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Annual events<br />
Plan your visit around <strong>Singapore</strong>’s festive seasons<br />
Jan-Mar<br />
Chinese New Year Festivities<br />
This is the biggest festival of the year.<br />
Activities take place all over town but are<br />
centred on Chinatown with street-lighting<br />
ceremonies, the spectacular Chingay<br />
parade, lion dance competition and<br />
magnificent fireworks. Jan-Feb<br />
Art Stage <strong>Singapore</strong><br />
Art Stage <strong>Singapore</strong> celebrates the<br />
dynamic visual art of the Asian region.<br />
More than 100 galleries will be exhibiting<br />
works by more than 600 artists over<br />
the three days. Special events include a<br />
range of artist talks. Jan<br />
Mosaic Music Festival<br />
The Esplanade Concert Hall and the<br />
6<br />
Mosaic Club are the two places to be<br />
during the ten days of the Mosaic Music<br />
Festival. From pop to world music to jazz,<br />
this festival has it all. Mar<br />
Timbre Rock and Roots Festival<br />
Timbre Rock and Roots Festival will rock<br />
Marina Promenade with an impressive<br />
line-up of local and international rock and<br />
blues acts. Previous headliners include<br />
Bob Dylan and Earth, Wind & Fire. Mar<br />
Apr–Jun<br />
Chinese New Year<br />
Shakespeare in the Park<br />
Each year Fort Canning Park becomes<br />
a stage for one of the bard’s classics,<br />
acted with panache by the <strong>Singapore</strong><br />
Repertory Theatre.<br />
Apr-May<br />
F1 Grand Prix<br />
World Gourmet Summit<br />
Cook and dine with the culinary masters<br />
at this summit spread across the city’s<br />
top restaurants and bars.<br />
Apr-May<br />
Great <strong>Singapore</strong> Sale<br />
Need we say more? Shopping,<br />
the national obsession (after<br />
eating and talking about eating)<br />
goes into overdrive. May-Jul<br />
Jul-Sep<br />
Night Festival<br />
Aerial performances, music, dance and<br />
installation light up the public green<br />
spaces of the <strong>Singapore</strong> Management<br />
University for this annual festival. Also<br />
look out for other special events at<br />
museums across the city.<br />
Aug-Sep<br />
Hari Raya Puasa<br />
To celebrate the end of the month-<br />
long fasting period of Ramadan,<br />
the streets of Kampong Glam come<br />
alive with roadside bazaars and<br />
traditional Malay food.<br />
Aug-Sep<br />
Mid-Autumn Festival<br />
This Chinese Festival in honour of the<br />
full moon is celebrated with colourful<br />
paper lanterns and street lights. The<br />
food of the festival, mooncakes,<br />
abound in Chinatown. Aug-Sep<br />
7<br />
<strong>Singapore</strong> F1 Grand Prix<br />
Expect high-speed action on the Marina<br />
Bay F1 street circuit, replete with a host<br />
of international headliners, world-class<br />
entertainment and high-glam parties.<br />
Late Sep<br />
Oct-Dec<br />
Deepavali<br />
<strong>Little</strong> India’s Serangoon Road is artfully<br />
illuminated for this Hindu festival<br />
symbolising the triumph of good over evil<br />
and light over darkness. Late Oct<br />
Christmas in the Tropics<br />
Orchard Road and Marina Bay are<br />
dressed in Yuletide finery from mid-<br />
November, marking the beginning of<br />
Christmas celebrations. Mid Nov-Dec<br />
Year-end parties<br />
There’s no time for parties like the end<br />
of the year. In early December you’ve got<br />
dance festival Zouk Out, then on New<br />
Year’s Eve there are countdown parties<br />
galore at Marina Bay and Siloso Beach.<br />
Dec-Jan<br />
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Head to Your<strong>Singapore</strong>.com for the<br />
very latest events and festivals
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