The information was announced at a press conference for the Danang New Year Festival 2026, held by the Da Nang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the afternoon of December 9.

According to the department, from early 2026 until the end of August, Da Nang will revamp its beach tourism landscape with a chain of check-in models installed across the city’s major beaches.

The New Year Festival 2026 will run for five days, from December 30, 2025 to January 3, 2026, featuring a wide array of cultural and entertainment activities.

The chain of check-in zones for the New Year (from December 20, 2025 to January 3, 2026) includes four themed spaces: A radiant Christmas with a 20-meter-tall Christmas tree, New Year melodies, Colors of Hoi An, and Golden hues of Da Nang.

A new highlight for this year’s celebration is the “Da Nang – Welcome 2026 Avenue”, a three-night event (December 30, 2025 – January 1, 2026) held along Bach Dang pedestrian street in Hai Chau Ward.

This avenue will be transformed into a “creative festival axis”, where sound, light, and art converge to create an exhilarating New Year atmosphere. It will offer open access for visitors to freely explore and immerse themselves in the experience.

The festival also features a night run event titled “Light up Han River – Run to the Future”, scheduled to take place from 10 PM to midnight on December 31, 2025.

Nguyen Thi Anh Thi, Vice Chairwoman of the Da Nang People’s Committee, said the Danang New Year Festival 2026 is an annual city-level event spanning culture, sports, and tourism.

“The festival is expected to bring joyful moments and emotionally rich experiences, becoming an unmissable destination for tourists,” she said.

“This series of events will be a signature highlight, spreading warmth during the transition between the old and new year. It will also enhance visitor experience, diversify tourism products, and stimulate travel demand to Da Nang. At the same time, it will create momentum for the tourism sector to make a strong breakthrough and further assert Da Nang’s position as the leading festival destination in the region for 2026,” she emphasized.

According to city statistics, Da Nang welcomed over 1.1 million visitors in November 2025 via local accommodations, including 606,000 international arrivals.

In total, for the first 11 months of 2025, the city’s lodging facilities served around 16.5 million visitors, an 18.9% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Of those, 7 million were international guests.

Nguyen Hien