Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Friday, 25 September 2026, and Singapore packs lantern trails, free precincts and ticketed nights into Friday to Sunday, 25 to 27 September. Halloween Horror Nights opens Friday and Saturday only this weekend, not Sunday.
Free and outdoors
Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn lanterns. Fenbao’s free lantern trail fills Golden Garden, Supertree Grove, Bayfront Plaza and Flower Dome for the festival’s closing nights, with Craft Corner and Sunday finales stacked on top.
- When: Nightly to Sun 27 Sep, 6pm to 10pm; Craft Corner Fri-Sun 25-27; Big Flag Championship Sun 27, 1pm to 7.30pm; Dragon Dance Sun 27, 7.30pm
- Where: Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive
- Price: Free outdoors; Craft Corner fees for selected activities
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Kids into Flower Dome free for residents. Singapore residents’ children aged 12 and under enter Flower Dome free through the Mid-Autumn end date, with Lilytopia still inside.
- When: To Sun 27 Sep, various timings
- Where: Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay
- Price: Free for kids 12 and under (SG residents); adults pay standard admission
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Lights by the Lake. NParks’ west-side Mid-Autumn trail retells The Legend of the White Snake across Lakeside Field, Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden, with Cloud Pagoda shows closing this Sunday.
- When: Lanterns nightly to 4 Oct, 6.30pm to 10.30pm; Cloud Pagoda light show to Sun 27 Sep, 7.30pm to 10pm every 30 minutes
- Where: Jurong Lake Gardens (Lakeside / Chinese / Japanese Garden)
- Price: Free
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Celestial Trail. A free illuminated night trek links Science Centre Singapore and Japanese Garden under Celestial Nights.
- When: Trail open through Sun 27 Sep
- Where: Science Centre Singapore and Japanese Garden, Jurong East
- Price: Free
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Chinatown community lanterns. Chinatown skips large Eu Tong Sen Street lanterns this year and keeps community displays at Kreta Ayer Square and Banda Street.
- When: Displays 11 Sep-4 Oct (covers this weekend)
- Where: Kreta Ayer Square and Banda Street
- Price: Free
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Break Point Garden free screenings. Selected Singapore Tennis Open match screenings, DJ sets and Nosh food trucks run at Arena Park without a Centre Court ticket.
- When: 21-27 Sep (covers Fri-Sun)
- Where: Break Point Garden, Arena Park, The Kallang
- Price: Free
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Giant Tennis Experience. Oversized rackets, inflatable balls and a play court fill Kallang Wave Mall’s atrium for anyone in the precinct.
- When: To Sun 27 Sep
- Where: Kallang Wave Mall atrium, The Kallang
- Price: Free
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Reaction Challenge Activation Truck. Kallang App users registered for The Kallang Kaki programme can take on the Reaction Challenge for a chance at F&B vouchers.
- When: 21-27 Sep
- Where: Stadium MRT Exit B, The Kallang
- Price: Free to try (app / loyalty registration)
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Families and kids
Sanrio Moonlit Garden at VivoCity. Last days for the Sanrio Mid-Autumn takeover on VivoCity’s Sky Park, with evening carnival windows.
- When: To Sun 27 Sep; Sky Park lights about 6pm to 10pm, carnival about 5pm to 10pm
- Where: VivoCity Sky Park, 1 HarbourFront Walk
- Price: Free to view; activity charges may apply
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Pororo Mid Autumn Moon Fest. Lantern decorating, Mid-Autumn games, a Pororo performance, Moonlit Lantern Walk, bubble party and lucky draw in one ticketed evening.
- When: Sat 26 Sep, 6pm to 9pm
- Where: Pororo Park Singapore
- Price: S$45 for 1 adult + 1 child, incl. goodie bag worth S$50
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Guoco Midtown Play Feast. Sunday kids’ meal deals at named Midtown restaurants, free playgrounds, free treats 12pm to 3pm, and free two-hour parking with a S$50 single receipt at Beach Road on weekends.
- When: Sun 27 Sep (Sundays to 27 Dec 2026)
- Where: Guoco Midtown, 128 Beach Road, and Guoco Midtown II, Tan Quee Lan Street
- Price: Free playground and selected free kids’ meals
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River Wonders Mid-Autumn Night. Every guest gets a complimentary lantern, with DIY animal lanterns, a mascot lantern walk from Panda Courtyard and keeper talks after dark.
- When: Fri 25 and Sat 26 Sep only, 6.30pm to 9pm (not Sun 27)
- Where: River Wonders, Mandai
- Price: From S$14; Friends of Mandai 50% off via membership portal add-ons
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Artcade at Suntec. Artist-run illustration and craft market with free entry, stamp collecting and a DIY bottle activity; optional S$25 goodie bag.
