Da Nang streets glow red at night with more than 600 Santa Clauses parading

December 21, 2024 12:55 PM

(PLVN) - The Danang Christmas - New Year Festival 2025 (Danang X'mas - New Year Festival 2025) officially opened at the Northern landscape floor, East bank of Dragon Bridge on the evening of December 20 with many new and attractive cultural, artistic, tourism , and entertainment activities to serve people and tourists at the end of the year.

After the brilliant opening of the Christmas Tree lighting program, the Da Nang Christmas and New Year Festival 2025 officially opened with a special variety show by professional international artists from Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist area and a skillful dance performance by children to vibrant music.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Director of the Da Nang Department of Tourism Nguyen Thi Hoai An said that 2024 is about to end with proud achievements of the Da Nang tourism industry and many large-scale events organized. In order to continue diversifying tourism products and increasing the experience of people and tourists during the year-end holiday season, Da Nang city is organizing the Christmas Festival - New Year Festival Da Nang 2025 for the first time.

“This year’s festival takes place over 20 days with a series of rich cultural, artistic, tourism and entertainment activities on both sides of the Han River and the Dragon Bridge area. Hopefully, this event will become an annual meeting point, not only connecting the cultural life of Da Nang people with domestic and foreign friends, but also contributing to affirming Da Nang’s position as an attractive destination at the end of each year,” said Ms. An.

The highlight is the Merry Christmas Parade taking place at 8:00 p.m. the same day on Bach Dang Walking Street with the participation of more than 600 professional and semi-professional dancers dressed as Santa Claus, Snow Queen and impressively decorated reindeer sleigh models.

Starting from the Binh Minh 7 – Bach Dang intersection, Santa Claus will parade on Bach Dang walking street and dance to vibrant Christmas music at each stop (Binh Minh 6 – Bach Dang intersection, Binh Minh 4 – Bach Dang, APEC Park, 2025 letter model).

At the Christmas Tree of Lights - the final point of the parade, professional and semi-professional dancers will perform and entertain with locals and tourists to create a jubilant and exciting Christmas atmosphere.

Participating in the parade are Miss International 2024 Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy and an international artist group from Sun World Ba Na Hills Tourist Area who will interact and connect with locals and tourists.

Within the framework of the Christmas Festival - New Year Festival in Da Nang 2025, on both sides of the Han River (Dragon Bridge area), there will be a series of unique and novel cultural, artistic, tourism, entertainment and recreation activities with the theme of Christmas - New Year in Da Nang 2025 such as: Check-in space to welcome Christmas - New Year in Da Nang 2025; Christmas market - New Year in Da Nang 2025; Souvenir, decoration and OCOP product space; Entertainment and experience space; Art performance program; Meaningful gift giving program "Fun with Santa Claus"...

With a series of attractive and meaningful activities, the Christmas and New Year Festival in Da Nang 2025 promises not only to bring joyful and memorable moments but also to become an unmissable destination for tourists during the year-end holiday season. The event is expected to become a special mark, spreading a warm atmosphere, hope, welcoming together a brilliant and successful new year 2025, and at the same time, it is also a premise to develop into an annual event that cannot be missed every year-end.

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