The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most festive times in Singapore, one where families and friends look forward to getting together and reunion. The Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 falls on 17 September 2024, providing an occasion for people to get together and enjoy the full moon together.
There are many ways to enjoy the festivities, including special events and other things to do in the month leading up to the day itself.
Here are some activities along with things to see and do for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 in Singapore.
Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 in Singapore: Top Events At a Glance
Here are some of the highlights of this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival activities in Singapore.
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| Mid-Autumn Festival Event | Where |
| Celebrations | Gardens by the Bay |
| Lights by the Lake | Jurong Lake Gardens |
| Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival | Chinatown |
| Donald Duck’s 90th Anniversary | VivoCity |
| Wan Qing Closing Fest | Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall |
Get more details and more inspirational ideas of things to do for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 below.
What’s On for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2024 in Singapore
Celebrations at Gardens by the Bay
The lanterns light up Gardens by the Bay once again in the evening for the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year’s theme is Celebrations and will feature lanterns designed by Kow Fong.
Meet Kiddo and friends as they bring you through picturesque paths lined with colourful lanterns, each inspired by joyful scenes of childhood playtime under the moonlit skies. Don’t miss a special lantern set designed by our local art illustrator – Mr Lee Kow Fong (also known as 阿果) that will bring back fond memories of traditional mid-autumn festival celebrations. What’s more! Immerse yourself in cultural performances, workshops and enjoy bonding time with your loved ones over fun carnival games that the festival has to offer.
Check out the lantern displays from 6 pm to 10 pm. There are nine displays to admire and other activities such as Lantern Walk, a community-created flower carpet, craft workshops, performances, a marketplace and of course the dancing lights of the supertrees.
By the way, did you know that you can purchase mooncakes at Gardens by the Bay?
Celebrations at Gardens by the Bay
When: 4 September to 22 September 2024, 6 pm to 10 pm every day.
Admission is free.
Get more details about Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival.
Lights by the Lake 2024
Happening at Jurong Lake Gardens from 8 to 22 September, Lights by the Lake 2024 presents a captivating gala of lights, music and cultural delights. The 15-day celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival is held in conjunction with the President’s Challenge 2024, 21st edition of the NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra. Local artistes will perform a selection of popular Mandarin and English songs.
This year’s lantern displays will showcase the biodiversity of the gardens through the colours and shapes of the flora and fauna, as well as the gardens’ iconic buildings. Expect mesmerising light and projection mapping shows too.
There will be cultural showcases, music performances and entertaining carnival games. Catch a free movie screening while indulging in carnival food.
Lanterns by the Lake 2024
When: 8 September to 22 September, 6.30 pm to 10 pm
Where: Jurong Lake Gardens
Find out more about Lights by the Lake 2024.
Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival
This year’s festivities are themed “Celebrating Mid-Autumn Across Generations (跨越世代庆中秋)”, highlighting the evolution of festive customs dating from the past to the present. Highlights include the official street light-up and opening ceremony, an interactive digital lantern riddles experience and the Chinatown Lantern Walk.
Nestled in the heart of Chinatown is its centrepiece – a magnificent eight-metre high lantern that captures the essence of familial bonds and festive tradition, serving as a poignant reminder to encourage everyone to spend time with family. The towering centrepiece depicts three generations of a family gathering under the moonlight and lanterns to share the joy of Mid-Autumn Festival over the years.
Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival
When: Till 2 October
Where: Chinatown
Get more details about the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival event in Singapore.
Donald Duck’s 90th Anniversary
The VivoCity Mid-Autumn Festival decorations are in celebration of Donald Duck’s 90th Anniversary and you can pay it a visit to view displays of Donald Duck and his friends
VivoCity’s Sky Park has been transformed into a wonderland filled with illuminated displays and picture-perfect moments for visitors of all ages. There are a total of six thematic zones at VivoCity’s Sky Park on Level 3. Get ready to be inspired and wow-ed by everyone’s favourite Disney cartoon duck!
When: Till 22 September 2024
Where: VivoCity SkyPark
Mid-Autumn Family FUN
Giant mooncakes will light up the night sky at Shenton Way and mark the start of Mid-Autumn Family FUN, organised by Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and Singapore Chinese Orchestra. The three-day event will span from 6 to 8 September 2024 at SCCC and Singapore Conference Hall and feature a total of 21 family-friendly activities specially curated for families and children, young and old to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival the SINGAPO人 Way.
Besides the installation of mooncakes on SCCC’s Roof Garden which make for an ideal photo spot, visitors can also moon-gaze at night, watch both ticketed and free stage performances, sing along to moon-themed tunes, participate in a variety of workshops, join lantern walks, try out different mooncakes and tea. Highlights include The Moon Mission, a theatre production of a reimagined tale which tells the story of folklore characters such as Chang’e and many others; Grandpa’s Grandpa: Stories of our Ancestral Heritage, an educational workshop for families to discover more about their lineage; Hits of Classics: Ancient Moon, Present Light, a concert where audience will be treated to pieces related to Mid-Autumn Festival; and The World of Guzheng: A Parent-Child Workshop, a session where parents and children can bond over beautiful melodies.
As part of the festivities, visitors can also look forward to the following freebies on 7 and 8 Sep 2024 (while stocks last):
– Collect free mooncake sponges from 1pm to 7pm;
– Complete a survey from 1pm to 7pm and redeem an Old Chang Kee snack of your choice;
– Complete a stamp card at all seven game booths at Moonlight Delights Fiesta from 12pm to 8pm and redeem a mystery gift.
When: Light-up from 3 September onwards, programmes held from 6 to 8 September
Where: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
Get more details about Mid-Autumn Family FUN.
