Singapore turns 60 this year! There are many fun things to do and events to check out for the whole family over the National Day Weekend in Singapore. 🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬 Time to plan your family’s white and red ensemble and head down to these activities around the island!
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Things to Do On Singapore’s National Day Long Weekend 8 to 10 August 2025
NDP 2025 will be held at the Padang, featuring highlights such as the mobile column, aerial display and fireworks. To enable more Singaporeans to take part in the historic 60th National Day celebrations, NDP2025 will extend the festivities to the Marina Bay area.
📅 9 Aug 2025
⏱ 5.30pm – 8.30pm
📍 The Padang and Marina Bay
For more information, visit National Day Parade 2025.
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2. NDP 2025 Bay Celebrations @ Gardens by the Bay
Gardens by the Bay’s The Meadow is a sprawling space where friends and family can gather to watch the Parade under the night sky. There will also be performances by Cathay busker Jeff Ng, and Singapore’s largest youth jazz group The Jazzlings. Snack booths, giant art installations of local food for photo opportunities, and nostalgic games with a supersized twist like tossing oversized flag erasers and giant pick-up sticks, round up the fun.
📅 9 Aug 2025
🕙 4.15pm – 9pm
📍 The Meadow. Free
For more information, visit Gardens by the Bay NDP 2025.
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Image credit: Veronica Goh
Five Heartland Celebrations sites, co-organised with the People’s Association, will host live performances, fireworks, and carnival activities. On 10 Aug, 4pm, catch our Red Lions as they make their descent into the Bishan Heartlands site! The Mobile Column will also make its way to the heartlands.
From 6pm to 6.30pm watch as four F-16s fighters fly in a diamond formation over the heartlands of Singapore. They will be flying each loop twice to provide our residents more opportunities to catch a glimpse of them.
📅 10 Aug 2025
📍 Bishan, Bukit Gombak, Geylang, Punggol & Yishun
For more information, visit NDP @ Heartlands 2025.
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4. NDP Celebrations at Marina Barrage 2025
Discover a vibrant marketplace of eco-conscious brands, featuring sustainable products, innovative green solutions, and low-waste lifestyle essentials. Join us for an inspiring experience where you can shop responsibly, learn from passionate changemakers, and take simple steps towards a greener future. Perfect for families, eco-enthusiasts, and curious minds alike!
📅 9 Aug 2025
⏰ 10am – 7pm
📍 Marina Barrage
For more information, visit Marina Barrage NDP Celebrations 2025.
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5. Singapore Odyssea: A Journey Through Time at National Museum of Singapore
Housed within the iconic Shaw Foundation Glass Rotunda, the National Museum of Singapore’s new signature experience Singapore Odyssea invites visitors to take a time-travelling voyage through Singapore’s 700-year history, and appreciate the importance of the sea in shaping our country’s past, present and future.
📅 Starting 8 Aug 2025
📍 Shaw Foundation Glass Rotunda, National Museum of Singapore
🏷 Free for Singaporeans & PRs | Ticketed for General Visitors
For more information, visit Singapore Odyssea: A Journey Through Time.
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6. Orchid Extravaganza Floral Display
A horticultural love letter to a very Singaporean bloom, the highlights include an orchid interpretation of the Supertrees, which has now become synonymous with Singapore’s skyline, a floral tribute to Peranakan culture, recreations of Cultural Medallion recipient Lee Hock Moh’s iconic orchid paintings, and a nod to the orchid’s enduring presence throughout Singapore’s history.
📅 1 to 31 Aug 2025
🕙 9am – 9pm
📍 Flower Dome
🏷 Admission charge to Flower Dome applies.
You can also get tickets via Klook, Fever, Pelago and KKday.
For more information, visit Orchid Extravaganza 2025.
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7. National Museum of Singapore National Day Celebrations 2025
Image credit: National Museum of Singapore
You’re invited to the National Museum of Singapore’s biggest National Day festivities yet! Immerse yourself in a series of interactive experiences that celebrate the present and imagine the future, including a full day of vibrant programmes held across four floors of the museum on National Day.
📅 18 Jul to 9 Aug 2025
🕙 10am – 12am daily
🏷 Free for all visitors on 9 Aug 2025
📍 National Museum of Singapore
For more information visit National Museum of Singapore National Day Celebrations 2025.
