The National Day in 2026 is a bit different: it is the first National Day after the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and also the first National Day long holiday since Hainan Free Trade Port began operating with the entire island under closed-off management.

During this National Day holiday, Sanya's 'vacation formula' has quietly changed its approach—it’s no longer just about walking on the sand, watching the sea, and enjoying the sunset. Haitang is ready with duty-free discounts and close-to-the-sea activities, quietly waiting for the crowds to arrive. Jiyang teams up with Baisha to connect the coconut breezes, sea waves, and the Li countryside and mountains in 'one ticket'; Tianya spreads national trend performances, Duan songs flash mobs, and street fireworks between the beaches and shopping areas; Yazhou Ancient City offers lantern night tours, letting firewood dances and electronic music toast each other in the same alley; Yucai spreads Lan Mountain liquor, Miao embroidery, and creek campsites to showcase 'another side of Sanya'.

Each district in Sanya integrates scenic spots, ancient alleys, villages, night markets, and bays into a single 'holiday calendar', welcoming visitors from all directions with a more open attitude, more down-to-earth content, and more customer-friendly services.

Haitang District

Diverse activities enrich the visitor experience

In Haitang District, scenic spots and hotels are creating diverse cultural and tourism experiences, offering discounts and benefits to welcome visitors from all directions, enriching tourists' holiday trips.

Houhai Surfing Tourism Area has launched a benefits event. Visitors can redeem bar perks with consumption vouchers from the sea and beach activities in the scenic area. By checking in at designated spots and posting content with the topic on social media, they can also receive exclusive gifts.

The 2026 National Fitness Dynamic Health Run will kick off on October 7 at Haitang River Ecological Park. From September 25 to October 4, the park will continuously host the Riverside Life Festival, featuring activities such as mooncake handmade workshops, fish lantern DIY, Mid-Autumn traditional style park fair, waterfront mellow music live, and sunset movie watching.

cdf Sanya International Duty-Free City specially invited the famous Wuzhen theater troupe to launch a National Day themed parade. Sanya Atlantis launched the Octonauts parade and Water World music festival activities.

Haitang District has a large cluster of resort hotels, each offering programs and special events to enrich visitors' vacations. Sanya Haitang Bay Mangrove Tree Resort Hotel features the "Haitang Impression" performance, including band performances, fire dance shows, iron flower displays, and interactive Li and Miao bamboo pole dances. Sanya Poly Rosewood Hotel offers a water music festival, torch dance at the beach bar, DJ poolside sessions, and outdoor movies at the beach bar. Sanya Haitang Bay Yanlord Crown Holiday Resort Hotel presents English song and dance shows, scientific explorations, night treasure hunts, and Spark Night dances. Sanya Le Méridien Sofitel Resort Hotel offers dining benefits and discounts on luxury sea view rooms. Sanya Shangri-La Resort Hotel introduces giant pickleball interactions for National Day, handicraft experiences, and crazy bubble parties. Sanya Haitang Bay Moutai Resort offers archery, paddleboarding, kayaking, water flying carpets, water fights, and bubble parties, among various land and water sporting activities. Sanya Haitang Bay Minsheng Westin Resort Hotel hosts tidal beach concerts, music-themed bar performances at Shilou Bar, and dual festival drone light shows.

Jiyang District

Jointly launch cross-regional activities with Baisha

The 2026 National Day holiday is approaching, and Jiyang District, together with Baisha Li Autonomous County, will carry out the 'Mountains and Sea Connected, Celebrate National Day Together' tourism and cultural activity. Scenic spots, farms, and cultural tourism businesses in both places will launch a series of exclusive offers, allowing residents and tourists to check in both areas and enjoy a one-stop experience of the coastal coconut breeze and the mountains and wilderness of the Li region.

Jiyang District offers exclusive maritime privileges for visitors from Baisha. By presenting a Baisha ID or an electronic voucher for hotel stays in Baisha and making a reservation one day in advance, visitors can get a 100 yuan discount on diving certification programs at Sanya Lu Wen Baifu Bay, and enjoy a 20% discount on diving and maritime activities at Yalong Bay Mediterranean and Dadonghai Coastal Water Sports Park, allowing Baisha visitors to fully immerse themselves in a therapeutic seaside water experience.

In addition, major scenic spots in Jiyang District have simultaneously launched welfare benefits for the public. Discounts are offered in tiers at dining, cultural, and retail stores in Luhuitou Scenic Area. Yalong Bay International Rose Valley has introduced a special package ticket of 38 yuan for a single person plus an electric cart. Sanya Qian Guqing Scenic Area offers exclusive low-priced tickets for local residents of Hainan. Residents on the island, full-time students within the province, as well as the spouses and children of local citizens, can purchase online discounted single or double performance packages costing around one hundred yuan with the corresponding valid identification.

Tianya District

The holiday tourism market is full of exciting events

During the National Day holiday, the cultural and tourism consumption market in Tianya District is bustling with exciting events. Scenic spots, hotels, rural areas, and commercial districts within the jurisdiction are making efforts in multiple areas, launching a series of featured activities such as immersive performances, Guochao-themed parks, rural study tours, and consumption-promoting benefits for the public.

On October 1st, Xidao will hold the 'Red Flag Reflects the Maritime Borders · Tribute to the New China — 2026 National Day Red Cultural Tourism Themed Flag-Raising Ceremony,' using the island's red-themed rituals to deeply cultivate patriotism and fully meet the diverse travel and consumption needs of citizens and tourists.

