THE 10 BEST Singapore Festivals & Cultural Events
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- 50 senseNoosa, Australia46 contributionsOther worldly. A must do in Singapore. This time it was themed to the movie Inside Out. The music and lights create an enchanting atmosphere. Singapore does this kind of thing very well.Written 19 June 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ricshanshibly1986Jeddah, Saudi Arabia2,119 contributionsThe main reason I love this place, There are Buddhist temple, Hindu Temple, Muslim Masjid & Church all near by. Its shows that Singaporeans living peacefully and harmony with all religions. Best place for shopping. You can bargain here. SMRT available.Written 14 July 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- SOH KIEN PENGSingapore, Singapore10,069 contributionsI did not manage to participate or attend the Chingay Parade at F1 this year. But the Heartlands celebration was equally fascinating and captivating. The floats that lined up for viewing at the driveway at De La Salle School were great creative masterpieces illuminating in her most beauty as dusk set in in the HDB heartland. Residents queued orderly and enthusiastically posed for family photographs at the colourful, gorgeously illuminated floats despite an earlier downpour.
The stage performance was also vibrant with songs, dance, and musical performances. Ukulele performance of a Cantonese song 万水千山总是情 "and the guitar performance song `外婆的澎湖灣' and `Let me be there' were entertaining. I was also absorbed by the Dikir Barat and Kompang music stage performance and was clapping in rhythm with the song and music. At Marsiling, the Little Apple (小苹果) song resonated with the crowd, and I was almost dancing with the rhythm. Carnival game stalls, calligraphy booths, bead arts, balloon sculpture, water coloring, and culinary booths attracted many children and adults.
From the people to the people and let the arts flourish in the heartlands. Let the lion roars and a hundred flowers blossom. Great dynasties and empires collapsed in history, but the arts and culture continue to survive and flourish in the history of human civilization. In the East, the Tang Poetry and Song Classics (唐诗宋词) was a distinctive hallmark of glorious achievement despite the fall of Tang and Song China. In the West, the Greek Renaissance Arts and Roman architectures continued her great influence in human history despite the fall of the Greek and Roman Empire.
Singapore's DNA is in her efficiency, reputable among nations. Today, as we celebrate her 60th birthday, the great glory will come when our nation forges ahead in culture and arts in her own unique way that would secure her place in human history.Written 22 February 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - KateSouthampton, UK121 contributionsWe watched this a couple of times whilst in Singapore, from the two sides of the river, it’s worth doing both sides if you have the time
The show was great and we then just had dinner afterwards, a nice end to a lovely day!Written 17 March 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Tim & Tina_Y463 contributionsThis is the first time we participate in the Night Festival, it was very crowded we were following a queue most of the way. We did not get to stay for long, and decided to leave after we walked to the main lighting area and saw the huge group jammed in the area. We believe the organisation can arrange better, and we had a difficult time getting the map of the event.
Also at Cathedral of the good shepherd church, the angels display was magical, however they were giving our candles for guests to place on the ground to form a display that seems dangerous, as the place was already crowded we don't believe it was well though through for putting candles on the floor.Written 26 August 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Anny RSingapore, Singapore419 contributionsChinese Zodiac in human size, brightly lit lanterns displayed making it fun for us to search for our own zodiac.
The key figures present and accounted for! Especially the 140 foot long dragon suspended high up in the air as it winds around the Supertrees, whilst the giant God of Fortune smiles indulgently at all of us trying to snap a picture of them both.
Great variety of food prepared in the many stalls too!! It’s not Singapore if food is missing 😍Written 16 February 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - YMT890Taichung, Taiwan45 contributions這此旅行,正好遇到這特殊的節慶及遊行,整個小印度區都擠滿了人,還有免費的餐點供人食用.每個主角身上都有很驚人的裝飾,用針刺進皮膚,以支撐裝飾品,或是以針刺穿舌頭及臉頰,實在驚人,能看到這印度的重大節慶,也算是此次旅遊的一大收穫.We met the spacial holiday in little India. It's so amazing. I was so glad I could see the parade.Written 31 January 2016This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Marcel COttawa7 contributionsStunning to see what an ambitious, vision focused country can do in less than 60 years. The use of light, encouragement of business, culture of respect is admirable.Written 1 April 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- James Douglas NLondon, England44 contributionsThe lights are good, but it wasn't genuinely Christmassy. I'm not a committed christian, but Christmas is a religious festival, so it would have been nice to hear the occasional carol, even instrumental if you don't want to get too religious. The songs all appear to have been carefully created to avoid the J word and there wasn't a single mention of anything relating to christianity in the gift shop. That's fair enough if the intention was for the whole thing to be completely secular, except that the book of Flowers of the Quran was on display........Written 14 December 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- David BRayong, Thailand9,277 contributionsI only visited one performance of the 2016 Singapore Festival of the Arts, Potentialities.
This was Ron Arad's 720 Degrees, which was mounted in the Gardens by the Bay near Singapore's Marina Bay.
It was staged inside - and outside - a huge circular canopy from the side of which huge plastic strips. Multiple cameras projected abstract audio visual images around the 360 degrees of the inside of the tent, but because of the transparency of the plastic hanging strips, it could also be viewed from outside - thus the 720 degrees name.
Ron Arad was educated at the Jerusalem Academy of Art and later at the Architectural Association of London.
Visually it was stunning and confusing, as I am not sure what message Arad was trying to convey. Perhaps it was all up to the individual viewer to read into it what they could.
But it was free, so I am not complaining.Written 12 September 2016This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - fismi44 contributionsThis festival be held at Chinatown. This is the best festival in Singapore because you can see many performance, for example: street light up, mass lantern walk, and more. You must visit this festival when you come to SingaporeWritten 30 March 2018This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Tina SGreenway, Australia105 contributionsGreat to be in Singapore and especially Little India during this celebration. Night time is best to see the lights on the street. Other events are posted, such as parades on certain nights.Written 20 September 2016This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- JimKKTanSingapore, Singapore255 contributionsreally enjoyable art spring Affordable Art Fair. very good place to learn art, be arthappy and so many good painting and can see some artists or understand more too and have tour and explainations. too many good art pieces available.Written 27 April 2016This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
