Come dressed in your best red-and-white outfit and celebrate Singapore’s 57th birthday at the National Museum of Singapore with your family and friends!
You can look forward to an exciting line-up of programmes all happening on 9 Aug, from an outdoor playground for families in the morning to a National Day hunt in our galleries throughout the day; creating mementos based on Singapore’s icons in our drop-in activity stations and workshops, and lively music performances and storytelling sessions.
In the evening, gather with your family and friends for an outdoor live telecast of the National Day Parade, as images of past parades over the years are projected on the museum’s façade.
Don’t forget to tag us on social media when taking photos with #NationalDayatNMS!
National Day Light-up
- 15 July to 10 Aug
- 7.30pm – 12 mn daily | Museum Front Lawn
- Free Admission
In the weeks leading up to National Day, the National Museum building will come alive with a special facade projection in celebration of Singapore’s 57th birthday. Look out for the colours and symbols that represent Singapore and the National Day theme of Stronger Together, Majulah!.
Don't miss our onsite programmes all happening on 9 Aug!
Live Telecast of National Day Parade
- 5.30pm – 8.30pm (to be seated by 5.15pm)
- Front Lawn, Level 1 | Free
Enjoy a live telecast of the National Day Parade under the museum’s iconic Banyan tree with your family and friends. Visitors may bring their own picnic mats.
Please note that Vaccinated Differentiated SMMs (VDS) will apply for the live telecast of the National Day Parade. Visitors will be required to show their vaccination status before entering the site.
Let’s Gotong Royong: Community Batik Painting and Batik Display
- 10.30am – 6pm
- Gallery Theatre Foyer, Basement Level | Free
Experience the gotong royong (community spirit) as we come together to paint a specially-designed batik piece that features Singapore’s symbols and national icons!
Do look out for a unique batik piece on display, painted by close to 200 museum visitors during the museum’s Hari Raya edition of Let’s Gotong Royong back in May! Admire its beauty and see if you can spot a national icon hidden within this colourful artwork.
National Day Scavenger Hunt @ NMS
- 10am – 5.30pm (final registration at 4.45pm) | Free
- Register at the Seminar Room, Level 2. Hunt takes place in the permanent galleries
Search for little-known aspects of Singapore in the museum’s galleries, and redeem a special National Day souvenir upon completing the hunt!
Writings on the Wall
- 10am – 7pm
- LED Wall, Level 1 | Free
In reflecting on this year’s National Day theme of “Stronger Together, Majulah!”, we invite you to share with us what Singapore means to you, stories of resilience that inspire you, and what are your hopes and wishes for Singapore’s future. You might even see your responses projected on the museum’s LED wall!
Artist and Sustainability: Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2022 Art Exhibition
- 10am – 6pm
- Canyon, Basement Level | Free
Come learn, discover and be inspired as you immerse yourself in the vibrant artistic responses from our youth, in “Artist and Sustainability”, an exhibition that was presented for the SYF 2022. “Artist and Sustainability” invites students to consider how individual efforts and collective actions can positively impact the world we live in and benefit future generations. A selection of the exhibition will be displayed during National Day. This exhibition is held in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.
Outdoor Games & Activities
- 10am – 4.30pm Bus Bay, Level 2 | Free
Get ready for some fun with a selection of old-school and traditional games enjoyed across generations at carnivals or pasar malams. Stand a chance to win prizes at some of these game stations!
Drop in at any of our craft stations and photo booth to create your memento of National Day! National Day Photobooth
National Day Photobooth
- 10am – 7pm
- Longer Concourse, Level 1 | Free
Document your memory of your National Day celebration at the museum sustainably! Gather with your friends and family members for a photo opportunity at our booth, with props inspired by Singapore’s icons.
Don’t forget to share your digital photograph with us on social media with the hashtag #NationalDayatNMS.
Drop-in craft activity: SG Icons Coaster Making
- 10am – 5pm
- Glass Atrium, Level 2 | Free
Unleash your creativity with coloured beads to create coasters featuring our national symbols. A fun way to make coasters that will brighten up your coffee tables.
National Museum Building Tour for Families
- 11am – 12pm & 3 – 4pm
- Rotunda, Level 1 (Meeting Point) | Free
Join us on a learning journey around the museum and discover more interesting gems about our 135-year-old building!
Limited to 15 pairs of parent and child on a first come, first served basis.
Singalong Storytelling Session: Sing A Song of Hawker Food
- 11am – 12pm
- Gallery Theatre, Basement Level | $10/parent-child pair
Join us for a merry morning of singing and doodling! Children will enjoy familiar nursery rhymes adapted to feature local hawker delights such as roti prata and char kway teow, and learn about environmentally-friendly behaviour at hawker centres.
Interactive Storytelling: The River That Gives Us Life
- 4.30pm – 5.30pm
- Gallery Theatre, Basement Level | $10/parent-child pair
This National Day, come learn about the Singapore River’s past and how we can keep our waterways clean by upcycling our household waste, and create your own spy-glass bookmarks to take home!
Adventure Playground by Chapter Zero
- 10am – 12pm
- Front Lawn, Level 1 | Free
In this interactive activity, children are free to direct their own play and creations and have fun with everyday objects and “junk”. See how children's ideas interact with open-ended materials to transform a space into a pop-up adventure playground.
Music Performance: Open Score Project
- 11am – 11.30am
- The Platform, Level 2 | Free
Catch Open Score Project, a multicultural music ensemble whose sound uniquely converges various ethnic and musical cultures of the world, as they present a medley of National Day songs!
Music Performance: Silver Songbirds
- 2pm – 2.30pm
- The Platform, Level 2 | Free
Be serenaded by the Silver Songbirds, a group of active seniors who are passionate about singing and theatre, as they perform a medley of classic National Day songs such as “Di Tanjong Katong” and “We Are Singapore”!
Music Performance: I.AM
- 4pm – 4.30pm
- The Platform, Level 2 | Free
In this music performance, groove to National Day songs by differently-abled talents from Inclusive Arts Movement (I.AM).
I.AM aims to create an inclusive society through music and the arts by creating social awareness for differently-abled talents while providing them with a sustainable income. It offers these talents a platform for music performances and the performing arts, and promotes an inclusive atmosphere by uniting them through a common passion.
Merchants of Singapore: A Participatory Character Tour
- 11.30am – 12pm & 2.30 – 3pm
- Modern Colony Gallery, Level 2 | $8/pax
Throughout Singapore’s history, many have come to Singapore in search of business opportunities, a new life, or a brighter future.
In this participatory character tour, we invite you to “travel” back in time where you will encounter two travellers from different backgrounds with a common goal.
Talk at the Tuckshop: Interracial Friendships and Relationships
- 10.30am – 12pm
- Perform Room, Level 3 | $5/pax
Given Singapore’s diversity, how much do we really know about our peers of different races, beyond the primary customs and what we observe on the surface?
We invite you to share with us your experience and hear about the lived experiences of people from other communities, as we explore Singapore as our home.
Price is inclusive of a docent tour. This programme is suitable for all participants from ages 16 and above.
Register here
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