The Breakfast Club
Weekend brunch just got a lot better. Enjoy everything you like about a late weekend meal—eggs in a myriad of styles, generously layered toasts, homemade granolas, pancakes, waffles, pastries complete with house-made spreads—with the launch of the brand's own line of signature cold brew coffees.
The Breakfast Club happens every weekend 8 am – 3pm at Berthold Delikatessen, Arcade @ The Capitol Kempinski.
Singapore Archifest
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The first hybrid edition in 13 years, this year's festival allows you to experience architecture anew all over again. Pop-ups reimagining the way we live come in physical and virtual grounds, with exhibitions, forums, film screenings, workshops amongst 100 activities available across both platforms, including the one immersive virtual Pavilion that challenges the frontier of sustainable design.
Singapore Archifest 2020 happens until 31 October.
Beyond the Label
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Showing your support for mental wellness doesn't have to be boring. Try Laughter yoga, an E-escape room, chocolate-making therapy, and more across the two-day line up, including a concert featuring Kit Chan, Stefanie Sun, and and other local favourites. Of course, not leaving out the meaningful discussions and mindfulness workshops.
Beyond the Label Fest 2020 happens online, 26 – 27 September.
Mid-Autumn Festival Light Up
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Keeping the tradition of the celebration alive, the annual light up is back to illuminate the Bayfront with six different life-sized lantern zones. Besides populating your IG feed, you can also join in the programmes like making your own Chinese pavilion, snowskin mooncakes, as well as be treated to poetry and dance performances.
Mid-Autumn Festival Light Up happens until 4 October, 7 – 10 pm at Gardens by the Bay.
SoleMates Beer Run Round the Bay
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Upgrade your regular jog with a scenic route around Singapore's waterfront …and collect beers along the way. Collaborating with Le Noir Marina Bay Sands and L'Entrecôte Customs House, Tex Mex container concept Chimi's is launching a new Sunday activity in connection with the SingapoRediscovers campaign. At SGD38, the self-guided run comes with three 150ml beers and a set of three tacos.
SoleMates Beer Run Round the Bay happens every Sunday, 5 – 7 pm at Chimi's.
Happy Hour At ACM: Out of Curiosity
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It's hard to have something to look forward to on Fridays now, but there's still a bit of magic on the virtual sphere. From an electric dance-off between contemporary and street dancers in Asian Civilisation Museum's own galleries to cocktail masterclasses with Jekyll & Hyde, this first instalment of Happy Hour is for you.
Happy Hour At ACM: Out of Curiosity happens 25 September on ACM’s Instagram.
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds
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Held in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, local artist duo Hunny and Lummy are breaking down the barriers of the taboo topic through the medium of interactive art. By touching on the themes of emotional connection, empathy and authenticity—extremely relevant in today's context, pandemic and all—viewers are invited to participate and converse. For safety measures, sign up here.
ThisConnect: Threading Worlds happens until 27 September at DECK, Singapore 187937.
Planet or Plastic?
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Opening this weekend, the National Geographic exhibition recounts the journey of plastic from its invention to the environmental impact caused by mass consumption. Interact with the educational gallery—which includes a spotlight on how COVID-19 has perpetuated the pollution—amongst the series of workshops, online events, and community activities like a beach clean-up developed for the programme.
Planet or Plastic? happens until 28 March 2021 at ArtScience Museum.
Four Hands at Ocean Restaurant
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Meet over 40,000 marine animals at Southeast Asia’s only underwater dining experience while enjoying (albeit guiltily) seafood with a subtle Mod-Asian flair by Ocean Restaurant Chef Marvas Huang and Chef Tony Choo of Forest 森. Up to four-courses for lunch and six-courses for dinner, the sustainably-sourced menu comes with a complimentary glass of Santa Margherita Prosecco and for the little ones, Instagram-worthy desserts to match the view.
Four Hands at Ocean Restaurant happens until 30 December at Resorts World Sentosa.
Bubbles & BBQ
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With many other entertainment options still not at full force, dining is our only solace. Match the three-hour free-flow of Perrier-Jouet Champagne, specially concocted cocktails, and house pour wines with the weekend brunch menu at the 1-Altitude indoor gastro lounge from 2pm, then proceed to the iconic roof top lounge from 4.30pm. All for a promotional price for the launch from SGD150, and a 360° view 62 floors up.
Bubbles & BBQ happens every Sunday from 2pm, until end October at Stellar at 1-Altitude.
