Da Nang Weekly · October 8, 2026 · Archive
That week
in Da Nang.
Heavy rain leads this week: 60 to 120 millimetres on Thursday, easing from Friday, with rain every day until Tuesday. No storm is coming toward Da Nang.
The city's tourism board lists no festival this weekend. The Dragon Bridge breathes fire at nine on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and a new exhibition on the Co Tu people is open every day.
Further ahead are five dates from 15 to 31 October, among them a new city arts event from 30 October.
In the city, a new traffic plan is coming for the Hoa Xuan bridge works, and 277 social housing flats open for applications on 25 October.
Heavy Rain On Thursday, Then Rain Every Day To Tuesday
Heavy rain falls on Hue and Da Nang until Thursday night: 60 to 120 millimetres, and more than 200 in some places. The national weather service puts the risk at level 1.
Low ground and city streets can flood, and hillsides can slide. Rivers in Da Nang are around alert level 1, the lowest of three. The city has told the education department and each ward to decide on school closures.
At sea, waves are 2 to 3 metres and the sea is rough.
The heavy rain eases from Friday, but rain is forecast every day until Tuesday. From Wednesday 14 October it is cloudy with no rain.
No storm is coming toward Da Nang. We checked at about 8:30am on Thursday. New bulletins are at nchmf.gov.vn.
Things To Do This Weekend
The city's tourism board lists no festival this weekend, and rain is forecast every day. Five dates for your calendar are in the next item.
All weekend
The Dragon Bridge breathes fire and then sprays water at nine on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. People watch from the pavements on both sides of the bridge and from the park below it. Map Details
Every day
Plants in Co Tu Cultural Life, a new exhibition, has been open since 6 October at the Da Nang Museum, Branch 2, 281 Phan Boi Chau, Ban Thach ward. That is about 65 km south of the city centre by road.
It is open every day until the end of September 2027, from 7:30am to 11am and from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. Our story this week is about it. Map
Coming Up: Five Dates For Your Calendar
Each one has a name, a place and a date from the organiser, the venue or the city. We checked all five on Wednesday 7 October.
Thursday 15 October: Echoes of My Son, at the My Son temple towers, with Cham drums and horn, water jar dances and Cham folk songs.
It plays at 9am and again at 2:45pm at the B, C and D temple group, and it is held on the 15th of every month. Map Details
Tuesday 20 October: Char Grill House at Fusion Resort and Villas Da Nang holds Legendary Ladies, a one night dinner by women chefs and drink experts.
It is five courses with wine, and cocktails at sunset, from 6pm to 10pm, at 2,600,000 dong a person. Map Details
Friday 23 October: Hoi An Old Town Night, held on the 14th day of every lunar month. The centre of the old town turns off its white electric lights, the streets are lit by lanterns, and there are folk games and traditional music. Map
Friday 30 October: The Da Nang Art Creatives Connection opens at 5pm at the Da Nang Museum, 31 Tran Phu, in the city centre. It is the first time the city holds it.
It runs to Sunday 8 November at the Da Nang Museum and the Museum of Cham Sculpture, with more than 20 events: exhibitions, contemporary dance, workshops, art tours and talks. Map
The Bigger Picture: A New Traffic Plan For The Hoa Xuan Bridge Works
If you drive near the Hoa Xuan bridge, the roads there will change. The city will build a new junction where Le Thanh Nghi, Cach Mang Thang Tam and Thang Long meet the road up to the bridge.
On 7 October the city's construction department said it had agreed the main points of a plan to move traffic around the works. The project board must still finish the plan and approve it.
Under the plan, container trucks will be sent another way, from highway 14B through highway 1 to Nam Ky Khoi Nghia.
Parking will be banned on Nguyen Huu Tho, between Cach Mang Thang Tam and Le Dai Hanh.
The new routes will be tried for one week before the building work starts, with more cameras watching the traffic. The project board must announce the routes in the media. The announcement on 7 October gave no start date.
The Bigger Picture: 277 Social Housing Flats, Applications From 25 October
There are 277 social housing flats for sale in the Hoa Hiep 4 resettlement area, in Hai Van and Lien Chieu wards. Applications open on 25 October and close on 30 November. The notice was posted on the city's website on 29 September.
The price is 19,442,039 dong per square metre, with VAT. It does not include the maintenance fee or the price adjustment for each flat.
You can apply online at chgroup.vn, or in person at 115 Trung Lap 17, in the Bau Tram green urban area, Hai Van ward. The office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 11:30 and 1:30 to 4:30, and on Saturday morning.
The notice, number 17732, lists who can apply. Details
Events
1 October to 31 October
Halloween and autumn at Ba Na Hills
Halloween at Ba Na Hills runs until 31 October, with pumpkins, people in costume and themed corners around the park. Toward the end of October a rose petal art piece goes up by the Moon Castle. The 2026 park ticket, with the cable car, is 1,000,000 VND for an adult, or 650,000 VND for Da Nang residents.
17 October to 31 October
Duyen Sac Ba Mien, an exhibition by women artists
43 works by 21 women artists from Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, in many styles and materials, about nature, people, memory and their own lives. The Da Nang Museum and the city's women artists group hold it for Vietnamese Women's Day. Open until 31 October.
22 October to 24 October
Oktoberfest, The Heritage Train to Munich 2026
A German beer festival with food from Asia and Europe, on three evenings from 6.30pm to 11pm. It opens at 6.30pm on 22 October with the tapping of a beer barrel. There is a show of traditional Vietnamese and German clothes, games in the style of Bavaria, a lucky draw, and music from Vietnamese and foreign singers. It is the fifth year, run by the city's union of friendship groups.
23 October
Hoi An Lantern Festival, full moon night
On the 14th night of every lunar month, the centre of the old town turns off its electric lights and the streets are lit by lanterns. There is hát bội theatre, calligraphy, Chinese chess and the bài chòi folk game, and people float flower lanterns on the Hoai River for peace and luck. Hoi An has held this night every month since 1998. This one is the 14th day of the ninth lunar month.
Everything above was checked on 7 October 2026, and the weather and the storms again at about 8:30am on 8 October. Anything we could not confirm was left out.
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