Huney'Z World: Things to Do Singapore

Hi Huneybees,

Celebrating Mid-Auntumn Festival with Canberra Community Club back in 2024.

Mid-Autumn Festival always brings back a certain kind of nostalgia for me. Lanterns glowing after sunset, mooncakes on the table and families heading downstairs to celebrate together. And honestly, some of the nicest celebrations aren't necessarily the big-ticket ones. Sometimes, they're happening right in our own neighbourhoods.

From Ang Mo Kio and Tampines to Woodlands, Bedok and Bukit Panjang, there are plenty of neighbourhood celebrations happening across Singapore this September.

This year, PAssionArts Festival 2026 is bringing the Mid-Autumn festivities into the heartlands with lantern-making, DIY mooncakes, art installations, cultural performances, lantern walks and plenty of hands-on activities for families.

So if you're wondering where to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore this year, here's where you can join the festivities. The list might be a little lengthy, so go ahead and CTRL+F for the community club near your area.

Celebrating Mid-Auntumn Festival with Canberra Community Club back in 2024.

PAssionArts Festival 2026: Our Neighbourhood Gems

Running from August to September 2026, PAssionArts Festival returns with the theme “Our Neighbourhood Gems” for its second year.

The idea is a lovely one: to rediscover the people, places, stories and everyday objects that make each Singapore neighbourhood special.

Building on last year's edition, the 2026 festival digs a little deeper into the histories and personal stories behind these neighbourhood “gems”. Residents aren't simply spectators either. Many of the installations, workshops and performances have been designed or created together with the communities themselves.

And with Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, several neighbourhoods are giving the festival a seasonal spin. Expect everything from giant lantern installations and traditional performances to clay art, mooncake-making and mass lantern walks.

Mid-Autumn PAssionArts Festivals to Check Out

Kolam Ayer Mid-Autumn Festival x PAssionArts Festival

19 September 2026, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Block 64 HDB Kallang Bahru

Kolam Ayer's Mid-Autumn celebration brings neighbours together for an evening of arts and cultural activities. Get creative at booths featuring Chinese calligraphy, henna art, sand art and lantern painting, before settling in for performances and cultural displays. There will also be a lucky draw during the evening.

Eunos PAssionArts Festival Mid-Autumn Celebration

19 September 2026, 9am – 12pm
Eunos Community Club

There's an interesting neighbourhood storytelling element at Eunos this year. Its featured art installation takes inspiration from the Singapore Flyer, combining batik art panels and kinetic wind elements with a diorama showing kampong houses alongside modern Eunos HDB estates.

It's a little visual journey through how the neighbourhood has evolved while celebrating the different cultures of the people who call Eunos home. You can also catch community performances, explore interactive art booths, join a lantern procession and even dress up for the Best Dressed Competition.

Cashew PAssionArts Festival 2026

19 September 2026, 2pm – 5.30pm
Senja-Cashew Community Club

Starting a little earlier in the day, Cashew's celebration is one for families looking for an afternoon of arts and community fun.

There will be colourful arts and craft booths and hands-on creative activities where you can make something of your own to bring home. The stage will also feature performances by Cashew residents, giving local talents their moment in the spotlight. And here's a bonus if you're planning to stay through the afternoon: the celebration includes a bento dinner too!

Cheng San PAssionARTs Festival 2026: A Lamp of Dreams

19 September 2026, 5pm – 9pm
Cheng San Community Club

With a name like “A Lamp of Dreams”, you already know this one's going to be big on creativity, with quite a selection of hands-on activities to try, including painting wooden cars, planes, dinosaurs, birds and flowers, marbling art on fans, creating lighted gems and canvas art.

The stage programme is equally packed, bringing together different generations of performers from the community. Look out for children's performances by local schools and preschools, Chinese orchestra and guzheng ensembles, violin and dance performances, choirs and seniors' percussion.

Students from ITE College Central and Nanyang Polytechnic will also take to the stage with song and dance performances.

