Singapore Events

Annual Events

Address: Various locations, Singapore Category: Fair / Festival - Food / Drink Dates: April 17 - May 2, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Arguably THE leading event on Singapore's busy schedule, the World Gourmet Summit has also become Asia's primary epicurean festival. For about three weeks, chefs and vintners from all over the world converge on this little island to celebrate food and wine with a myriad of special dinners, tastings, demonstrations,...

Address: Various venues, Singapore Category: Fair / Festival - Dance Dates: May 15 - June 14, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Performing arts in all their glory are the focus of this month-long festival. The program is international and wide ranging, with more than 400 activities and performances by individuals and groups from all over the world - some are premieres or commissioned works developed especially for this festival. So whether...

Address: Various venues, Singapore Category: Performance - Theater - Busker / Street Performer Dates: May 23 - June 14, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

A unique festival celebrating street culture, this youthful fete encourages teens and young adults to get their creative juices flowing with a wide variety of competitions and expositions. Skateboarding, breakdancing, graffiti art, fashion, music and even belly dancing are all part of the program, and the talent and...

Address: 3 Temasek Blvd, Suntec City Convention Centre, Singapore 049318 Dates: May 29 - June 7, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Singapore's inaugural World Book Fair was in 1985, and it was such a success that the organizers have been able to expand it every year since. Today, about 100 exhibitors spotlight over 300,000 items, from books and periodicals to educational toys and games to software and audio-visual materials, in a wide variety of...

Address: Nationwide, Singapore Dates: May 29 - July 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This is a nationwide mega sale lasting eight weeks, during which nearly every retailer offers discounts from 10% to 70% on virtually everything. Some 23,000 individual stores participate, with more joining the fun each year. Along with shopping, there are a handful of fun events, such as the Great Singapore Shopping...

Address: Bedok Reservoir Rd, Bedok Reservoir, Singapore Category: Sports Event - Boating Dates: June 27 - June 28, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

In China during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC), there lived a much-admired poet and statesman named Qu Yuan. He was exiled, and when he heard that his mother country had been overthrown, he drowned himself in the river. Local fishermen raced to the spot to try to save him, tossing zongzi (little rice...

Address: Fort Canning Park Category: Fair / Festival - Dance Dates: July 17 - July 19, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Ballet Under The Stars, or BUTS, as it's more affectionately known, is one of Singapore's most popular outdoor arts events, offering top-notch performances in a laid back, family-friendly, bring-your-own-blanket setting. Organized by the Singapore Dance Theatre, the program line-up usually includes pieces by renowned...

Address: Various locations, Singapore Category: Fair / Festival - Food / Drink Dates: July 17 - July 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The Singapore Chilli Crab Festival serves as the opening event for this annual festival of food. Here's your chance to try the best chilli crab in Singapore, plus a whole bunch of other crab dishes, from about a dozen different restaurants. If you're not a fan of crab, never fear -- the remainder of the festival is...

Address: East Coast Pkwy, East Coast Park, Singapore Category: Sports Event - Bicycling Dates: August 1 - August 2, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Think you can swim, bike and run a total of 51.5km (32.5 miles)? In the same day? Well, if so, this is the race for you. Participants swim 1.5 km (1 mi), bike 40km (25 mi) and run 10km (6.5 mi), successively in this standard Olympic distance triathlon. Additional races will appeal to the slightly younger or less fit:...

Address: Marina Bay Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: August 9, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The biggest birthday party of the year, this annual extravaganza is a jaw-dropping display of song, dance, lasers, pyrotechnics and more. There's even skydiving displays and a fly-past by the Air Force, and the local celebs are out in full force. Thousands of students and representatives from other organizations take...