Echoes of My Son (Âm vang Mỹ Sơn) is the show that My Son Sanctuary (Thánh địa Mỹ Sơn) stages once a month at the B-C-D tower group (according to the board's schedule), away from the performance hall where its daily Cham dance shows run. It is held on the 15th of each month, and the year-end events list names November 15 and December 15, each with a morning and an afternoon showing.
The sources do not fully agree on where in the ruins the show is staged, and the board that runs the site publishes few details about it. So which showing is worth planning a day around, and does it cost extra on top of the entrance ticket?
When and where Echoes of My Son is staged
Settle the date before you book a driver, because the year-end events list names just two dates, November 15 and December 15. Echoes of My Son is performed on Sunday, November 15, and Tuesday, December 15, 2026, at 9:00 am and 2:45 pm on both days, at the B-C-D tower group of My Son Sanctuary according to the board's schedule.
The My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board (Ban Quản lý Di sản Văn hóa thế giới Mỹ Sơn), the office that runs the site, lists the show on the 15th of every month in its schedule and on its ticket site. The table gathers the details.
| Detail | What the sources say |
|---|---|
| Show | Echoes of My Son (Âm vang Mỹ Sơn) |
| Dates | Sunday, November 15, and Tuesday, December 15, 2026 |
| Showings | 9:00 am and 2:45 pm on both dates |
| Where | B-C-D tower group, My Son Sanctuary (the board's schedule) |
| Length | About 16 minutes, according to the board's Facebook page (June 2026) |
| Ticket | No separate ticket is listed; the site entrance ticket for foreign visitors is 150,000 VND (about US$6) |
The 15th is the 15th of the regular calendar month. A June 2026 page on the city's tourism portal said the 15th of the lunar month, but the board's schedule and ticket site give the 15th of the regular calendar month, and the portal's own list of October 27, 2026, gives November 15 and December 15. The board's Facebook page invited visitors to the July 15, 2026 show, a Wednesday, which fits the regular calendar.
The location is described in two ways. The board's schedule and ticket site say the B-C-D tower group, and so did a portal page of March 12, 2026. The board's own Facebook post with the June 15, 2026 schedule says groups B and C, and so do the portal's list of October 27 and a VOV report of October 28. On the board's site plan, B, C and D are drawn as one labeled group, so this guide treats the show as taking place in that cluster.
What the show is
Expect a short program of Cham dance and song rather than a full evening show. The tourism portal's list describes three parts: "Flow of Time" (Dòng chảy thời gian), folk dances tied to Cham daily life; Cham Ponai folk songs, which carry wishes for peace, good weather and plenty; and "Up the Tower" (Lên tháp), a graceful Ciet dance that recreates a Cham ritual.
The board's Facebook page named the third part Trẩy hội in a post of June 2026, put the whole program at 16 minutes and mentioned the saranai horn and Cham drums. The two descriptions differ on that third part, so treat its name as unsettled.
Which showing to choose
On the board's schedule, the two showings fall at the same clock times as the Group G show and the Group H folk singing. The board's schedule also lists a show at the foot of the Group G towers at 9:00 am and 2:45 pm, with no days given, and Cham folk singing at the Group H slope runs at the same hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Neither date is a Monday, Wednesday or Friday, so the Group H folk singing is not scheduled on those days, and the board does not say whether the Group G show still runs alongside Echoes of My Son.
- Morning, 9:00 am. Choose this to have the rest of the day free. The gate opens at 6:00 am, the performance hall shows follow at 9:45, 10:30 and 11:15 am, and the portal says early morning is often considered the most beautiful time to visit, with mist over the valley. The portal gives about 45 minutes to 1 hour from Hoi An and 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes from central Da Nang. This guide suggests leaving Hoi An by about 7:00 am or Da Nang by about 6:30 am.
- Afternoon, 2:45 pm. Choose this if you prefer a slower morning. The portal suggests at least three to four hours for the main tower groups, the museum and a show, so this guide suggests arriving by about 12:30 pm. The last performance hall show is at 4:00 pm, and the board's pages give 5:00 pm or 6:00 pm as closing, so plan to be at the exit by 5:00 pm.
