The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake Festival, is a huge cultural celebration taking place on September 17, 2024. The annual Chinese festival is celebrated in many ways with vibrant activities and fun things to do such as colourful lanterns and light-ups, live performances, community events, and enjoying mooncakes. Here are some of the best things to do for Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 in Singapore.
1. Wander Jurong Lake Gardens
Jurong Lake Gardens will be transformed into a beautiful light-up to explore from September 8 to 22. Lights By The Lake 2024 invites visitors to explore an enchanting display of lanterns that highlight the biodiversity of the gardens and showcase iconic structures and origami-inspired creations and themed zones. Meanwhile, the free-entry festival offers many music performances, carnival games, free movie screenings, concerts, and a wide selection of street food. Plus, it’s one of the best things to do during the September school holidays 2024.
📍Lakeside Field, Jurong Lake Gardens, Singapore
2. Immerse yourself in Chinatown offerings
Until October 2, the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival is an excellent place to celebrate Chinese traditions. Expect Chinatown to be adorned with spectacular lantern displays and light-ups, as well as vibrant activities like the Festive Fair at People’s Park Complex, dance performances, parades, child-friendly events such as lantern-making and games, mooncake sampling, and much more. Plus, there will be a Lantern Walk on September 14 for people of all ages.
📍Chinatown, Singapore
3. See the iconic display at Gardens By The Bay
The Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 at Gardens By The Bay takes place from September 4 to 22. This year’s theme Autumn of Fantasies brings a vibrant celebration with dozens of stunning lantern displays, carnival games at the Fun Zone, nightly performances, and more entertainment. Highlights include the widest lantern display spanning 70 metres and standing 10.8 metres tall, named Leaping over the Dragon’s Gate, to ever be showcased at the festival. It will be situated at Dragonfly Lake. The free-to-enter festival is on from 6pm to 10pm daily.
📍Gardens By The Bay, Singapore
4. Engage in cultural workshops and snap pics with a mooncake display
Families are invited to join in on exciting activities at Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre from September 6 to 8. There’ll be themed craft workshops and a captivating installation of giant mooncakes on the Roof Garden, to name a few things.
📍1 Straits Blvd, Singapore 018906
5. Savour delicious mooncakes
Singapore offers an impressive selection of mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2024. Whether it’s traditional flavours or modern innovations like tea-infused or florals…you won’t be disappointed. Find out the best mooncakes to order for 2024 in Singapore.
📍Various Locations
6. Hangout at Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall one last time
Did you know Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall is closing for renovations after the Mid-Autumn Festival until 2027? That’s why you need to check out Wan Qing Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 which features lantern installations, cultural trails, workshops, and other family-friendly activities. For example, visitors can step into Moon Palace, be entertained by skits, and catch eye-catching LED lion and dragon dance on September 14 and 15. Meanwhile, this year’s captivating free lawn installation is open until September 15 from 10am to 9pm. It is titled Moonlit Legends inspired by the tales of Wu Gang.
📍12 Tai Gin Rd, Singapore 327874
We are still updating our Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 guide. Keep an eye on this article for added events.
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