It’s the month of May when we celebrate Labour Day and Mother’s Day. June school holiday will also start on 27 May. We have sussed out new happenings, events and products in Singapore for May 2023.

Related Read: Mother’s Day Gifts Every Mum Will Love

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1. FunFam SportFest 2023 – Bond as a Family through Sport!

funfam sportfest singapore 2023

Get ready for some fun and active family bonding because the highly anticipated FunFam SportFest is back for its second edition this June School Holidays! Pair up with your child and participate in sport activities and work together as a team to conquer game obstacles! You can also expect a variety of sport tryouts.

📅 28 May 2023, Sunday
⏱ 10am – 6pm
📍 Singapore Sports Hub, OCBC Arena Halls
🏷 Free* (Fees apply for selected programmes)

For more information, visit FunFam SportFest 2023.

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2. British Council June Holiday Camps 2023

British Council Holiday Study Camps

The British Council’s Holiday Study Camps are an opportunity for your child to explore the world beyond English and develop the 21st century competencies needed for academic and future success. Enjoy up to 25% discount! Book our British Council June 2023 Holiday Study Camp for your child now!

Camps are available for Early Years, Primary and Secondary-aged students.

📅 29 May to 23 Jun 2023

Register now here.

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For more information, visit British Council June Holiday Camps.

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3. Open House at Raffles Kidz @ Ang Mo Kio (New Centre!)

Raffles Kidz Ang Mo Kio Open House

You’re invited to Raffles Kidz’s new centre opening at Ang Mo Kio! Parents can learn about their multi-award-winning bilingual curriculum while children have a blast with activities such as Face Painting, Balloon Sculpture, and more.

📅 27 May 2023 (Sat)
⏰ 9am – 1pm
📍 7 Ang Mo Kio Street 66, #01-18 Singapore 567708

Exclusive savings up to $1200! Strictly by appointment.

Sign Up Now

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4. Camp GungHo – Singapore’s Ultimate Day Camp for Kids

Camp GungHo - Singapore's Ultimate Day Camp for Kids

Get GungHo’s weekly school holiday multi-activity camps in Singapore to offer a balanced array of activities that give kids a chance to enjoy what they love while taking risks and trying new things.

Camp Gung-Ho‘s programme’s list of activities includes take-home arts and crafts such as creating your own Costume Play Headdress pieces and Artefacts for use in the camp’s physical activities and beach games.

Gung-Ho Campers will also participate in excursions to amazing attractions including Adventure Cove Water Park, The Avatar Experience at Gardens by the Bay, Hydrodash water obstacle course and Nestopia climbing adventure playground!

Register Now

For more information, visit Camp GungHo – Singapore’s Ultimate Day Camp for Kids.

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5. Smart Nation PlayScape

PlayScape June School Holiday

Parents, don’t miss the Smart Nation PlayScape launch on May 29 at Science Centre Singapore! The showcase features emerging technologies via interactive exhibits. Come with your children and enjoy quality time as you spark their curiosity and imagination.

For more information, visit here.

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6. EDOOVO’s June Holiday Program

EDOOVO June Holiday Promo 2023

If you’re seeking meaningful activities to stretch your child’s learning, sign up for EDOOVO‘s June Holiday Program! 🚀 Known as the ‘Best Multi-Subject Online Enrichment for Young Learners’, get your child ready for the second half of the year with our fun and interactive classes conducted by qualified and dedicated teachers. Offering three core subjects – English, Chinese and Mathematics, our holistic curriculum is based on the Ministry of Education’s framework and designed to hone your child’s linguistic and analytical skills while preparing them for a seamless transition to primary school.

Enjoy an Early Bird Discount of 20% OFF in May when you sign up for their class packages and also stand a chance to win an iPad Air (worth S$888)! Redeem your free trial and performance assessment today. Visit here to find out more.

