PAssionArts Festival 2026: Explore Singapore’s Neighbourhood Gems Through Art

Celebrate Singapore’s neighbourhood stories through art, workshops, performances and interactive activities

Date: August–September 2026
Venue: 79 festival villages across Singapore
Admission: Some activities may be ticketed

Looking for a creative way to explore Singapore’s neighbourhoods? PAssionArts Festival 2026 is bringing art, culture and community spirit to the heartlands from August to September 2026. Returning with the theme “Our Neighbourhood Gems,” this year’s festival invites you to discover the stories, people, landmarks and places that make each neighbourhood unique.

Across Singapore, you can explore 79 festival villages featuring community-created artworks, hands-on workshops, live performances and interactive art installations.

Discover Singapore Through Community Art

PAssionArts Festival is more than an arts showcase. You can take part in creating the artworks yourself, with residents working alongside professional artists and art groups to bring their neighbourhood stories to life.

From void decks and community clubs to playgrounds and other everyday spaces, familiar places around Singapore will be transformed into creative showcases. You can also try different art forms at interactive booths and bring home your own creations from selected workshops.

See Giant Community Artworks Across Singapore

One of the festival’s highlights is Giant Delight, which returns for its third year. Participating communities will work with three shared structures—a cube, modular curved benches and a cylindrical structure—and transform them into large-scale artworks inspired by their neighbourhoods.

Some of these artworks will even go on to be featured as part of PAssionArts x Chingay 2027, giving residents the chance to see their community creations reach an even bigger stage.

Upcoming PAssionArts Festival Events

With festival villages happening across Singapore, you can choose one close to you or make a day of exploring a different neighbourhood.

Paya Lebar-Kovan – 8 August 2026

Keep an eye out for a giant birthday cake at the Paya Lebar-Kovan PAssionArts Festival. More than 100 residents will come together to create a 2m-tall, four-tier birthday cake installation decorated with air-dry clay replicas of familiar neighbourhood landmarks, including Paya Lebar-Kovan Community Club, Tua Jia Kar Well, Paya Lebar Air Base and nearby markets.

The festival will also feature art booths, drawing and colouring competitions, performances, carnival rides and food stalls.

Canberra  – 8 August 2026

Canberra PAssionArts Festival is part of the Canberra National Day Series 2026, which marks both  Singapore’s 61st National Day and  Canberra’s 25th anniversary, under  the theme "Our Community, Our  Home". 

Cheer on preschoolers at the Mini National  Day Parade, and enjoy arts and craft activities, carnival games, a  bouncy castle and food booths. Goodie bags will also be given out  while stocks last. 

Yio Chu Kang  – 8 August 2026

Yio Chu Kang PAssionArts Festival will be held in conjunction with the Yio Chu Kang National Day Observance Ceremony 2026. Residents can look forward to four interactive art booths featuring batik and block-printing, poetry, digital art  and traditional paper cutting, alongside hands-on craft activities and a rich line-up of multicultural performances including a guzheng ensemble, Malay cultural dances, multilingual singers and youth dance groups.

Tampines North – 8 August 2026

Tampines North PAssionArts Festival will be held in conjunction with the Tampines North National Day Carnival 2026. You are encouraged to come dressed in red or white. The carnival will feature  PAssionArts Festival art booths, live performances, game and snack  booths, as well as a lucky draw. 

Zhenghua – 8 August 2026

At Zhenghua, you’ll find hands-on art activities and community performances as part of the neighbourhood’s National Day celebrations. Try making shakers and badges, create a scratch-art magnet or have a go at a traditional gasing activity. There will also be a bouncy castle and community performances.

Tampines Central – 8 August 2026

For a full day of activities, make your way to Our Tampines Hub for the Tampines Central PAssionArts Festival. The programme runs across three segments, beginning with fitness sessions such as Salsation, Bollybeatz and Zumba. Next comes a kids’ carnival featuring a National Day theatre performance, followed by an evening fiesta with upcycling and art booths, community performances and a National Day singalong.

Punggol Coast – 9 August 2026

Punggol Coast PAssionArts Festival will be held in conjunction with the division’s National Day Observance Ceremony 2026, featuring a largescale community artwork cocreated by residents at pre-PAF workshops. You can look forward to a series of community art displays, activities and National Day festivities

Nee Soon Link – 15 August 2026

Nee Soon Link PAssionArts Festival will be held in conjunction with the Nee Soon Link National Day Reception 2026, an evening celebrating Singapore's 61st birthday with family, friends and neighbours. Families can look forward to art and craft booths and stage performances,  alongside a buffet dinner. Fringe activities begin from 5.30pm. 

Telok Blangah – 16 August 2026

If you’re interested in exploring different art forms and cultures, the Telok Blangah PAssionArts Festival has plenty to discover.

You can contribute to a large-scale collaborative batik artwork inspired by stories from the neighbourhood, while also exploring multicultural art booths representing Chinese, Malay and Indian cultures. Digital and hands-on art activities will also be available, alongside performances from local residents.

More Neighbourhoods, More Ways to Get Creative

These are just some of the festival villages taking place during PAssionArts Festival 2026. Other neighbourhoods across Singapore will also host their own community art activities, workshops and celebrations, with some events held alongside National Day festivities.

As programme details may vary between festival villages and some activities may be ticketed, it’s best to check with the respective Community Arts and Culture Clubs before heading down.

Whether you want to get hands-on with an art workshop, see a large-scale community installation or simply discover a different side of Singapore, PAssionArts Festival 2026 gives you plenty of opportunities to explore your neighbourhood through art and creativity.

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