Hello, December: 13 Fun Activities To End Your Year With A Bang [1-15 Dec]

December is finally here! If 2016 was an average year for you, here are 13 fun activities to help you wrap up the year with a bang!

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1. ZoukOut

Party people, it’s time for ZoukOut again!! Woohoo.

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And the lineup for this year’s beach blowout is mega exciting, with more activities to keep you happy from dusk to dawn.

From headliners like Zedd and Hardwell to a food village fuelled by Park Bench Deli, Decker Barbecue and more, ZoukOut is going to be a weekend of non-stop partying.

We are heading to ZoukOut with our ambassadors, follow us on instagram for updates!

ZoukOut
Date:
9 & 10 December 2016
Time: 8pm- 4am (Day 1), 8pm – 7am (Day 2)
Venue: Siloso Beach, Sentosa
Website:ZoukOut Official
Instagram:@zoukoutofficial

Also, read ZoukOut 2016 Returns With Amazing Headliners Like Zedd, Hardwell And More!

2. Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy

Remember the days where we thought Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy was super hot?

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We might have outgrown that phase but it’s never too old to relive those memories through a different format.

Watch newly produced Final Fantasy video footages as an orchestra perform pieces composed by Nobuo Uematsu for the much loved game.

Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy
Date: 3 December 2016
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: The Star Performing Arts Centre  #04-01, 1 Vista Exchange Green, 138617
Ticket Price: $75-$215
Event/ Ticketing Website: Image source: Paloma Rincon Image source: Paloma Rincon[/caption]

For two weekends over the month, IKEA will be hosting a series of events to celebrate Christmas!

There will be a gift wrapping demonstration, tea light decoration workshop, origami workshop and even a Santa walkabout!

It’s definitely going to be about the Christmas spirit and festival cheers, not just the furniture!

IKEA Xmas
Date: 3-4 and 10-11 December 2016
Time: 1:30pm- 6:45pm
Venue:
IKEA Alexandra, 317 Alexandra Rd, 159965
IKEA Tampines, 60 Tampines North Drive 2, 528764
Website & Event Schedule:  4. Lang Leav Book Tour

Our favourite poet Lang Leav is coming to town! Mark your dates!

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Come and get your 2016 bittersweet sentiments together and join Lang on a 3-day bookstore hop around Singapore.

Lang Leav SG Book Tour
Date: 9 December
Time and Venue: 10:30am (Popular Bookfest, Suntec Convention Hall), 4:00pm (Kinokuniya Bugis Junction)
Date: 10 December
Time and Venue: 10:30am (Times Bookstore, Tampines 1), 4:00pm (Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store, Level 4 Ngee Ann City)
Date: 11 December
Time and Venue: 3:00pm (Kinokuniya Jurong Store)
Event Page: Lang Leav Book Tour

5. Project Happy Feet Slipper Race 2016

Mums… they nag you for wearing flip flops all the time. But this time round, she won’t nag you because it’s flip flop for a good cause.

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A good pair of shoes will get you to places. But what’s it like to walk in the shoes of underprivileged children?

Head down to Safra for a 3.5km walk on 10 December. You’ll get to flip flop your way down the scenic waterway!

With the aim of inspiring Singaporeans to be part of a community-driven effort, The Slipper Race 2016 intends to raise SGD$100,000 in funds to empower educational programmes in Singapore and Cambodia.

Since it’s the season of giving, why not contribute a little to charity?

Project Happy Feet Slipper Race 
Date: 10 December 2016
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Venue: SAFRA Punggol, 9 Sentul Crescent, Punggol, Singapore 828654
Price: $15 (4-12 years old), $30 (Students), $40 (Adults & SAFRA members), $144 (Group of 4 adults)
Ticketing Website: Project Happy Feet Slipper Race 2016

6. Doggie Retreat Xmas Fundraiser

Looking for something fun to do with your fur babies? This event lets you do something good at the same time!

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Join the Doggie Retreat, a Christmas fundraiser, for the less fortunate dogs on the streets and in the shelter.

All you need to do is to enrol your doggie as a participant of the walkathon, walk with them, and raise funds in their name to donate to the cause.

Proceeds of the fundraiser will be channelled to Causes for Animals (Singapore), a no-kill shelter that strives towards a stray free Singapore.

Registration is currently closed due to overwhelming response, but you can still donate to the cause or just head to the event to spend time with furry friends.

Doggie Retreat Christmas Fundraiser
Date: 10 December 2016
Time: 9:00am
Venue: Big Splash, 902 East Coast Parkway, Singapore 449874
Donation Page: giveasia
Event Page: Doggie Retreat

7. SCAPE Naughty or Nice Xmas Special – Art Jamming Experience

If shopping is not your kinda therapy, painting might just be it!