Sign Up

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7. Steriluxe UVee Steriliser Giveaway

Steriluxe Uvee Steriliser

We are giving away Steriluxe’s UVee, a Singaporean UV Sterilizer, that uses cutting-edge technology to eliminate 99.9% of germs – keeping your baby’s essential items safe and sterile; worth $488 dollars to one lucky winner! 😍

⏳ Giveaway period: 9 to 28 May 2023

To find out how to win, visit Steriluxe Uvee Steriliser Mother’s Day Giveaway.

➡️ Related Read: TNAP Mother’s Day Giveaway 2023

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8. Academia’s Summer Holiday Programmes

Academia Summer Holiday Programmes

Academia’s summer holiday creative writing programmes offer a fun and engaging environment for children to let their imagination roam whilst developing essential writing skills.

Our lower-primary programme focuses on helping budding storytellers structure their stories, with unique activities and challenges for children to explore. Our upper-primary programmes feature descriptive techniques and advanced writing tools, as well as a composition intensive for our more exam-focused PSLE-level students.

For both primary and secondary students, our annual Queens Commonwealth Essay Competition Workshop offers students a chance to explore global issues, accrue cultural capital, and build their personal writing portfolios.

Register Now

For more information, visit here.

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9. Superland Pre-School

Superland Pre-school Open House

Offering childcare and learning from 18 months to 6 years old, with some centers offering infant care from 2 to 17 months. Starting in 2023, Superland Pre-school is proud to introduce 3 new campuses and their open house dates in Woodlands, Canberra and Jurong East.

For exclusive on-the-day promotions, register for your open house tour here. Woodlands Campus is offering exciting deals for new enrolments! Register to find out more now!

📅 15 to 20 May 2023
⏰ 10am – 2pm
📍 Woodlands Campus (8 Woodlands Square,#02-17 Singapore 737713)

Register Now

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10. Dear Tampines Festival @ Our Tampines Hub

Dear Tampines Festival Our Tampines Hub

The 12-day full-filled carnival (27 May – 7 June 2023) will see the Hub transformed into a marvellous playground where families, young and old, can inspire, nurture and build a Tampines community that is Made For Families. This is one of the exciting line-up of family bonding activities organised in conjunction with the Ministry of Social and Family Development dedicating 2023 as the Year of Celebrating Social Service Partners.

📅 27 May to 7 Jun 2023
📍 Our Tampines Hub

For more information, visit Dear Tampines Festival.

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11. Mosaic Preschool

Mosaic Preschool Open House

Located away from the buzz of the city, Mosaic Preschool Siglap boosts a beautiful learning environment with a private outdoor garden where children can wander, play and explore. The school employs an unique curriculum that incorporates different methodologies to enhance the children’s learning – a play-inspired curriculum enhanced with the inquiry approach, and a series of enrichments programmes in the children’s afternoon schedule.

For the whole of month of May, we will be extending exclusive discounts off enrolment fees!

To arrange tours, please send an email to siglap@mosaicpreschool.sg or Whatsapp to 93531402 or find out more about us here.

Find Out More

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12. Singapore HeritageFest (SHF) 2023

Singapore HeritageFest 2023

The Singapore HeritageFest (SHF) turns 20! In this special edition, we will be presenting our first-ever symposium that will spotlight the evolution of Singapore’s rich heritage landscape, as we also celebrate NHB’s 30th anniversary this special year.

SHF2023 will also bring festival-goers on a journey to relive the stories that connect us through two thematic focus – our rich sporting and public transportation history. The festival will celebrate the vibrant and rich history of Singapore’s sporting landscape, local personalities who contributed to it, and the evolution of our rich infrastructure.

📅 1 to 28 May 2023
📍 Various Locations

For more information, visit Singapore HeritageFest (SHF) 2023.

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13. SCCC’s Cultural Extravaganza

Cultural Extravaganza 2023

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s (SCCC) signature festival Cultural Extravaganza, returns for its sixth edition with 11 exciting programmes that are cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary and cross-generational. The programmes highlight the passing on of our culture to the next generation (传承, as reflected in the tagline “(Re)presenting culture across generations”.)

