Please note that this is an overdue event

Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2019



Usher in the Year of the Pig at Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall’s Lunar New Year celebrations!

 

Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2019 presents an exciting line-up of festive offerings suitable for all ages, including auspicious Lion and Dragon dance performances, heritage tours and trails, and craft activities for the little ones.

Join us for the Memorial Hall’s signature mass lohei and toss to bountiful luck and prosperity, get your zodiac predictions for the new year, challenge your friends in our Kampung Games, enjoy an evening concert of contemporary and traditional performing arts, and more.

Our festive zodiac animal installations also promise to make for great photo moments. Join us in celebrating this much loved Chinese festival and learn more about the origins, customs and traditions behind the Lunar New Year!
 
Activities are free unless otherwise stated.

Programmes:

  • Auspicious Lion Dance Performance 
  • Festival of Spring Prosperity Toss (Supported by Kwong Cheong Thye Pte Ltd)
  • Paper Sculpting Workshop (Supported by A Piece Of…)
  • 3D Festive Paper Cutting
  • Miniature Mask Painting  
  • Festive Pouch Making Workshop (Supported by Mama & Misse)
  • Red Packet Origami
  • Zodiac Animals Bookmark Making
  • Festival of Spring Lantern Riddles
  • Balestier Heritage Trail
  • God of Fortune
  • Street Magician
  • Zodiac Animals Finger Puppet Making
  • Festive Face Painting
  • Chinese Knot Making
  • Festive Photobooth
  • Special Exhibition Guided Tour
  • Permanent Gallery Guided Tour
  • Lunar New Year Tales (Supported by the Speak Good English Movement and Speak Mandarin Campaign)
  • Evening Concert

 

Image Credit: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall


Age

0+


Price

Free


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.