This year's fireworks festival is themed "Da Nang - United Horizons - Connecting Horizons", taking place from May 30 to July 11 in Da Nang.
According to the organizers, DIFF 2026 has the participation of teams from Vietnam, China, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Australia and Macau (China). Host Vietnam is present with two representatives being Da Nang and Z121 Vina Pyrotech teams.
Notably, this year's festival season has 4 teams participating for the first time, promising to bring many new and creative performance styles.
The themes of the 6 competition nights respectively include: "Nature", "Heritage", "Culture", "Creation", "Vision" and "Connecting Horizons".
According to the schedule, the night of May 30 with the theme "Nature" is the competition between the Da Nang team of Vietnam and the Chinese team.
The night of June 6th was themed "Heritage", with a performance by France and the Z121 Vina Pyrotech team of Vietnam.
The night of June 13 has the theme "Culture", gathering Japan and Italy. The night of June 20 has the theme "Creation", which is a competition between Germany and Macau (China). The night of June 27 with the theme "Vision" will be a performance by Australia and Portugal.
The final night took place on the evening of July 11 with the theme "Connecting Horizons", where the two best teams competed for the DIFF 2026 championship.
The organizers said that the themes are built as a journey telling stories throughout about nature, heritage, culture and the development aspirations of Da Nang in the period of expanding space and strengthening regional connectivity.
DIFF 2026 continues to apply many modern performance technologies such as Sky AR, Han River LED laser system and real-time sound technology, creating a multi-sensory experience for the audience.
The fireworks display area is located at Han River Port, while the stage and main stand are located on Tran Hung Dao Street, opposite the fireworks display point.
In addition to the ticketed stand area, visitors can watch fireworks from many locations along both banks of the Han River such as Bach Dang street area, APEC park, Dragon Bridge, Han River Bridge, Tran Thi Ly Bridge or cafes, restaurants, and riverside hotels.
To have a convenient viewing location, tourists should arrive early about 2-3 hours before the shooting, especially on weekend nights and final nights due to the large number of people flocking to the center. People and tourists should also prioritize using public transport, follow traffic diversion instructions from functional agencies and limit carrying bulky items when entering crowded areas.
In case of thunderstorms, tourists need to follow updates from the organizers to proactively plan their itinerary and ensure safety when participating in the festival.
