When is Qing Ming 2024 in Singapore?
Qing Ming 2024 (清明节2024) falls on the 4 April 2024, Thursday. Qing Ming is an annual festival that is observed by Han Chinese on 15th day after the Spring Equinox (春分).
During the festival, descendants visit their ancestors’ tombs with their extended family members to perform tomb sweeping activities. In Singapore and many parts of Southeast Asia, the festival is observed from around 10 days before and after the actual date.
What are the operating hours of Columbariums and Cemeteries during Qing Ming 2024?
In anticipation of crowds visiting the public Columbariums in Singapore where the ashes of the majority of deceased are housed during this period, the National Environment Agency (NEA) announced that Choa Chu Kang Columbarium, Mandai Columbarium, and Yishun Columbarium will operate 24 hours daily from 16 March 2024 to 14 April 2024.
Choa Chu Kang Cemetery will operate 24 hours daily as usual.
Garden of Peace, where ashes are scattered in the garden, opens from 9am to 5pm on weekdays, excluding Qing Ming Day and public holidays. Visitors to the facility on 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 March 2024 and 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14 April 2024 are required to have approved booking for inland ash scattering.
All visitors are encouraged to check on the live traffic conditions before heading down:
Do I need to make a booking for Qing Ming 2024?
Bookings for Qing Ming 2024 are only required for those driving and parking at Choa Chu Kang Columbarium or Mandai Columbarium, and on selected dates between 16 March 2024 to 14 April 2024.
The following are the dates that requires booking for drivers:
- Choa Chu Kang Columbarium
- Visiting between 6:00am and 4:00pm
- March 2024: 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
- April 2024: 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14
- Mandai Columbarium
- Visiting between 6:00am and 6:00pm
- Daily from 16 March 2024 to 14 April 2024
Click here for Qing Ming 2024 booking. Appointment slots will be open for reservation on 4 March 2024 (Monday) at 10:00am.
Drivers who are only picking up or dropping off passengers at designated points at Mandai Columbarium and Choa Chu Kang Columbarium do not need to book an appointment.
Visitors taking public transport, including public buses, shuttle buses, taxis, public hire vehicles (PHVs), also do not need to make any appointment.
What are the public transport options for Qing Ming 2024?
The following are the public buses that you could take to the respective resting places of the deceased:
- Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium Complex
- 138
- Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
- Springleaf MRT Station
- 171
- Yishun Bus Interchange
- Pending LRT Station
- Bukit Panjang MRT Station
- Petir LRT Station
- 138
- Choa Chu Kang Columbarium and Cemetery
- Note: Long walking distance from bus stop to destination of around 1 to 2 km.
- 975
- Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
- Phoenix LRT Station
- Choa Chu Kang MRT Station
- 172
- Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
- Boon Lay Bus Interchange
- Yishun Columbarium
- 800
- Yishun Bus Interchange
- 812
- Yishun Bus Interchange
- 800
Other than the usual public buses, special shuttle services are being offered on selected dates and time as follows:
- Choa Chu Kang Cemetery and Columbarium Complex
- S$1.00 per trip
- Pick-up / Drop-off points
- Choa Chua Kang MRT Pick-Up Drop-Off Point (via Exit A)
- Choa Chu Kang Columbarium (51 Chinese Cemetery Path 4)
- Carpark A Choa Chu Kang Cemetery, along Jalan Bahar
- Operating Dates / Hours
- 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 March 2024 and 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14 April 2024
- Between Choa Chu Kang MRT station and Choa Chu Kang Columbarium
- 30-minute intervals from 7:00am to 5:00pm
- From Carpark A of Choa Chu Kang Cemetery to Choa Chu Kang Columbarium (Loop Service)
- 15-minute intervals from 7:00am to 5:00pm
- Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium Complex
- S$1.00 per trip
- Pick-up / Drop-off points
- Khatib MRT Station (Exit A pick-up point)
- Pedestrian gate of Mandai Columbarium along Mandai Avenue
- Operating Dates / Hours
- 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 March 2024 and 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14 April 2024
- 15-minute intervals from 7:00am to 5:00pm
What are the Qing Ming 2024 information for Kong Meng San, Tse Tho Aum, Shuan Lin Monastery, and Peck San Theng?
- Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery 光明山普觉禅寺
- Qing Ming Festival 2024: 23 March 2024 – 14 April 2024
- Opening Hours
- Monday – Friday: 7:30am to 4:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday, Public Holiday: 6:00am to 5:00pm
- Qing Ming (4 April 2024): 6:00am to 8:00pm
- Tse Tho Aum Temple 妙华山自度庵
- Qing Ming Festival 2024: 25 March 2024 – 14 April 2024
- Opening Hours
- Monday – Friday: 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday: 7:00am to 4:00pm
- Note: No parking is allowed within the temple’s premise during this period.
- Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery 莲山双林禅寺
- Qing Ming Festival 2024: 25 March 2024 – 14 April 2024
- Opening Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm
- Note: Parking spaces are limited at the monastery.
- Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng 广惠肇碧山亭
- Qing Ming Festival 2024: 23 March 2024 – 1 May 2024
- Opening Hours
- Monday – Friday (excluding public holiday): 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday: 7:00am to 5:00pm
- Last entry at 4:30pm
- Note: Parking fee of S$4 will be levied on cars on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays during this period.
