When is Qing Ming 2025 in Singapore?
Qing Ming 2025 (清明节2025) falls on the 4 April 2025 (Friday).
This annual observance is celebrated by the Han Chinese on the 15th day following the Spring Equinox (春分). During the festival, descendants gather with their extended families to visit and clean the tombs of their ancestors, a practice known as “tomb sweeping”.
In Singapore and many parts of Southeast Asia, Qing Ming is observed from around 10 days before and after the official date.
What are the operating hours of Columbariums and Cemeteries during Qing Ming 2025?
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 22 March 2025 (Saturday) to 20 April 2025 (Sunday).
Choa Chu Kang Cemetery will operate 24 hours daily as usual.
The Garden of Peace, where ashes are scattered in a tranquil garden setting, is usually open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm, except on days when maintenance work is being carried out. However, the facility will be closed to visitors on the following dates: 22, 23, 29, 30 & 31 March, as well as 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20 April 2025. Access to the facility for ash scattering on these dates is by prior approved booking only.
All visitors are advised to check on the live traffic conditions before heading down:
Do I need to make a booking for Qing Ming 2025?
Bookings for Qing Ming 2025 are only required for those driving and parking at Choa Chu Kang Columbarium or Mandai Columbarium, and are necessary on selected dates between 22 March 2025 (Saturday) and 20 April 2025 (Sunday).
The following are the dates that requires booking for drivers:
- Choa Chu Kang Columbarium
- Visiting between 6:00am and 4:00pm
- March 2025: 22, 23, 29, 30, 31
- April 2025: 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20
- Mandai Columbarium
- Visiting between 6:00am and 6:00pm
- Daily from 22 March 2025 to 20 April 2025
Appointment slots will be available for reservation starting on 10 March 2025 (Monday) at 10:00am. Click on the corresponding link below to make your Qing Ming 2025 booking:
Visitors using public transport, including public buses, shuttle buses, taxis, and public hire vehicles (PHVs), do not need to make an appointment.
Furthermore, drivers who are only picking up or dropping off passengers at the designated points at Mandai Columbarium and Choa Chu Kang Columbarium are not required to book an appointment. Please refer to the pick-up and drop-off points below:
What are the public transport options for Qing Ming 2025?
The following are the public buses that you could take to the respective resting places of the deceased:
- Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium Complex
- Choa Chu Kang Columbarium and Cemetery
- Yishun Columbarium
Other than the regular public buses, free shuttle bus services will be available on 13 selected days this year, as listed below:
- Choa Chu Kang Cemetery and Columbarium Complex
- Pick-up / Drop-off points
- Yew Tee MRT station, Exit C
- Bus Stop 45321
- Old Choa Chu Kang Road near Jalan Bahar junction
- Bus Stop 31141 towards Columbarium
- Bus Stop 31149 towards Yew Tee MRT
- Choa Chu Kang Columbarium (51 Chinese Cemetery Path 4)
- Yew Tee MRT station, Exit C
- Operating Dates / Hours
- March 2025: 22, 23, 29, 30, 31
- April 2025: 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20
- Between Yew Tee MRT station and Choa Chu Kang Columbarium
- 30-minute intervals from 7:00am to 5:00pm
- There will be mid-point pick-up at Old Choa Chu Kang Road near Jalan Bahar junction
- Bus Stop 31141 towards Columbarium
- Bus Stop 31149 towards Yew Tee MRT
- Pick-up / Drop-off points
- Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium Complex
- Pick-up / Drop-off points
- Khatib MRT Station (Exit A pick-up point)
- Pedestrian gate of Mandai Columbarium along Mandai Avenue
- Bus Stop B48149 near the construction site
- Operating Dates / Hours
- March 2025: 22, 23, 29, 30, 31
- April 2025: 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20
- 15-minute intervals from 7:00am to 5:00pm
- Pick-up / Drop-off points
What are the Qing Ming 2025 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 2025
- 22 March 2025 (Saturday) – 20 April 2025 (Sunday)
- Opening Hours
- Monday – Friday: 7:30am – 4:30pm
- Saturday, Sunday, Public Holiday: 6:00am – 5:00pm
- Qing Ming (4 April 2025): 6:00am – 8:00pm
- Qing Ming Festival 2025
- Tse Tho Aum Temple 妙华山自度庵
- Qing Ming Festival 2025
- 23 March 2025 (Sunday) – 13 April 2025 (Sunday)
- Opening Hours
- Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 4:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday, Qing Ming (4 April) & Public Holiday: 7:00am – 4:00pm
- Notes: Parking is not allowed within the temple premises during this period. The public is encouraged to use public transport.
- Qing Ming Festival 2025
- Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery 莲山双林禅寺
- Qing Ming Festival 2025
- 25 March 2025 (Tuesday) – 14 April 2025 (Monday)
- Opening Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm
- Note: Parking spaces at the monastery are limited.
- Qing Ming Festival 2025
- Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng 广惠肇碧山亭
- Qing Ming Festival 2025
- 22 March 2025 (Tuesday) – 1 May 2025 (Thursday)
- Opening Hours
- Monday – Friday (including Qing Ming on 4 April): 8:00am – 5:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday: 7:00am – 5:00pm
- Notes: Last entry at the main gate is at 4:30pm. A parking fee of S$4 will be charged for cars on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays during this period.
- Qing Ming Festival 2025
