Singapore Night Festival 2025 Returns to the Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct from 22 Aug to 6 Sep

Jul 23, 2025

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Dive into Island Nights as the Singapore Night Festival 2025 returns to the at Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct from 22 Aug to 6 Sep2025!

Venue: Bras Basah.Bugis Precinct
Dates: 22 Aug - 6 Sep 2025
Admission: Free

Get ready for Singapore’s largest nocturnal experience! The Singapore Night Festival (SNF) is back for its 16th edition, transforming the Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) precinct into a vibrant celebration of island life after dark from 22 Aug to 6 Sep 2025.

Step into the Mesmerising Island Nights

Set against the backdrop of Singapore’s 60th anniversary, the first edition of SNF helmed by HeritageSG is themed Island Nights.

Dive into Singapore’s rich island heritage, exploring the connections that continue to pulse through our city and link us to islands near and far. From beloved festival staples like stunning projection mapping artworks and mesmerising night light installations, to innovative experiential programmes and vibrant food and retail offerings at the festival villages, SNF 2025 promises three unforgettable weekends brimming with experiences that illuminate the stories of belonging, exchange, and connectivity that define island life.

Highlight Acts

This year, festival-goers are in for a treat with not one, but two highlight experiences that reimagine familiar spaces in the precinct. Cathay Green will be adorned with larger-than-life inflatable arches that respond to the movement of the crowd with a dynamic symphony of colour and sound. Titled Sky Castle, this interactive installation by Australian art and technology studio ENESS evokes the joy that rainbows bring after every storm, carrying a message of hope and renewed beginnings after hardship.

On the other side of the precinct, discover a calm oasis in the heart of the bustling city with Kampong Chill by artist duo Yok & Sheryo. Nestled at Capitol Singapore, this experience creates a charming pavilion optimised for relaxation. Festival-goers are invited to unwind with unique workshops that capture the essence of island life in Singapore.

Projection Mapping Installations

Returning this year are SNF’s hallmark projection mapping installations, set to bathe two historic landmarks in breathtaking light art. Local and international artists will cast their interpretations of Island Nights across these grand canvases.

Festival-goers can witness the iconic façade of the National Museum of Singapore lit up with MOSAIC, a breathtaking creation by French artist and projection mapping pioneer Jérémie Bellot. This installation invites onlookers on a voyage through celestial constellations and historical cartographies, reflecting on navigation and island exploration in the region. Through the artful integration of kebaya and batik motifs, MOSAIC also commemorates 60 years of Singapore’s diplomatic ties with France.

CHIJMES will also feature captivating projection mapping works by four local female artists: Adeline Kueh, HAFI, KangLi, and Tororo.aoi. These works represent the culmination of their training in the third edition of SNF’s Projection Mapping Masterclass – an SNF capability-building programme which trains local visual artists in projection mapping – which was led by Filamen, a Malaysia-based new media art collective specialising in projection mapping.

Luminous Installations

Night Lights will continue to enliven the BBB precinct at SNF 2025, inviting festival-goers to experience familiar spaces anew through six luminous installations by local and regional artists at Armenian Street, Bugis+, Funan, the National Design Centre, Plaza Singapura, and Raffles City Singapore. Please refer to the Annex for more details about Night Lights.

Performances and Festive Villages

SNF 2025 invites festival-goers to drift between spaces with an exciting line-up of roving performances and live stages, such as the signature LED light performances of Starlight Alchemy; the popular Our Songs, Our Stories: A Community Singalong of Xinyao and Folk Music, which returns with an expanded repertoire featuring beloved campus folk songs; Ombak Potehi, a Penang-based puppet theatre group that is revolutionising the Hokkien potehi puppet theatre art form; and local theatre company Paper Monkey Theatre, who will be staging a puppetry adaptation of a classic novel.

SNF 2025 collaborates once more with the Singapore Management University (SMU) to host SMU Arts Fest: 2560 at SMU Campus Green. Beyond the central hub, two satellite Festival Villages await: Paradise Island at Armenian Street and Retro District at Bugis Street Art Lane, which is new for SNF 2025. Each village offers a space with distinct, vibrant experiences.