What's on in Da Nang, Vietnam through the year

Busy — Tet, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Tet

  15 Jan – 28 Feb · usuallyLunar New YearClosuresCrowded

  Restaurants and small shops shut for several days and staff go home to the countryside, while the riverfront fills for the flower street and the fireworks. Domestic flights go early and dear. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Tet, Tết Nguyên đán break in Vietnam

• Season

  Dry, calm beach season

  15 Feb – 31 Aug · usuallyDry season

  My Khe loses its winter shore break and the water goes flat enough to swim off in the morning. The lifeguard flags come down and the beachfront stalls reopen for the season.

Still on: Tet (15 Jan – 28 Feb (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Dry, calm beach season (15 Feb – 31 Aug (usually))

Busy — Reunification Day break, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Reunification Day break

  28 Apr – 4 MaySchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  Reunification Day and May Day run together into the year's biggest domestic travel block, and the central coast beaches are where the country goes. Hotel rates roughly double. Source ↗

Still on: Dry, calm beach season (15 Feb – 31 Aug (usually))

Peak crowds — Reunification Day break, Da Nang Fireworks Festival

• Festival

  Da Nang Fireworks Festival

  30 May – 11 JulMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  Six competition nights spread over about six weeks, with international teams firing over the Han River from a grandstand in the middle of town. Riverside rooms go at a premium on the Saturdays. Source ↗

Still on: Dry, calm beach season (15 Feb – 31 Aug (usually)), Reunification Day break (28 Apr – 4 May)

Peak crowds — Da Nang Fireworks Festival, Summer break in Vietnam

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Dry, calm beach season (15 Feb – 31 Aug (usually)), Da Nang Fireworks Festival (30 May – 11 Jul)

Peak crowds — Da Nang Fireworks Festival, Summer break in Vietnam

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Dry, calm beach season (15 Feb – 31 Aug (usually)), Da Nang Fireworks Festival (30 May – 11 Jul)

Busy — Summer break in Vietnam, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Dry, calm beach season (15 Feb – 31 Aug (usually))

Busy — Summer break in Vietnam, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Hazard

  Typhoon season

  1 Sep – 30 Nov · usually

  The central coast takes the storms that cross from the Philippines, usually one or two that matter. They arrive with a warning of days, and the airport and the Hai Van pass close ahead of them. Source ↗

• Season

  Central coast rain season

  1 Sep – 15 Dec · usuallyMonsoon

  Da Nang's rain arrives late in the year rather than in the summer, and it comes as days of it rather than showers. The Son Tra roads and the pass get cloud that sits all day.

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Typhoon season (1 Sep – 30 Nov (usually)), Central coast rain season (1 Sep – 15 Dec (usually))

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Typhoon season (1 Sep – 30 Nov (usually)), Central coast rain season (1 Sep – 15 Dec (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Central coast rain season (1 Sep – 15 Dec (usually))