Mother Of All Brunches
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The name isn't modest because the spread isn't. The Brunch Towers—three tiers of OTT food platters and overflowing a la carte platters made for sharing and served straight to the table—are priced from SGD88. Of course, free flow booze add-ons are available, including Taittinger Brut and gin from the glitzy cart for your mixing pleasure, or for the in-house mixologist to surprise you.
Mother Of All Brunches happens every Saturday 12 – 2 pm at Xperience, Sofitel Singapore.
Junior the Pocket Bar x Monument Lifestyle: Golden State
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Crowd favourite speakeasy Junior has teamed up with the Duxton café to present an exclusive Californian inspired pop-up bar, featuring cocktails like the refreshing and spicy Dante’s View amongst others named after iconic landmarks and highlight West Coast flavours and local producers such as St. George Spirits from Alameda, California.
Golden State happens every Friday and Saturday, 6 – 10 pm at Monument Lifestyle.
Socially Distanced Parties
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Again, before you start irresponsibly congregating at bars, get the arcade bar and discotheque's home experience with Bottle Packages complete with mixtapes, or jump on the weekly livestream sessions on the respective outlet's Twitch channels. Tune in to NINETEEN80’s Together Forever: The Stay Home Boogie for the good vibes of the '80s-'00s, or Pinball Wizard's Superduperfly: The Stay Home Bounce for a healthy dose of hip hop.
Socially Distanced Parties happen online every Friday (NINETEEN80) and Saturday (Pinball Wizard), 10 pm – 12 am.
PAST EVENTS
Streets of Hope
Possibly the largest presentation of homegrown talent running since June has just been updated with over 200 new original works. Raised high on street banners, you can find this visual delight of everything from photography to Chinese calligraphy on 19 streets in Civic District and all the way to Orchard Road. Preview the artworks in the in the online gallery, or download the map to plan a walking art tour.
Streets of Hope happens until 29 September across multiple locations.
The Big Sit
Remember what we said about mindfulness? In a year where stress is amplified, here's your chance to declutter your mind and simply breathe amidst the Central Business District's greenery. Kickstarting this Saturday, the monthly sessions last up to an hour and will be led by an experienced meditation teacher guiding you through mindful movements. Registration is free.
The Big Sit happens 12 September, 7pm at Guoco Tower’s Urban Park.
Eco Conscious Festival
From dialogues to live tours, do yourself and the earth some good through this series of eco-centric activities. Join a book swap, even plant swap, or shop from a sustainable marketplace including exclusive promotions of lifestyle products, food and drinks from green brands.
Eco Conscious Festival happens online 12 – 13 September, 9 am – 6 pm.
DC FanDome
Calling all nerds DC fans, here's a free fan experience for you, no badge required. Accessible for 24 hours, this global event lets you meet superheroes and villains past, present, and future all in one place; as well as the opportunity to hear from the cast and creators behind favourite films and TV series including Black Adam, Harley Quinn, Watchmen, even Wonder Woman 1984, and much, much more.
DC FanDome happens online 23 August, 1 am.
Tomorrowland Around the World
For those who miss partying on a big scale, one of the largest musical festivals has recreated and expanded into a whole new world digitally. Complete with mesmerising, detailed virtual stages and all the familiar names, the online event has also pulled out all the stops by bringing in experts from different fields in its 15 unique and exclusive Inspiration Sessions.
Tomorrowland Around the World happens 25 – 26 July online.
Oyster Polling Day
In a more exciting version of Polling Day, you get to vote for your favourite candidate, where those in running are—no points for guessing—oysters! Safe distancing is still the mandatory thing to do, so book your spot because predictions are in that this is going to be a tight race.
Oyster Polling Day happens 10 July, 12 – 10:30 pm at Humpback.
Murder At Mandai Camp
You lead a team of investigators to bring light to the gruesome circumstances surrounding the death of a young recruit during a typical outfield exercise at Mandai Camp. A perfect murder or urban legend brought to life? It's not your typical Zoom play for sure. With real-time messages straight to your phone, log evidence and clues to connect the dots and discover the ultimate truth. Tickets are Pay As You Wish from SGD15.
Murder At Mandai Camp happens online 26 – 28 June, 10 – 11 pm.
Ice Cream Sundays x Darker Than Wax: Open Door Online
With all parties happening virtually, the online version of Open Door collab between Ice Cream Sundays and Darker Than Wax may seem no different. Except it totally is. Besides partnering with Lion Brewery Co and NO SLEEP CLUb for choice drink packages to enjoy IRL, the party space is recreated on Habbo in the likes of a certain Golden Mile Tower carpark so your Habbo avatar can do all the sick moves you could never.
