Da Nang: Various culture and tourism events in 2016

Update: Feb 02, 2016

(TITC) – In 2015, with the chain of ebullient, unique culture and tourism events, Da Nang attracted 4.6 million visitor arrivals. Especially, this is the first time the city has welcomed over 1 million international visitor arrivals. Da Nang has also voted as one of the most attractive emerging destinations in the region by many international travel magazines and websites.

In 2016, Da Nang continues to organize highlighted culture and tourism events, launch several new tourism products.

Schedule of culture and tourism events in Da Nang in 2016

Time	Event	Location	Activities
21 January – 15 February	Binh Than Spring Celebration (Lunar New Year 2016)	Da Nang City	Art performances, galleries, exhibitions and fireworks to welcome Lunar New Year
30 January – 17 February	Spring Flower Festival and Tet (Lunar New Year) Flower Market	29 March Park and 29 March Square	Decorating, displaying flowers and ornamental plants, art performances, cultural activities
8 February	Fireworks on New Year's Eve	Nguyen Van Troi Bridge, Ngu Hanh Son District Stadium, Administrative Centre of Lien Chieu District and Monument of Hoa Vang District	Fireworks to welcome New Year
8 February	Art program on New Year's Eve	Along the banks of Han River	Art and music performances
17 – 27 February	Clipper Race 2016 and auxiliary activities	Da Nang Port	International sports event to promote the brandname, boost tourism development of the locations on the journey
27 – 29 March	Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival 2016	Quan The Am Pagoda, Thuy Son Mountain	Flower garlands and coloured lanterns, vegetarian culinary competitions, stone and sand sculpture contests, masquerade, sports activities, folk games
28 – 29 March	Celebration of Liberation Day of Da Nang City	Da Nang City	Art performances and exhibitions
19 – 22 April	Workshop on introducing destinations for German travel agencies	Furama Resort and Pullman Danang Beach Resort	Introducing Viet Nam tourism and Da Nang tourism
30 April – 1 May	Launching Da Nang beach tourism season 2016	East Sea Park and Da Nang’s beaches	Activities of culture, sports, art and entertainment
30 April	Da Nang Public Art Festival	Park in the east of Dragon Bridge	Art performances
30 April	Da Thanh Ancient Merchandise Fair	Da Nang Port	Showcasing the ancient objects
April	Da Nang Book Festival 2016	Park in the south and west of Dragon Bridge	Introducing publications in a variety of topics
May	The Central Bartender contest	Dragon Bridge, Bach Dang Street	Bartender performance, souvenir and food booths, folk games.
Mid-June	Da Nang International Tourism Fair 2016	Tien Son Sports Palace	Beach-Leisure and MICE Travel Mart (BMTM)
Late June	Da Nang – Summer Destination 2016	East Sea Park	Series of culture, sports and tourism activities
Mid-July	Music program of Summer Reverberation 2016	East Sea Park	Music night with the participations of rock bands, singers, DJs and famous dance teams
August	Professional Tuong (classical drama) and Folk Opera Competition	Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre	Tuong performances
August	Da Nang International Marathon Competition	Along coastline from Pham Van Dong Park to Son Tra Peninsula and through the bridges in the city	Marathon, half marathon, 5km run with the participations of professional athletes nationwide and in the world, tourists ...
Late August - early September	Windsurfing on Han River and street music 2016	Han River and Bach Dang Street	Windsurfing on river and street music performance
2 September	Traditional boat racing	East bank of Han River	Boat racing on Han River
23 September	International Conference on Sports and Tourism	Novotel Hotel	Meeting between leaders and businesses to exchange experiences of sports and tourism development
24 September – 3 October	Asian Beach Games 2016	Along the beaches of Da Nang	Sports competitions among Asian countries