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Bring your family and friends down to SCAPE for a mass art jamming event this festive season.

It’s a no stress art jam session. All you need to do is to let your creative juices flow. Go wild on your own canvas – no one will judge you.

Art jamming slots are limited, so hurry up and sign up today!

SCAPE Naughty or Nice Art Jamming
Date: 10 December 2016
Time: 3:00pm – 6:00pm
Venue: SCAPE 2 Orchard Link #04-01, Singapore 237978
Price: $30/ pax (free flow of acrylic paint is provided)
Ticketing Website: SCAPE Naughty or Nice Art Jamming

Eat

8. Indie Wine Tasting

There’s indie music, indie films, and of course Indie Wine!

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This December, head to Kith Cafe at Millenia Walk for your one of a kind vino tasting.

At just $48 nett per person, you get to taste 5 very hard to pronounce yet exquisite French wine! On top of that, they will also be serving some grub to go with your wine.

Be it Chardonnay or Cabernet, we bet you’ll be extremely happy with your grape fix.

Indie Wine Tasting
Date: 9 December, 2016
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Venue: Kith Cafe Millenia Walk 9 Raffles Boulevard, #01-44/45, 039596
Ticket Price: $48
Ticketing Website: Indie Wine Tasting

9. A Taste Of Ishikawa At Keyaki

You’ve worked hard this year, so how about rewarding yourself with some Japanese Snow Crab and Premium Beef?

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For the second time, Keyaki at Pan Pacific is bringing back the Ishikawa taste for us to savour this December.

Known as the ‘Food Treasury’ of Japan, the Ishikawa Prefecture is all about the good stuff (read: high quality seafood)!

From the soft textured with high quality fat Noto Beef to the King of the Sea Kanougani (Snow Crab) that is famed for its delicately sweet meat, you are in for a treat!

A Taste Of Ishikawa At Keyaki
Date: 16 November – 16 December 2016
Time: 1.30am-2.30pm, 6.30-10.30pm
Venue: Keyaki 4/L Pan Pacific Singapore 7 Raffles Boulevard, 039595
Price: Sets at $180++, Ala carte at $15++
Reservation: +65 6826 8240 or email [email protected].
Website: Pan Pacific Singapore

10. Fundraising Supper Club for Oogachaga

Fancy the idea of a menu curated by celebrity chef Bill Ho while doing charity at the same time?

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Head to 8 Cafe & Bar for a 3-course dining experience while contributing to Oogachaga’s fundraiser.

Oogachaga is Singapore’s only community-based support and development organisation working exclusively with LGBTQ individuals and families since 1999.

As their main funders have cut back on their fundings, Oogachaga is organising a series of fundraisers, seeking the community’s support so that they can continue supporting the local LGBTQ’s community in the years to come.

Fundraising Supper Club
Date: 10 December 2016
Time: 7:00pm- 10:00pm
Venue: 8 Cafe & Bar, 8 Bukit Pasoh Rd, 089822
Price: $90, $160 (for 2 pax), $300 (for 4 pax)
Ticketing Website: Fundraising Supper Club

Shopping

11. MAAD Pyjamas Xmas Pop Up

Tis’ the season to be giving. Still struggling with your Xmas shopping?

Head to the Red Dot Design Museum for a different kind of flea market.

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Featuring 130 artists, designers, crafters and creators from the community, this will be one of the largest art and design marketplaces.

The best part of all, it only ends after 12AM!! Late night shopping, anyone?

MAAD Pyjamas Xmas Pop Up
Date: 2 December 2016
Time: 5:oopm – 12:00am
Venue: Red Dot Design Museum 28, Maxwell Road
Event Page: MAAD Pyjamas Xmas Pop Up

12. Sunset Pasar

If shopping is your thing and you’re sick of the same old malls, head over to Sunset Pasar for some alternative retail therapy!

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This pasar is not just about shopping. There will also be live open mic sessions, music, cocktails, art & craft workshops and it’s pet friendly!

That sure sounds like a good vibes Saturday!

Sunset Pasar
Date: 3 December 2016
Time: 12:00pm- 7:00pm
Venue: CANVAS 20 Upper Circular Road, B1-01, The Riverwalk, 058416
Event Page: Sunset Pasar

13. Christmas Farmers’ Market

Want to cook up a storm but don’t know where to look for super fresh ingredients?

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The Farmers’ Market at Loewen Garden is the perfect place to go to for some organic vegetables and fresh food.

