Da Nang Weekly · September 17, 2026 · Archive
That week
in Da Nang.
The tropical depression came ashore in Quang Tri on Sunday 13 September, far to the north of us. Da Nang looks dry on Thursday, then showers and thunder from Friday to Sunday, and dry days from Tuesday. Mid-Autumn is Friday 25 September.
World Wellness Weekend brings a guided afternoon to Furama on Saturday, a Japanese party series plays two places in the city the same day, the city is asking for your photos, its building department wants one more bridge over the Han, and it has a draft plan to pay part of the cost of chip and AI projects that set up here.
No Storm For Da Nang, But Bring A Raincoat
The tropical depression we wrote about last week came ashore in Quang Tri province on the afternoon of Sunday 13 September, well north of Da Nang.
It was still a depression, not a storm, and the national weather service expected it to weaken over Laos by Monday morning. Quang Tri and Hue got the heavy rain, more than 350 millimetres in some places.
For Da Nang, the national weather service forecast updated on Wednesday 16 September says this. Thursday 17 is cloudy with no rain, high 32 degrees, low 26. Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 each have showers and thunderstorms, high 32, low 25.
Monday 21 still has showers, then Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 are cloudy with no rain and highs of 33.
Thunderstorms can bring lightning and strong wind. If you hear thunder at the beach, get out of the water and off the sand.
We checked this forecast on Wednesday 16 September, one day before you read it, and the weather here changes fast in the storm season, which lasts until November. Check again on the morning you go out, at nchmf.gov.vn.
When we checked, the weather service had no storm or tropical depression in its warnings. Its live warnings were for floods and landslides in other parts of the country, none for Da Nang.
Things To Do This Weekend
Real plans with a name, a place and a time. On Wednesday 16 September we checked each one with the organiser, on their own page or from what they sent us.
Saturday
World Wellness Weekend at Furama Resort, 3:30pm to 6pm. V-Senses Wellness and Spa and Centrepoint run a guided afternoon for singles and couples. Men and women start in separate circles, then couples come back together.
Movement, breathing and quiet exercises, and you do not need any experience.
Spaces are limited and you book first, on 0236 3847 333 or spa@furamavietnam.com. Wear comfortable light clothes.
Also on Saturday, JAPONISM, a Japanese music and party series touring Vietnam, plays Maia Beach Bar in the afternoon.
The same night it moves to the second floor of Gatosano, 63 Ngo Thi Si, from 10pm, with artists from Japan and Vietnam. Entry is 100,000 dong on Ticketmelon, or 150,000 at the door.
For families, the children's play Cuoc Phieu Luu Ky Thu is on at Cau Vong Theatre, 02 Vu Van Dung, at 7pm. It is in Vietnamese, and tickets are on Ticketbox.
All three nights: the Dragon Bridge breathes fire and then sprays water at nine, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It is free, and either riverbank works.
Every day from Friday to Sunday has thunderstorms in the forecast. Look at the venue's page before you leave home, most of all for the beach party.
Mid-Autumn Is Friday 25 September
The full moon of Mid-Autumn falls on Friday 25 September.
Hoi An runs its Mid-Autumn programme from Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 September, across Hoi An, Hoi An Dong and Hoi An Tay wards. Four nights of lanterns in the old town, and the dates come from the city tourism board.
The closer it gets to the 25th, the harder that walk gets. If you want the old town without the crush, go on the Wednesday.
Two Weeks Out: Oktoberfest At Furama
Friday 2 October, six in the evening until eleven, at Furama Resort on the beach road.
The German Business Association runs it, and it is the real thing: German beer, live music and food, on the resort's own grounds. The date, the time and the venue come from the organiser's own event page.
It is two weeks tomorrow, which is enough time to get a table together.
The Bigger Picture: One More Bridge Over The Han?
If you cross the river at busy times, this is about you. On 11 September the city's Department of Construction asked city leaders to let it study a new bridge over the Han River, with the aim of starting work before 2030.
The reason is traffic. Most trips in the centre go east or west, over five main bridges: Thuan Phuoc, Song Han, the Dragon Bridge, Tran Thi Ly and Tien Son.
The roads onto the Song Han, Dragon and Tran Thi Ly bridges are the most jammed, because they are the shortest way across.
The department also wants to study roads raised above the city on three possible routes, in place of an older idea for a tunnel under the airport. None of this is decided. There is no place for the bridge, no cost and no start date yet.
