På gång i Singapore (SG), Singapore under året

Mycket folk — Christmas on Orchard Road, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Thaipusam

  1 febReligiös högtid

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Chinese New Year

  17–18 febKinesiskt nyårStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Northeast monsoon (1 nov – 31 jan (vanligtvis)), Christmas on Orchard Road (10 nov – 2 jan)

Mycket folk — Chinese New Year, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Thaipusam (1 feb), Chinese New Year (17–18 feb)

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Hari Raya Puasa (Eid al-Fitr)

• Helg

  Hari Raya Puasa (Eid al-Fitr)

  5–31 mar · vanligtvisRamadan & eidTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i april.

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

• Festival

  Vesak Day

  31 majReligiös högtid

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha)

  15 maj – 5 jun · vanligtvisRamadan & eidStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

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

• Risk

  Regional haze risk

  1 jun – 15 okt · vanligtvisRöksäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Vesak Day (31 maj), Hari Raya Haji (Eid al-Adha) (15 maj – 5 jun (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — mellan topparna, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Regional haze risk (1 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — National Day, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Hungry Ghost month

  1 aug – 10 sep · vanligtvisReligiös högtid

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  National Day

  8–10 augNationell helgdagTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Regional haze risk (1 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Mid-Autumn Festival, September holidays i Singapore

• Festival

  Mid-Autumn Festival

  1 sep – 5 okt · vanligtvisLjus & eldTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Singapore Grand Prix

  9–11 oktMotorsportshelgTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Regional haze risk (1 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis)), Hungry Ghost month (1 aug – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Mid-Autumn Festival, Singapore Grand Prix

• Festival

  Deepavali

  8 novDiwaliTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Regional haze risk (1 jun – 15 okt (vanligtvis)), Mid-Autumn Festival (1 sep – 5 okt (vanligtvis)), Singapore Grand Prix (9–11 okt)

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, Deepavali

• Säsong

  Northeast monsoon

  1 nov – 31 jan · vanligtvisRisk

  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 & nyårTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Deepavali (8 nov)

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

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Northeast monsoon (1 nov – 31 jan (vanligtvis)), Christmas on Orchard Road (10 nov – 2 jan)