All Things Singapore (AT SG) 2025

🌙🏝 All Things Singapore (AT SG) is back! This year, dive into the enchanting world of Singapore’s islands – where heritage, nature, and community come alive after dark.

All Things Singapore AT SG National Library

✨ Here’s what to look forward to:

🎭 Captivating performances that reimagine island life
🌿 Interactive installations that celebrate nature and island communities
📖 Insightful programmes that uncover rich stories and legacies

AT SG Nila's Shimmering Shores

Embark on a journey through our islands’ vibrant spirit – a unique blend of arts, history, and creativity! 🎨

📅 22 Aug to 6 Sep 2025
⏰ 10am – 12am
📍 National Library Building and National Archives Building
🏷 Free

For more information, visit here.

Held in conjunction with: Singapore Night Festival 2025.

Highlights

The Latex Lobby

📅 22 Aug to 3 Sep 2025
📍 Plaza, Level 1, National Library Building

$All Things Singapore AT SG Latex Lobby$

About the Installation:

Rubber is a common material rarely given a second thought in our daily lives. It is elastic, resilient and waterproof and used for essential everyday products such as tyres, gloves and boots. Rubber has revolutionised the way we live yet few may know that Singapore once played a pivotal role in the development of this billion-dollar industry during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Brought in by the British empire, this South American native tree eventually evolved into a major cash crop.

A chimeric surrealist assemblage of ceramic, botanical material, photography and shadow play – this installation references and reimagines, in a modern-day context, various aspects of the often-overlooked history of rubber plantations in Singapore. Inspired by the herringbone rubber tapping technique refined by Henry Nicholas Ridley (the first director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens), this work invites the curious visitor to peer into the diagonal slits to discover the sights and textures of the forgotten rubber industry, against quotidian rubber objects that populate our daily lives.

The Puppet Stage: Handcrafted Stories

📅 22 Aug to 6 Sep 2025
⏰ 10am – 9pm
📍 Atrium, Level 3, National Archives Building

AT SG Puppet Stage National Archives

This installation and performances are co-presented by the National Library Board and HeritageSG. NLB hopes to inspire the discovery of hidden stories and facets of Singapore’s past from the collections of the National Library and the National Archives of Singapore.

About the Installation

Step into the world of Chinese glove puppetry, a traditional art form where stories come to life, right at your fingertips.

All Things Singapore AT SG Puppet Stage

This display showcases intricately crafted glove puppets used in performances that were once popular in community spaces in the 20th century. With their vivid expressions, elaborate costumes and skilful movements, these puppets were more than entertainment – they represented folklore, values, religious significance and cultural identity across generations. Today, they are enduring symbols of craftsmanship, storytelling and Singapore’s rich heritage.

Get up close with tradition! Take a selfie with the puppets or try moving one and see how it comes alive in your hands.

武松打虎
The Tiger Hero: A Puppetry Adaptation of the Classic Chinese Novel Water Margin By Paper Monkey Theatre

📅 Sat, 23 Aug 2025
⏰ 8.15pm – 9pm / 9.15pm – 10pm
📍 Atrium, Level 3, National Archives Building

Join us as we bring the legendary tale of martial arts master Wu Song to life! Follow him on his thrilling journey across Jingyang Ridge, where he encounters a ferocious man-eating tiger. Can Wu Song handle the beast while under the influence of wine?

大圣闹龙宫（南洋版）
The Monkey King and the Uproar in the Dragon Palace (Nanyang Edition)

📅 Fri, 29 Aug 2025
⏰ 8.15pm – 9.15pm
📍 Archives Reading Room, Level 2, National Archives Building

📅 Sat, 30 Aug 2025
⏰ 7.30pm – 8.30pm / 8.45pm – 9.45pm
📍 Atrium, Level 3, National Archives Building

The story picks up after Sun Wukong has completed his journey to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures and is now back on Huaguo Mountain. He soon receives news that ever since he took the Golden Cudgel, the Dragon Palace has been in disarray and that the Dragon King is missing. When he arrives at the seashore, Sun Wukong is shocked to find the ocean severely polluted. He discovers that this was all the work of the Poison Lord! How will Sun Wukong rescue his friends and the Dragon King? Come watch the show to find out!

Nila’s Shimmering Shores: A Pop-Up Storytelling

⏰ 8.30pm – 8.45pm
📍 Exterior Stairway, Level 2, National Archives of Singapore

AT SG Story Telling

Be captivated by outdoor storytelling sessions at the Exterior Stairway of the National Archives of Singapore! Listen to a now-senior Sang Nila Utama as he shares tales from his youth – when he chased a golden deer, sailed through a storm and met a lion on a distant shore.

Continue the imaginative journey with hands-on craft activities at the Children’s Museum Singapore carpark and interactive installations along Fort Canning Rise.

Perfect for families and young adventurers, experience Nila’s Shimmering Shore at the Singapore Night Festival’s Children’s Zone, spanning Children’s Museum Singapore, National Archives of Singapore and Fort Canning Rise.

Programmes

Explore an exciting line-up of programmes at All Things Singapore! From live music and improv theatre to children’s storytelling, ghost tales, film screening and a hands-on craft buffet – there’s something for everyone. Dive into talks on Singapore’s heritage, test your knowledge at trivia night and bingo, or get curious with our DIY card activities. Don’t miss this vibrant celebration of creativity, memory and community during the Singapore Night Festival.

For more information and programmes registration, visit here.

September School Holiday

It is the one-week September school break. Do check out our compilation of things to do this September School Holidays 2025.