[Compiled] Here Are ALL The Highlights From This Year’s Singapore Night Festival!
If you weren’t in the vicinity of Bras Basah and Bugis last weekend, you (almost) missed out on one of the most spectacular night festivals in 2016! This year’s Singapore Night Festival went off with a bang, and the streets of Bras Basah and Bugis came to life with beautiful art installations, light projections, roving performers and plays.
This year’s theme was fittingly named “Innovations and Inventions”, the perfect entanglement of 19th century industrialisation interwoven with design. We created a list of highlights from this year’s Singapore Night Festival which was definitely worth the crowd!
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By far one of the busiest zones, Armenian street was chock full of roving street performers, live music and art installations. Couples danced the night away in the pedestrian only streets swaying along to the music presented by the Substation.
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Looking for something to pull you into a world of wonder ? House of Curiosities may just be thing you’re looking for. Based on the storyline of The Mechanical Heart, it tells the heartwarming story of inventor Professor Chambers and his son Christopher. Eccentric and featuring steampunk creations and Victoria era art and fashion, this exhilarating performance is a must-catch during the Singapore Night Festival.
Ticket price: $16 (Adults), $13 (Concession*) Inclusive of $1 SISTIC Fee
Timing: 6 – 8pm, 8.30 -10.30pm, 11pm – 1am
Zone 4: Singapore Management University
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If you’re looking to kickback with friends over drinks and light snacks, head on over to Campus Green of the Singapore Management University. Offering a barrage of bites, drinks and small knick knacks, this is a zone for all you foodies!
Zone 5: Singapore Art Museum, Queen Street, Waterloo Street and National Design Centre
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End your night at the Singapore Art Museum, the facade becomes the backdrop of light projections. Sit back and admire the complex light show move across the buildings complementing the architecture of this national attraction.
If you missed out on this awe-inspiring showcase of art, lights and sound. Do not fret! The Singapore Night Festival continues this weekend, 26-27 August (this is your last chance! Don’t say we didn’t warn you!) So bring your friends, family and significant other to this extra-special weekend out!
Here’s A Recommended Guide To Help You Conquer Singapore Night Festival!
Acquaint yourself with this map and the zones before heading down this weekend! With everything at your fingertips, you wouldn’t need to spend any time figuring how to get from one point to another.
Tip: Similar to all events, the Singapore Night Festival is going to be crowded. Singapore’s hot and humid weather doesn’t help either. Be armed with your portable fans and bring an umbrella! Let’s get exploring!
Guide to Exploring Singapore Night Festival
1. Zone 2: Armenian Street
Start your evening at Zone 2, at The Bloc Party at Armenian Street. With electrifying programmes ranging from motorcycle convoys to a selection of back-to-back music presented by The Substation, this is a party not-to-be-missed!
Only on 26 and 27 Aug, be treated to a parade of drummers in silver costumes on stilts. Also look out for fire performers bearing hand flares along Armenian street!
If you start your night late, be sure to catch Super Sonic (19 & 26 Aug) and 53A (20 & 27 Aug) at Timbre @ The Substation. They start from 10pm. Groove to live music and enjoy the night with Singapore’s prominent bands!
2. Zone 1: National Museum of Singapore
Head over to Zone 1 at the National Museum as LED figures take over the Museum’s facade! Seat back and relax on the lawn. KEYFRAME will offer narration; the LED figures and their movements will tell of urban stories.
Another not to be missed show is by The Wheel House at National Museum of Singapore. Happening only on the first weekend on 19 and 20 Aug, The Wheel House is a jaw-dropping, rolling acrobatic theatre performance. It’s a story of friendship and survival in a dystopian future. It unfolds inside and around a stunning circular home that’ll move alongside with the audience.
Timings: 8:00pm – 8:25pm, 9:25pm – 9:50pm, 10:50pm – 11:15pm
3. Zone 4: Singapore Management University
Getting the hunger pangs? Indulge in specially curated epicurean and shopping experiences. There are close to 30 flea market, and food and beverage stalls at the Festival Village this year!
4. Zone 3: Cathay Green, School of the Arts, and Prinsep Street
Next, head to Cathay Green to catch a performance by The House of Curiosities. Based on the story The Mechanical Heart, this performance tells of adventure and curious man-made machines. It also captures the wonderful capacity of human mind and spirit to discover and invent. This exhilarating performance is available on both weekends!
Ticket price: $16 (Adults), $13 (Concession*) Inclusive of $1 SISTIC Fee
Timing: 6 – 8pm, 8.30 -10.30pm, 11pm – 1am
Complimentary movie screening will be held at Rendezvous Hotel. With blockbusters screening from 7pm onwards, this is where you should visit! Arrive early to find out what movies they are screening on both weekends.
Timing: 7 – 11pm
5. Zone 5: Singapore Art Museum, Queen Street, Waterloo Street and National Design Centre
Lastly, celebrate Singapore Night Festival at Singapore Art Museum with contemporary art, exciting performances, good music, and delicious food!
Catch a mesmerising light projection-mapping performance on the Singapore Art Museum facade. It is inspired by the world of Victorian novelist Jules Verne and Singapore’s artistic culture.
