During the National Day holiday, Nanning will host a dazzling lineup of events including brilliant fireworks displays, drone light shows, intangible cultural heritage iron flower performances, traditional Chinese-style entertainment, and lakeside concerts showcased one after another. Do you have plans for this year's seven-day National Day holiday? Here is a roundup of nighttime activities in Nanning during the National Day period — read on to find out more.
Nanning Garden Expo Park: Four consecutive nights of fireworks extravaganza await
Event time: October 1 to October 4, 2026, 8:15 PM to 9:35 PM. Four fireworks shows will be launched at intervals, each lasting approximately 20 minutes. Entry time is from 6:10 PM to 9:20 PM. Ticket reference: Tickets can be purchased online through the Nanning Garden Expo Park WeChat official account, Ctrip, Tongcheng, Douyin and other online platforms, or on-site at the east gate ticket office of Nanning Garden Expo Park. (1) Adult ticket at the gate price of 60 yuan per person per visit, with the same price online and at the ticket window. (2) Concession ticket at 40 yuan per person per visit: minors above 6 years old (exclusive) to 18 years old (inclusive) or over 1.2 meters in height, full-time undergraduate students and below including students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, excluding adult education, self-study examination and postgraduate students; seniors aged 60 and above; persons with disabilities, with severely disabled persons at levels one and two allowed to bring one accompanying person who must purchase a concession ticket; active-duty military personnel including armed police, retired military cadres including armed police, and firefighters; veterans and the "three categories of dependents" only on national and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region statutory holidays. (3) Free admission for children aged 6 and below or 1.2 meters and below in height. Event highlights include five major shaped displays: rotating ferris wheel, colorful auspicious clouds, galaxy filling the sky, deep-sea jellyfish, and golden years.
Minge Lake: Light show, fish lantern parade, intangible cultural heritage iron flower performance and stage shows in full splendor
Event time: October 1 to October 7, 2026. Ticket price: Free. Event content: A fish lantern parade will be staged on the outer lake, with Liu Sanjie and Brother A Niu singing antiphonally on a boat, their songs drifting across the lake. Standing at the viewing area, visitors can admire the moon while taking in the full view of the city skyline of the Zhujinhua Convention and Exhibition Center and the ASEAN Business District. The lantern wall at Minge Lake has been officially lit, and every snapshot looks like a blockbuster. When the fire show kicks off with the millennium-old intangible cultural heritage iron flower performance, sparks cascade into the lake, with the Zhujinhua lights of the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center reflected behind, creating a fully immersive atmosphere.
Nanning Huahua Grand World 2026 Chinese-style Fireworks Gala
Event time: October 1 to October 6, a total of 7 shows. Show time: Every night from 8:10 PM to 10:00 PM, lasting 110 minutes. 8:10 PM to 8:25 PM PART 1 "Fire Forges Mountains and Rivers" iron flower show: Specially invited intangible cultural heritage iron flower inheritors perform on-site, striking 1,600-degree molten iron into the night sky as a shower of blazing iron sparks pours down to warm up the entire grand show. 8:25 PM to 8:28 PM PART 2 "Colorful Auspicious Clouds" interactive show: The official authentic colorful auspicious clouds make their Guangxi debut, appearing interactively with the audience — look up and see Chinese-style romance. 8:28 PM to 9:28 PM PART 3 Large-scale immersive fireworks show: "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" fireworks unfold a landscape painting; "Galaxy Falls from the Ninth Heaven" sends a river of stars cascading down; "The Return of the Great Sage" fireworks outline the golden armor of the Monkey King; "Colorful Auspicious Clouds" official authentic Guangxi debut; "Prosperous Nation and Peaceful People" fireworks bloom to celebrate the flourishing land. 9:35 PM to 10:00 PM PART 5 "Bonfire Party" passionate dance interactive show: Gathering around the bonfire under the night sky, dancing freely to the rhythm, bringing the festive night to a close. Ticket prices: concession ticket 78 yuan, single ticket 98 yuan, buddy ticket 178 yuan, VIP ticket 198 yuan, family ticket 238 yuan. One ticket equals same-day park admission plus an evening fireworks gala seat, with entry available during the day for about 12 hours of fun. Event content: Three major IPs jointly present: Guinness World Record team from the Liuyang Fireworks Festival led by director Huang Cheng, CCTV Spring Festival Gala fireworks team "Huahuo Troupe," and national fireworks cultural tourism IP "Yanyu." Impressive scale: three-level fireworks with shells up to 6 inches — larger diameter, higher ascent, more spectacular visuals. On-site, visitors can see the official authentic colorful auspicious clouds in their Guangxi debut, dancing alongside a thousand drones; specially invited intangible cultural heritage iron flower inheritors simultaneously create "iron flower rain" at 11 points throughout the park — auspicious clouds in the sky and a galaxy on the ground. Ticket adjustment: Nanning Huahua Grand World Scenic Area has scheduled the "Yanyu Nanning Chinese-style Fireworks Gala" 2026 Mid-Autumn and National Day event for September 26, October 1 to October 6, a total of 7 days. In accordance with relevant policy provisions and the scenic area's attribute classification, ticket prices are subject to market regulation, and the following adjustments are made for the above dates. (1) Scenic area ticket price adjustments: 1. Adult ticket price adjusted to 98 yuan per person per visit. 2. Concession ticket price adjusted to 78 yuan per person per visit.
Qingxiu Mountain: "Nanning Night Garden" offers nonstop excitement
Event time: October 1 to October 6, 2026. Ticket price: Subject to on-site pricing. Event content: Performances will be staged on the water stage at the music lawn. Artisans swing ladles to splash molten iron, thousands of golden sparks bursting into the night sky, firelight reflecting the moonlight as streams of light fall onto the lake. Fire dancers perform with flames, and models in ethnic costumes gracefully appear, silver ornaments jingling and swaying in the night.
Nanning Night: The First Thousand Lantern Festival fills the atmosphere with charm
Event time: October 1 to October 25, 2026. Ticket price: Free. Event content: The First Thousand Lantern Festival at Nanning Night restores the romantic glow of Bagui with intangible cultural heritage lanterns, with numerous performances staged in succession. Grand Thousand Lantern Parade: NPCs representing Guangxi's 12 indigenous ethnic groups parade slowly with embroidered ball lanterns and rabbit lanterns, creating a flowing sea of lanterns with an overwhelming atmosphere. Cold flame fire wheels: A holiday-exclusive romantic spectacle as high-speed spinning fire wheels emit cold flames, with every frame a stunning blockbuster. Confetti and petal rain plus smoke bubble show: Colorful paper flutters through the air as the bonfire square transforms into a dreamy bubble kingdom, where bubbles turn into smoke upon touch, delivering a healing experience. The street's "lotus at every step" and "passionate jasmine" installations activate every night at 9:00 PM. Bonfire party and fire show feast: Dance around the bonfire with compatriots of all ethnic groups; fire pots, fire knives and flame guns perform in succession, with firelight igniting the night and providing an immersive experience of Eastern flame art.
Lights illuminate Yongcheng, fireworks celebrate the national birthday. Nanning's National Day excitement goes far beyond this. Are you ready?