Please note that this is an overdue event

Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2017 @Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2017 @Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall


Ring in the year of the Rooster at Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall’s Chinese New Year celebrations!

 

The memorial hall will be presenting an exciting line-up of programmes suitable for the young and old throughout the festival such as special guided tours led by Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJ Zhong Kunhua, arts and craft workshops, snack bazaars, cultural performances, and more.Festive rooster installations also promise to make for great family photo-moments this Lunar New Year.

  • Treasure Egg Hunt & Lantern Riddles

Date: 23 Jan - 12 Feb 2017 (closed on Monday)
Time: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Use the clues provided to find the 5 Golden Eggs hidden around the memorial hall, and win a prize! Don't forget to participate in Lantern Riddles on the Verandah (Level 2) too!

  • Lion & Dragon Dance Performances

Date: 28 Jan 2017
Time: 10.00am - 11.00am (Lion & Dragon Dance)
Catch exciting Lion Dance performances, Treasure Egg Hunts, and Lantern Riddles for a roaring good time

  • Egg Painting Workshop

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Usher in the Year of the Rooster at the Egg Painting workshop. Workshop is free. No registration required.

  • Paper Cutting, Chinese Calligraphy & Clay Figurine Demonstration

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 11.00am – 8.00pm
Learn more about the rich Chinese culture and try these traditional craft demonstrations. Demonstrations are free. No registration required. 

  • Meet & Greet: God of Fortune & Chicken Little 

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 11.00am – 8.00pm
Rub shoulders with the God of Fortune & Chicken Little for a little extra luck in the Rooster Year!

  • Old Chang Kee & Coffee Bandits Food Trucks

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 12.00pm – 9.00pm
Grab ice-cold coffee, fresh curry puffs, sandwiches, and more!

  • Ting Ting, Malt & Dragon Beard Candy (Free)

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 12.00pm – 9.00pm
Savour free traditional candies from pop-up snack booths for an even sweeter year ahead!

  • Build-A-Bear Workshop

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Get crafty and learn to create your very own personalised teddy bear at the Build-A-Bear workshop. Workshop is free. No registration required.

  • Celebrity Guided Tour: Mediacorp YES 933 DJ Zhong Kunhua 

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm (Mandarin)
Learn more about the “One Night in Wuchang: 1911 Revolution and Nanyang” exhibition with Mediacorp YES 933 DJ Zhong Kunhua. Tour is free. No registration required.

  • Rooster Piggy Bank workshop

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Get art-farty at the Rooster Piggy Bank workshop and cultivate good saving habits for the New Year. Workshop is free. No registration required.

  • Lion Dance Performance

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 4.00pm
Catch exciting Lion Dance performances, Treasure Egg Hunts, and Lantern Riddles for a roaring good time

  • Storytelling Session by Liang Huiyu

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pm & 6.00pm – 7.00pm
Join local author Liang Huiyu for a special interactive storytelling session, and learn more about the origins of the 12 Zodiacs. Storytelling is free. No registration required.

  • Cultural Performances

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 5.30pm – 6.00pm
Be enthralled by ARTISTIX’s Spring Fest Showcase and performances by fusion music group, Flame of the Forest.

  • Outdoor Movie Screening: The Monkey King

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 6.00pm – 7.45pm
Enjoy a movie under the stars – grab a seat at the lawn and catch and outdoor screening of “The Monkey King”. Movie screening is free. No registration required.

  • Sand Art Performance

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 7.45pm – 8.00pm
Be amazed by Lawrence Koh’s sand art performance of the legend of Nian Shou! Experience this traditional Chinese New Year fable like you’ve never seen before

  • Outdoor Movie Screening: The Secret Life of Pets

Date: 4 Feb 2017
Time: 8.00pm – 9.30pm
Enjoy a movie under the stars – grab a seat at the lawn and catch and outdoor screening of “The Secret Life of Pets”. Movie screening is free. No registration required.


Age

3+


Price

Adult: 6 SGD
Singaporeans and Permanent Residents : Free
Person with Disabilities: 4 SGD
Senior Citizen (60 years old and above): 4 SGD
Children (6 to 12 years old): 4 SGD
Children under 6 years old: Free
Students: 4 SGD
Family Package of 5 (not exceeding 3 adults per family): 18 SGD


Telephone number

+65 6256 7377


Links


Address

Singapore
12 Tai Gin Road, Singapore 327874

How to get there?

By Bus

Bus service nos. 21, 130, 131, 139, 139M, 145, 186 (to alight at Zhongshan Mall) 
Bus service nos. 139, 139M: Opp EASB (to alight at East Asia Institute of Management) 

By Train

Toa Payoh Station (NS19) 
Take bus service nos. 139, 145 from Toa Payoh Bus Interchange (to alight at Zhongshan Park) 

Novena Station (NS20)
Take bus service nos. 21, 131 from Novena Church (to alight at Zhongshan Park)

Alternatively, the Memorial Hall is a 20 minute walk from Toa Payoh Station (NS19) or Novena Station (NS20) 

 

By Car

Pan-Island Expressway (PIE), from Changi Aiport towards Tuas
Take Exit 17 (Balestier Road/Thomson Road/Upper Thomson Road) onto Jalan Datoh. Turn left at Balestier Road, then turn left at Ah Hood Road. 

Pan-Island Expressway (PIE), from Tuas towards Changi Airport
Take Exit 17D (Thomson Road/Toa Payoh) onto Jalan Toa Payoh. Turn right to stay on Thomson Road. Turn left to Balestier Road, then turn left at Ah Hood Road.

Parking

The Memorial Hall does not offer parking spaces. Visitors may park at Zhongshan Mall, HomeTeamNS-JOM Clubhouse, or Ah Hood Gardens housing estate.