It is a request to study it, nothing more for now.
The Bigger Picture: The City Wants Your Photos
Da Nang launched a photo contest called Global Eyes on Da Nang at APEC Park on 10 September. Anyone can enter, Vietnamese or foreign, of any age, professional or not. That includes people who live, study or work in Vietnam.
The four themes are heritage and nature, daily life in the city, cultural exchange, and Da Nang as a good place to live. Email your photos to danang.protocol@gmail.com with your personal details, a title and a short description, by 20 October.
The rules published in August allow up to 15 photos per person, taken with a camera, phone or drone, and no images made with AI.
The best photos will go into an exhibition and a photo book called Da Nang, Telling the World. The awards are planned for late November.
The Bigger Picture: Money On The Table For Chip And AI Projects
If you work in tech, or want to, this is about your next job. The city's Department of Science and Technology is collecting comments on a draft plan to pay part of the cost of chip projects, AI data centres and chip design firms that set up in Da Nang.
Tuoi Tre reported the draft on 14 September and VnExpress on 16 September.
Under the draft, the city would pay up to 20 percent of the building cost, to a limit of 50 billion dong for a chip project and 30 billion for an AI data centre.
It would also pay up to 20 percent of the cost of new machines, to a limit of 200 billion for a chip project and 70 billion for a data centre. A chip project must invest at least 1,000 billion dong and a data centre at least 500 billion.
Chip design firms would get half of the cost of training Vietnamese staff, up to 500 million dong a year. VnExpress puts the total at 879 billion dong over five years.
None of this is law yet. It is a draft for the city council, and the money is paid only after a project is finished and its costs are checked by independent accountants. What it shows is the kind of employer the city wants to bring here in the next few years.
Events
30 October to 8 November
Da Nang Art Creatives Connection, DACC 2026
Bring the friend who says Da Nang has beaches but no art. You have until Sunday 8 November to change their mind. More than 20 things to do under the theme History of Tomorrow: exhibitions, contemporary dance, workshops, art tours and talks, made for you to join in, not only watch. The photo show While the Water Still Flows is open every day at the Da Nang Museum until the end. This new art event is run by the city's culture department with local creative groups, who plan to hold it every year. It opened at 5pm on 30 October at the Da Nang Museum. Thursday 5 November, 8pm: Pajieng, Cham dance, at the Museum of Cham Sculpture. Saturday 7 November, 9am: Game Tourane, a team game. Sunday 8 November, 9am: the museum's own Decoded tour.
12 November to 14 November
Asia Europe Dialogue: dance, opera and ballet at the Hoi An Theatre
Bring someone who has never seen a ballet. This time it costs nothing. For three evenings in a row, 20 performers from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet come to Hoi An to dance and sing: the dance Firefly Season, opera songs, and Dong Ho, a ballet drawn from Vietnamese folk paintings. It is at the Hoi An Theatre, 47 Phan Chau Trinh, hosted by the Hoi An World Cultural Heritage Preservation Centre. 12 to 14 November, 7pm each evening. Free, but sign up first through the form on the city's page.
13 November to 14 November
Da Nang Longevity Summit
Bring your business partner, if your work is health, wellness or care for older people. Two days on living well for longer, and nobody on stage sells you supplements or products. Doctors and researchers lead it, and day two starts with movement before breakfast, so pack something to move in. Furama Resort hosts the first day and Fusion Resort the second. Da Nang FantastiCity, the city's tourism portal, co-hosts. Friday 13 November, 8am to 6pm, Furama Resort: more than 30 speakers and more than 20 exhibition booths. Saturday 14 November, 6:30am to 3:30pm, Fusion Resort: morning movement and breathing practice, then sessions on strength, recovery and sleep. Passes from 2,000,000 VND plus 8% VAT. Register on the summit's site.
15 November
Echoes of My Son art programme
Bring the friend who thinks old temples are only for photos. On the 15th, they also have music. Cham music, dance and folk songs, played among the brick temple towers of the B, C and D group. My Son is a World Cultural Heritage site, open every day from 6am to 6pm. On the 15th, shows at 9am and 2:45pm. You need the site ticket: 150,000 VND for foreign visitors or 100,000 VND for Vietnamese visitors, sold on the My Son online ticket page. Children under 5 go in free.
Everything above was checked on 16 September 2026. Anything we could not confirm was left out.
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