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Best Mid-Autumn Festival Events 2025 In Singapore

Lantern Walks, Dazzling Light Displays & Mooncake Magic For Families Around Singapore This Mid-Autumn 2025 Season!

2025 Sep 30 - 2025 Oct 12

Mid Autumn Events With Kids In Singapore 2025

Mooncakes, lanterns, and glowing nights — the Mid-Autumn Festival is back! Falling on Monday, October 6, 2025, this cherished tradition is all about family, reunion, and celebrating under the brightest full moon of the year. From colourful lantern walks to jaw-dropping light installations, there’s plenty for little ones (and parents!) to enjoy across Singapore. Whether you’re up for cultural fun in Chinatown, lakeside adventures in Jurong, or simply a mooncake feast at home, we’ve rounded up the best kid-friendly activities and events happening this season.

Get your lanterns ready, gather the family, and let’s see where you can soak up the glow this Mid-Autumn 2025!

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  • Chinatown Mid- Autumn Festival 2025 Singapore

    CHINATOWN MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL 2025: SG60 Celebrations With Lanterns, Light-Ups & Family Fun

    From Dazzling Lantern Displays To Cultural Performances, Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 Marks Singapore’s 60Th Birthday In Radiant Style

    The Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 returns bigger than ever, lighting up the streets from 7 September to 20 October in celebration of Singapore’s 60th year of independence. With the theme “60 Glorious Years: Celebrating Mid-Autumn in Singapore”, the festival transforms Chinatown into a glowing hub of heritage, storytelling and community.

    Highlights include an 8-metre centrepiece honouring SG60, vibrant street light-ups along New Bridge Road, Eu Tong Sen Street, South Bridge Road and Upper Cross Street, plus nostalgic displays of playgrounds, cultural motifs, and national icons. Families can also enjoy the bustling Chinatown Festive Fair, the creative Lantern Design Competition, interactive stamp trail keepsakes, tea appreciation sessions, a lively Mass Lantern Walk, riddles, stage performances, and the ever-popular Lantern Adoption Programme.

    Perfect for kids and parents alike, this year’s festival blends tradition, art, and togetherness in a dazzling month-long celebration.

    Find Out More Here

    • When: October 6 – 8, 2025, 6:30pm – 10pm
    • Where: Kreta Ayer Square, 21 Banda Street, Singapore 050005
  • LIGHTS BY THE LAKE AT JURONG LAKE GARDENS, SINGAPORE

    A Captivating Gala Of Lights, Music, And Cultural Delights

    One of Singapore’s most loved Mid-Autumn highlights, Lights by the Lake returns with enchanting lantern displays that shine across the water. This year’s theme celebrates both biodiversity and heritage, blending art, culture, and nature into one magical evening stroll. Kids can enjoy light projections on iconic garden structures and families can look forward to music, cultural showcases, and plenty of glowing backdrops for family photos.

    Find Out More Here

    When: September 27 – October 12, 2025, 6:30pm – 10pm
    Where: Jurong Lake Gardens, Lakeside Garden, Singapore 618342

     

  • Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 Singapore

    MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL 2025 AT GARDENS BY THE BAY: SG60 Lanterns, Cultural Performances & Family Fun

    Celebrate Singapore’s 60Th Birthday With Dazzling Lanterns, International Tributes, And Festive Activities At Gardens By The Bay

    Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 at Gardens by the Bay from September 22 to October 12, 2025 with free admission! This SG60 edition features dazzling lanterns guided by Ang Ku Kueh Girl™ & Friends, tracing Singapore’s journey from kampung days to HDB living. Highlights include international tributes like the Merlion & Haetae (Singapore-Korea ties) and Dream of Butterflies (Singapore-China friendship). Families can enjoy nightly lantern displays, cultural performances, workshops, a festive marketplace, carnival games, and the Lantern Walk — a vibrant evening out for all ages.

