Joo Chiat Street Social takes over Joo Chiat Road today, Saturday 3 October 2026, from 3.30pm to 9.30pm, with free entry along the stretch from East Coast Road to Dunman Road.
The Katong Joo Chiat Business Association (KJCBA) runs the street festival with placemaking partner INVADE as part of the Land Transport Authority’s first Joo Chiat Car-Free Day, held for World Car-Free Day 2026. The road is closed to traffic from 8am today to 2am on Sunday.
Three zones on one road
Near East Coast Road, the Picnic and Music cluster carries the main stage, picnic lawn, food tastings, a beer garden and jams. Mid-stretch is Wellness, with yoga, Pilates, dance fitness and mindfulness sessions from Ojas and partner studios. Kids and art activities sit near Fowlie Road, and a second music and arts zone closes the Dunman Road end.
Near Dunman Road, the Pets zone adds an agility run, paw portraits, a pet marketplace, adoption and education booths, and Pawquest trail challenges. Dogs must stay leashed, and owners clean up after them.
Community Pass and S$5 vouchers
One thousand complimentary Community Passes were given out through participating merchants from mid-September. They are not for sale. Today, a pass can be redeemed at the counters for a speciality coffee, chilled tea or craft drink while stocks last, limited to one per guest. Alcohol needs photo ID for guests 18 and above.
Games, heritage challenges and workshops across the zones share a pool of up to S$5,000 in S$5 merchant vouchers, spent at participating Joo Chiat merchants. The vouchers are single use, cannot be exchanged for cash, and unused value is not refunded.
Festival timetable
The festival and the pass redemption counter open at 3.30pm. Community yoga and the Breakfast at Fluffy’s BFF PAWDASH start at 4pm; the first 300 sign-ups receive a Dasher’s Bow and the top 10 dogs win S$100 BFF vouchers. Food tastings and a heritage kueh demo follow at 5pm, Pilates and dance fitness at 5.30pm, the live band on the main stage at 6.30pm, a community music jam at 7.30pm and a closing DJ set at 8.30pm. The festival ends at 9.30pm.
Wellness sessions
Seven local businesses run free classes of 30 minutes to an hour around Marshall Lane. Walk-ins are welcome. The Ojas sessions are guided through silent headsets.
| Time | Session | Booking or contact |
|---|---|---|
| 3.30pm to 4.30pm | Jal Yoga Katong: all-levels yoga, mats provided | Instagram @jalyogasg |
| 3.30pm to 5pm | The Moving Body: 30-minute Pilates and strength mat taster, run in three blocks | Sign-up form |
| 4.30pm to 5pm | Jin Pilates: Move Your Spine | Dorothy, +65 8852 0264 |
| 5pm to 5.30pm | Jin Pilates: It’s Hip to Squat, ending with a squat challenge | Dorothy, +65 8852 0264 |
| 5.30pm to 6pm | Ojas: Wheel Yoga Flow with Palak | tinyurl.com/OjasWheelYoga |
| 6pm to 7pm | Breathe Pilates: mat Pilates | breathepilates.com.sg |
| 6.15pm to 6.45pm | Ojas: Chair Yoga Stretch with Mohita | tinyurl.com/OjasChairYoga |
| 7pm to 7.30pm | Ojas: Signature Silent Sunset Reset with Archana | tinyurl.com/OJASResetSignature |
| 7pm to 8pm | Kindle Space: prenatal and post-partum yoga with a sound bath | kindlespace.sg/timetable |
| 7.45pm to 8.15pm | Ojas: Moon Salutation and Sound Healing with Aslinah | tinyurl.com/OjasSoundhealing |
| 8pm to 9.30pm | Ayu Yoga: Worry-Free Yoga at 8pm, an artistic yoga performance on stage at 8.30pm and a closing session at 9pm | WhatsApp +65 9827 3007 (mats limited) |
| 8.30pm to 9pm | Ojas: Calming Restorative Flow with Aslinah | tinyurl.com/OjasRestorativeflow |
Merchant highlights
Food and drink run the length of the road. 808 Eating House pours Sunbird craft beers, including Laksa Rice Ale and Orchid Tie Guan Yin Lager, with its Flower Crab Chips and Dip. AlibabaR turns its stretch into a Hawker Oktoberfest with DJ sets by Glen Wee and DJ CW and four booths serving falafel, satay, tacos, German sausage and curry chicken. Smokey’s BBQ brings Texas brisket and ribs to the Picnic Zone, Base Gelato has a Singapore Kaya Butter Ice Cream Toast, and Dona Manis serves Banana Pie, grilled sticky rice parcels and Vegan Banana Nice Cream.
