Singaporean can look forward to six official long weekends (with holidays either falling on a Friday or Monday). Furthermore, since Hari Raya Puasa and National Day fall on a Wednesday and a Tuesday respectively. By taking some days off before or after these holidays, you can add two more unofficial long weekends.
Hawker Masters at Town Restaurant Fullerton Hotel Singapore
Should you have Roti Prata from Casuarina Curry Restaurant (Casuarina Road) with Teh Tarik (hot milk tea beverage) or Yuan Chun Lor Mee (Amoy Street Food Centre) with Kopi C (hot coffee with evaporated milk)? Song Zhou Carrot Cake (Bedok Interchange Food Centre) with Teh O Kosong (tea without milk, unsweetened) sounds like a good idea too? But wait, Nusa & Tara’s Lontong (ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre) is an excellent choice too. If only you can have it all and more?
Jubilee Weekend Celebration at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Singapore first UNESCO World Heritage site has lined up a fun-filled Jubilee Weekend celebration from 7 to 9 August including music performances, free movie screenings, and activities such as traditional games and crafts to mark Singapore’s 50th birthday.
SG50 tribute A Celebration of Our Heritage Fullerton Hotel
The 8-minute long music and video extravaganza will offer glimpses of Singapore over the past 50 years, showcasing the various key moments that have taken place at the Fullerton Square, including scenes from the numerous election campaign rallies that took place during Singapore’s development years.
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Tulipmania returns for third year at Gardens by the Bay
Singapore’s annual tulip festival, Tulipmania, blooms amidst a colourful setting of fairy tales at Gardens by the Bay. Back for the third time, this year’s edition sees the largest variety of tulips being brought in from the Netherlands for the public in Singapore to enjoy.
Some 75,000 tulips in 43 varieties will be featured in the Flower Dome over the next few weeks of the festival, which runs till 10 May. Visitors young and old can delight in a myriad of blooms including the “Red Riding Hood”, the “Purple Prince” and the “Orange Princess”, against a backdrop of familiar fairy tale scenes such as Cinderella’s carriage and the gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretel. This year, Gardens by the Bay has also brought in a purple tulip cultivar named “Tulipa cv. Singapore.”