If you’re too lazy to cook, there will also be vendors selling gourmet meals, wines, home-made baked goods, as well as handicraft.

Pretty sure you won’t go home empty handed… or in this case, with an empty stomach.

Christmas Farmers’ Market
Date: 3 December 2016
Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Venue: Loewen Gardens 75E Loewen Road 248845
Event Page: Farmers Market

With so many fun activities and charity events going on, December is set to be a feel good month! Keep the good vibes going by dropping us a comment!

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Crab Buffets So Amazing That You’ll Have To Crabwalk Out The Door After!

Singaporeans are no stranger to this particular seafood. It comes highly requested and is raved by almost every foreigner who tries it. Be it doused in lovely sweet chilli sauce or smeared with butter or even simply steamed, everyone just wants more. In this list, you’ll find crab buffets so good and so amazing that you’ll have to crabwalk out the door after! It’s in-crab-dible!

1. Park Royal Hotel’s The Ultimate Crab Feast

It isn’t called the ultimate crab feast for nothing. These crabs will spoil you rotten

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Here, you can look forward to crowd favourites like: chilli crab, black pepper crab, white pepper crab, salted egg crab and cereal crab. If the options available aren’t to your liking, you can even choose to personalise your own crab flavour.

Price:
$99++ for 2 (Offer valid on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays)
$68++ per pax

Details:
Buffet dinner (daily, from 6:00pm to 10:00pm)
Buffet lunch (Sundays, from 12:00pm to 2:30pm)

Address:
PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Singapore
7500 Beach Road, Singapore 199591
T +65 6505 5666
Website
Facebook

2. Mitzo’ s Splendid Crab Feasts

If you want your dish to scream ‘atas’ then Mitzo is the right place to go for your crab feast.

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There are dim sum items such as: deep-fried soft shell crab wrapped with salted egg charcoal puff, crab meat roll, and poached crab and shrimp dumpling. 

Ready for more? Their main courses are just as enticing: steamed crab meat and chicken soup dumpling, crispy crab claw filo topped with crab roe, and rice in superior broth with crab meat and crispy rice.

Though it’s one of the pricier buffets listed here, the quality of food will more than make up for it.

Price:
$98++ per person

Details:
1 Oct to 9 Dec 2016
12pm to 2.30pm and 6.30pm to 10.30pm
1 day advance booking required

Address:
Mitzo
Level 4 Grand Park Orchard, 270 Orchard Road Singapore 238857
T +65 6603 8855
E [email protected]
Facebook

3. Conrad Hotels & Resort Oscar’s Supercharged Sunday Brunch

Imagine this: king crabs, boston lobsters, slipper lobsters, prawns, scallops, razor clams and oysters stacked high on your plate with all the condiments you need for a lip smacking good time. Probably one of the best crab buffets ever!

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Drooling yet?

Price:
$98++ per person
$118 ++ per person (free flow of sparkling wine, house wines, selected cocktails)
$158++ per person (free flow of champagne,  house wines, selected cocktails)

Details:
Sundays only
12:30pm -3:30pm

Address:
Oscar’s
Lobby Level, Conrad Centennial Singapore
T +65 64327481
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If you’re craving for crabs but want a more affordable place to satisfy your craving, this is the place for you.

Price:
Premium: $48.80++ per person (Min. 4 pax)
Executive: $28.80++ per person (Min. 3 pax)

Details:
Available on public Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays
Lunch: 11am – 5pm (Last order: 4.30pm)
Limited to 1 order of Tasty Salted Egg Crab, Black Pepper Crab, Chilli Crab or Crab with Thick Bee Hoon Soup per table of 1-4 pax

Address:
Crab Corner
1 Joo Koon Circle, #03-26 Singapore 629117, Singapore 629117
T 65 6333 6969
Opening Hours: 10am – 10pm
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5. Pan Pacific Edge’s Hooked at Edge 

If you’re a fan of Deadliest Catch and have always wondered if the Alaskan king crab lives up to it’s name, then Hooked at Edge is the perfect place for you.

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Not only does the restaurant offer the Alaskan king crab and salted egg crab, you can also savour seafood like the maine lobster, as well as local favourites such as crispy cereal prawns, and fish head curry. Give this feast a try and you might just be hooked.

Price:
$88++ per person

Details:
Available Wednesdays and Thursdays (6:30pm- 10:30pm) only

Address:
Pan Pacific Singapore
Level 3, 7 Raffles Boulevard
T +65 6826 8240
Wesbite

6. Shangri-La Hotel The Line’s Marine Harvest

Satiate your taste buds with this marine harvest. There’ll be plenty of bounty from the sea! Expect fresh seafood such as crabs, lobsters, mussels, oysters, and prawns.