📅 12 May to 18 Jun 2023
📍 Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

For more information, visit SCCC’s Cultural Extravaganza.

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14. LEGO Group’s All-new Theme – LEGO® DREAMZzz™

LEGO DreamZzz

The LEGO Group has revealed LEGO® DREAMZzz™, an all-new theme that brings to life the creativity of children’s dreams through an epic new content series and product range. This is the first theme to be truly inspired by the way children dream, after global research finds two in three children globally say dreaming helps them be more creative.

The passion for creativity has been brought to life in LEGO® DREAMZzz™, with The LEGO Group road-testing the content and toys with thousands of children from across the globe ahead of the new TV show launching 15 May. The launch will be followed by an accompanying product range in August, creating an incredible entertainment and play experience that puts children in the imagination-powered driving seat.

For more information, visit LEGO® DREAMZzz™.

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15. Bird Paradise Singapore

Singapore's Bird Paradise Birdseye view

Visitors will soon be able to walk through Singapore’s new bird park and get a glimpse of how the birds and their carers are settling into their new home at Bird Paradise, which soft-launches on 8 May 2023. Next to the new park, enjoy the many dining and retail options as well as playgrounds and public artworks at Mandai Wildlife West, the new ungated public node which serves as the gateway to Bird Paradise and the upcoming Rainforest Wild.

Soft Opening Date: 8 May 2023

For more information, visit Bird Paradise Singapore.

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16. NParks Festival of Biodiversity 2023

Festival of Biodiversity

The Festival of Biodiversity is an annual event that aims to create awareness and foster a sense of appreciation for our natural heritage. Visitors will be presented with a range of online and on-site activities for all ages at 2023’s Festival.

Initiated in 2012, the Festival of Biodiversity is organised by the National Parks Board in collaboration with the Biodiversity Roundtable. The Biodiversity Roundtable is an initiative that includes more than 20 non-governmental organisations involved in local biodiversity issues, and NParks.

📅 27 & 28 May 2023
⏰ 10am – 8pm
📍 Heartbeat @ Bedok

For more information, visit NParks Festival of Biodiversity 2023.

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17. Gallery Children’s Biennale 2023 – Let’s Make a Better Place

Gallery Children's Biennale

National Gallery Singapore is excited to announce its 4th edition of the Gallery Children’s Biennale, themed ‘Let’s Make a Better Place’. This year’s edition will showcase 11 art installations by international artists that spotlight four core values: Care, Collaborate, Imagine and Respect.

📅 27 May 2023 to 31 Mar 2024

For more information, visit Gallery Children’s Biennale 2023.

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18. Combi Mama Class – Healthy Sleep Happy Baby and Proper Skincare for Newborn

combi mama class for pregnant moms

📅 27 May 2023
⏰ 2pm to 5pm (Registration starts at 1.30pm)
📍 Connection One, Tower 4
167 Jalan Bukit Merah #02-14, Singapore 150167
🏷 Free till 15 May (Mother’s Day Promotion)

Includes: A goodie bag worth $30 and stand a chance to win the lucky draw giveaway happening at the end of the COMBI Mama class

For more information, visit Combi Mama Class May 2023.

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19. Love the Last March – Witness the World’s Longest Sculpture to Save Wildlife

Love the Last March Gardens by the Bay Singapore

Depicting the greatest animal march on Planet Earth, join us on Endangered Species Day 2023 (19th May) as Singapore plays host to the longest sculpture in the world – Love The Last March!

Designed by internationally renowned artists, Gillie and Marc are here for the first time with their biggest sculpture yet! Well-known for their monumental public sculptures that bring awareness to wildlife through their art are seen in major capital cities across the globe. An augmented reality also awaits the public, allowing the animal sculptures to leap out of their static bronze bodies and begin their march, making it seem as though they are marching LIVE together for their lives.