Or, head to Waterloo Street to enjoy the wonderful feeling of camping. You can even rest on hammocks along the corridors!
Only on 20 Aug from 7PM to 11PM, catch a series of ten-minute short plays. Listen to SEEDY STORIES, EAT MY SHORTS, or laugh out loud at A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. All these will be held at the open Courtyard at Centre 42, 42 Waterloo Street.
There’s even more at Zone 5! Enjoy live music by local bands at muse@SAM, and shop and feast at the SAM X The Local People Art Market! Gallery opening hours will be extended till 1am! Don’t miss this chance to explore ongoing exhibitions at SAM and its annexe, SAM at 8Q.
With over 100 events and exhibitions happening at Singapore Night Festival 2016, this is one festival you must not miss! Book your friends and head down to the festival for a night of fun-filled events!
TIP: Head over to the Singapore Night Festival website to register an account and use their handy planner tool at “My Favourites”. You’ll be able to view all information about the programmes and activities.
Singapore Night Festival 2016
Dates: 19 – 20, 26 – 27 August 2016
Time: 7:30 pm – 2:00 am
Location: Bras Basah.Bugis
Mostly free admission
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Owning The Night – Singapore Night Festival 2016 Is EVEN BETTER Than Before!
This year’s iconic Night Fest celebrates the passion of creation with the theme: Inventions and Innovation. Join the revelry as science fiction and fantasy intertwine! Get ready to enjoy unforgettable performances and light art, inspired by the zeal that drove inventors in their quest to discover the new and unconventional. Located once again at the Bras Basah and Bugis precinct, visitors can watch street and classic facades come alive with spectacular light art installations. And, as usual, look forward to engaging activities and roving street performances by Singapore and international artists! Explore the wonders of a young inventor’s lair and watch as performers wearing fishbowls (with live goldfish!) perform. That’s not all! We have also shortlisted several highlights that will definitely enthral and amaze. So, summon up your inner night bug and be prepared to have some fun! Firstly, let local contemporary performance company, CAKE, draw you into a world of adventure and discovery. In “The Mechanical Heart”, spectators will journey together with Professor Chambers and his son Christopher. They will go on a thrilling expedition to find crystal caves. Visitors of all ages will also be fully engaged with this fun experiential extravaganza! They can step into a ‘Time Machine’ and wander through a tunnel of mirrors. You can even meet towering characters, take part in a funky fashion parade and ‘invent’ a mechanical heart at the craft booths! Grab your tickets to this riveting event at SISTIC right now. Location: Cathay Green In this journey, two traveller-gatherers embark on a road to nowhere. With its unique portable stage, the audience, you, can actually WALK ALONGSIDE them as the story unravels! On this stage, the only way to go is forward. We love it, and we bet you will too! Location: Mainground This year’s Night Festival brings together a collage of brilliant night shows! As always, the entire precinct will be transformed into a spectacular visual feast. Watch the stately National Museum of Singapore’s facade light up with Keyframes, or jaunty LED stick-men telling micro-stories about urban life while paying homage to tradition. Immerse yourself in art as the kaleidoscopic projections on Peranakan Museum flit and flutter in response to moving shadows. Most interesting of all is #showerthoughts: a light exhibition that recreates the unexpected inspiration moments we often experience while showering. Do pack a camera, you’re going to want to immortalise this night forever. Location: Along the streets of Bugis/ Bras Basah. Night Fest wouldn’t be complete without the ultimate epicurean experience at the Festival Village! There are 17 booths selling festival favourites. Leave no stomach hollow with food like Bacon bombs with potato and cheese, and churros and creamsicles. Be on the look out for paus stuffed with salted egg yolk and soft-shell crab and duck leg confit burger! Don’t forget to go for the free face painting session with Cosmoprof Academy. Otherwise, browse through handcrafted creations by local artists at the flea. Festival-goers can also groove to live performances. Local and international musicians will be playing and enhancing the whole experience. The HubbaBubbas, Stopgap, and Linying will grace the stage with their stellar voices alongside Australia’s Alice Ivy and more. Location: Singapore Management University Campus Green and University Square It is evident that this event gets progressively better each year. From what we’ve seen so far, the 9th edition promises to be more electrifying than ever before. Grab a bunch of friends this weekend, head down to the Night Fest and own the night! Singapore Night Festival 2016 will take place over two weekends on 19 and 20th August, and 26 and 27 August from 7:30pm-2am around the Bras Basah precinct. More information ULTRA Singapore – Super Sick Lineup & Resistance Stage Artists Announced!
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Inventions and Innovation
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Festival Revelries
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Highlights – House of Curiosities by CAKE Theatrical Productions
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Dates: 19, 20, 26, 27 August / 6pm-8pm, 8:30-10:30pm, 11pm-1am
Adults: $16
Concession/ Students/ Senior Citizens/ NSF: $13
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Dates: 19 and 20 August, 8pm-8:25pm, 9:25-9:50pm, 10:50-11:15pm
Admission is freeLeave the Nightlight On
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Dates: 19-27th August
Admission is freeFestival Village: Eat, Shop, and Chill to Great Vibes
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Dates: 19, 20, 26, 27 August, 6pm-1amOwn the Night
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