Have you been bored lately? Craving some spontaneous excitement? Then take a peek at our list of ‘Things to Do’ — a series dedicated to showcasing what you (and your family and friends) can experience in Singapore for the upcoming month!
We’re stepping into September, which means we have entered the final third of the year! This means the arrival of special occasions like the Mid-Autumn Festival and the soon-to-be holidays! Join us in seeing what fun events and activities are in store for you this month.
Singapore Night Festival 2024
Singapore Night Festival 2024 kicks things off by lighting up the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct with over 50 programmes, ranging from projection mappings, night light installations, performances, and more!
As the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct has historical significance as the birthplace of some of Singapore’s first schools, this year’s edition of Singapore Night Festival sees the theme “Art of Play” take the spotlight! Through the festival, you’ll be transported back in time to your childhood by harking back to the precinct’s rich heritage.
🗓️Date: Till 7 September 2024
📍Location: Bras Basah.Bugis district
Want to know more about Singapore Night Festival 2024’s offerings? Then check out our sneak peek into Singapore Night Festival 2024! For more information on SNF 2024, check out SNF’s official website and socials on Facebook and Instagram.
Universal Studios Singapore Halloween Horror Nights 12
There’s nothing wrong with ushering the month of spooks and chills early and Universal Studios Singapore Halloween Horror Nights 12 is one way to do so! Back for its 12th edition, Southeast Asia’s biggest Halloween event will get your heart racing and your goosebumps rising with four new haunted houses, three frightening scare zones, and three spine-chilling shows!
Under the theme of dark dreams, you’ll be invited into a realm where dreams and nightmares co-exist, blurring the lines between your reality and imagination! Ready for the fright of your life? If you want to know all about the event, then check out our full guide of Halloween Horror Nights 12!
🗓️Date: 27 September to 2 November 2024
📍Location: Universal Studios Singapore, 8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269
💲Price:
- Halloween Horror Nights Ticket: from S$80 (S$80 for non-peak nights, S$90 for peak nights)
- Frights for Four: from S$480
- R.I.P Tour: from S$260
For more information, visit Resorts World Sentosa’s website or their socials on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Bubble Planet
Looking for fun for the whole family? Look no further than Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience! This multisensory experience will allow you to traverse fantastical landscapes and imaginary metaverses filled with unique optical illusions and photo opportunities!
You’ll be moving through 11 uniquely themed areas including a virtual reality room, a bubble bath ball pit, a giant bubble dome, and more! All these areas promise to be a dreamy, out-of-this-world experience using colours, lasers, lights and bubbles, 360-degree projection technology and a virtual reality interactive, which when combined will bring out your inner child!
🗓️Date: Various sessions starting from 3 September 2024
📍Location: Hall 8B, 1 Expo Drive, #02-01, Singapore EXPO, Singapore 486150
💲Price:
| Category | Price |
| (Resident) Adult (13+ years old) | S$29.90 |
| (Resident) Child (4 to 12 years old) | S$22.90 |
| (Resident) Adult VIP (13+ years old) | S$42.90 |
| (Resident) Child VIP (4 to 12 years old) | S$36.90 |
| (Tourist) Adult (13+ years old) | S$33.90 |
| (Tourist) Child (4 to 12 years old) | S$26.90 |
| (Tourist) Adult VIP (13+ years old) | S$46.90 |
| (Tourist) Child VIP (4 to 12 years old) | S$40.90 |
Are you bubbling with excitement for Bubble Planet? Then head over to Fever to get your tickets now! For more information, head over to Bubble Planet’s official website and their socials on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Art of the Brick
Whether you’re an avid LEGO adult fan or still cherish the childhood memories of building your wildest dreams with LEGOs scattered around you, the all-new Art of the Brick exhibition will take you on a nostalgic trip back to those carefree days of endless creativity!
