Hva som skjer i Singapore (SG), Singapore gjennom året

Travelt — Christmas on Orchard Road, skoleferie i 6 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Thaipusam

  1. febReligiøs høytid

  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. febKinesisk nyttårStengningerMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Northeast monsoon (1. nov – 31. jan (vanligvis)), Christmas on Orchard Road (10. nov – 2. jan)

Travelt — Chinese New Year, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Thaipusam (1. feb), Chinese New Year (17.–18. feb)

Travelt — mellom toppene, Hari Raya Puasa (Eid al-Fitr)

• Helligdag

  Hari Raya Puasa (Eid al-Fitr)

  5.–31. mar · vanligvisRamadan og eidMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

Rolig — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

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

• Festival

  Vesak Day

  31. maiReligiøs høytid

  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. mai – 5. jun · vanligvisRamadan og eidStengninger

  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 ↗

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

• Fare

  Regional haze risk

  1. jun – 15. okt · vanligvisRøyksesong

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Vesak Day (31. mai), Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha) (15. mai – 5. jun (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Regional haze risk (1. jun – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — National Day, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Hungry Ghost month

  1. aug – 10. sep · vanligvisReligiøs høytid

  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. augNasjonaldagMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Regional haze risk (1. jun – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Mid-Autumn Festival, September holidays i Singapore

• Festival

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  1. sep – 5. okt · vanligvisLys og ildMye folk

  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. oktMotorsporthelgMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Regional haze risk (1. jun – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Hungry Ghost month (1. aug – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Mid-Autumn Festival, Singapore Grand Prix

• Festival

  Deepavali

  8. novDiwaliMye folk

  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 ↗

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

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Deepavali

• Sesong

  Northeast monsoon

  1. nov – 31. jan · vanligvisRisiko

  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. janJul og nyttårMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Deepavali (8. nov)

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

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Northeast monsoon (1. nov – 31. jan (vanligvis)), Christmas on Orchard Road (10. nov – 2. jan)