The portal's June 13, 2026 page suggests bringing a light rain jacket or an umbrella in the rainy season. The board's pages say the Group G and Group H shows pause in bad weather and say nothing about Echoes of My Son, so this guide suggests asking at the gate, or calling the board's ticket hotline, +84 963 412 068 (6:00 am to 5:00 pm), if the weather looks doubtful.
What the ticket covers
No separate ticket has been announced for this show. As of November 7, 2026, the board's price list has three tickets, all for the site: 150,000 VND (about US$6) for foreign visitors, 100,000 VND (about US$4) for Vietnamese visitors and 30,000 VND (about US$1) for the service ticket that children aged 5 to 15 buy for the shuttle; children under 5 do not need a ticket. The online booking page shows 148,000 VND (about US$6) and 99,000 VND (about US$4), and the board says the price shown at booking is the one that applies.
The board's visitor guide (June 2020) says the entrance ticket covers the site museum, the electric shuttle and the Cham folk performances. It does not name Echoes of My Son, so ask at the gate if you want to be sure. A plan announced in January 2026 for a single 250,000 VND (about US$10) ticket for all visitors is not on the price list. See the My Son Sanctuary guide for the full ticket table and the rest of the site.
Plan the day around the showing
Arrange transport first, because the tourist bus to the site is suspended. Route 01DL, from Hoi An via My Son to Dong Giang, was suspended for six months from September 15, 2026, which means no bus until mid-March 2027 at the earliest, and no other route in the danangbus.vn route list stops at My Son. This guide suggests comparing quotes from a few companies for a car, taxi or tour, and Da Nang to Hoi An helps if you are starting in Da Nang and want to add Hoi An to the trip.
At the site, the entrance ticket includes the electric shuttle. The board's plan marks a shuttle stop by the ticket gate and another at the entrance to the temple area, and the B-C-D group lies further along the footpaths. The board publishes no seating plan or arrival time for the show, so this guide cannot say where to stand; it suggests reaching the B-C-D group about 15 minutes early.
For the rest of the day, a morning showing leaves time to be back in Hoi An for lunch and the afternoon in the Ancient Town. An afternoon showing works after a morning in Hoi An, with dinner on the way back. Other year-end events on the portal's list include the Culture Week for National Great Unity, November 18–24, which lists My Son among its venues according to VOV, and the Hoi An lantern festival, December 3–6. The Da Nang events guide for November and December 2026 has all the dates.
Sources and how we checked
We opened the board's schedule, ticket site and site plan on November 7, 2026, and compared them with the tourism portal and two news reports on the dates, times and place. Where they differ, on the show's location, the lunar or regular calendar and the name of the third part, the article gives both. US dollar amounts use Vietcombank's transfer rate of 25,400 VND per US$ on November 7, 2026, rounded to the nearest cent below US$1, US$0.5 up to US$100, US$1 up to US$10,000 and US$1,000 above that.
- My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board (in Vietnamese): opening hours and show schedule; ticket prices, hours and shows; online booking; visitor guide (June 29, 2020); site plan; Facebook page (posts on the show for June 15 and July 15, 2026).
- Danang Fantasticity, the city's tourism portal: year-end events (October 27, 2026, in Vietnamese); visiting hours and performances at My Son (March 12, 2026); tickets, distances and tips (June 13, 2026, in Vietnamese).
- News reports: VOV, Da Nang unveils string of diverse cultural events through New Year (October 28, 2026); Da Nang newspaper, year-end festivals and events (October 30, 2026, in Vietnamese); Tuoi Tre, plan for a single 250,000 VND ticket (January 30, 2026, in Vietnamese).
- Da Nang Smart Traffic Operations Center (DanaBus): route 01DL suspended (September 14, 2026, in Vietnamese); bus route list (in Vietnamese).
- Vietcombank, exchange rates (November 7, 2026).
- Photos: My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board, galleries Cham dance, My Son, a new day and My Son from one angle; cropped and lightly edited. Viewed November 7, 2026.
We found no seating plan, no separate ticket for Echoes of My Son and no bad-weather rule for it on the board's pages, and no cast or program details beyond those above.
Updated: November 7, 2026