📅 19 May 2023 to 18 May 2024
📍 Gardens by the Bay

For more information, visit Love the Last March.

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20. Lazada Run Singapore

Lazada Run 2023

Held on 23 July 2023 and flagging off at Marina Barrage, Lazada Run Singapore provides something for every fitness level. Race categories include the 5km, 10km and 21km and the first-ever 650m Kids Dash for children between 5-12 years. Sign-ups for the race close on 30 June, and interested participants can sign up through the Lazada app here. Apart from the run, participants can look forward to experiential activities from their favourite brands.

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21. Children’s Season at the National Museum 2023: Get Curious: All About Food!

Children's Season at the National Museum 2023

Get ready for fun-filled school holidays at the National Museum! Get Curious: All About Food invites families – children, parents, and grandparents – to discover the stories behind food-related artefacts in the museum through play and exploration.

📅 27 May to 25 June 2023
📍 National Museum

For more information, visit Children’s Season at the National Museum 2023.

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22. Singapore Cable Car POKÉMON Experience

singapore cable car 50th anniversary pokemon

Visitors to Mount Faber Peak, Harbourfront and Sentosa will catch a glimpse of a rare sight – an eye-catching line of 67 Poké Ball cabins soaring 100 metres above sea level. The exteriors of cable car cabins on the Mount Faber Line will be wrapped in the recognisable red and white colours of Poké Balls.

📅 1 May to 30 Sep 2023

For more information, visit Singapore Cable Car POKÉMON Experience.

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23. Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA)

Singapore International Festival of Arts SIFA 2023

Returning from 19 May to 4 June 2023 with the title The Anatomy of Performance – Some People, this year’s Festival marks the second year of Hennedige’s three-year tenure as Festival Director. The Festival will return to the live stage in 2023 with four newly commissioned productions and 11 invited international presentations, while continuing to keep its digital presence with a new series of writing and animated art.

📅 19 May to 4 Jun 2023

For more information, visit Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA).

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24. Free Admission To National Orchid Garden

national orchid garden entrance

Enjoy free admission* to National Orchid Garden from 20 May to 25 June 2023 for students, Singaporeans, Permanent Residents, Work Permit Holders.

📅 20 May to 25 Jun 2023
⏱ 8.30am to 7pm (Last entry at 6pm)
📍 National Orchid Garden

For more information visit Free Admission To National Orchid Garden.

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25. Singapore Really Really Free Market (SRRFM)

singapore really really free market

Everything is free! Come share your stuff (books, CDs, toys, food, etc) or skills (tarot card reading, hair cutting, poetry writing, singing, etc) by giving them to others who need them! Come join them at this session which is held in collaboration with Repair Kopitiam. Looking forward to seeing you!

📅 27 May 2023
⏱ 2pm – 6pm
📍 Ground-Up Initiative (GUI)
🏷 Free. Everyone is welcome!

For more information, visit Singapore Really Really Free Market (SRRFM).

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26. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC)

Asian Festival Of Childrens Content

The Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) is an annual festival that promotes and advocates the creation, development and appreciation of quality Asian stories for children and young adults. There are some free public programmes you can attend.

📅 25 to 28 May 2023
📍 National Library Building

For more information, visit Asian Festival of Children’s Content.

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27. Children’s Season 2023 Celebrates Young Hopes and Dreams

Children's Season 2023

The annual Children’s Season returns to celebrate young ideas and aspirations! Themed Hopes and Dreams, Children’s Season 2023 invites young ones to explore different occupations and inventions in past and present Singapore, and be inspired to discover who they may want to be in the future. With an unlimited imagination, they might even think up a new job or role that is yet unknown!

📅 27 May to 25 Jun 2023

For more information, visit Children’s Season 2023.

