Singapore Events, Festivals & Public Holiday

The rich mixture of cultures in Singapore means that there's always a cultural event to celebrate, all through the year. These festivals are usually colourful events centred around religion, age-old myths and traditions or the family.

During these times it's the ethnic quarters and temples of Geylang, Little India and Chinatown that come alive, but often a happy carnival atmosphere invades the suburbs, town centres, and even shopping malls, too.

Singapore is quite a culturally-open and sensitive society. The "open-house" concept - where a family welcomes friends, relatives and any visitors who may wish to drop by to its home - is a common practice during the major festivals like Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and Chinese New Year. Singapore's cultural celebrations are open to everybody and anybody, with just a few things to bare in mind - remember to dress appropriately for the occasion and leave your shoes at the entrance of mosques and temples.

Here, we bring you a month-by-month list of the festivals celebrated in Singapore, as well a list of the public holidays in Singapore.

Singapore Events Calendar and Public Holiday 2009

New Year's Day 1-Jan-09 Thursday
M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 09 7-12 Jan 09 Wednesday - Monday
Sentosa Flower 25-Jan-2009 - 01-Feb-2009  
Chinese New Year 26 - 27-Jan-09 Monday - Tuesday
Chingay Parade Singapore 30-Jan-2009 - 31-Jan-2009 Friday - Saturday
Valentine's Day 14-Feb-09 Saturday
Singapore Fashion Festival 01-Mar-2009 - 30-Apr-2009 TBA
International Women's Day 8-Mar-09 Sunday
School Holidays (March) 14-Mar-2009 - 22/03/2009 Saturday - Sunday
St. Patrick's Day 17-Mar-09 Tuesday
Good Friday 10-Apr-09 Friday
Easter Sunday 12-Apr-09 Sunday
Secretary Day 23-Apr-09 Thursday
Great Singapore Sale 01-May-2009 - 31-Jul-2009  
Labour Day 1-May-09 Friday
Vesak Day 9-May-09 Saturday
Mother's Day 10-May-09 Sunday
Singapore Art Festival 15-May-2009 - 14-Jun-2009  
Family Day 23-May-09 Saturday
Dragon Boat Festival 28-May-09 Thursday
School Holidays (June) 30-May-2009 - 28-Jun-2009 Saturday - Sunday
Father's Day 1-Jun-09 Sunday
Singapore Food Festival July 2009 TBA
International Friendship Day 2-Aug-09 Sunday
National Day 9-Aug-09 Sunday
Day after National Day 10-Aug-09 Monday
Teachers' Day 1-Sep-09 Tuesday
School Holidays (Sept) 05-Sep-09 - 13-Sep-09 Saturday - Sunday
Hari Raya Puasa 20-Sep-09 Sunday
Formula One Race 25-Sep-09 - 27-Sep-2009 Friday - Sunday
Children's Day 1-Oct-09 Thursday
Mid-Autumn Festival 3-Oct-09 Saturday
Bosses Day 16-Oct-09 Friday
Halloween Day 31-Oct-09 Saturday
Deepavali 15-Nov-09 Sunday
School Holidays (Dec) 21-Nov-2009 - 31-DEc-2009 Saturday - Thursday
Hari Raya Haji 27-Nov-09 Friday
Christmas Day 25-Dec-09 Friday
New Year's Eve 31-Dec-09 Thursday


 

 

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