Back for its 16th edition, Singapore Night Festival 2025 shines a spotlight on heritage with more than 80 specially curated experiences
As dusk gives way to night, the city awakens in glowing stories and light, pulsating to the theme of Island Nights at the Singapore Night Festival 2025. Running from 22 August to 6 September, the festival features over 80 experiences across the Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) precinct, and is the largest nocturnal experience to light up the night. Watch the dazzling lights on our Instagram. Before you add this to your weekend list, here’s what to look out for.
FAQ and things to know before you go:
1. What is the Singapore Night Festival 2025?
The Singapore Night Festival is an arts and culture event held across the Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) precinct, featuring illuminated experiences, light installations, alongside performances and other interactive displays. This year’s theme of Island Nights, brings more than 80 light installations and experiences to the three-week festival.
2. When and where does the festival takes place?
Singapore Night Festival 2025 runs from 22 August – 6 September across the Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) precinct. Visitors can explore the festival by walking between landmarks and open spaces to experience the installations and programmes.
3. Is the Singapore Night Festival free to attend?
Most of the installations and programming are free. Certain performances, workshops, or experiences may require ticketing. Please check the SNF website for programming details.
4. Is the Singapore Night Festival a family-friendly event?
Absolutely! Many installations are visually captivating and some of them are interactive, making it fun for children to explore. Some installations feature strobing lights and bright neon lights, which may be overwhelming for children who are sensitive to bright lights. Parents, do take note!
5. Is there a lot of walking to do?
The festival is mainly outdoors and installations are spread out across the BBB precinct. Expect to walk between venues, so make sure to wear your comfiest shoes and consider bringing your strollers. Plan for breaks in between. Since the festival runs for three weeks, you can take your time by planning shorter routes across multiple days to cover all the highlights.
6. What should I bring to the Singapore Night Festival?
Wear light and breathable clothing (we live in humid Singapore!), put on comfy shoes, and pack your water bottles and light snacks. There’re shops and cafes along the way, so even if you forget them, you can easily refuel along the way. Since it’s an outdoor festival, bring along your umbrellas in case of sudden showers.
7. Is the festival ground accessible for strollers and wheelchairs?
Yes, most of the areas are well-paved and accessible for strollers and wheelchairs. At Cathay Green, where the Sky Castle is located, the ground is an open field with plastic flooring. It might not be the smoothest push but it is still manageable with some care.
8. What’s the best time to visit with kids?
For the most magical experience, visit after sunset (around 7.30pm) when the illuminations look best. Consider visiting other indoor venues and programmes before heading to the outdoor installations after dark.
Key Highlights of Singapore Night Festival 2025
Besides the captivating projection mapping on the facade of the National Museum of Singapore, there are two key highlights to look forward to at this year’s festival.
Sky Castle by ENESS
The Sky Castle is a series of inflatable arches that burst to life with sound and colour as you move through them. Created by ENESS (the art studio behind Spiritus Sonata at the Balloon Museum), the Sky Castle resembles pulsating rainbows scattered across Cathay Green. With all the open space, parents will love the open space for kids to play and explore while you grab a breather under the glowing arches. The experience is made even more fun with cotton candy, stick-on tattoos and more inflatables! This is a ticketed experience.
Where: Cathay Green
Cost: $5, tickets available on Klook.
Kampong Chill by Yok and Sheryo
Ever thought what a modern kampong will look like? Yok and Sheryo reimagines a Kampong right in the middle of Capitol Singapore. It’s made of bamboo with stools, chairs, and lots of open spaces for floor seating, perfect for chilling! Together with free activities like Sunset Cinema Chillers, an Indian Head Massage Workshop, and a Breathing 101 Workshop, Kampong Chill is an invitation to relax and take it slow.
Where: Capitol Singapore, Outdoor Plaza
Cost: Free
See projection mapping at Singapore Night Festival 2025
Light projection mapping on heritage buildings has always been a festival favourite. Watching storied facades become blank canvases for fresh stories never loses its magic. This year, we are treated to spectacular light projections at the National Museum of Singapore and at CHIJMES.
Artists Jérémie Bellot & Ena Eno transform the National Museum of Singapore into a MOSAIC of constellations, cartography, and cultural motifs. While four female artists bring their touch of magic to CHIJMES. Tororo.aoi’s Awakening reflects on Singapore’s history and cultural tapestry shaped by trade. Dari Pulau Ke Pulau (From One Island to Another) is a visual narrative of the artist, HAFI’s grandparents’ migration journey to Singapore. KangLi’s Island Waters is a celebration fo marine diversity inspired by Peranakan porcelain, highlighting the deep interconnections between ocean life and island heritage. Adeline Kueh showcases Southeast Asian wildflowers and herbs in Roadside Beauties and Healing Remedies, blending ancestral wisdom with sustainability.
Visit the festival villages at Singapore Night Festival 2025
Make one of the three festival villages your pitstop for live performances, food and drinks, and more illuminating experiences.
Paradise Island at Armenian Street
This vibrant festival village is inspired by all things Peranakan, so you’ll find a glowing installation with intricate motifs, sunset markets, and performances celebrating the colourful culture through community and shared stories. Don’t miss Sun’s Cafe and Lounge’s museum-inspired popsicle that comes in yummy tropical flavours like pandan, sweet corn, and rose coconut! Find out more about their programmes here.
Retro District at Bugis Street Art Lane
Find vintage treasures at Retro District, complete with whimsical activity stations, photobooths and performances that’ll bring you back in time. Find out more about their programmes here.
SMU Arts Fest: 2560 at SMU Campus Green
It’s an art fest and a festival village, SMU celebrates 25 years and SG60 with music, dance, exhibitions through the lens of youth. Find out more about their programmes here.
Catch performances and other light Installations
1. Nila’s shimmering shores – An immersive story room adventure
A multi-sensorial retelling of Sang Nila Utama where children will have magical encounters with the deer, the lion, the storm, and more. Through storytelling, play and craft, this story room adventure welcomes every child — neurodiverse and neurotypical alike. Find out more here.
Where: Children’s Museum Singapore
When: 22, 23, 29, 30 Aug & 5, 6 Sep 7pm – 8pm
Price: $10 per child, $32 for a bundle of 4
2. Constructing selves: Faces of a shifting form
An avant-garde dance performance that unfolds within an exhibition and learning lab, reimagining a world where human identity meets technology, transforming how we connect and understand ourselves in the evolving world.
Where: NAFA
Price: Free
3. A date with tradition
Immerse in workshops, performances and art that bring heritage and tradition to life through music, dance, and stories.
Where: Stamford Arts Centre
Price: Free
4. Cyberswordfish v2.0
Using e-waste, artist Yang Derong reimagines the swordfish from the folklore Singapura Dilanggar Todak as a cyberpunk sculpture, reflecting on consumption and sustainability in our tech-driven world. Try engaging the little ones with a game of “spot the electronic devices”, while you get them to stand still for a photo op at this dazzling installation.
Where: Outside Plaza Singapura
5. KU a Dreamer
Meet KU, a boy who treasures his dreams and is inviting you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your own. Interact with the light display, push a button and watch what comes up on the kinetic wall!
Where: Funan Level 1, Kinetic Wall
6. Two sides of our island
A light installation and photo spot by LABSIXFIVE that blends illustration and illusion. There are two sides to the installation so make sure to walk all around.
Where: Outside Raffles City Shopping Centre
What’s your favourite part of the Singapore Night Festival? Share it with us on Instagram.