Kaki Bukit Mid-Autumn & PAssionArts Festival 2026

19 September 2026, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Kaki Bukit Neighbourhood Park

Kaki Bukit is going for an evening of food, performances and hands-on fun.

There will be live food stations, a traditional face-changing performance, magic show and four arts and craft booths. And here's something a little different: a Guess the Pomelo Weight Challenge with prizes to be won. Because apparently even the pomelo gets its moment during Mid-Autumn. 😂

Teck Ghee Lantern Night 2026 x PAssionArts Festival

19 September 2026, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Ficus Green

If your idea of Mid-Autumn is spending the evening outdoors under the stars, Teck Ghee's Lantern Night 2026 sounds like a lovely one to check out.

Bringing “My Neighbourhood Gems 2.0” to life, the celebration explores what makes the community special while weaving inclusivity and sustainability into its art and activities. There will be fringe activities and hands-on art workshops for different ages, but what makes this one a little different is the community picnic.

Grab a spot on the grass, slow things down for the evening and enjoy Mid-Autumn outdoors with family, friends and neighbours.

Marine Parade PAssionArts Festival 2026

20 September 2026, 5pm – 8pm
Marine Drive 75A Communal Hall

Over in the East, Marine Parade is celebrating its own neighbourhood gems through an evening centred on community creativity. Residents can explore a selection of interactive art booths, get hands-on with different creative activities and catch stage performances featuring talents from within the neighbourhood.

It may be a simpler programme compared to some of the larger celebrations, but that's also part of the charm of PAssionArts Festival. Not every neighbourhood gathering needs to be huge. Sometimes it's simply about bringing everyone downstairs, making something together and celebrating the community you call home.

Toa Payoh Central Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration x PAssionArts Festival

19 September 2026, 5pm – 9pm
South Plaza, open area in front of COURTS Toa Payoh

If you're someone who prefers doing rather than just watching, Toa Payoh Central has quite a few hands-on activities lined up.

Try lantern making and painting, fan decorating, clay painting and DIY mooncake-making, accompanied by Chinese drumming and singing performances. Also look out for “Neighbourhood Gems: Home in Every Corner”, a mosaic-inspired art installation featuring the neighbourhood's name surrounded by values shared by its residents.

Kampong Glam Mid-Autumn Festival x PAssionArts Festival

19 September 2026, 5.30pm – 8.30pm
Zhongshan Park

Kampong Glam's edition transforms Zhongshan Park into a carnival-themed PAssionArts village. There will be hands-on activities such as jumping clay art and lantern painting, alongside face-changing, Chinese dance and storytelling performances.

And of course, it wouldn't quite feel like Mid-Autumn without lanterns, so the evening also includes a festive lantern walk around the neighbourhood.

Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Mid-Autumn x PAssionArts Festival Carnival 2026

19 September 2026, 5.30pm – 9pm
Kreta Ayer Square

Over at Kreta Ayer Square, the neighbourhood will celebrate with a mix of performances, interactive art activities and community showcases. Expect music and dance performances, hands-on workshops and activity booths, while local artists and community groups get their chance to take the stage.

Admiralty Mid-Autumn PAssionArts Festival 2026

20 September 2026, 6pm – 9pm
Vista Park, 583 Woodlands Drive 16

This might be one of the more visually interesting ones to look out for.

A large-scale fish lantern installation will light up Vista Park for the evening, accompanied by cultural performances, carnival games, lion dance and light displays by the water.

There are plenty of activities for crafty hands too, including Wooden Mandala Coaster Painting, Home Sweet Home – Build a Mini Pop-Up World, DIY Shrink Art Keychain and DIY Lantern Making.

Bukit Panjang PAssionArts Festival 2026

19 September 2026, 9am – 12pm
Open Space next to Blk 259 Bangkit Road

Starting the day bright and early, Bukit Panjang's PAssionArts Festival packs quite a variety of creative activities into one morning. Try your hand at mosaic tile coaster making, wooden keychain painting, Nagomi painting, traditional Chinese ink art and digital street art, alongside activities by Zhenghua Primary School and Artemis Preschool. There will even be balloon sculpting for something a little more playful.

