Free Family-Friendly Programmes at Cultural Extravaganza 2025!

Parents looking for arts and cultural programmes to engage and entertain their kids during the weekends are in for a treat at Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC)!

SCCC Cultural Extravaganza 2025 Image credit: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

SCCC’s annual signature programme, Cultural Extravaganza 2025, is presenting free family-friendly arts and culture programmes at SCCC Concourse for the very first time in the festival’s history!

Staged in a casual and picnic-style setting, these performances offer the perfect introduction to local Chinese arts and culture for children in a welcoming and relaxed space. It is an open invitation for families, art newbies, and anyone curious to simply drop by SCCC and enjoy the free programmes.

This new initiative reflects SCCC’s ongoing push to make cultural experiences more inclusive and accessible – by bringing the arts and culture directly to the public, no tickets and no fuss!

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Here are three free performances you may be interested:

1. The Spice Mission: A Journey Through Taste and Tradition

The Spice Mission SCCC Image credit: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

The Spice Mission follows a local hawker and the God of Kitchen on a journey across Singapore to find the missing ingredients from a lost sambal chilli recipe. This sensory-based theatrical performance introduces children and audiences to the raw ingredients of sambal chilli, helping them understand how contributions from different races enrich Singaporean cuisine.

Presented by: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
Produced by: The Solitude Movement
Presentation Format and Language: Theatre, Mandarin, no surtitles

📅 10 & 11 May 2025
🕙 2pm, 5pm
📍 Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Concourse, Level 1

2. Radiance . Flourish: A Dance Performance By Children, For Children

Radiance Flourish SCCC Image credit: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

A dance performance that brings together the young dancers from DES Performing Arts Academy at SCCC’s Concourse, to showcase the vibrancy of local dance scene.

Presented by: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
Produced by: Dance Ensemble Singapore
Presentation Format and Language: Dance

📅 17 May 2025
🕙 12pm, 5pm
📅 18 May 2025
🕙 11am, 3pm
📍 Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Concourse, Level 1

3. When the Storm Comes: A Tale of Home

When the Storm Comes SCCC Image credit: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

When the Storm Comes revisits the way of life during kampong days and Singapore’s initiatives to improve and modernise public housing. The performance aims to ignite curiosity amongst children in Singapore’s housing history, and create a sense of community and solidarity amongst neighbours.

Presented by: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
Produced by: Bitesize Theatre
Presentation Format and Language: Theatre, Mandarin with some Cantonese and Malay, no surtitles

📅 31 May & 1 Jun 2025
🕙 2pm, 5pm
📍 Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Concourse, Level 1

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