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28. My Little 90’s Job Adventure Event Presented By Kiztopia and VivoCity

Vivocity June Holiday Kiztopia 2023

My Little 90’s Job Adventure, jointly presented by Kiztopia and VivoCity, is set to create an insightful world of pretend play comprising eight air-conditioned role-play rooms specially-designed to simulate real-life scenarios for children to discover a range of professions.

Targeted at children aged four to eight years old, each curated role-play experience allows Kizzos to step into the shoes of up to eight intriguing professionals, including a chef, police officer, veterinary assistant, postman and builder, and work with Kiztopia Friends to complete a range of enriching tasks.

📅 26 May to 25 Jun 2023
📍 VivoCity

For more information, visit My Little 90’s Job Adventure Event at VivoCity.

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29. June School Holidays at Malls of Frasers Property

The Children's Festival 2023 Malls of Frasers Property

The Children’s Festival 2023 aims to promote inclusiveness and sustainability through a series of exciting and engaging activities across its malls island wide. Together with SG Enable, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and National Gallery Singapore, the Festival highlights how everyone is able to play a role in building an inclusive and sustainable tomorrow for Singapore.

📅 26 May to 25 Jun 2023

For more information, visit June School Holidays at Malls of Frasers Property.

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30. NParks’ Pets’ Day Out (PDO)

adopt a pet on pets day out

Enjoy free pet health checks* by vets from the Animal and Veterinary Services (AVS), say ‘hello’ to the adorable animals looking for fur-ever homes at the adoption drive, hear from guest speakers on pet-related talks at the Community Corner, sign your children up for hands-on workshops or shop to your heart’s content at the Marketplace, featuring a wide selection of pet food, accessories and more!

📅 6 May 2023
⏱ 10am – 6pm
📍 Parkland Green, East Coast Park

For more information, visit Pets’ Day Out.

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31. Istana Open House

istana open house

Plan to visit the Istana during the Istana Open House and make it a memorable one with a 30 – 45 minutes guided tour of the Istana building led by the Preservation of Sites and Monuments division’s Volunteers Guides. Hear interesting stories about this well-loved National Monument which has witnessed Singapore’s colonial past, tumultuous years and independence in 1965.

📅 1 May 2023

For more information, visit Istana Open House.

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32. Brother Inkjet Printers School Holiday Super Sale

Brother Printer School Holiday Sale 2023

Redeem FREE shopping vouchers with any of our 3 best-selling inkjet printers – DCP-J1700DW, DCP-J1050DW and DCP-J1010DW purchased at any Brother authorised resellers, Brother Shopee Official Store and Brother Lazada Flagship Store! Promotion period is from 4 May 2023 to 25 June 2023, last redemption date on 7 July 2023.

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33. Little Footprints Preschool

Little Footprints Preschool Open House

2024 registrations are now open! Join Little Footprints Preschool for our school tour to find out more. Enrol your child to receive exclusive promotions up to $2,600*. Strictly by appointment only.

📅 6 and 13 May 2023
⏱ 9am – 1pm

Infant care is also available at selected centres for families with little ones from 2 to 17 months.

Schedule your tour here!

Register Now

For more information, visit Little Footprints Preschool Open House.

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34. GIFFEST III by EYEYAH! at the National Design Centre

GIFFEST III by EYEYAH! NDC

Now showing at the National Design Centre, GIFFEST III by EYEYAH! brings together more than 80 animated Gifs by local and international Creatives in its third and latest edition. This year’s theme, IMPERFECT, highlights the beauty and value of imperfections by delving into diverse perspectives on perfectionism and its impact on society—particularly for an emerging Generation navigating an increasingly digital landscape and AI-enabled world.

📅 18 May to 26 Aug 2023
⏰ 9am – 9pm
📍 National Design Centre
🏷 Free admission

For more information, visit GIFFEST III by EYEYAH!.

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Note: All details are correct as at the time of publishing. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information, no guarantee is given nor responsibility is taken for errors or omissions in the compilation. Readers are advised to check with the respective event organisers for the most updated schedules, venues and details.

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