Singapore's events calendar runs year-round — the city-state has no off-season, and its festival and event infrastructure spans cultural holidays, food festivals, sporting events, professional conferences, and arts programming across every month of the year.
Q1 highlights: Chinese New Year (February) transforms Chinatown and the River Hongbao site at Marina Bay. The Chingay Parade — Singapore's largest street performance — follows shortly after. For professionals, the first quarter brings the Singapore Airshow (biennial, February, Changi Exhibition Centre) and a dense conference calendar.
Q2–Q3: Vesak Day (May), Hari Raya Aidilfitri (dates vary by lunar calendar — approximately March–April 2026), and National Day on 9 August anchor the mid-year calendar. The National Day Parade at the Padang or Marina Bay is the most-attended annual event in Singapore. The Great Singapore Sale runs through June–July.
Q4: The Singapore FinTech Festival (November) is one of Asia's largest professional events. Deepavali in October–November lights up Little India's Race Course Road. The F1 Singapore Grand Prix (October 2026: 9–11 October, the first Sprint weekend in Singapore's F1 history) dominates the Marina Bay precinct for the race weekend. Christmas light-up on Orchard Road runs from November through December.
Event dates are confirmed annually — public holidays follow a fixed calendar while lunar-calendar events (Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Vesak) shift each year. Check the Singapore Tourism Board's events calendar for the current year's confirmed dates.
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Public holidays, festivals, concerts, food events, arts and sports — curated from Singapore's most authoritative sources. Navigate by month. Filter by category. Plan properly.
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The next four months at a glance: Ghost Month closes 10 Sep · MOE September school break 5–13 Sep · Mid-Autumn Friday 25 Sep (peak weekend) · F1 Sprint weekend 9–11 Oct · Deepavali Sunday 8 Nov (Mon 9 Nov observed) · Orchard Christmas light-up from mid-November · Singapore year-end school holidays from 21 Nov.
Quietest window of the season: early October, between Mid-Autumn and F1. Full crowd calendar and how to avoid the crush →
The honest version — which festivals are worth restructuring a trip for, and which are simply pleasant if you happen to be here.
| When | What | Worth planning around? |
|---|---|---|
| Jan–Feb | Chinese New Year — Chinatown light-up, reunion dinners, lion dances | Yes, both ways. Electric build-up; then two days where much of the city genuinely closes. Plan meals ahead. |
| Feb–Mar | Thaipusam · Ramadan begins (bazaars at Geylang Serai) | Thaipusam is extraordinary and free. Ramadan bazaars = the year's best street food. |
| Mar–Apr | Hari Raya Puasa · Good Friday · arts season | Hari Raya: Geylang Serai at night is a genuine highlight. |
| May–Jun | Vesak Day · Dragon Boat Festival · Great Singapore Sale season | Pleasant, not trip-defining. School holidays: book attractions ahead. |
| Jul–Aug | National Day (9 Aug) · Hungry Ghost Festival | NDP rehearsals are free and spectacular from the waterfront. Ghost month is the most unfiltered culture on offer. |
| Sep | Mid-Autumn (25 Sep 2026) · F1 build-up | Yes. Lanterns at Gardens + Chinatown. The 2026 guide — note Sun Yat Sen Hall is closed until 2027. |
| Oct | F1 Singapore GP (9–11 Oct 2026) · Deepavali build-up | Yes, decisively. Fans: the calendar's best night race. Non-fans: hotels spike, roads close — the rest of the island is at its quietest. |
| Nov | Deepavali — Little India becomes a river of light | Yes for the light-up weeks; the switch-on crowds are an event themselves. |
| Dec | Christmas on Orchard Road · year-end festivity · wettest stretch | Lovely, crowded, rainy. Book early; pack the umbrella doctrine. |
The scheduling truth nobody publishes: Singapore has something on every single week of the year, so "when should I visit for the festivals?" is the wrong question. The better one is: what do you want your evenings to feel like? Lantern-lit and gentle (September), roaring and expensive (October), or quiet and cheap (the fortnight after Chinese New Year, the island's best-kept secret for value).
This calendar covers recurring annual events. For live ticket sales, one-off events and this week's listings, check these nine authoritative sources directly.
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