The performances are just as diverse, ranging from Indian and Malay dance to festive drumming, violin, choir, Eurasian dance, ukulele, percussion and Silat. It's a colourful mix that reflects the different cultures, ages and talents found within the Bukit Panjang community.

Taman Jurong PAssionArts Festival: Neighbourhood Ink

19 September 2026, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Taman Jurong Community Club

Titled “Neighbourhood Ink”, the celebration brings together the stories, creativity and perspectives of Taman Jurong residents through an Art Village spanning Taman Jurong Community Club and Beacon.

Get hands-on with art booths, live illustration and printmaking, or join interactive storytelling and puppetry sessions by Karya Kulture.

Over at Beacon, you can catch locally made short films and live music, but perhaps the most interesting activity is the community zine-making session. Residents can contribute their own stories and perspectives, which will eventually become part of a growing visual display documenting life in Taman Jurong.

It's almost like creating a scrapbook of the neighbourhood together, one story at a time.

Woodgrove PAssionArts Festival 2026

19 September 2026, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Fuchun Community Club

Over at Woodgrove, the theme of co-existence takes centre stage with activities celebrating different cultures while slipping a little sustainability into the mix too.

You can make your own Peranakan-inspired fridge magnet and lantern, or try some of the more unusual sustainable crafts, including upcycling bottle caps into potpourri bowls and making hand soap together with ITE College East.

The multicultural theme continues on stage with Malay and Chinese cultural dances, an Indian singing performance and a magic show, bringing together the different talents and cultures within the Woodgrove community.

I especially like that sustainability isn't treated as a separate lesson here. Instead, it's worked naturally into something fun you can make and bring home.

Tampines East PAssionArts Festival

19 September 2026, 5pm – 8pm
Basketball Court @ Tampines Blk 209

Tampines East is bringing art right into the neighbourhood with a selection of hands-on activities created by community volunteers together with artists and groups. Try your hand at Puffy Art, fan marbling, Prosperity Ang Bao Fishes and lantern painting, with plenty of opportunities for residents to sit down, get creative and make something of their own.

It's a simple way to celebrate Mid-Autumn while seeing what can happen when artists and residents create together.

Tampines Changkat PAssionArts Festival

19 September 2026, 7pm – 9pm
Tampines Changkat Community Club

Over at Tampines Changkat, the neighbourhood gems are getting a playful interpretation through a series of family-friendly arts and crafts.

Make your own Neighbourhood Gems fidget keychain, create a mini bouquet, decorate butterfly wings or light up the evening with a constellation lamp. With activities that little hands can easily get involved in, this could be a fun one for families looking for a creative way to spend their Mid-Autumn evening together.

Chua Chu Kang PAssionArts Festival

20 September 2026, 6.30pm – 9pm
Chua Chu Kang Park

If lanterns, crafts and performances are your idea of a classic Mid-Autumn night out, Chua Chu Kang is packing all three into its celebration at Chua Chu Kang Park.

At the arts and crafts booths, you can make a bunny coaster, stamp your own personalised tote bag or create a soft clay mooncake keychain, with activities by Sasha & Lulu Atelier. Once you're done crafting, stick around for a rather eclectic line-up of entertainment, including a magic show, Sichuan face-changing performance, 新谣 singalong and bubble show. And to complete the Mid-Autumn experience, grab your lantern and join the lantern procession through the park.

Bedok PAssionArts Festival

20 September 2026, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
16 Bedok South Market & Food Centre

Bedok's celebration is another one for those who like getting hands-on. There are plenty of crafts to choose from, including fan marbling, clay mooncake magnets, tote bag printing, lantern cup painting and Chinese calligraphy.

Between activities, catch a mix of drumming, ethnic dances, Chinese dance and live musical performances, turning a familiar neighbourhood space into an evening of art, culture and Mid-Autumn festivities.