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8. Celebrate National Day during Majulah Fiesta 2025 at Singapore Sports Hub
Image credit: Singapore Sports Hub
Celebrate the day with a variety of activities for the whole family! Pick up a new hobby at the Sport Try-outs and burn some calories at the Majulah Fiesta Fitness Party! Lay out your mats to watch the National Day Parade telecast LIVE and catch the Chinook helicopters flypast across the Singapore Sports Hub skies.
📅 26 Jul to 10 Aug 2025
📍 Singapore Sports Hub
For more information visit Majulah Fiesta Singapore Sports Hub.
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Image credit: One Punggol
This August, One Punggol will transform into a vibrant hub of national pride, intergenerational bonding, and community spirit, as it hosts a lineup of events commemorating SG60. As part of this year’s SG60 festivities, the heartlands take centre stage, inviting families, neighbours, and residents of all ages to come together in celebrating the values that have shaped Singapore’s journey – unity, gratitude, and the enduring kampung spirit.
For more information, visit One Punggol National Day.
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10. National Day Activations (NDAV) return for special SG60 edition
This year’s theme, Celebrating Our Island, is a vibrant tribute to Singapore’s rich heritage of food, flora, fauna, place, and culture. In parallel with the theme of this year’s Singapore Night Festival (SNF), Island Nights, the NDAV will cast a spotlight on Sungei Beras Bassa, the historic river that once nourished the nutmeg plantations in the precinct and gave it its name – meaning “wet rice” in Malay – from the tradition of drying rice along its banks.
For more information, visit National Day Activations (NDAV) SG60.
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11. ArtScience Museum’s new SG60 Exhibition SingaPop!
Growing from a small fishing village to a bustling metropolitan city, Singapore is now celebrating its 60th birthday. To commemorate this milestone, ArtScience Museum is presenting a vibrant multimedia exhibition as part of its new SG60 Season that serves as an ode to the nation’s evolving cultural landscape over the past six decades.
📅 2 Aug to 28 Dec 2025
📍 ArtScience Museum
🏷 Admission charges apply. Buy your tickets via the Klook.
For more information, visit SingaPop!.
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12. Celebrate SG60 at Marina Square x Play Nation’s First-Ever Kopi-Shop Pop-Up
In celebration of Singapore turning 60, Marina Square presents the Play Nation Kopi Shop, a special tribute to Singapore’s iconic “kopitiam” culture. Set in a traditional kopitiam furnished with square tables and brightly coloured stools, visitors can place their orders at the serving counter, and see their orders prepared, from “pouring” of kopi to “making” of toast.
📅 18 Jul to 17 Aug 2025
🕙 11am – 9pm
📍 Marina Foyer, Marina Square, Level 2
For more information, visit Marina Square SG60 Play Nation Kopi Shop.
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13. Suntec City National Day SG60 Celebration – Giant Playground of Food and Memories
This National Day, Suntec City invites all to commemorate SG60 Together In Jubilee Joy. Expect a spirited celebration of 60 years of growth, resilience, and unity through nostalgic local flavours, interactive installations and community-led art and cultural showcases, all honouring the heart and heritage of Singapore.
Designed for families, children, and food lovers of all ages, this experiential showcase blends purpose and play in a joyful celebration of Singapore’s rich heritage.
📅 24 Jul to 31 Aug 2025
📍 Suntec City
For more information, visit Suntec City National Day SG60.
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14. Celebrate Singapore’s 60th Birthday with IKEA
IKEA Singapore is rolling out five days of exciting promotions and in-store activities from 7 to 11 August! Enjoy exciting $6 to $60 product offers, food inspired by local flavours, and fun activities with the kids. Don’t miss the party – come and join IKEA as we mark Singapore’s birthday in style!
For more information, visit IKEA SG60.
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15. Eat, Shop & Celebrate with the flavours of SG60 at Far East Malls!
On National Day itself, 9 August, at One Holland Village, sing your heart out to National Day favourites like ‘Home’ and ‘Stand Up for Singapore’, along with this year’s NDP Song ‘Here We Are’, performed by local singer-songwriter, Yokez. Whether you’re joining in the singalong or simply soaking in the familiar tunes, it’s a wonderful way to enjoy this milestone celebration. Stay and catch a screening of the National Day Parade and celebrate this special day in good company.
