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 as well as the Heartlands. There will also be off-site celebrations in schools and Institutes of Higher Learning, as well as overseas celebrations supported by the Singapore Global Network.
Dates for National Day Parade & Rehearsals 新加坡国庆预演 2025 (From CR1 onwards: 5.30pm – 8.30pm):
- 26 May 2025 (RSAF only)
- 30 May 2025 (RSAF only)
- 9 Jun 2025 12pm – 4pm (RSAF only)
- 10 Jun 2025 8am – 12pm (RSAF only)
- 12 Jun 2025 9am – 2pm (RSAF only)
- 14 Jun 2025 CR1
- 21 Jun 2025 CR2
- 28 Jun 2025 NE1
- 5 Jul 2025 NE2
- 12 Jul 2025 NE3
- 19 Jul 2025 NE4
- 26 Jul 2025 (Preview 1)
- 2 Aug 2025 (Preview 2)
- 9 Aug 2025 (Actual Day)
CR – Combined Rehearsal | NE – National Education
What to Expect During National Day Parade NDP 2025 around the Padang & Marina Bay
Based on Preview 2, below are the approximate timings* for notable activities you can catch around the vicinity of The Padang, Marina Bay and Promontory. There will be State Flag flypast @ Heartlands too:
| Time | Activity |
| Before 5pm | Mobile Column 机动部队 (Suntec) |
| 5.10pm | State Colours Uncasing Ceremony & GOH 军旗和仪仗队武装部队军旗准备仪式 (Marina Sq) |
| 5.30pm – 6.20pm | State Flag flypast @ Heartlands 国旗飞越邻里 (Chinook + 2x Apache) |
| 5.46pm | Daytime Fireworks / Flares 日间烟花 |
| 5.50pm | Naval Divers Freefall 海军潜水员跳伞 |
| 5.55pm | Red Lions Freefall 红狮跳伞 |
| 6.35pm (Visible from 6.32pm) | State Flag flypast 国旗飞越 (Chinook + 2x Apache) |
| 6.37pm | Salute to the Nation 战机致敬: 6x F15s followed by 4x F16s |
| 6.38pm | Presidential Gun Salute 二十一响礼炮 |
| 6.47pm | “Feu de Joie” Fire of Joy 三轮鸣枪 |
| 6.49pm | Aerial tribute by the RSAF 战机献礼: 6x F15s followed by 4x F16s |
| 7.05pm | Marinetime Display 舰艇水上行动: SAF & Home Team vessels (one round Marina Bay) |
| 7.06pm | Aerial Flypast 战机表演: 6x F15s (from both MBS to Padang and Padang to MBS directions) |
| 7.08pm | Aerial Flypast: MRTT, G550 and 4x F16s 战机编队 (from Promontory) |
| 7.10pm | Aerial Flypast: Helicopters Arrowhead formation 直升机编队 Chinook, Seahawk, Apache & H225M (from MBS) |
| 7.12pm | Aerial Flypast: 2x C130 + 2x Fokker 战机编队 (from SG Flyer) |
| ~7pm | Colours & Guard of Honour (GOH) contingents 军旗和仪仗队 (Esplanade Dr closed) |
| ~7pm | Mobile Column 机动部队 (North Bridge Rd) |
| 7.30pm | State Colours Casing Ceremony & GOH 军旗和仪仗队 武装部队军旗仪式 (Marina Sq) |
| 7.36pm | Short Burst of Fireworks 烟花表演 |
| 7.42pm | Show at the Bay 水上花车: 4x Water Floats (one round Marina Bay) |
| 7.44pm | Light Projection at City Skyline 建筑灯光投影 |
| 7.47pm | Short Fireworks 烟花表演 |
| 7.50pm | Show at the Bay 流动舞台表演: Performance on mobile floating stage |
| 8.06pm | Fireworks & Light Projection at City Skyline 建筑烟花表演 |
| 8.13pm | Fireworks Finale 烟花表演 |
| 8.21pm | Short Fireworks (Anthem) 国歌后烟花表演 |
* All timings are subject to change.
➡️ Related Read: NDP Flypast 2025
For more information, visit here.
NDP 2025 Theme
This year’s theme, “Majulah Singapura”, honours Singapore’s 60-year nation-building journey. It calls on Singaporeans to celebrate our past and build our collective future together.
A key highlight of NDP 2025 is the show’s expansion from the Padang to the Marina Bay area. In the Pre-Parade segment, the inaugural Jump of Unity will feature the Red Lions descending at the Padang alongside the Republic of Singapore Navy’s naval divers at Marina Bay. The Show segment will combine mass performances at the Padang with building light projections and fireworks across the city skyline, along with water floats and a new floating stage for performers at the Bay. NDP 2025 aims to deliver an immersive experience for all live audience whether they are at the Padang or the Bay.
➡️ Related Read: Where to Watch NDP Fireworks 2025
The Parade and Ceremony segment will feature the largest number of contingents alongside traditional crowd favourites such as the State Flag Flypast, Salute to the Nation, and Presidential Gun Salute. To commemorate SG60, the Republic of Singapore Air Force will perform a special aerial tribute during the segment. Making its first return to the Padang since 2019, the Mobile Column will showcase air, land and maritime assets from the Singapore Armed Forces, Home Team and Maritime Port Authority of Singapore. It will also integrate, for the first time, an aerial flypast over the Padang and a maritime display at the Bay.
The Show segment will present four Acts inspired by the National Anthem, showcasing a talented lineup of local artistes and performers from various organisations. It will culminate with a nationwide Majulah Moment, inviting all Singaporeans to collectively recite the Pledge and sing the National Anthem in a unified display of national solidarity.
To allow even more Singaporeans to join in the festivities, NDP celebrations will be expanded in several ways. On 9 August 2025, the Bay area will feature interactive booths, activities, and carnival games during the day. When the show begins, audiences around the Bay can watch the live NDP show through large LED screens and speakers on site. Five partner-led celebration sites at and near the Bay will offer additional unique experiences.
On 10 August 2025, 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.
➡️ Related Read: National Day Celebrations @ Heartlands
Application for NDP tickets 2025 opens on 28 May 2025. Visit How to Get National Day Parade NDP Tickets 2025 for details.
For more information on NDP 2025, visit here.
Related read: Singapore’s 60th Birthday – National Day Parade & Celebrations 2025.
Singapore’s National Day 2025
Singapore’s 60th Birthday is just round the corner. Check out our list of Fun Things To Do This National Day Weekend 2025 in Singapore.
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