Wan Qing Festival of Spring 2024 (春满人间聚晚晴2024), the annual Chinese New Year celebratory event at Wan Qing Yuan 晚晴园, will be held from 16 January – 25 February 2024. Other than taking photos with life-sized dragon installation at the lawn, a host of ticketed and free activities from dragon & lion dance performances, interaction with God of Fortune, lantern-making workshop, dragon-beard candy making workshop to guided tours await all visitors this festive season.
Programme
- 12 January 2024 – 25 February 2024
- (10:00am – 5:00pm) Redeem Lunar New Year Hongbao by following the SYSNMH Facebook or Instagram page, and verify at the visitor services counter. Limited to first 50 visitors every day.
- 16 January 2024 – 25 February 2024
- (10:00am – 7:00pm) A collaboration between SYSNMH, local toy designer Ziqi and Japanese artist Yasu (EBINEKOYA), this year’s lawn installation features bubbly cartoon character, Dino.
- 10 February 2024 – CNY Day 1
- (10:00am – 11:00am) Auspicious lion & dragon dance performance
- (10:00am – 12:00pm) Interaction with God of Fortune
- 17 February 2024
- (10:30am – 6:30pm) Drop-in craft station: Lunar New Year festival inspired crafts
- (10:30am – 6:30pm) Drop-in craft station: Chinese calligraphy try-out
- (10:30am – 6:30pm) Drop-in activity station: CNY mini games
- (10:30am – 6:30pm) Festive snacks, Mandarin oranges & tea tasting
- (10:30am – 11:30am) Dragon’s beard candy making workshop – S$12 per person. Register
- (11:30am – 12:30pm) Storytelling Sessions: Tales of Lunar New Year Festival (Mandarin)
- (1:00pm – 2:30pm) Parent-child mythical creatures bag making workshop – S$24 per parent-child pair. Register
- (2:00pm – 3:00pm) Storytelling Sessions: Tales of Lunar New Year Festival (Mandarin)
- (2:00pm – 3:00pm) Permanent galleries guided tour (Chinese)
- (3:00pm – 4:00pm) Permanent galleries guided tour (English)
- (3:30pm – 4:30pm) Children lion dance workshop. Register
- (4:30pm – 5:30pm) Children lion dance workshop. Register
- (5:30pm – 6:30pm) Live on the lawn: Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) goes to Wan Qing Yuan
- 18 February 2024
- (10:30am – 6:30pm) Drop-in craft station: Lunar New Year festival inspired crafts
- (10:30am – 6:30pm) Drop-in craft station: Chinese calligraphy try-out
- (10:30am – 6:30pm) Festive snacks, Mandarin oranges & tea tasting
- (10:00am – 12:30pm) Dragon lantern-making workshop – S$18 per person. Register
- (11:30am – 12:30pm) Storytelling Sessions: Tales of Lunar New Year Festival (English)
- (1:45pm – 2:00pm) Live on the lawn: Hakka Qilin Dance by Yan Wong cultural troupe Singapore
- (2:00pm – 3:00pm) Storytelling Sessions: Tales of Lunar New Year Festival (English)
- (2:00pm – 3:00pm) Permanent galleries guided tour (Chinese)
- (3:00pm – 4:00pm) Permanent galleries guided tour (English)
- (3:30pm – 4:30pm) Children festive Chinese drums workshop. S$12 per person. Register
- (4:30pm – 5:30pm) Children festive Chinese drums workshop S$12 per person. Register
- (5:30pm – 6:30pm) Live on the lawn: Chinese wind & percussion music by reverberance
Opening Hours
- Venue: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall / SYSNMH (孙中山南洋纪念馆) [Map]
- Date: 16 January 2024 – 25 February 2024 (Closed on Mondays)
- Time: 10:00am – 7:00pm (Last admission at 6:50pm)
- Note: It is advisable for visitors to check the crowd status here before heading down.
