On Saturday, April 11, 2026, the \"Water Festival (Songkran) 2026\" will be held in Da Nang, a popular tourist city in central Vietnam. This event, where the Thai-born traditional festival Songkran unfolds grandly on Vietnamese soil, expects over 3,000 participants. This year too, it's drawing attention as Da Nang's largest-scale outdoor party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| Item<\/th> | Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> |
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| Dates<\/td> | Saturday, April 11, 2026<\/td><\/tr> |
| Time<\/td> | 10:00\u301c18:00<\/td><\/tr> |
| Location<\/td> | Cong Vien Bien Dong (East Sea Park), Da Nang<\/td><\/tr> |
| Expected number of participants<\/td> | Over 3,000<\/td><\/tr> |
| Admission<\/td> | Early bird: 50,000\u2013100,000 dong (about 300\u2013600 yen)<\/td><\/tr> |
| Organizer<\/td> | Expats in Da Nang (a community with over 100,000 followers)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n The venue, East Sea Park (Cong Vien Bien Dong), sits along Vo Nguyen Giap Street in Da Nang's beach area, an excellent location overlooking the South China Sea from the venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The day's featured program<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe meaning of the Vietnam \u00d7 Thailand cultural fusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\nSongkran was originally a traditional event celebrating Thailand's Lunar New Year (the new year on the Thai calendar), held around April 13\u201315. Splashing water carries the meaning of \"washing away the impurities of the old year and welcoming the new year purely.\" In 2016 it was also registered as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, a culture Thailand takes pride in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In recent years, in Vietnam, which is culturally and geographically close to Thailand, Songkran has come to be accepted in its own form. Da Nang in particular has many foreign residents and a rooted international community, so the groundwork for enjoying a Thai cultural festival is in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The host organization \"Expats in Da Nang\" is a Da Nang-based foreign-resident community with over 100,000 followers, and it has promoted cross-cultural exchange that transcends barriers through events where Vietnamese and foreigners can participate together. Songkran is one of its symbolic events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \"Vietnamese-version Songkran\" differs a little from the authentic Thai one. Rather than religious meaning, it's characterized by a carnival-like atmosphere that puts the pure \"fun of playing with water\" and \"cross-cultural exchange\" front and center. The unique experience where Vietnam's energy and Thailand's tradition mix can be called something only Da Nang offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guide for Japanese travelers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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