Marina Bay and neighbouring precincts is shining bright for i Light Singapore 2025 from now until June 21, 2025. The annual festival brings a host of captivating eco-friendly outdoor experiences and light exhibitions for its 11th edition to Marina Bay, Millenia Walk, South Beach, and new sites at Raffles Place and the Singapore River. Read on to find out more about Asia’s leading light festival.
i Light Singapore 2025
Presented URA, discover 17 beautiful installations and exciting programmes, using sustainable materials for the festival’s 2025 theme To Gather focusing on the colour red from the visible light spectrum in honour of SG60. Each design invites visitors to immerse themselves in interactive artworks and spark conversations.
The creative art installations are a series of projects by 20 artists from 11 countries including Singapore. From ig-worthy immersive walks to large lanterns…you’ll be mesmerised as art, technology and sustainability merge. These designs encourage visitors to re-evaluate things, provoke conversations among festival attendees, and adapt sustainable habits.
Here’s the 2025 festival highlights you can’t miss:
1. Notably art installations
Be inspired by fresh artworks at multiple city locations for i Light Singapore 2025. Highlights include Marina Bay’s Take a walk through the meadow garden with me, set to be located at the lawn, by Megan Tan and Tan Shao Xuan. It features a garden of 300 illuminated flowers made from recycled acrylic waste that responds to visitors with light and music. Plus, visitors can participate in the Design your own meadow memory acrylic charm workshop – a DIY workshop for $3 to create recycled charms to take home. Additionally, the extraordinary Piano Walk offers a giant walkable piano at Event Plaza at Marina Bay Sands, where visitors create melodies with their steps.
Beyond Marina Bay, visitors’ movements alter a virtual landscape inspired by the ocean in Elementary at Clifford Square. Meanwhile, you’ll discover 24 illuminated letter suspended over the water at Urban Oracle by Italian Ultravioletto near the Red Dot Design Museum. Interestingly, any buttons reflect AI-generated messages on the water that are inspired by Singapore’s past, present, and future.
Other iconic installations will captivate visitors at South Beach. These include Foundation Plaza’s Saulux by SPLACES.STUDIO where wind transforms into light and sound manifested within a field of swaying willow twigs – creating an immersive nature experience. Additionally, This is Not a Screen invites visitors to interact with wind-powered lights and recycled digital screens near Esplanade MRT station.
Additionally, some cool installations to watch out for are the glowing deconstructed piano staircase at Helix Steps Marina Bay, named Mozart, as well as Fantastic Planet involving large figures along Marina Bay waterfront, and the interactive sound patch of twigs named Saulux.
2. New satellite sites
Passerbys will be charmed by new satellite sites along the Singapore River and at Raffles Place. For instance, UOB Plaza’s Reverse Waterfall creates the illusion of water flowing upward challenging perceptions of the natural world. Meanwhile, Bridge of 1,000 Dreams transforms Cavanagh Bridge with illuminated bamboo sticks reflecting the aspirations of Singaporeans. At Raffles Place, The Guardians depicts a vibrant inflatable garden made from recycled materials. Certainly, some of the most ig-worthy installations if you ask us!
3. GastroBeats 2025
Popular festival GastroBeats merges music, food, and entertainment at Bayfront Event Space from now until June 22, between 4pm and 11pm, as part of i Light Singapore 2025. Visitors can indulge from more than 200 food options and hawker stalls, selling global eats from Asian street food classics to Mexican tacos, brands like The Curry Club, as well sustainable foods, and a carnival.
Meanwhile, there’ll be new icy shochu highballs, refreshing cocktails, lively guest shifts, and premium sake available at the iichiko Bar by Makoto-Ya at the market.
Additionally, there will be new pet-friendly zones, a retail section, and a new activation Let’s Trouble The Water! where maverick Jelilo characters take centre stage to inspire action against marine pollution. Perfect for children!
📍Bayfront Event Space, Marina Bay, Singapore
Here’s some more pictures to inspire you to visit:
The festival opens from 7.30am to 11pm daily. But on Friday and Saturday, hours are extended to 12am. Certainly, i Light Singapore 2025 offers an instagrammable experience. See the i Light website for more information.
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