Det sker i Singapore (SG), Singapore året igennem

Travlt — Christmas on Orchard Road, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Thaipusam

  1. feb.Religiøs højtid

  A barefoot procession of kavadi carriers crosses the city from Serangoon Road to Tank Road, beginning before dawn. Roads close along the route for the day. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Chinese New Year

  17.–18. feb.Kinesisk nytårLukningerTætpakket

  Two public days when hawker stalls and family businesses shut, and a fortnight when Chinatown is impassable in the evening. Book restaurants or eat in a hotel. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Northeast monsoon (1. nov. – 31. jan. (normalt)), Christmas on Orchard Road (10. nov. – 2. jan.)

Travlt — Chinese New Year, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Thaipusam (1. feb.), Chinese New Year (17.–18. feb.)

Travlt — mellem toppene, Hari Raya Puasa (Eid al-Fitr)

• Helligdag

  Hari Raya Puasa (Eid al-Fitr)

  5.–31. mar. · normaltRamadan & eidTætpakketLukninger

  Marks the end of the fasting month with a public holiday and the Geylang Serai bazaar and light-up, which draws large crowds for weeks beforehand and stays lit for about a week after. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Tætpakket — Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha), Mid-year holidays i Singapore

• Festival

  Vesak Day

  31. majReligiøs højtid

  A public holiday on the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death; the temples run all day, with free food outside and a candle procession after dark. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha)

  15. maj – 5. jun. · normaltRamadan & eidLukninger

  The Feast of Sacrifice public holiday, about two months after Hari Raya Puasa, observed with prayers at mosques across the island; shops in Malay-Muslim neighbourhoods close for the morning. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha), Mid-year holidays i Singapore

• Risiko

  Regional haze risk

  1. jun. – 15. okt. · normaltRøgsæson

  Fires on Sumatra and Borneo can push smoke over the island for days at a time in some years and not at all in others. The government publishes a PSI reading hourly. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Vesak Day (31. maj), Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha) (15. maj – 5. jun. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Regional haze risk (1. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — National Day, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Hungry Ghost month

  1. aug. – 10. sep. · normaltReligiøs højtid

  Offerings burn on the pavements of the housing estates for a month and getai stages appear in car parks. Locals avoid moving house or swimming at night in it. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  National Day

  8.–10. aug.National helligdagTætpakket

  9 August: a rehearsed parade over Marina Bay with a flypast, watched from every balcony in the centre, and fireworks that need no ticket to see. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Regional haze risk (1. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Mid-Autumn Festival, September holidays i Singapore

• Festival

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  1. sep. – 5. okt. · normaltLys & ildTætpakket

  Lanterns go up over Chinatown for weeks beforehand and the mooncake stalls take Smith Street; the street celebration itself lands on the weekend nearest the full moon, and it is shoulder to shoulder after dark. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Singapore Grand Prix

  9.–11. okt.MotorsportsweekendTætpakketBook tidligt

  The night race closes half the centre for a week and puts hotel rates near Marina Bay at their yearly peak, whether or not you have a ticket. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Regional haze risk (1. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Hungry Ghost month (1. aug. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Mid-Autumn Festival, Singapore Grand Prix

• Festival

  Deepavali

  8. nov.DiwaliTætpakket

  Little India is lit for several weeks either side of the day and the night market runs late; the holiday itself closes Indian-run businesses for a day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Regional haze risk (1. jun. – 15. okt. (normalt)), Mid-Autumn Festival (1. sep. – 5. okt. (normalt)), Singapore Grand Prix (9.–11. okt.)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Deepavali

• Sæson

  Northeast monsoon

  1. nov. – 31. jan. · normaltRisiko

  The wet half: rain that settles in for whole afternoons rather than passing through in twenty minutes, and the only stretch that feels genuinely cooler.

• Festival

  Christmas on Orchard Road

  10. nov. – 2. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakket

  Two kilometres of lights down Orchard Road from the middle of November, switched on at dusk, with the pavements busiest on the weekends before the day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Deepavali (8. nov.)

Tætpakket — Christmas on Orchard Road, Year-end holidays i Singapore

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Northeast monsoon (1. nov. – 31. jan. (normalt)), Christmas on Orchard Road (10. nov. – 2. jan.)