Dubbed a CNN Top 10 “Global Must-See Exhibition”, Art of the Brick showcases the world’s most popular display of LEGO art. Marvel over one million LEGO bricks which have been transformed into more than 150 sculptures by artist Nathan Sawaya.
Highlights of this special exhibition include a 20-foot T-Rex skeleton, an innovative LEGO multimedia collection, and a LEGO creation area!
🗓️Date: From 3 September 2024
📍Location: Hall 8B, 9 Somapah Road, Singapore Expo, 487370
💲Price:
| Category | Price |
| (Resident) Adult (13+ years old) | S$22.90 |
| (Resident) Child (4 to 12 years old) | S$17.90 |
| (Resident) Student (13 to 25 years old) or Senior (65+ years old) | S$20.90 |
| (Resident) VIP Adult (13+ years old) | S$36.90 |
| (Resident) VIP Child (4 to 12 years old) | S$30.90 |
| (Resident) Group/Enterprise (min. 8 tickets) | S$21.90 |
| (Tourist) Adult (13+ years old) | S$26.90 |
| (Tourist) Child (4 to 12 years old) | S$21.90 |
| (Tourist) Student (13 to 25 years old) or Senior (65+ years old) | S$24.90 |
| (Tourist) VIP Adult (13+ years old) | S$40.90 |
| (Tourist) VIP Child (4 to 12 years old) | S$34.90 |
| (Tourist) Group/Enterprise (min. 8 tickets) | S$25.90 |
Step back in time to your childhood days one brick at a time at Art of the Brick! To get your tickets to the exhibition, you can do so on Fever! For more information, check out Art of the Brick’s socials on Facebook and Instagram!
Candlelight Concerts in September
Did you miss the Candlelight Concerts from August? Fear not! As there are more Candlelight Concerts in September waiting for you!
For the month of September, you have 7 concerts to choose from! If you’re a Coldplay fanatic, then Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay, will certainly be a night to remember as you can bask in the best of Coldplay’s music under the gentle glow of the candlelight.
To get a magical musical experience in a completely different setting, then get yourself a seat at Candlelight: Film Scores at S.E.A Aquarium! Candlelight concerts have always brought the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to places never before used for this purpose, and this concert is a prime example of this fact as you’ll be treated to songs from your favourite films, all in the grandeur of the S.E.A Aquarium!
🗓️Date: Various dates
📍Location:
- The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429
- CHIJMES Hall, 30 Victoria St, #01-28 CHIJMES, Singapore 187996
- S.E.A Aquarium, 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore 098269
💲Price: Prices vary for each concert
Does candlelight and concerts sound like your thing? Then get yourself a seat and check out the full list of Candlelight concerts in September on Fever’s website!
Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2024
I’m sure that the highlight of September for most Singaporeans would be the harvest celebration, the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you want to go full out on celebrations then there’s no better place to do so than the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2024!
This year, look forward to endless fun during this period, where there are multiple experiences to uncover, including the Festive Fair and the Street Light-up! All of these events and activities will be held across various spots in Singapore and you will never run out of things to do as they are spread out across the month!
🗓️Date: Various dates
📍Location: Various locations
To get the full list of locations and dates, check out Chinatown Festivals’ website! You can also keep up to date with the festival via their socials on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
illumi
The night is always young especially in Singapore as our tiny island comes to life when the sun sets! This September, get ready for your nights out on town to be absolutely bedazzled with the help of illumi!
Making its international debut in Singapore, this nocturnal event is set against the stunning backdrop of the Bayfront Event Ground, transforming Singapore’s iconic skyline into a jaw-dropping display full of larger-than-life structures and light installations using 20 million LED lights!
Nine unique worlds are yours to explore, featuring lifelike animatronic creatures. A few highlights you can’t miss include “The Enchanted Maples”, where you’ll be taken to Canada with glowing maple leaves and the Sugar Shack’s sweet treats!
