Where to go over Lunar New Year holiday?
A wide range of interesting activities will take place across Da Nang to entertain both locals and visitors over the Lunar New Year holiday period.
Details: (All of the events are free to enjoy)
Spring Flower Market
Open daily until Monday 4 February (the 30th day of the 12th lunar month)
The 29 March Square on 2 September Street
Bach Dang Flower Street
The special highlight of this year's flower street is the famous Golden Bridge model. This miniature model, which is about one-fourth the size of the original one located at the Ba Na Hills Resort, is decorated with a wide range of flowers and trees. In addition to the miniature model of the Golden Bridge, the flower street features main decorative clusters with the themes of mountains, sea, and rivers.
Open to the public from Sunday 3 February (the 28th day of the 12th lunar month)
Along the west bank of the Han River.
Spring Newspaper Festival
On display are copies of over 160 Tet magazines from 40 press agencies nationwide.
Open until Saturday 9 February
The General Science Library, 46 Bach Dang.
Spring Flower Festival
A wide range of cultural activities will be organised for local residents and visitors over the Tet holiday. Included are nightly musical programmes, a drawing contest entitled ‘I Love Spring’, a fashion model contest entitled ‘Charming Spring’, a singing and dancing contest, a Kids’ Got Talent, and ‘bai choi’(singing while acting as playing cards) performances.
Besides, there will be a display of around 1,000 bonsai exhibits, along with a bird-singing contest, and water puppet shows.
Sunday 3 to Sunday 10 February from 8.00am - 10.00pm daily
29 March Park at 27 Dien Bien Phu Street
Trumpet band performance
Sunday 3 and Sunday 10 February from 7.45pm - 8.45pm
At the western end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge, opposite the Museum of Cham Sculpture.
Public musical performance to welcome in Tet Festival
Monday 4 February from 10.00pm
Tran Hung Dao Street
Fireworks on Lunar New Year's Eve
Spectacular fireworks displays will be set off from the Nguyen Van Troi Bridge, the Kim Long Nam Project’s vacant land area in front of the Lien Chieu District Administration Centre, and a vacant site in front of the Hoa Vang District Administration Centre.
FireOne wireless system, which is the world's most advanced digital pyrotechnic firing and choreography system, will be applied in the launching of the fireworks.
At 0.00am on Tuesday 5 February
‘Colours of Year of the Pig 2019’ exhibition
Co-organised by the municipal Fine Arts Association and the Museum, the fine arts exhibition entitled ‘Colours of Year of the Pig 2019’ features over 50 works by 18 local painters. They varied their displayed works from oil paints to synthetic charcoal, watercolours, wood carving, and more.
Most of the displayed paintings take the inspiration from the pig because 2019 is Year of the Pig. In addition, there are paintings showcasing the beauty of women and spring flowers.
Open until Thursday 14 February
Da Nang-based Fine Arts Museum, 78 Le Duan Street
A ‘Picking the First Buds in the Lunar New Year’ programme
Visitors to the event will be treated to wonderful lion dances performed by local professional groups.
Tuesday 5 February at 10.00am
Museum of Da Nang, 24 Tran Phu
Dragon’s head breathes fire and squirts water
Sunday 3 to Wednesday 6 February 9.00pm
The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Han River Bridge swings open
Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 February 11.00pm
The Han River Bridge