Bukit Gombak Mid-Autumn Festival x PAssionArts Festival

26 September 2026, 6pm – 9pm
CMPB, 91 Hillview Link, Singapore 669723

Bukit Gombak's annual Mid-Autumn celebrations have long been about bringing the neighbourhood together through lanterns and shared traditions.

This year, PAssionArts Festival joins the celebration with stage performances, art activities, games and a Mass Lantern Parade. There's also a Best Dressed Costume Competition, so this might be the occasion to bring out something creative or traditional for the evening.

Henderson-Dawson PAssionArts Festival

26 September 2026, 6pm – 9pm
Bukit Merah View

Over at Henderson-Dawson, the Mid-Autumn celebration is getting an artsy twist with plenty of opportunities to create something together.

Explore interactive art booths and works by local interest groups, or get involved in the mass art activities, including digital art jamming and canvas painting. I especially like the idea of everyone contributing to an artwork together, turning the creative process itself into part of the community celebration.

The evening continues with performances by community talents, artists, bands and interest groups, with a mix of music, song and dance bringing Bukit Merah View to life. If you'd rather get hands-on than simply watch the festivities, this is one celebration where you can actually become part of the art.

Mid-Autumn Festival at Kebun Baru Bestari x PAssionArts Festival

27 September 2026, 5.30pm – 8.30pm
Block 246A HDB Ang Mo Kio

Rounding off the September celebrations is Kebun Baru Bestari, with an evening geared towards families. One activity that immediately caught my attention is the Mooncake Making Booth. Because yes, eating mooncakes is great, but making your own sounds even more fun.

There will also be games, lanterns, festive displays, snacks and live performances, together with a special art installation where families can stop for photos.

Rediscovering Our Neighbourhoods Through Art

With Mid-Autumn Festival adding lanterns, traditions and plenty of nostalgic touches into the mix, September might just be a good excuse to head downstairs, explore another neighbourhood and rediscover a little bit of that old-school community spirit.

That's also what I like about the PAssionArts Festival. It brings art into places we're already familiar with: our community clubs, HDB estates, neighbourhood parks and public spaces. We can walk past the same places every day without thinking much about them, until art, stories and the people living there give us a reason to see them differently.

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Hi Huneybees,

There’s something about lanterns at night that instantly makes me want to slow down, take a walk and, of course, take way too many photos.

So when Lights by the Lake 2025 transformed Jurong Lake Gardens into a glowing wonderland for the Mid-Autumn Festival, I knew I have to make my way down for an evening stroll amongst the lights.

Held from 27 September to 12 October 2025, this year’s edition was said to be its largest yet, with more than 1,200 lanterns lighting up Lakeside Garden, Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden.

But rather than trying to hunt down every single installation and activity, I simply wandered through the gardens to see what caught my eye.

Journey to the West Comes Alive in Lanterns

The biggest visual highlight for me had to be the Journey to the West lantern displays at Lakeside Garden. Instead of just decorative lanterns, these were almost like illuminated scenes from the familiar Chinese tale, with larger-than-life characters bringing the adventures of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, and his companions to life.

Scenes such as Confined Under the Five Elements Mountain, Flaming Mountain and Three Battles with the White Bone Demon stretched across Lakeside Field, while more of the story continued towards Butterfly Field with Spider Demon Cave and Return with the Scriptures.

I grew up knowing these characters, so seeing them recreated as giant lanterns felt strangely nostalgic. It wasn't just about admiring something pretty. There was that little moment of recognition when you spot a character or scene and immediately remember the stories behind it and something about a "west side story" in Jurong just sounds so apt.

A Moonlit Walk Through Chinese Garden

From Lakeside Garden, the evening continued into the newly reopened Chinese Garden, which looked completely different after dark.

The White Rainbow Bridge greeted visitors with rows of hanging lanterns, immediately setting the mood for a Mid-Autumn evening.

