Mid Autumn Festival is one of the festivals celebrated by the Chinese community in Singapore. During this festival, mooncakes can be found all around the country and children will be busy decorating and carrying lanterns.
Mid Autumn Festival is quite a happening festival in Singapore and many places will be decorated with giant and colorful lanterns.
Here are the places where you can see beautiful lanterns and celebrate Mid Autumn Festival in Singapore.
Chinatown
Every year, Chinatown is lighted up with colorful and sculptured lanterns during the Mid Autumn Festival.
The main light-up is usually located at the junction of Upper Cross Street and Eu Tong Sen St/New Bridge Road. If the road names confuse you, this junction is where the Chinatown Point, People’s Park Center & People’s Park Complex are located.
When to visit? 15 Sep to 14 Oct 2023. Lanterns are lighted up at 7pm – 12 midnight daily.
Where is it? Junction of Upper Cross Street and New Bridge Road / Eu Tong Sen Street
How much does it cost? Free.
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Gardens by the Bay
Besides Chinatown, Gardens by the Bay is one of the most happening places in Singapore during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
There are plenty of beautiful sculptured lanterns at various places, including Supertree Grove, Golden Garden, Dragonfly Lake, Floral Clock and Colonnade.
Don’t miss out Garden Rhapsody, a music and light show at Supertree Grove that takes place twice a day, at 7.45pm and 8.45pm.
What’s a festival without food and carnival rides, right? This year, there will be a Street Food selling local favourites to Taiwanese street food (6-10pm), fun Carnival Rides (6-10pm) as well as Cultural Performances on Fri, Sat and Sun evenings.
When to visit? 15 Sep to 1 Oct 2023 (Light-up hours: 6pm to 10pm)
Where is it? Various places within Gardens by the Bay
How much does it cost? Admission to outdoor gardens is free.
Jurong Lake Gardens
Lights by the Lake is an annual light-up held at Jurong Lake Gardens to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival.
This year’s lantern display features natural wonders around the world, such as the underwater world, African Savannah, frozen landscapes of the Ice World, and lush Southeast Asian Rainforest.
There are also lanterns that depict Singapore’s journey from its humble beginning to the City in Nature that it is today
Beside lantern, there are also weekly concerts by homegrown artists on Friday and Saturday evenings, from 16 to 30 September.
When to visit? 16 Sep to 1 Oct 2023 (Light-up hours: 7pm to 11pm)
Where is it? Jurong Lake Gardens
How much does it cost? Free
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