Qué hay en Singapur, Singapur, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Christmas on Orchard Road, vacaciones escolares en 6 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Thaipusam

  1 FebFiesta religiosa

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Chinese New Year

  17–18 FebAño Nuevo LunarCierresMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Northeast monsoon (1 Nov – 31 Ene (normalmente)), Christmas on Orchard Road (10 Nov – 2 Ene)

Concurrido — Chinese New Year, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Thaipusam (1 Feb), Chinese New Year (17–18 Feb)

Concurrido — entre los picos, Hari Raya Puasa (Eid al-Fitr)

• Festivo

  Hari Raya Puasa (Eid al-Fitr)

  5–31 Mar · normalmenteRamadán y EidMucha genteCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Máxima afluencia — Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha), Mid-year holidays en Singapur

• Festival

  Vesak Day

  31 MayFiesta religiosa

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha)

  15 May – 5 Jun · normalmenteRamadán y EidCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha), Mid-year holidays en Singapur

• Riesgo

  Regional haze risk

  1 Jun – 15 Oct · normalmenteTemporada de humo

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Vesak Day (31 May), Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha) (15 May – 5 Jun (normalmente))

Temporada media — entre los picos, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Regional haze risk (1 Jun – 15 Oct (normalmente))

Concurrido — National Day, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Hungry Ghost month

  1 Ago – 10 Sep · normalmenteFiesta religiosa

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  National Day

  8–10 AgoFiesta nacionalMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Regional haze risk (1 Jun – 15 Oct (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Mid-Autumn Festival, September holidays en Singapur

• Festival

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  1 Sep – 5 Oct · normalmenteLuces y fuegoMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Singapore Grand Prix

  9–11 OctFin de semana de motorMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Regional haze risk (1 Jun – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Hungry Ghost month (1 Ago – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Mid-Autumn Festival, Singapore Grand Prix

• Festival

  Deepavali

  8 NovDiwaliMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Regional haze risk (1 Jun – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Mid-Autumn Festival (1 Sep – 5 Oct (normalmente)), Singapore Grand Prix (9–11 Oct)

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, Deepavali

• Temporada

  Northeast monsoon

  1 Nov – 31 Ene · normalmenteRiesgo

  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 EneNavidad y Año NuevoMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Deepavali (8 Nov)

Máxima afluencia — Christmas on Orchard Road, Year-end holidays en Singapur

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Northeast monsoon (1 Nov – 31 Ene (normalmente)), Christmas on Orchard Road (10 Nov – 2 Ene)