The Tianya Haijiao Tourist Area will present immersive performances, with the "Tribute to the Motherland" concert resounding on the Tianya Stone Beach, the "Flying Ao Fish" coastal parade, and flash performances of the Duan songs intangible heritage appearing in succession.

During the National Day holiday, Sanya Silk Road Happy World will present a National Style Welcome Show, a hundred-meter-long scroll, a Red Song Concert, and more, blending the charm of traditional Chinese culture with the style of the Silk Road.

Major hotels are preparing a variety of holiday experiences. Four Points by Sheraton is offering festive garden tours, mooncake DIY sessions, and live band performances; Concord Hotel is creating special activities such as family crafts, pool battles, and rooftop stand-up paddleboard yoga; Pullman Haiju and Sanya Bay Mangrove Hotel are also launching various parent-child interactive and special leisure programs. In addition, Tianya District is collaborating with TikTok to carry out the "Sanya Fireworks: Every Street Has a Show" street activities, stimulating street-level consumption.

Seizing the holiday consumption window, Tianya District coordinates business entities to unleash consumer vitality. Sanya Bay No. 1 holds themed activities for the double festivals, distributes shopping vouchers, and organizes lotteries and cultural performances; Y梦 Promenade coastal merchants offer afternoon tea in the late afternoon and group buying discounts; Xianmang Night Market, China National Medicine Duty-Free Store, and Suning.com take turns carrying out promotions, stimulating diverse consumption in areas such as nighttime, duty-free, and home appliances, enriching business formats to ignite the holiday market.

Yazhou District

Night tours of the ancient city become a new cultural tourism attraction

During the National Day holiday, Yazhou Ancient City will launch the 'Trendy National Day · Ancient Rhythm of Yazhou' cultural series of activities in the ancient city, offering citizens and tourists a seven-day cultural feast through forms such as ancient-style performances, intangible cultural heritage elegant music, Guochao carnival, food fun, and immersive night tours.

From October 1 to 7, daily from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, different themed activities will be held in rotation across three major areas: Shaositang Square, Maoqianji, and Yacheng Confucian Academy. On October 1, the festivities kick off with the situational drama 'Father Zhong Returns the Gold,' interactive performances of the national intangible cultural heritage Li Firewood Dance, and a Hanfu parade. On October 2, there will be a national trend electronic music party, with a national style DJ and new Chinese-style electronic music paired with a light show. On October 3, there will be a guqin gathering, poetry recitation, and trial playing experience. October 4 and 6 will feature a Yazhou folk song exhibition and a 'Stealing Food' contest, with sampling of snacks such as shrimp cakes and sour powder. On October 5, the Li Firewood Dance will be combined with a Cosplay electronic music special, creating an ancient city clubbing night. On October 7, the event concludes with a military-themed folk song flash mob, a large public stage, and a choral performance of patriotic songs.

The ancient city’s permanent interactive activities are open simultaneously. On the east and west sides of the Shaositu Square, there are areas for traditional games such as touhu (pitch-pot), archery, cuju (ancient football), coin wishing, and fun slipper kicking. Participating and accumulating points can be exchanged for Yazhou cultural and creative products. On-site, Hanfu rental and ancient-style makeup are available for visitors to take photos along the lantern corridor. The Yazhou Confucian Academy is open at night for a limited time, featuring floating lights in the pond, light and shadow effects at the Lingxing Gate, and a long lantern corridor, showcasing the ancient city’s nightscape. The Maoqianji food area gathers Yazhou’s specialty snacks, realizing a combination of sightseeing and eating.

Yucai Ecological Zone

The 'Mountain and Rural Cultural Tourism Feast' is colorful and diverse

During the National Day holiday, Yucai Ecological Zone has connected mountains and rivers, food, intangible cultural heritage, and festive activities to prepare a 'cultural and tourism feast' that citizens and tourists can play, browse, and experience.

From October 1st to 5th, the Yucai Center Plaza will host a National Day Carnival. Local specialty agricultural products such as Shanlan wine, specialty fruits and vegetables, green eggs, and honey, as well as intangible cultural heritage items like Li brocade, Miao embroidery, and rattan weaving, will be showcased. Visitors can also receive a rural travel guide, learn about activities such as staying in homestays, hiking, fruit picking, and experiencing intangible cultural heritage on-site, adding extra enjoyment to their upcoming trips.

From October 1st to 4th, starting at 7:30 PM each day, themed performances such as Red Song special shows, Li and Miao ethnic shows, trendy play nights, and local community gatherings will take turns taking the stage. After watching the performances, you can go for a stroll at Yucai Night Market, where the aroma of barbecue and local snacks fills the air, and park points can also be exchanged for night market vouchers.

There are also exclusive activities for families with children. Themed park games such as 'Retracing the Long March,' 'Bomb Throwing Training,' and 'Love My China' are full of fun. You can also participate in the 'National Day · Yucai Cup' chess competition, adding holiday fun through interactive experiences.

Going into the mountains, you can also go to the Miao cultural learning center to change into ethnic costumes, experience Miao embroidery handicrafts, and taste shanlan wine and colorful glutinous rice; or go to Longmi Camp, Xiangyu Tianjing Creek, to camp on the lawn, fish, barbecue, and experience farming and creek hiking.

From rainforest mountains to Li and Miao villages, from quality goods markets to nighttime performances, this National Day, why not take a break from the coastline and follow this 'travel guide' into Yucai, discovering another way to enjoy a Sanya holiday amidst green waters, lush mountains, and rural life.

(Reporters: Fu Fu, Feng Chenyang, Huang Shifeng, Zhang Huiben, Lin Lin)