The Singaporean calendar is packed with lavish festivals and events from colourful parades to tantalising celebrations of it’s wonderful cuisine.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is celebrated for 15 days during late January/early February. There are a multitude of special events held in this period and each night Chinatown is spectacularly lit-up. The Chingay Parade or Parade of Dreams marks the beginning of the celebrations with a massive, carnival-like street party.

Singapore Arts Festival

Recognised as one of Asia’s premiere arts events, the festival will be taking place in 2005 between May 26 and June 22. The festival showcases dance, drama and music from around the world, from ballet to street shows to educational workshops within the Festival Village and in venues throughout the city.

Moon Cake Festival

Held in late September, this festival commemorates the 14th-century revolution led by Yuan Zhang who smuggled notes inside moon cakes and used lighted lanterns as a signal to launch the revolt. A Moon Cake Fair features hundreds of colourful stalls lining the streets of Chinatown, selling an amazing variety of moon cakes, Chinese lanterns, decorations and another delicacies. Children parade down the streets with their brightly lit lanterns in the Children’s Lantern Procession. The Chinese Garden becomes a fairyland of lights and colours for the Lantern Festival, and there is also a range of cultural shows and performances including lion and dragon dancing, Chinese instrumentalists and craftsmen.

Great Singapore Sale

An island-wide shopping extravaganza not to be missed! Catch the fantastic discounts and gifts at all major shopping malls during June and July.

Singapore Food Festival

Enjoy a selection of local and international cuisine during this month long food extravaganza in July. This food odyssey has delights for all taste buds