drinking stalls, along with 100 fashion ones.

Visitors to the market can try such Vietnamese best foods as ‘banh xeo’ (steamed rice flour pancakes), Quang noodle, ‘goi cuon’ (fresh spring rolls) and ‘pho bo’ (Vietnamese beef noodle soup). Some Korean, Japanese and Thai best foods are also available there. In addition, visitors can enjoy relaxing moments with exciting outdoor live musical performances after a hard day’s work or study.

Friday 26 to Sunday 28 March from 5.30pm daily

Helio Centre entertainment complex on 2 September street

Free admission

Spring Flower Festival

The festival, which has “Spring’s Promise” as its theme, will turn the Sun World Ba Na Hills into a miniature Europe decorated with thousands of colourful tulips, brilliant sunflowers, and fairy roses.

Visitors to this tourist site will have the opportunity to enjoy impressive artistic performances by European artistes.

Until 31 March

Sun World Ba Na Hills

Admission fee is 750,000 VND per person which includes a 2-way cable car ticket and entertainment activity fee.

Gallery highlighting beauty of Vietnamese women

Hosted by the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, the gallery, which takes ‘The beauty of Vietnamese women’ as its theme, aims to honour the role and beauty of Vietnamese women in arts as well as in daily life.

The gallery features 23 paintings and sculptures showing the beauty of Vietnamese women. These artworks were created by talented painters and sculptors such as Tu Duy , Vu Trong Thuan, Vu Duong, Nguyen Tuong Vinh, Hua Thanh Binh, Cong Huyen Ton Nu Tuyet Mai, Pham Dai and Nguyen Van Ham.

Open until Monday 22 March

Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, 78 Le Duan

Free admission

Traditional Vietnamese music shows

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 March 7.30pm daily

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

Free to watch

Dragon’s head breathes fire and squirts water

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 March 9.00pm

The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge

Free to watch

Movies:

Godzilla vs Kong

Legends collide in “Godzilla vs. Kong” as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe. The epic clash between the two titans—instigated by unseen forces—is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth.

From Friday 26 March

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

Ooops!

Noah’s ark drifts on the open seas, with best friends Finny and Leah on board. But, after weeks with no land in sight, food stocks are running low. The fragile peace between carnivores and herbivores could break any second. After a series of unfortunate events, the kids find themselves inadvertently washed overboard –along with the last of the food supplies! Leah and fellow castaway, their new friend Jelly, are marooned on a remote island. While Finny wakes in a strange colony filled with oddly familiar creatures living in harmony – under the threat of a menacing volcano! In a race against time, tide and terrifying tremors, Finny must rescue his friends, reunite with his family and save a whole colony from total destruction.

From Friday 26 March

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

By M.D