In the Pets zone, Meraki Vets runs free pet health checks and a Pet First Aid Station at 441 Joo Chiat Road. Pawsible is attempting a Singapore record for the longest banner of paw prints from 3.30pm to 6.30pm, with adjudication by the Singapore Book of Records at 5pm and a S$10 Pawsible voucher for every participant. Heads Up For Tails has buy three, get one free on Sara’s Treats, selected collars and leashes at S$2 and S$5, and free pet ice cream.
Further along, RetroCrates sells selected records at S$20 each from a roadside booth at 444 Joo Chiat Road from 4pm to 9pm. IN GOOD COMPANY at 316 Joo Chiat Road has dog treats by LICKED, botanical gelato by Birds of Paradise and a Durian Daifuku by MIURA from 3.30pm to 9pm. At GOOODHOOOD by Hello Arigato near Dunman Road, illustrators from OIC Singapore draw a limited number of free portraits and artist Tobyato leads a community floor mural in non-permanent chalk paint. Heartware Store brings its shop down to street level, and Ardhira Putra’s exhibition Atomic Daydream opens the same day.
LTA’s Car-Free Day programme
The Land Transport Authority’s Car-Free Day programme runs alongside Street Social, with agency booths and sport and heritage events around Joo Chiat Community Club. The timed events run as follows.
| Time | Programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 3.30pm to 4.30pm | HDB Heritage Fashion Runway | In front of Joo Chiat Community Club |
| 3.30pm to 6.30pm | Ann Siang Sounds open jam for musicians of all levels | In front of Picotin |
| 3.30pm to 7pm | Inline skating trials and SportSG Heritage Fitness Challenge, no registration needed | Duku Road |
| 3.30pm to 7pm | Pickleball | Alleyway by Flower Matters |
| 4pm and 5pm | Free beginner boxing classes, then the Spartans Boxing Championship from 6pm to 9.30pm | Spartans Boxing Ring, Fitness Zone |
| 4pm to 5pm | SMRT music performance | Marine Parade MRT station |
| 4.30pm to 6pm | Kueh Party with traditional kueh makers, curated by the Museum of Food | Multi-purpose hall, Joo Chiat Community Club |
| 4.30pm to 6.30pm | Street circus by contortionist hand balancer Gabriel Lim | Fowlie Road entrance |
| 6pm to 7pm | Dapor Diva: Bibik Shirley Tay on Peranakan home cooking | Multi-purpose hall, Joo Chiat Community Club |
| 7pm to 9pm | Live music by MELF (7pm and 8pm) and MadHatter Project (7.30pm and 8.30pm) | Joo Chiat Community Club stage |
| 7.30pm to 9.30pm | SportSG Heritage Dance Fitness, registration via ActiveSG | In front of Picotin |
All afternoon, the LTA Experience Booth in front of Aart Boxx has a Message to 2040 telephone booth and a Move Happy spin-the-wheel, and players of The Invisible City Quest who bring a fully illuminated map can try for a commemorative token while stocks last. PlayFACTO runs hands-on robotics for children aged five to 12 in front of Two Men Bagel House, and the DBS Chromo Lounge sits in front of Divineway Fengshui. Tenants at i12 Katong, including Genki Sushi and Liang Yi TCM, have Car-Free Day deals.
Road closure and getting there
Joo Chiat Road between East Coast Road and Dunman Road is closed from 8am today to 2am on Sunday 4 October, and roadside parking has been suspended since midnight on 2 October for set-up. The open URA car park on Joo Chiat Road, the i12 Katong car park and the Dunman Food Centre car park remain available.
Marine Parade MRT on the Thomson-East Coast Line and Eunos on the East-West Line are a short walk or bus ride away. Bus services on Dunman Road and East Coast Road keep running, but service 16 and 16M skip six stops from 8am to the last bus: i12 Katong (92181), Marshall Lane (92171), After Duku Road (92179) and Opposite i12 Katong (92189) on Joo Chiat Road, and Maranatha Hall (82139) and Opposite Maranatha Hall (82131) on Dunman Road.
Light rain keeps the street open; heavy rain may pause outdoor activities while covered five-foot ways and indoor dining stay open. The precinct visitor centre is at Singapore Visitor Centre@Kim Choo Kueh Chang, 111 East Coast Road.