    Buy Tickets Here

    When: September 22 to October 12, 2025

    Where: Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953, www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/things-to-do/calendar-of-events/mid-autumn-festival-2025.html

  • Mid-Autumn Family Fun 2025 Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

    MID-AUTUMN FAMILY FUN 2025: Moonlit Magic for All Ages At The Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

    Lanterns, Mooncakes, Performances, and Rooftop Rabbits

    Celebrate the weekend leading up to the Mooncake Festival with a day packed with Mid-Autumn magic! Taste delicious mooncakes, sip fragrant teas, join lantern walks, and enjoy moongazing under the stars. Little ones will love the interactive performances, storytelling sessions, and hands-on parent-child workshops. Look out for the five giant Monday Bruce rabbits on the rooftop, and end the evening with a beautiful moonlit concert by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra. It’s the perfect blend of culture, creativity, and family-friendly fun.

    Find Out More Here

    When: October 3 to 4, 2025 – 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
    How Much: Free
    Where: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre & Singapore Conference Hall, https://singaporen.sg/festivals/mid-autumn/familyfun

  • PAssion Arts Festival Mid-Autumn 2025 Singapore

    PASSIONARTS MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL 2025

    Heartland Communities Shine Through Art & Festivities

    This Mid-Autumn Festival, PAssionArts brings residents together through creativity, culture, and community spirit at two vibrant festivals. At the Admiralty PAssionArts Festival, a dazzling 3-metre-tall art installation inspired by a traditional blue-and-white porcelain vase takes centre stage. Residents will decorate the vase with hand-crafted flower blooms on-site, guided by volunteers from the Admiralty Community Arts and Culture Club, alongside artist Barry Yeow. The installation reflects how residents can transform shared spaces into meaningful celebrations through art and collaboration.

    Meanwhile, the Kampong Glam PAssionArts Festival invites families to immerse themselves in traditional and contemporary Mid-Autumn activities. Visitors can try their hand at batik painting, solve lantern riddles, and enjoy captivating performances, from a theatrical face-changing act to a storytelling session about the timeless tale of Chang’e and Hou Yi. With colourful art, cultural performances, and strong community participation, the festivals promise to celebrate heritage while fostering togetherness.

  • WAN QING CLOSING FEST: Toa Payoh *Top Mid-Autumn Festival Events In Singapore

    One Last Hurrah

    Sun Yat Seng Memorial Hall is closing and the Wan Qing Closing Fest seeks to commemorate this historical site one last time before its closure. Come celebrate Chinese arts, culture, and heritage through a series of fun and exciting events and activities all for free. The gallery hours have also been extended on Saturdays till 14 September for visitors to spend more time. Some highlights of the festival include a lawn installation, a puzzle adventure and Hanfu portrait photography. Doesn’t it all sound exciting! Be sure to support this iconic landmark one last time before it closes its doors for restoration.

    When: Till 15 September 2024
    Sun Yat Seng Memorial Hall, 12 Tai Gin Rd, Singapore 327874, https://www.sysnmh.org.sg/en/whats-on/events/wan-qing-closing-fest

  • MOONLIT FESTIVAL: Singapore Discovery Centre *Top Mid-Autumn Festival Events In Singapore

    Embark On A Celestial Journey

    Are you ready for an epic September holiday adventure? Join Singapore Discovery Centre’s Moonlit festival to celebrate unity and togetherness this Mid-Autumn season. There’s just so much to look out for from stage and booth activities for the kiddos to a meet-and-greet session with Chang’e and Hou Yi and even a lantern making workshop. These are just a few of the programs available so do visit their official website for more details!

    When: 8 September 2024
    Singapore Discovery Centre, 510 Upper Jurong Rd, Singapore 638365, https://www.defencecollectivesg.com/moonlit-2024/

  • CRANE’S MID-AUTUMN EVENT: Joo Chiat *Top Mid-Autumn Festival Events In Singapore

    Mid-Autumn Fair And Craft Session

    Perhaps this year you are seeking something more hands on for your kids to do during the Mid-Autumn festival period. Fret not for Crane is hosting a mid-autumn event with a fabulous Doodle Fest, where you can sit down and doodle with the kids to their hearts' content; and experience a fun treasure hunt for hidden candy! Simply just drop in anytime during the duration of the event!

    When: 14 -15 September 2024
    Crane Joo Chiat, 432 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427535, https://www.wearecrane.com/things-to-do/mid-autumn-fair-kids-crafts

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