Ice Cream Sundays x Darker Than Wax: Open Door Online happens 28 June, 2 – 8 pm.
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future
Hosted by Dwayne Johnson and featuring Shakira, Coldplay, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Quavo, J Balvin and more, this livestream concert, campaign and summit is more than just big names. With the aim to strengthen health care systems globally so no minority is left behind in this pandemic, join global leaders and top artists including Hugh Jackman, Charlize Theron, Forest Whitaker, David Beckham, Salma Hayek Pinault, Billy Porter, Diane Kruger, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and more to play your part.
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future happens online 27 Jun, 8 pm SGT.
Yogafest Virtual 2020
To extend your journey towards Yoga guru stage, the yearly Yogafest has also gone online, for 14 Days this time. As many gyms and studios are still preparing to reopen, avail yourself to 120 classes by world iconic experts and local renowned teachers, including a 12-hour immersion of back to back (!) yoga on weekends. 20% of ticket proceeds are donated to Covid-19 charities.
Yogafest Virtual 2020 happens online 20 June – 3 July.
Singapore Heritage Festival
As PM Lee has sublimely put; just as the generations before us persevered through their times, the current pandemic is but the crisis of our generation to overcome. With this spirit, it seems timely to look back on the past to appreciate what we have today. Happening from the safety of home because we shouldn't recklessly run outside just to welcome Phase 2, find over 80 programmes from virtual guided tours and live-streamed demonstrations to online dialogue sessions, podcast tours, and short films that spotlight our valued places of heritage.
Singapore Heritage Festival happens online every weekend until 5 July.
Singapore Stands Up Again
Laughter is the best medicine and God knows we need such therapy in these dark times. By banding the nation's talents together for one night, including our favourite features editor Wayne Cheong (no, we're not biased at all), the online event is geared to help you chuckle the boredom and blues away.
Singapore Stands Up Again happens 19 June, at 8pm.
Yoga As One With PURE
As part of International Day of Yoga, Pure Yoga is hosting a livestream yoga class that's free for all. Not only would it be good to finally clock in a workout now that people will be starting to see you beyond the zoom frame of your face, by joining in, you might just help with the studio's additional aim of getting Singapore into the Guinness World Records for the most viewers for an Online Yoga Class.
Yoga As One With PURE happens online 21 June, 3 – 4 pm.
Digital Shilin Singapore Festival
The guys behind Artbox (and Eatbox earlier this year before the Circuit Breaker) do not want you to miss out on the Taiwanese night market experience by bringing it into the comfort of your home. By segmenting the integrated online space according to its mantra—Eat, Shop, Play, Fun, the four zones feature over 100 of your favourite pop-ups from last year. Together with live streamed performances and games, the digital event helps you #SupportLocal businesses and artists and HAS BUBBLE TEA.
Digital Shilin Singapore Festival happens 12 – 14, 19 – 21 June, 12 – 11 pm.
The Virtual Conscious Festival 2020
As the environment sees the greatest effects of the pandemic, the sixth year of this green discussion presents a wider global collective by going online. Tune into a series of talks, panels and workshops from key industry authorities, brand founders and activists. Covering wellbeing, lifestyle, beauty, fashion, business, food and art, it's time to #GetWoke about how to better practise responsible and sustainable living. Tickets start from SGD25.
The Virtual Conscious Festival 2020 happens 12 – 14 June, 3 – 10 pm.
Greatest Rojak Rumble
Local celebrities, international comedians and championship wrestlers fighting it out online? That's one thing we can look forward to this weekend. This free to watch eight-hour livestream features performers like singer-songwriter Nathan Hartono, singer-songwriter iNCH, Netflix star Fakkah Fuzz, and the Singapore Pro Wrestling SEA Champion Andruew ‘The Statement’ Tang. Hosted by comedian Sam See, the best part about the fight of 30 players is not just for the title, but to raise funds for Project Belanja, an initiative helping migrant workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greatest Rojak Rumble happens 6 June, 4 pm on Facebook.
