Da Nang Quan The Am Festival 2025

Da Nang Quan The Am Festival is one of the special festivals in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Each year this festival will be held for 3 consecutive days for Buddhists from all over the world to offer incense and participate in extremely unique cultural and sports activities.

What is the origin of this festival?

The Quan The Am Festival (Avalokitesvara Festival) in Da Nang arose from the discovery that Venerable Thich Phap Nhan discovered a stalactite statue of Quan The Am. The statue is the size of a real person, completely natural. Since then, the Venerable Master named the cave Quan Am and also built a temple nearby, leaning against Kim Son mountain, and named it Quan The Am Pagoda.

Since then, on Quan The Am Day, many locals and visitors from all over the world have come to celebrate. As a result, to accommodate the people's worshiping demands, monks at the time agreed to designate the 19th day of the second lunar month as the Day of the Buddha Quan The Am at Quan Am pagoda every year.

The festival arose from the discovery that Venerable Thich Phap Nhan

Time and location of the Da Nang Quan The Am Festival

The celebration takes place annually on the 19th day of the second lunar month. Typically held over three consecutive days, the festival is divided into two main parts: the ceremony and the festival. It is hosted on the grounds of Quan Am Pagoda, located in the Ngu Hanh Son tourist area of Ngu Hanh Son district, Da Nang City.

It is held on the campus of Quan Am Pagoda

How is the festival held in Da Nang?

Tourists planning to attend the festival in Da Nang should note the schedule, as the ceremony and festival activities are organized concurrently.

6 important rituals in the Da Nang Quan The Am Festival

There are 6 important rituals that anyone who comes to offer incense should also participate in:

• Light procession is traditionally held on the evening of the 18th day of the second lunar month. Many activities will be held throughout the festival to pray for the Buddha's light to illuminate the path for everyone. Light is a sign of knowledge in Buddhist culture.
• The ceremony of beginning sutra chanting is held in the early morning of the 19th day of the second lunar month. The purpose of this ceremony is mainly to pray for peace and happiness for everyone.
• The requiem ceremony is held on the 19th day of the second lunar month. Usually before these days, Da Nang Buddhists will send a list of their deceased relatives to temples and pagodas to be prayed for. The master of ceremonies must be a superior bonze.

The Da Nang Quan The Am Festival has many rituals

• Preach ceremony about Quan The Am and the nation is still held on the 19th of the second lunar month in the morning to honor Quan The Am's compassion and to pray for the country's peace and prosperity. 
• Quan The Am statue procession is held on the morning of the 19th  of the second lunar month. Four people carry a palanquin that contains a stone statue of Quan The Am standing on a lotus-shaped throne.
• The ceremony to worship spring is traditionally held on the evening of the 18th of the second lunar calendar. During the ceremony, the elders of Hoa Hai and Hoa Quy Wards worship, read oration, and pray for everyone's safety and well-being.

Activities in the festival part of the Da Nang Quan The Am Festival

In addition to the solemn ceremony, in the Quan The Am Festival, there is still a festival part with many exciting cultural and sports activities such as costume festivals, folk singing, chess contests, music, and painting.

Along with that, cultural activities were also held such as a calligraphy and ink wash painting exhibition, a presentation contest about the Ngu Hanh scenic spot, and a vegetarian cooking contest. A lot of exciting cultural and sports activities are organized during the 3 days of the festival.

The festival has a festival part with many exciting cultural and sports activities

The Da Nang Quan The Am festival is one of the largest in Vietnam. This is an activity that honors long-held traditional values while also preserving national cultural identity. The festival is also an opportunity to promote Da Nang's image to domestic and international tourists. Let's travel to Da Nang and discover the celebration with bright religious colors!