Beers on the Lawn @ PS Cafe
Relax with a nice mug of beer this Chinese New Year at PS Cafe’s Beer on the Lawn event. With a selection of beers and ciders going at just $10 each, jam to tropical tunes and spend a laid back evening with family and friends!
Date: 28 January
Time: 12pm – 6pm
Where: 28B Harding Road, PS Cafe
Find out more: www.facebook.com/events/1243088079118469/
Celebrate Love and Prosperity at Sentosa in the Year of the Rooster
Specially for those born in the year of the rooster, have a free cable car ride on Sentosa! While you are there, catch their special dragon dance with lights, watch unique plays and have meet and greet sessions with auspicious characters. If you decide to just walk around, there are also zodiac lanterns and other gorgeous decorations for you to admire.
Date: 28 January – 30 January
Time: According to event hours
Where: Sentosa
Find out more: www.sentosa.com.sg/cny
Istana Chinese New Year Open House
In celebration of Chinese New Year, Singapore’s equivalent to the White House will be open with a chockfull of activities planned just for you! Aside from the annual lion dance, there will also be a rooster and instrumental dance performance, a sunflower dance, opera performance and trained monkey puppet show. Visitors can also choose to go for a guided walk or do a self-guided tour with the “Istana Garden Walk” mobile app.
Date: 29 January
Time: 8:30am – 6pm
Where: Orchard Road, Istana
Price: Free admission for Singapore citizens and Permanent residents
Find out more: www.istana.gov.sg/news/press-releases/2017/istana-open-house-29-january-2017
Photo credits: The Straits Times
Chinese New Year at SAM
The Singapore Art Museum and Singapore Biennale are collaborating to bring you the best Chinese New Year activities. Starting from 11am, capture your memories at their festive photo booth, enjoy a lion dance ‘Cai Qing’ performance and have a meet and greet session with the God of Fortune. Many more activities are lined up for the whole family to enjoy, so head on down!
Date: 29 January
Time: 10am – 7pm
Where: 71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore Art Museum
Find out more: www.facebook.com/events/399003043777316/ or https://www.singaporebiennale.org/sb2016-celebrates.php
Chicken & Egg: A Fowl tale
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Find out for yourself while exploring the origins of the chicken and it’s roles in civilisation, entertainment and even medical aid. To celebrate the year of the Rooster, the tenth animal in the zodiac sign, there will also be about 200 stamps dating from 1962 to the latest zodiac rooster stamps from Singapore and the Aland islands on display.
Date: 20 January – 25 June
Time: 10am – 7pm
Where: 23-B Coleman Street, Singapore Philatelic Museum
Price: Free admission for Singapore citizens and Permanent residents
Find out more: www.spm.org.sg/exhibitions/data/chicken-egg