OUTDOOR SHOW · HOAI RIVER, HOI AN
Hoi An Memories Show
An outdoor show in the middle of the Hoai River, made to tell Vietnam's stories in a language of art the whole world understands.
Hours
Show 8pm to 9pm, Wednesday to Monday. No show on Tuesday
About Hoi An Memories
The team behind Hoi An Memories shares one aim, in their own words: "to tell Vietnam's stories through a universal artistic language".
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Act 1
Life
A new land begins with its first lives, and the first cries of newborns. It is where the story begins, and white ao dai take the audience back to Life.
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Act 2
Wedding
The wedding of Princess Huyen Tran and King Che Man of Champa, from a famous story in Vietnam's history. It brings back the bright colours of a golden past, and the will of the people before us to build peace and good times for the nation.
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Act 3
Lamp And Sea
Hoi An's young men sail out to the wide sea and face the storms, for their country's future. What lights their way is the faithful love of the women of Hoi An, a warm light that never goes out at home.
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Act 4
Integration
Traders from all over the world come to Hoi An. They bring not only goods but also the values of all humanity, and Hoi An becomes a busy port town with a culture of its own, made from many countries.
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Act 5
Ao Dai
After good times and hard times, Hoi An today is still peaceful and poetic, as gentle as the ao dai of a Vietnamese girl. It is the fifth and last act of the show.
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Told In Ao Dai
In their words, the ao dai is the main language of the show, used to tell the story of Hoi An 400 years ago. Their creative team's aim: "to tell Vietnam's stories through a universal artistic language".
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A Stage In The River
The show plays on a stage of 25,000 square metres in the middle of the Hoai River, with around 500 performers. The first show was on 18 March 2018.
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The Island
Hoi An Memories Land is on an island in the middle of the Hoai River. Its park rebuilds Faifo, the busy trading port of the 16th and 17th centuries. It has a Vietnamese village, a Japanese village and a Chinese village, and more than 20 small shows in the park in the evening, before the main show.
They call the place a bridge between Vietnam's heritage and travellers from everywhere.
The show tells 400 years of Hoi An in five chapters, from its birth to the golden days of Faifo, its trading port, and the ao dai is its main language. A girl who makes cloth by hand tells the story.
She is not a hero or someone famous: making cloth by hand is one of Hoi An's old crafts.
The company that developed Hoi An Memories Land says it all started with this show. Since then the island in the middle of the Hoai River has grown into a park, a resort and restaurants.
Questions people ask
When is the Hoi An Memories show?
Every night except Tuesday, at 8pm. It lasts about one hour.
What is the show about?
It tells 400 years of Hoi An in five acts: Life, Wedding, Lamp and Sea, Integration and Ao Dai. A girl who makes cloth tells the story.
Does the show go on when it rains?
Yes. It plays even when it rains, and raincoats are free. In bad weather the schedule can change.
Where is it, and how do I book?
At Hoi An Memories Land, 88 Tran Quang Khai, Hoi An Dong, Da Nang, on an island in the Hoai River. Book on booking.hoianmemoriesland.com or call 1900 63 66 00.
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Chosen by Life of Da Nang in the week of 2 November 2026.
The Facts
- What it is
- OUTDOOR SHOW · HOAI RIVER, HOI AN
- Category
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- Website
- hoianmemoriesland.com/en
- Hours
- Show 8pm to 9pm, Wednesday to Monday. No show on Tuesday
- Phone
- 1900 63 66 00
- @hoianmemoriesland
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