Further inside, Chang’e and the Moonlit Gardens brought another familiar Chinese legend into the landscape. Near the Stoneboat, the Moon Goddess appeared amongst lotus flowers, surrounded by glowing decorations and the actual greenery of the gardens.

It was one of those scenes where the surroundings did half the work. Instead of placing a lantern installation in an empty field, the display blended into the existing landscape, making the whole area feel a little more dreamy.

When the Cloud Pagoda Lit Up

One highlight worth stopping for was the Cloud Pagoda Light Show.

Every 30 minutes from 7.30pm, colourful beams swept across the pagoda and surrounding gardens, turning what is usually a peaceful landmark into something much more dramatic.

The Chinese Garden is beautiful during the day, but seeing familiar structures illuminated at night gave me another reason to appreciate the space. Sometimes we travel overseas chasing beautiful night illuminations and seasonal festivals, then forget that we have experiences like this right here in Singapore too.

A Quieter Kind of Magic at Japanese Garden

Crossing over to the Japanese Garden, the atmosphere changed again.

Here, the lantern installations were more spread out, so be prepared for quite a bit of walking. But perhaps that was part of the experience too. There were quieter stretches between each display, making every new discovery feel like a little surprise.

One of the prettiest was Blossoms Beneath the Moon, where glowing sakura blossoms framed a full moon over the Floral Garden. It was definitely one of those “wait, I need a photo here” moments.

Then there was The Lantern Dream of Little Mei at Resthouse Pond, which told the sweet story of Little Mei sailing across the water to reunite with her family on Mid-Autumn Festival night.

Over at the Sunken Garden, the usually tranquil space received a completely different personality with colourful illumination filling the landscape after dark.

More Than Just Lanterns

Lights by the Lake wasn't only about the installations.

Throughout the festival, there were cultural performances, music showcases, lantern riddles, art activities and even astronomy programmes happening across the gardens.

At Wave Plaza, visitors could catch free cultural performances on selected evenings, while the National Gallery Singapore Roving Art Studio brought art-making into the festivities with activities inspired by Singapore artists such as Georgette Chen and Liu Kang.

There was even an Astronomy Open House by Science Centre Singapore, where visitors could create lanterns inspired by the night sky and look through telescopes.

And for those who wanted something a little more energetic, Rockestra: Dancing in the Moonlight brought live music to Fiscus Lawn in the Chinese Garden.

Basically, you could come just for a lantern walk or turn it into an entire evening out.

(Image Credit: Lights by the Lake)

Of Course, There Was Food

Because nobody should be expected to walk through three gardens without snacks.

A Food Market at Lakeside Field served up pasar malam-style bites, making it an easy pit stop before continuing the lantern trail. There were also several permanent dining options around Jurong Lake Gardens, including Starbucks, Fusion Spoon, Eden Cafe and Canopy for anyone who preferred to sit down for a proper meal.

My suggestion would have been to arrive before sunset, grab dinner first and then begin exploring once the lanterns started glowing.

Your feet would thank you later.

A Different Side of Singapore After Dark

What I enjoyed most about Lights by the Lake 2025 wasn't necessarily finding the biggest or most spectacular lantern. It was simply having an excuse to explore Jurong Lake Gardens after dark.

Between the familiar legends, glowing pagodas, moonlit bridges and quieter stretches through the Japanese Garden, the evening felt like a little escape from the usual city lights. And maybe that's why I enjoy events like this.

You don't always need a packed itinerary or a big-ticket attraction to make a date night memorable. Sometimes, it's just about taking a walk somewhere familiar and seeing it transformed in a completely different light.

Lights by the Lake 2025
📍 Jurong Lake Gardens
📅 27 September – 12 October 2025
⏰ 6.30pm – 10.30pm
🎟 Admission free

Getting there:
For Lakeside Garden, alight at Lakeside MRT Station and take Exit A.
For Chinese Garden, alight at Chinese Garden MRT Station and take Exit B. The Chinese Garden Bridge is approximately a five-minute walk away.

Browse the full list of programmes at PAssionWave@Jurong Lake Gardens.