Besides the "light feast" from global fireworks powerhouses, the Han River city also offers a series of attractive accompanying events throughout the year, with vibrant festivals, concerts, and many augmented reality experiences.
The Longest, Most Grand, and Most Novel Fireworks Season
According to information from the launch press conference of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2025 and the accompanying series of events held on January 8, 2025, DIFF 2025 will take place from May 31 to July 12 with the theme "Da Nang - The New Rising Era." This is the main event in a series of activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Da Nang city, demonstrating the vision and efforts to enhance Da Nang's position on the international tourism map.
Cao Tri Dung, Chairman of the Da Nang Tourism Association, noted that each DIFF attracts a strong influx of domestic and international tourists to the city, and DIFF 2025 will continue to be a magnet, helping Da Nang significantly increase the number of both domestic and international visitors: "We expect that in 2025, the number of international visitors to Da Nang will increase significantly by 20-25% compared to 2024, reaching 4.8 to 5 million visitors. We hope that domestic visitors will increase by around 10% and reach approximately 8 million visitors in 2025."
The reason for such high visitor expectations is that DIFF 2025 promises to be the most impressive and special fireworks season in history since its inception. With a total of 6 competition nights, this is the longest fireworks season to date. In addition to the 2 Vietnamese teams participating, this year's DIFF 2025 will feature "talents" from fireworks powerhouses such as Finland, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Poland, South Korea, Italy, Canada, and China.
Han River stage during DIFF 2024
The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival is not just an event, but also a peak experience journey. Each competition night will be a vibrant live concert, bringing together famous domestic and international artists and music idols, combining music, light, and modern performance technology, promising to provide visitors with experiences that exceed expectations.
A special feature this year is that DIFF will strengthen digital transformation to optimize the visitor experience. Accompanying this year's fireworks festival is the Sun Paradise Land (SPL) application – where visitors can personalize their Da Nang travel itinerary, buy fireworks tickets and entry tickets to major entertainment centers, or even vote for the winning team each night to receive lucky gifts... Notably, AR (augmented reality) technology is being integrated into the application for the first time, allowing visitors everywhere, whether in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, or Phu Quoc, to immerse themselves in the Da Nang fireworks sky with unique effects, creating a strong spread. This combination will surely elevate the fireworks experience, affirming Da Nang's strong progress in developing the entertainment and tourism industry.
Over the years, DIFF has built a brand of the "must-go" summer festival for visitors from five continents. Ticket prices are expected to range from VND 1,000,000 per ticket depending on the location. Early bird ticket buyers will receive discounts of up to 20%, along with the chance to receive one of 50 free tickets each night.
Series of Accompanying Events and Attractive Offers
Accompanying the DIFF 2025 International Fireworks Festival is a series of attractive events that will take place throughout Da Nang in 2025, offering visitors wonderful experiences.
Sharing at the press conference on January 8, 2025, Ms. Truong Thi Hong Hanh - Director of Da Nang Department of Tourism revealed: “We will continuously have cultural, sports and tourism festivals throughout from January to December 2025, to bring a vibrant festival atmosphere and exciting emotions for visitors to the city this year.”
A show at Sun World Ba Na Hills
At Sun World Ba Na Hills, visitors can participate in spectacular events such as the Creative Arts Festival featuring hundreds of international artists, enjoy a breathtaking sunflower field like stepping out of a Van Gogh painting with the Sunflower Festival, and enjoy the “intoxicating” craft beer at the Sun Kraft Beer Festival 2025. Notably, the Beer Plaza restaurant in Ba Na has been upgraded with 2,000 seats, serving delicious European-standard dishes and many lively activities from morning to night, creating the most unique and vibrant beer festival atmosphere in the world - at an altitude of over 1,400 m above sea level.
During this time, the Danang Downtown entertainment, shopping and play complex will also celebrate its 11th anniversary, launching traditional festivals and summer shopping at the Vui Phet night market, expected to be combined with famous music concerts to attract tourists. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Da Nang city, Sun World Ba Na Hills and Danang Downtown offer discounts of up to 50% for tourists from Quang Nam, Da Nang and the Central - Central Highlands region.
Novotel Danang Hotel, one of the best spots to watch the DIFF fireworks
Meanwhile, the Sun Group ecosystem in Da Nang is also launching many attractive promotional programs and room and Sun World ticket packages. For example, the Novotel Danang hotel, with the most ideal location to admire the fireworks up close, offers a 20% discount on room rates, along with special gifts such as free cable car tickets and Wow Pass tickets worth VND 300,000. Or at the Premier Village Danang resort, guests will enjoy a complete vacation with a stay package including breakfast, along with tickets to visit Sun World Ba Na Hills, lunch buffet and free Wow Pass. There are many ideal choices to relax and explore the famous landmarks of Da Nang throughout this summer.
A series of prominent events and diverse promotions, DIFF 2025 and its accompanying events at entertainment venues, will transform Da Nang city into Vietnam and the region’s most attractive tourism center in the summer of 2025, further solidifying its position as a “leading events and festival city in Asia”.
