Meet & Greets are back for kids to meet their favourite characters! Hello Kitty, Bluey, the Smurfs and more are out across Singapore this holidays!
Updated 28 Nov 2023: refreshed for 2023
Families who miss meeting their favourite cartoon and anime characters will be please to know that meet & greets are back at various venues around the island. Here's a list of where you can meet with popular characters this festive season.
1. The Smurfs Meet & Greet at City Square Mall
Venue: City Square Mall
Date and time: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 Dec 2023 (Saturdays and Sundays), 4pm and 7pm
The Smurfs will be at City Square Mall this school holidays! From a Smurfy-designed Christmas trees to a chance to meet with the lovely Smurfette and Papa Smurf, the mall is turning blue this festive sesason!
Be rewarded every time you shop for gifts at City Square Mall! Spend a minimum of $50 and redeem a Meet & Greet Pass with the lovely Smurfette and Papa Smurf. Meet & Greet passes redeemable 2 hours prior to each session. Limited to 40 passes per session, on a first-come, first-served basis.
2. Hello Kitty, Gudetama and Pompompurin
Venue: Marina Square, Wanderland Stage,
Dates and Times: 1 – 17 Dec 2023 (Wed – Fri: 4pm, Sat & Sun: 4pm & 6pm)
Head down to Marina Square to soak up the festive vibes and explore an enchanting Christmas Wanderland with Sanrio characters’ photo spots galore, magical snowfall, merry activities and delightful Sanrio characters gifts!
Create cherished memories with Hello Kitty and Pompompurin up-close and be in for a treat as the irresistibly cute Gudetama makes a surprise appearance at the Christmas Wanderland!
*Limited to the first 40 families in the queue, on a first-come-first-served basis.
3. Peppa Pig at Giant Tampines
Venue: Giant Tampines
Dates and Times: 25 & 26 Nov and 2 & 3 Dec, 3 pm - 3.30 pm and 5 pm - 5.30 pm
It's that magical time of the year again, and Giant is all set to make your Christmas season brighter, merrier, and filled with laughter with Peppa Pig! Not only will you be able to take home cute little Peppa Pig 3-inch plushies for FREE, there's also a chance to meet Peppa Pig and George too!
So don't miss your chance to meet Peppa Pig and George in person at Giant Tampines Hypermarket! Bring your little ones for a memorable day as they meet their favourite characters in person and even snap photos to cherish the moment!
4. Meet Bluey at Comic Con
Venue: Singapore Comic Con at Sands Expo & Convention Centre
Date: 9 and 10 Dec 2023
Bluey is making its return to Singapore Comic Con for a meet and greet with photo ops! For the first time ever, join the Bluey and Bingo show and discover how Bluey was born from early sketches and even take part in a fun parent and child scavenger hunt to win an exclusive craft pack.
Find the meet and greet, and get your hands on Bluey merchandise from 9 to 10 December at Singapore Comic Con, Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre!
Get more information and tickets here.
5. Optimus Prime at the Transformers: Cybertron Fest
Venue: Singapore Comic Con at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Hall E
Date: 9 and 10 Dec 2023, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm
Coming to SGCC 2023, Cybertron Fest 2023 is offering a myriad of exciting showcases by Hasbro Pulse! Geek out on the movie figurines and stand a chance to win a Transformers Generations Haslab Deathsaurus. For those who have always wanted to make your own Transformers, you can even paint and transform your own customised figurine in the Transformers bot Workshop!
Optimus Prime will also be making an appearance on both days at 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm! Happening during SGCC at B2 Hall E at a first come first serve basis.
6. Power Rangers Meet and Greet at Singapore Comic Con
Venue: Singapore Comic Con at Sands Expo & Convention Centre
Date: 9 Dec 2023
This year, the Power Rangers are also making a stop at the Singapore Comic Con. Go on an nostalgic trip to your own childhood!
Red Ranger (Jason Faunt), Crimson Ranger(Adam Tuominen) and Samurai Ranger(Jason Chen) will be at SGCC for a meet and greet on both days of the convention. Stand a chance to catch a photo with Jason Faunt in full red ranger suit for the 1st hour of each day!
Meet and greet packages include photo sessions and autographs with the rangers at SGCC! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to meet these celebrity guests on 9 and 10 December. Find out more here.
7. Festive Meet & Greets at Universal Studios Singapore
Venue: Universal Studios Singapore
Dates: 2 Dec - 1 Jan 2024
The most wonderful time of the year is back as Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa returns with a Christmas celebration for the whole family. Not only will you get the usual meet & greet opportunities (but characters will be in their festive best), there will also be a new Trolls experience too!
There are more meet and greets around the park with Shrek and Fiona, and Bumblebee from Transformers, who is ready to spread the festive cheer with new Christmas greetings. Gingy the Gingerbread Man from DreamWorks’ Shrek is back as well, in Gingy’s Sweet Meet and Greet.
8. Meet & Greet with Poppy and Branch from the Trolls at Universal Studios Singapore
Carrying on with the festivities at Universal Studios Singapore, the Hollywood zone is decked out in dazzling decorations and DreamWorks’ Trolls bring the holiday cheer in a new show, the Trolls Tree Trimming Party.
Families can watch as Poppy, Branch and their holiday friends get together to decorate the Christmas tree, complete with a Trollstastic holiday soundtrack and a meet and greet with Poppy and Branch at the end.
Not just the above but many malls will have meet & greets with Santa, Santa helpers and more! Do you know of any other exciting meet & greet sessions happening this school holidays? Let us know if we miss out on anything!