- When: Sat 26 and Sun 27 Sep, 12pm to 7pm; last entry 6.30pm
- Where: Suntec Convention Centre Hall 404, 1 Raffles Boulevard
- Price: Free admission
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Markets and food
TLM Food Expo. Free-entry food fair with more than 120 exhibitors; complimentary mooncakes on Fri 25 at 5pm while stocks last.
- When: Fri-Sun 25-27 Sep (and 2-4 Oct), 11am to 9pm
- Where: Singapore EXPO Hall 6A
- Price: Free admission
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Adventure Cove Oktoberfest. Two Bavarian-style free-flow evenings at the waterpark this weekend only.
- When: Fri 25 and Sat 26 Sep, 6.30pm to 9pm
- Where: Adventure Cove Waterpark, Resorts World Sentosa
- Price: Ticketed on rwsentosa.com
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Arts, gigs and nightlife
Crossing Borders: Langkah Nusantara and Havana Nights. Esplanade’s free international music series opens the weekend with Nusantara sounds and Cuban salsa-timba energy.
- When: Fri 25 Sep
- Where: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Drive
- Price: Free
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Crossing Borders: Sound of Okinawa, Latin America and FEVER. Saturday and Sunday stack Okinawan songs, Mexican-Colombian-Brazilian dance traditions and Ambiguous Dance Company’s Korean tradition-meets-techno bill.
- When: Sat 26 and Sun 27 Sep (programme varies by title)
- Where: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
- Price: Free
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Crossing Borders Sunday workshops. Afro-Brazilian percussion with SAMBIESTA plus a Spain and Latin America jazz set with Rodrigo Parejo and Ernesto Castillo close the weekend.
- When: Sun 27 Sep
- Where: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
- Price: Free (workshop capacity limits may apply)
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Courtyard Beats with Chalmers Wong. Live acoustic sets under the open sky while Celestial Nights F&B pop-ups run at Science Centre.
- When: Fri 25 Sep, 6.30pm to 9.30pm
- Where: Science Centre Singapore courtyard
- Price: Free with Celestial Nights grounds access
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MOONBEATS: AFTERDARK. One-night-only silent disco and gallery takeover; headphones on from 7pm, party indoors by 8pm, one drink included.
- When: Sat 26 Sep only, 7pm to 11pm (not Fri, not Sun)
- Where: Hall A, Science Centre Singapore
- Price: Online Special S$25 to 25 Sep; door S$35; Early Bird sold out
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Planetarium Moon Legends. Live digital planetarium show from folklore to lunar missions, paired with outdoor stargazing when weather allows.
- When: Fri 25 and Sat 26 Sep; showtimes 6pm to 9.20pm
- Where: Omni-Theatre, Science Centre Singapore
- Price: S$4 (Main Observatory slots sold out)
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Exhibitions still on
teamLab Infinite Existence. Immersive teamLab rooms stay open through the weekend at Supper House after the 19 September opening.
- When: Ongoing to 8 Nov; Thu-Sat 12pm to 7pm, Sun 12pm to 5pm (covers Fri-Sun)
- Where: Supper House, 37 Keppel Road
- Price: Ticketed on the teamLab / Supper House pages
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National Gallery dance response on Lai Foong Moi. Free, registration-required dance response and dialogue tied to the Gallery’s portrait programme.
- When: Sun 27 Sep, 3pm to 4.30pm
- Where: National Gallery Singapore
- Price: Free; registration required
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Sports and active
Singapore Tennis Open free precinct. Beyond Break Point Garden and Giant Tennis, STIC invitational action continues at Kallang Tennis Hub for fans who want live court time without a Centre Court ticket.
- When: STIC to Sat 26 Sep; free precinct programming to Sun 27 Sep
- Where: Kallang Tennis Hub and Arena Park, The Kallang
- Price: Free for listed precinct activities
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Halloween nights
Halloween Horror Nights 14 opening nights. USS returns with the Karang Guni Man storyline, four haunted houses and scare zones. Advisory: not recommended under 13. This weekend is Fri and Sat only.
- When: Fri 25 and Sat 26 Sep only, 7.30pm to 12.30am (NOT Sun 27; Sun is not an HHN night)
- Where: Universal Studios Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa
- Price: Non-Peak S$68; Mastercard Non-Peak S$63 (Fri 25 and Sat 26 are Non-Peak dates)
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Cloud Pagoda at Jurong Lake Gardens also ends its Mid-Autumn projection run on Sunday night, so the west-side lantern trail stays open after that while the pagoda show does not.