Music For A Cause 2020
Singapore's first and only altruistic music festival never seemed more timely. With the return of 12 Music For A Cause alumni, including Jack and Rai, MICapella, 53A, SHYE and Charlie Lim, raising funds isn't just clicking a donation button. Not only will you get to enjoy intimate performances from these top local music talents and interact with them on the virtual meet and greet happening via live chat, work with Love Action Project and National Youth Council Singapore on going causes #FundAHawkerXFrontliners and #FundAGig.
Music For A Cause 2020 happens 28 and 29 May, 4 – 6.15 pm and 7 – 9.15 pm on Instagram and Facebook Live.
Above & Beyond
The bad news is online tickets are already sold out. The good news is this is your second chance to catch the English trance trio if you missed them last year with door entry available (based on club capacity).
Above & Beyond happens 6 March, from 10 pm at MARQUEE.
Garden Beats
Break out your inner hippie because Singapore's first carbon-neutral music festival is back. FOALS, Blond:ish and more will be gracing the garden and sunshine stage, with visual arts and interactive activities taking over the space, so get ready to party green.
Garden Beats happens 29 February, from 1 pm at Fort Canning Park.
Potato Head X Singapura Dub Club
Every first Sunday of the month, Singapore's fabulous burger place joins forces with Singapura Dub Club and Suka Suka to throw a reggae party on its rooftop. With DJ ALX from Portugal and DJ Rushmo from South Africa amongst the lineup, expect Caribbean flavour throughout the night.
Potato Head X Singapura Dub Club happens 1 March, from 5 pm at Potato Head Singapore.
Backyard Barbeque and Beats
The fifth edition and the first one for the year returns. Tuck into the legendary Siri House Mac and Cheese, Grilled Tiger Prawns and Wagyu Tri Tip all fresh off the grill. That on top of free-flow wine, breezy beats and the beautiful backyard space of Dempsey Hill.
Backyard Barbeque and Beats happens 1 March, 11 am – 6 pm at SIRI House, Dempsey Hill.
Silent Disco Asia
Teaming up with CÉ LA VI, this tourist attraction that's rarely opened for public events gives you a 360 degree birds-eye view to party in a conscientious way.
Silent Disco Asia happens 22 February, 10 pm – 2 am at Marina Bay Sands Skypark Observation Deck.
Anti-Valentines Day
The couples don't get to have all the fun. In the fifth edition of anti-v day part, expect cheeky games, a wall of wildest fantasies, a wheel of naughty and the iconic bash-your-ex piñata. Best dressed stands a chance to win up to SGD300 dining vouchers and adult toys from The Hedonist Store.
Anti-Valentines Day happens 14 February, from 9pm at Lucha Loco, 15 Duxton Hill.
Steve Aoki
The Billboard-charting DJ and Dim Mak Records founder is back to close the first month of this new year. We won't need to list out the Grammy nominated artist has collaborated with, or the amazing space inside this carnival-esque club because all online tickets are already sold out. You can still try your luck with door tickets available.
Steve Aoki happens 31 Jan, from 10 pm at Marquee.
Chingay Parade
Almost into its fifth decade, the dynamic showcase presents 'Colours of Harmony' this year. Opening with the electrifying 200 m long firecrackers, see 6,000 volunteer performers in this celebration of multiculturalism alongside stunning pyrotechnics, traditional art, and light display.
Chingay Parade happens 31 January – 1 February from 7 pm at F1 pit building.
River Hong Bao
The largest Lunar New Year event is back choreographed fireworks, interactive ig-worthy installations and plenty of entertaining performances. Don't miss out on the intricate handmade lanterns, fringe activities and a Chingay cross-over.
River Hong Bao happens until 1 February, 2 – 11 pm at The Float @ Marina Bay.
Istana Open House
Once home to Singapore's British governors and now office of the current President, The Istana is a site of national significance. Its grounds will be open on the second day of Chinese New Year.
Istana Open House happens on 26 January, 8:30 am – 6 pm at The Istana.
Singapore Art Week
The yearly visual art celebration has a lot going on this year, from the famous Art After Dark to the launch of the new Cuturi Gallery. Immerse in traditional art like a discourse in Chinese ink painting or experience it in the engaging Aliwal Urban Art Festival.
Singapore Art Week happens until 19 January across various locations.
Light To Night Festival
The fourth edition continues to shine literal light across five celebrated historical and cultural landmarks. Following the theme 'Invisible Cities' from Italo Calvino's novel, the event features interactive installations like Optical Maze and large-scale live-action escape game experience True Lies: Secrets of the Gallery among the full day to night programme.
Light To Night Festival happens until 19 January, 10 – 12 am at Civic District.
