| Ponggol |
Hindu
Harvest Festival, mid-Jan, location |
Lunar
New Year
Light-Up |
colourful
display in Chinatown to celebrate the Lunar
New Year, mid-Jan/early Feb, Chinatown and various
locations |
Chinese
New
Year |
biggest
cultural event of the year, late Jan/early Feb,
Chinatown and various locations |
| Hari
Raya Haji, |
celebrating
the return of pilgrims from Mecca, late
Feb (15 days earlier each year), various locations |
Singapore
River
Raft Race |
a
race with rafts made from recycled rubbish, Feb,
Singapore River |
Singapore
International
Festival |
Singapore
International Festival for Children, two-
week festival of kids’ entertainment, Mar, various
locations |
Birthday
of Lao
Zi |
one-week
Taoist festival to worship founder, Mar,
throughout the city |
| Take
Art! |
local
and international events comprising of many
other festivalsMar–Apr, various locations |
Singapore
International
Comedy |
Singapore
International Comedy Festival, two-week
comedy festival, mid–late Mar, venues throughout
the city |
Singapore
Fashion
Festival |
Singapore Fashion Festival, two-week fashion festival,
late Mar–early Apr, various venues throughout
the
city, especially shopping malls |
Singapore
Food Festival |
four-week festival , late Mar–Apr, various locations |
International
Latin Festival
|
two-day
Latin festival with music and stalls, early
Apr, Fort Canning |
Qing
Ming
Festival |
Chinese
community gives thanks to the ancestors
with prayers and gifts, early Apr, various locations |
Singapore
International
Film |
Singapore
International Film Festival, two-week film
festival , mid-Apr |
Singapore
Rugby Sevens |
late
Apr, National Stadium |
| Labour
Day |
public
holiday, 1 May |
| Vesak
Day |
monks
commemorate the Lord Buddha’s entry into
Nirvana by chanting holy sutras and freeing captive
birds, mid-May, all Buddhist temples |
Singapore
Airlines
International Cup |
world’s
richest horse race , mid-May, Turf Club |
Singapore
Arts Festival |
three-week
eclectic festival of dance, music and
drama from around the globe , late May–mid-Jun,
various locations |
Great
Singapore
Sale |
annual
two-week shopping bonanza with prices
slashed, late May–Jun, Orchard Road and various
locations |
Singapore
Dragon Boat
Festival, |
fishermen
go in search of the Chinese poet and
patriot, Qu Yuan, mid-Jun, starts Marina Promenade |
Yonex-Sunrise
Singapore Open |
week-long
international badminton tournament ,
mid-Jun, Singapore Indoor Stadium |
International
Piano Festival |
mid-Jul,
Victoria Concert Hall |
Festival
of the
Hungry Ghost |
month-long
Taoist festival, with street banquets and
operas to entertain and appease homeless spirits, late
Jul/early Aug–early Sep, various locations |
National
Day
Celebrations |
annual
parade celebrating the nation’s birthday,
9 Aug, National Stadium and various locations |
| Lantern
Festival |
late
Aug–late Sep, Chinese Garden |
| For
Art’s Sake |
international
performers, Sep–mid-Nov, various
venues |
Mid-Autumn
Festival |
week-long
festival featuring feasting on mooncakes
to celebrate the year’s fullest moon, Sep, Chinatown
and various locations |
Birthday
of the
Monkey God |
dramatic
and loud procession honouring the hirsute
deity, late Sep, Temple of the Monkey God, Seng Poh
Road |
Nine
Emperor
Gods Festival |
images
of the nine gods paraded in sedan chairs,
mid-Oct, Nine Emperor Gods Temple |
Pilgrimage
to
Kusu Island |
annual
Taoist pilgrimage to Pekong Temple on Kusu
Island, late Sep–early Nov |
Deepavali
Light-Up |
annual
celebration features a three-week festival
village in Campbell Lane, early Oct/Nov, Little India |
Hari
Raya
Light-Up |
lights
go on as Muslim families celebrate the end of
Ramadan, late Oct–mid-Dec (15 days earlier every
year), Geylang Serai |
| Hari
Raya Puasa |
end
of Ramadan, Oct |
Christmas
Light-Up |
festive
lights for Christmas throughout the city,
mid-Nov–Dec |
| New
Year’s Eve |
countdown
party, 1 Jan, Suntec City |