For more information, visit SG60 at Far East Malls.
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16. Free Admission To National Orchid Garden
Enjoy free admission* to National Orchid Garden for students, Singaporeans, Permanent Residents, Work Permit Holders.
📅 9 Aug 2025
⏱ 8.30am to 7pm (Last entry at 6pm)
📍 National Orchid Garden
For more information, visit National Orchid Garden Free Entry.
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Themed “Majulah SG Youth”, the NTUC NDP Bay Celebrations is a celebration of our youths’ contributions to nation building, and a reaffirmation of NTUC’s goal to support them in pursuing their dreams and aspirations, and rally them to co-create a better and brighter future for Singapore.
📅 9 Aug 2025
🕙 4pm – 9pm
📍 Promontory @ Marina Bay Tickets
🏷 FREE. Tickets application closed.
For more information, visit NTUC NDP Bay Celebrations.
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18. Our Tampines Hub Celebrates SG60
Image credit: Our Tampines Hub
Reflecting on Singapore’s journey of unity, resilience, and progress, OTH’s National Day celebrations invite Singaporeans to come together through meaningful experiences. From cherished traditions to exciting new activities, this year’s line-up honours our shared past while looking boldly towards the future.
From 8-10 and 16 August 2025, OTH will host a dynamic line-up of activities across its community spaces.
For more information, visit Our Tampines Hub National Day.
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19. EnlighTEN @ Singapore Botanic Gardens
For over 160 years, the Singapore Botanic Gardens has been a sanctuary where nature, science, and culture converge. EnlighTEN @ Singapore Botanic Gardens invites you to journey through moments of history and growth gently revealed in light-stories of perseverance, discovery, and hope. Explore each location along the trail to experience the Gardens’ enduring legacy, and step into a living heritage that continues to shape our shared future.
📅 19 Jul to 10 Aug 2025
🕙 7.30pm – 10pm
📍 Various locations around the Gardens
For more information, visit EnlighTEN @ Singapore Botanic Gardens.
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20. NLB’s Star Wars Pop-Up Library
Image credit: NLB
As part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, the National Library Board (NLB) today opened Singapore’s first-ever Star Wars Pop-up Library at Changi Airport Terminal 3, bringing the galaxy far, far away closer to home. The collection features stories from one of pop culture’s most enduring franchises, catering to readers of all ages, from young Padawans to Jedi Masters.
📅 6 Aug 2025 to 24 Jan 2026
🕙 10am – 10pm daily
📍 Changi Airport Terminal 3, Level 2 (beside North Skytrain and linkbridge to Jewel)
For more information, visit Star Wars Pop-Up Library.
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21. Capitol Singapore and CHIJMES Celebrate SG60 with a Blooming Tribute to Local Culture
As Singapore turns 60, two of its most iconic landmarks come alive with a multi-sensory celebration of local heritage and culture! From 26 July to 10 August, Capitol Singapore and CHIJMES invite the community to rediscover the music, food, traditions and icons that have made Singapore what it is today.
From nostalgic sing-alongs and musical performances that showcase homegrown talents, to a hands-on Pressed Flower Art Workshop, there’s something for everyone to enjoy as part of the Blooming Singapore campaign!
📅 26 Jul to 10 Aug 2025
For more information visit Capitol Singapore and CHIJMES Celebrate SG60.
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📅 8 to 10 Aug 2025
⏱ 4pm – 10.30pm
📍 Siloso Beach
Siloso Beach will once again be ignited with beachfront dining and bonding against a backdrop of a bustling celebration of sand, sea, and smoky flavour adventures. Sentosa GrillFest 2025 is set to be the biggest edition to date, featuring 39 participating food and beverage brands in five zones and the debut of two exciting new gastronomical experiences.
Visit for more information, visit Sentosa GrillFest.
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23. Free admission to Science Centre Singapore & Omni Theatre this National Day Weekend
Science Centre Singapore (SCS) will celebrate SG60 with an enthralling STEM Fiesta – a three-day extravaganza of discovery and fun for the whole family. Free admission for Singaporeans & PRs to Science Centre and the Omni-Theatre, discounted fees for KidsSTOP™, Snow City and Escape @ Science Centre Singapore.
📅 9 to 11 Aug 2025
Visit for more information, visit Science Centre Singapore SG60.
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