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Here’s How to Make the Most of Your Holidays

Singapore is a vibrant mix of cultures and always packed with lots of exciting events. From exhibitions and sporting events to musical performances and nightlife entertainment — there’s a full palate for you to choose from while enjoying your holidays. Whether it’s the Audi fashion festival or the Chingay Parade, the Mosaic Music Festival or the Great Singapore Sale, there’s always something on in the city. Locals and tourists equally enjoy the pulsating ambience of Singapore and if you’re new here, without proper idea about what’s happening and where, then here’s a complete guide to enjoy your fullest in the city.

1. Great Singapore Sale: The biggest shopping event in Southeast Asia, the Great Singapore Sale is a one-of-a-kind shopping festival held annually. From high-end, branded products to local, reasonably-priced items, you can shop to your heart’s delight.

You can shop for designer clothes, accessories and household products on Orchard Road, the shopping district of the city. The road extends from Plaza Singapura in the East to Tanglin Mall in the west. If you’re looking for pocket-friendly items, then head to the civic and financial district centres or if you’re in the mood to splurge, then Singapore boasts of several shopping malls like Marina Square, Suntec City and Vivo City. Holland Village is quite popular with tourists and expatriates living in the country as it offers a wide range of antiques and gifts. Some other popular tourist malls on Orchard include Takashimaya, Ion, Wisma Atria and Paragon.

2. Singapore Food Festival: The grand food festival celebrating the multi-cultural heritage of Singapore cafes, restaurants and hawker centres showcase everything from local cuisines to more global flavours, taking visitors on a gastronomical experience that is hard to replicate. You can explore Singapore’s mix of cultures and how it has shaped its culinary landscape. Foodies can eat and see and smell away to glory while non-foodies can be sure to fall in love with the rich aroma of delicious dishes.

Singapore Food Festival is the place to be if you want a taste of Asia in the culinary capital.

3. Asia Pacific Food Expo: Held every November, the Asia Pacific Food Expo, brings together over 500,000 food enthusiasts where they enjoy five days of the best cuisines from Southeast Asia.

Whether you’re interested in trying finger food or want to taste some delicious desserts, Asia Pacific Food Expo gives you a divine culinary experience. Sample a glass of premium wine or taste local food, at the Expo you can also shop for your favourite cuisines and carry them home.

4. Mosaic Music Festival: Singapore may be a little dot on the map but it sure knows how to host a music festival. Take the Mosaic Music Festival for instance that brings together artists from the far corners of the world in this ten-day event. Old-world jazz, funk and world music is interspersed with today’s electronic, indie, soul and hip-hop to create a sublime experience.

5. St Jerome’s Laneway Festival: originally from Australia, Laneway Festival is known to produce cutting-edge acts, so much so, that fans from the neighbouring countries flock to the Singapore edition. Held on the spacious Meadow by the Bay, this year’s line-up include Angus and Julia Stone, Banks, Chet Parker and Enterprise, among others.