Hub & Spoke Changi Airport Mid-Autumn Moonwalk
Join in the magical evening under the moonlight in an outdoor garden at Hub & Spoke for Mid-Autumn celebrations. Embark on a special lantern walk amongst life-sized dinosaurs with personalised lanterns. Indulge in exquisite fruit-based mooncake that offer a refreshingly unique taste experience. Take part in exciting Mid-Autumn games and win fantastic prizes. Little ones get to customise their own lanterns and learn to make mooncakes from scratch.
This ticketed event will happen on 8 and 15 September from 6 to 9 pm. Enjoy live performances, make lanterns, craft mooncakes and take a walk amongst the dinosaurs!
Get your tickets from Hub & Spoke.
When: 8 and 15 September, 6 to 9 pm
Where: Hub & Spoke, Terminal 2
Wan Qing Closing Fest
Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall will be closing temporarily and this temporary closure will start with a big bang. Wan Qing Closing Fest will take place across two weekends and spotlight Singapore Chinese culture and traditions through a line-up of performances, activities, workshops and tours.
Starting from 20 August, the ourdoor lantern installation titled Moonlit Legends, has transformed the Memorial Hall into a celestial wonderland featuring Chang E, the immortal woodcutter Wu Gang and the jade rabbits. Visitors can don Chinese traditional wear (hanfu) in a portrait photography session, and participate in a mystery puzzle adventure set in the galleries, paint wooden stick figures, catch an original skit by local playwright Teo Pei Si.
Sign up for ticketed programmes in this link to Wan Qing Closing Fest.
Admission is free for all from 20 August until 15 September 2024, with extended gallery hours on Saturday (24 & 31 August 2024 and 7 & 14 September) and on the last day ofoperation on Sunday (15 September 2024).
When: Till 15 September
Where: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
The Race Around the Moon (Mandarin)
An engaging tale of competition versus friendship awaits, as Gateway Theatre unveils its latest production, 跨月比赛 (The Race Around The Moon). Staged in Mandarin, 跨月比赛 follows the success of its 2023 staging in English, as it seeks to bring audiences aged five to 10 through an experiential journey that puts friendship, perseverance, and self-awareness to the test.
While the Summer Olympics has come to a close, this play captures the same spirit of sportsmanship and provides an opportunity to continue the conversation with our little ones on the co-existence of friendship and competition.
跨月比赛 tells the tale of the characters Chang’e, Jade Rabbit, and Wu Gang, who have spent many long years apart from their loved ones on the Moon, and are pining to reunite with their families. Once every 100 years, they get to take part in a race as a team for a chance to win a trip home. Despite their best efforts, they have yet to succeed in winning the competition. Nonetheless, the plucky trio have climbed up the rankings with each successive edition of the race, and are eager to win a trip home at the upcoming occasion. Alas, the characters subsequently find out the format of the race has changed—this time round, only one person will get to win the trip home. The dream of winning now
becomes a personal agenda for each of them—but are competitors necessarily enemies?
As the three friends put their skills—and friendship—to the ultimate test, audiences become
spectators in the competition and are brought along on the characters’ exciting journey. Against all odds, they race till the end.
For the playwright, Teo Pei Si (also known as gongxin 弓心), this re-imagined tale of the three celestial friends helps young audiences better understand that winning isn’t everything. The most important thing is for friends to be there for one another, especially when the going gets tough.
Held at Gateway Theatre, Sky Garden, 跨月比赛 will be staged over two weekends, on 7 and 14 September (Saturday) at 2pm and 5pm; and on 8 and 15 September (Sunday) at 11am and 2pm. The standard price of each ticket is $30 (exclusive of SISTIC booking fee). The show is accessible to wheelchair users and individuals with mobility restrictions.
Tickets to all these activities can be booked online.
Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration at Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery
From 13th to 17th September 2024, immerse yourself in the vibrant festivities at Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery. Explore lantern-lit pathways, savor delectable mooncakes, and immerse yourself in cultural performances. Whether you’re strolling with family and friends or embarking on a solo adventure, this event promises enchantment under the moon.
When: 13 to 17 September 2024, 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Where: Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, 184 Jalan Toa Payoh, Singapore 319944
Teck Ghee Mid-Autumn and PAssionArts Festival 2024
Watch local mooncakes and kuehs get supersized in the community art installation, “Kueh-Normous Creations“, by multidisciplinary artist Benedict Yu, self-taught artist Chen Shicai and fashion designer Liz Chu, created in collaboration with residents. Fun activities like lantern-making and crafting, and even a dog art jamming session for the furry ones to get creative alongside their paw-rents, are all happening at the event!
When: Saturday, 14 September 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Where: Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Ficus Green), 1384 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Singapore 569932
Moon-LIT! Mid-Autumn Celebrations at Singapore Discovery Centre
Celebrate Mid-Autumn at Singapore Discovery Centre ‘s Moon-LIT! event. Receive a “SingaPaw” Mooncake keychain upon completing a self-guided trail. Have a Moon-Lit BBQ where you can enjoy mooncakes, drink tea. Plus meet SingaPaw in a special Meet & Greet.
There will also be stage performances and exciting booth games, plus a lantern walk that puts a sweet end to the night.
When: 31 August to 8 September
Where: Singapore Discovery Centre
Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a great opportunity for family and friends to come together and spend time in each other’s company. Amidst tucking into delicious mooncakes and the flickering of lanterns, the festival is one that fosters a deep sense of connection and unity.
The act of sharing these delectable treats and marveling at the moon’s brilliance cultivates a space for meaningful conversations and shared laughter.
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