🗓️Date: From 13 September 2024
📍Location: 12A Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018970
💲Price:
| Category | Price |
| Adult | From S$25 |
| Child (2 to 12 years old) | From S$15 |
| VIP (VIP tickets includes single admission, VIP lanyard and gift, one complimentary | From S$50 |
⏰Time: (time slots) 7.15pm, 7.30pm, 7.45pm, 8pm, 8.15pm, 8.30pm, 8.45pm, 9pm, 9.15pm, 9.30pm
Light up the night with illumi in September! Snag yourself some tickets to illumi via Tremtix’s website or on Pelago’s website today! For more information, head over to illumi’s website or their socials on Facebook and Instagram.
Underground: The Summoning
Can’t wait for Halloween Horror Nights? Then make a stop for Underground: The Summoning, Singapore’s first and only experiential horror event held below the surface at the Battlebox in Fort Canning!
This September, you’ll be travelling back in time to the year 1942 where Japanese forces are set to make their invasion. In desperation, the British army officers seek help from an ancient book of summoning, only to unleash chaos in the form of the demon lord of war, Bellum, who overrun the bunker with his minions!
This interactive experience will challenge small groups of 8 to 9 people to defeat Bellum! As you make your way through a cavernous maze of rooms and zones and fears you have to face, your fate hangs on every decision you make!
🗓️Date: 25 September to 3 November 2024
📍Location: 2 Cox Terrace, Battlebox, Singapore 179622
💲Price: From S$63
Tickets to Underground: The Summoning are now available for sale! Early bird tickets are now on sale at 15% off until 1 September 2024. For more information, head to Underground’s social on Instagram and their official website!
Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! In the blink of an eye, we are less than a month away from the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix!
If you’re yet to be up to speed with what the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix is all about, it’s the motor racing event of Singapore! Like previous years, this year’s edition will take place on the Marina Bay Street Circuit!
Over 3 days, you’ll be treated to a spectacle of racers zipping down the track and a star-studded entertainment line-up! So get your cheering game on and head down to the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix for the one weekend Singapore buzzes to life with F1 fever!
🗓️Date: 20 to 22 September 2024
📍Location: Marina Bay Street Circuit
💲Price: For the full list of tickets, check out Singapore Grand Prix’s website
On your markets, get set and go get your tickets to the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix now on Singapore Grand Prix’s website! For more information, discover more on Singapore Grand Prix’s socials on Facebook and Instagram.
Singapore Design Week
Whether you’re an experienced designer or someone who’s just entered the design week, there’s no better place to soak up all things design than Singapore Design Week! This year’s edition of Singapore Design Week’s theme revolves around “People of Design”, meaning you’ll be seeing the everyday visionaries take the spotlight!
From design districts decorated with interactive installations to lifestyle programmes to immerse yourself in the world of design, Singapore Design Week has something for everyone.
In fact, if you don’t know what to go for during this festival, we have a comprehensive guide on what’s happening during Singapore Design Week you can check out!
🗓️Date:
- 26 September to 6 October 2024 (SDW 2024)
- 1 to 2 October 2024 (Design Futures Forum)
- 26 September to 17 November 2024 (Future Impact 2: Homecoming Showcase)
📍Location:
- Bras Basah.Bugis Design District
- Marina Design District
- Orchard Design District
- Victoria Theatre and The Arts House (Design Futures Forum)
- Asian Civilisations Museum (Future Impact 2: Homecoming Showcase)
💲Price: Free
For more information, check out SDW’s official website! To keep up with the latest on SDW 2024, head over to SDW’s socials on Facebook and Instagram.
Like any of the selections we have for you this month, or have others we should include in this list or the next? Let us know at hello@danamic.org, or slide into our DMs on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok. See you next month!
Cover photo by Russell Loh of the DANAMIC Team. Additional visuals courtesy of National Heritage Board, Fever, illumi by Cavalia, Resorts World Sentosa (圣淘沙名胜世界), and Singapore Design Week 2024.
