Journey 03 — Connect
The community is the reason people stay
Da Nang's international scene is small enough that you recognise faces within a week, and open enough that showing up once is all it takes.
Weekly rhythm
Five ways in, every week
Almost everything recurring is free or costs about a dollar. Turning up alone is normal.
Tuesday · 9:00 – 11:00 am
Community Pickleball
T-Army, An Thuong
The community pickleball session. Beginners are welcome; the group plays weekly and RSVPs in advance.
From around $1/hour
Wednesday · 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Freelance Cafe
ACE Hub
A weekly mastermind for online freelancers and solopreneurs. The discussion usually follows Monday's topic.
Free — just order something from the venue
Thursday · 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Community Pickleball
T-Army, An Thuong
The second weekly pickleball session. Beginners are welcome; the group plays weekly and RSVPs in advance.
From around $1/hour
Sunday · 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Skill-Sharing Workshop
Reality, 2nd floor
Different instructors and topics every week: AI and automations, online community building, personal growth, lead generation and sales, social media and content, public speaking, and more.
Free — just order something from the venue
Guides
Community guides
How the groups work, where they meet and how to join.
Health
Fitness, Sports and Wellbeing
Da Nang is a sports city — pickleball, badminton, beach volleyball and football are all popular, and beach groups run calisthenics, yoga, running and surfing. Gyms run roughly $22–38/month.
Read guide →Lifestyle
Things to Do Around Da Nang
Marble Mountains, the Son Tra peninsula and Lady Buddha, the Han River walk and Dragon Bridge, Ba Na Hills and the Golden Bridge, plus easy day trips to Hoi An, Hue, the Cham Islands and Bach Ma National Park.
Read guide →Community
Da Nang Digital Nomad Community
Show up to the weekly meetups. The community runs recurring coworking, freelancer, skill-sharing and pickleball sessions, most of them free — you just order something from the venue.
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Content last reviewed: August 2026
Annual gathering
Da Nang Nomad Fest 2027
March 19–28, 2027. Ten days of talks, workshops, sport and social events across the city.