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There are live stations where your food is prepared fresh and in front of your very eyes! We don’t know about you, but we love it when our oysters are shucked on demand.

Price:
Tuesday: $98++ (inclusive of unlimited selected sparkling, red and white wines, beers, soft drinks and juices)
Thursday: $108++ (inclusive of unlimited selected sparkling, red and white wines, beers, soft drinks and juices)

Details:
Available only on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Address:
Shangri-La Hotel Singapore
22 Orange Grove Rd, Singapore 258350
T +65 6213 4275
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Claiming to have the ‘latest haul from the ocean’, you can expect the freshest oysters, lobsters, scallops, and crayfish. A table teeming with the freshest seafood? It can’t get any better than this!

Price:
$88++ per person (Inclusive of a glass of champagne, wine, beer, or soft drink)

Details:
Available on Sundays only
12pm to 3pm

Address:
The Westin Singapore
32/F, Asia Square Tower 2, 12 Marina View
T +65 6922 6968
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Think Alaskan snow crabs, chilli crabs, oysters, mussels and prawns.

For this atas “all you can eat” seafood and sushi restaurant, the price is affordable and a plus point. You can even expect pastries and free flow Korean Strawberry for dessert to complete your meal!

Price:
Lunch:
$42++ (Monday to Friday)
$64++  (Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays)
Dinner:
$58++ (Monday to Thursday) /$68++ (Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays)

Details:
Available daily

Address:
Todai
2 Bayfront Avenue, #B2-01 The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 018972
T+65 6688 7771
, Carousel will certainly not disappoint.

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It’s quite obvious why Carousel is so popular – they serve one of the largest and freshest spread, and it’s also one of the only Halal-certified international buffets around!

You can expect an impressive seafood spread including crabs, clams, crayfish, mussels, lobsters and more.

Price:
$56++ for lunch, and $76++ for dinner (weekdays)
$65++ for for lunch, and $83++ for dinner (weekends)

Details:
Available daily, details Stuff Yourself Silly! 6 Best Buffets Below $30

Pan Pacific Oyster Buffet! All You Can Eat From $49++ Per Person

Calling all Oyster lovers! Pan Pacific Oyster buffet is back again this year, at 10 at Claymore, Pan Pacific Singapore, for the entire months of June and July 2016.

Pan Pacific Oyster Buffet – Oyster Occasions

Bringing oyster heaven to our sunny island, Oyster Occasions is truly a once in a lifetime experience. Take your taste buds on an around the world adventure with oysters air flown from 5 different countries worldwide. These oysters are handpicked by professionals and are freshly shucked to ensure ultimate quality and freshness.

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Oyster varieties

Dive into the divine taste of the Canadian Fanny Bay Pacific Oyster which hails from the waters of Baynes Sound, located east of Vancouver island. Or try other popular oyster choices such as the salty US Pacific Oyster, the succulent Irish Premium Oyster or the well known, juicy French Normandie Oyster. All of which, will be available, fresh, at the Oyster Occasions Buffet.

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Seafood spread – lobsters, sashimi & more!

If that’s not enough, there will also be a glorious spread of seafood on ice, for all seafood lovers. There is a wide range of different kinds of seafood. This includes a sumptuous spread of Boston Lobsters, fresh Sashimi and Queen Roe Scallops.

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To add on to the delightful buffet spread, guests can also have a portion of the US Angus Beef from the ‘live’ carving station. As for dessert, guests will be treated to a pleasant Lemongrass and Ginger Ice Cream on Crepe.

Well, what are you waiting for? Join this gastronomical affair now!

Reservation

To make a reservation, you can call +65 6831 6686, drop an email to [email protected], book online through the Pan Pacific Singapore Website.

Details

Oyster Occasions 
Address:
10 at Claymore, Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore 229540
Tel: +65 6831 6686
Email: [email protected]
Dates: 1 June to 31 July 2016, dinner buffet only
Opening hours for dinner: 6PM to 10:30PM
Price:
– All prices quoted are subject to GST and service charge
– Double Happiness Dinner Special* – Two persons for SGD98 (Mondays to Wednesdays only)
– Dinner – SGD68 per person (Thursdays to Sundays)

*Double Happiness Dinner Special includes both Oyster Occasions and Penang Fiesta specialities.

(Header image credits: hungryaustralian.com, words by author)

Also read: Enjoy Oysters From All Over The World! You’ll Have A Shell Of A Time.