Danang International Firework Festival 2019: The Stories of Rivers

The press conference of DIFF 2019

In the afternoon of March 19, the Danang City People's Committee and Sun Group held the announcement ceremony of Danang International Firework Festival 2019.

According to the Organising Committee, DIFF 2019 – with the theme "Rivers tell the stories" – will last from June 1 to July 6, 2019, including five nights of competition with five different topics: Origin, Sprouts of life, Love, Colours, Offshore.

The opening night of DIFF 2019 will take place in the evening of June 1, with the opening of the Vietnamese and Russian team.

Next will be the Brazilian and Belgian teams' competitions in the night of June 6, while the Finnish and Italian teams will take the stage on June 15, and the English and Chinese teams will light up the night of June 22.

The best two teams of the eight participants will compete on the final night on July 6, 2019.

“Danang International Fireworks Festival 2019 is expected to continue the success of the previous events, making an important contribution to Danang's position as the leading tourist festival destination in the country and the region,” said Le Trung Chinh, Vice Chairman of the Danang City People's Committee and head of the Organising Committee.

Duong The Bang, chairman of Sun Group in the central region, affirmed the company’s commitment to join efforts with Danang city to heighten the brand of DIFF.

“The success of the previous DIFFs attests to the attractiveness of fireworks and tourism in Danang to domestic and international tourists. It is also a motivation for Sun Group to continue elevating DIFFs to grow up to the expectations of the people of Danang as well as international tourists,” said Bang.

Director Do Thanh Hai said that DIFF 2019 will be more elaborate and spectacular than DIFF 2018, with set-ups for each performance, to bring surprise the audience and bring unforgettable memories, creating a leading festival-tourism-entertainment event for Danang city.

Managed for the second year by art director Do Thanh Hai, DIFF 2019 will be "renewed" by elaborate, refined, and creative investment. The theme "Rivers tell the stories" will be shown through art and theatre programmes as well as fireworks performances. Art programmes will feature leading Vietnamese artists.

In addition, DIFF 2019 will include exciting activities such as a flashmob dance competition with the theme "youth wave," as well as street festivals on Sunday nights from May 26 to July 7 on Bach Dang Road, with impressive art performances by domestic and foreign artists.