If your Christmas list is still a blank page in your Notes app, Boutiques Singapore: The Gifting Edition 2026 is coming to the F1 Pit Building from 20 to 22 November 2026. More than 300 brands will be under one roof. The organisers say 90 of them are international names new to the fair, a figure they call record-setting. Homegrown talent gets plenty of space too, including a dedicated Singapore Design Gift Store and a record cohort of emerging local labels.
🎟️ Tickets are now available and can be purchased via the ticket link provided by the organiser.
Boutiques started in 2002, when founder Charlotte Cain set it up as a shopping event for quality, design-led goods. It now runs twice a year, and the November edition is the one built around gifting. For Cain, the point has always been meeting the people behind the products: “Beyond finding something you want to take home, we want visitors to encounter new ideas, meet the designers, and hear the stories behind the things they see.”
A 15-Minute Massage Between Purchases
This year’s new additions are designed to make a long shopping day easier on the body. Hideaway, the massage and bathhouse concept from New Bahru, is offering 15-minute neck and shoulder or hand and arm massages for anyone who needs a pause. Hideaway will also sell its own personal care range, built around its signature scent and co-created with POSTCARD. The organisers describe this as Hideaway’s exclusive retail debut.
Gift Wrap That Funds a Charity
Next comes GOFY and its “Naughty or Nice” wrapping counter. Make a donation to one of five charity partners, then pick a wrapping paper and gift card pairing that suits the person you’re buying for. Pairings range from “Frenemy vs. Bestie” for friends to “Spicy vs. Sweet” for partners. There are eight artist-designed paper styles, each with a matching card. Paying for gift wrap is easier to justify when the money goes to charity.
GOFY is also running artist-led workshops and drop-in activities for all ages and skill levels. The wildcard is Aura Obscura. Its camera uses biofeedback sensors to turn subtle changes in the body’s electrical activity into colourful aura portraits on Instax Wide film. Believe in auras or not, you walk away with a one-of-a-kind photo.
A Local Design Room in 2A
In Room 2A, the Singapore Design Gift Store is a collaboration with the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), the national agency for design. It’s curated by Priscilla Tan, principal designer at Supermama, and Clara Yee, designer and co-founder of Magicfruit. Design collectives on show include Just A Band Of Creatives, Observation House and PRINTCENTRE.
Head here if you want something distinctly Singaporean that doesn’t look like it came from a souvenir shop. Dsg’s Tamsin Greulich-Smith says the aim is to give visitors “a fresh way to engage directly with diverse and emerging Singapore creative practices and the designers behind them.”
Three Picks Worth Hunting Down
Among the newcomers, Scents OF PLTO is the one we’d look for first. The Indonesian fragrance house is making its Singapore debut with two exclusive scents from its Asian Archive collection: Smoked Osmanthus and Sheer Chrysanthemum.
Homegrown label Tow Tow is debuting its first-ever System Collection. Interchangeable straps, pouches, hardware and charms let you build a bag around your needs, and its Build-A-Charm experience has new exclusive designs.
Dessert fans should find Korean label MilkyShop. It’s bringing a Boutiques-exclusive Butter Sand Mix Box with four signature flavours, including Crème Brûlée and Uji Matcha.
Support Small, Shop Smart
The Boutiques Showcase Grant gives emerging local labels financial assistance, marketing guidance and mentorship. This edition’s record cohort has 11 recipients, all new to the programme.
The Needy Socks was born from its founder’s experience as a nurse. It reworks compression socks so they’re easier to pull on and fun to look at. If you want a gift personalised on the spot, Tauruscamp is running a live hot-stamp counter for its minimalist wallets.
Fellow recipient WASTD is a waste-focused design studio founded by a former luxury fashion designer. Boutiques marks its first time selling directly to consumers, and it’s launching a Boutiques-exclusive Mini Wall Sconce and a limited-edition candle.
Social-impact brands are here as well. Yellow Ribbon Project returns for its second Boutiques appearance with crochet pieces made by female inmates through its Arts Behind Bars programme. Look out for a pick-your-own crochet flower bouquet and a YRP Gift Set with a ceramic mug, coasters and bakery products handmade by inmates. At ART:DIS Studio’s Beads Bar 3.0, you choose handmade beads by artists with disabilities and string your own necklace.
Bringing the Kids Along
Parents get a bigger kids’ drop-off area this time. It’s run by The Artground and That’s Neat, with new workshops such as candle making and recyclable weaving, so you can browse the design room while the kids make something to take home.
Homegrown children’s brand Sea Apple is marking its 10th anniversary with The Sea Apple Hotel. The immersive, hotel-inspired booth offers personalisation and made-to-order T-shirts. Maison Q’s new Doodle concept turns hand-drawn doodles by children or adults into embroidered designs, so a kid’s scribble can end up on a towel.
Tweens and teens get their own corner too. alcheME makes barrier-first skincare formulated for that age group. It’s bringing mini gifting bundles and a Boutiques-exclusive Findlay x alcheME wash bag.
Refuel Before Round Two
For a break, try Michelin Guide-listed gelato from Birds of Paradise or African-inspired food and coffee from KAFE UTU. At The Garage Café, Cheeselads is serving Baked Camembert and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, while Mahmud’s Tandoor brings its homegrown Pakistani-Indian favourites.
👉 Planning more design and art outings? Read our look at ART SG 2027 at 72-13.
🗓️ Date: 20 to 22 November 2026
📍 Location: F1 Pit Building
🎟️ Tickets: On sale now via the organiser’s ticket link
🔗 Details: Boutiques Singapore’s website, Instagram and Facebook
A massage, a wrapped gift that funds a charity, and a bag of finds from designers you can chat with in person make a better way to clear a Christmas list than another night of scrolling online stores. Grab your tickets through the organiser’s ticket link, then follow Boutiques Singapore on Instagram and Facebook for brand reveals ahead of 20 November. Your gift list (and your shoulders) will thank you!
Visuals courtesy of Boutiques Singapore.
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