Weekend Guide (Jan 21 to 22)

CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR AT ROBINSONS

Venue: Robinsons: The Heeren JEM Raffles City

21/01/2017 to 26/02/2017

FREE

Celebrate the abundance and joy of the New Year at retail store Robinsons. Bring home your own personalised Chinese calligraphy when you make a purchase at its The Heeren outlet today or at its Jem outlet tomorrow. For food junkies, there will be a confectionary pop-up store running till Jan 26 by homegrown brand KELE offering a wide range of Chinese New Year goodies at Raffles City. Expect to find pineapple tarts, almond cookies, shrimp rolls and more.

PLAYLAH! LET’S CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR 2017

Venue: Singapore EXPO Hall 5

Address: 1 Expo Drive

21/01/2017 12.00pm to 22/01/2017 9.00pm

FREE

Get an adrenaline rush with your kids as you slide down a 9m-high rooster slide at PlayLAH! carnival. Organised by SingEx, the carnival at Singapore EXPO Hall 5 features a slew of fun activities. Besides the slide, you can also challenge yourself to complete its 18m-long bouncy obstacle course, learn how to fly a drone, and create your own 3D hologram to impress your friends. Workshops on creating your own zodiac ang pow and bookmarks will be available as well.

NEW BEGINNINGS AT KIDZANIA SINGAPORE - LUNAR NEW YEAR 2017

Venue: KidZania Singapore

Address: 31 Beach View

21/01/2017 to 12/02/2017

FREE

KidZania Singapore has prepared a slew of exciting activities for the New Year. Families can bring their little ones down to educate them on the Lunar New Year customs and culture through role-playing activities, or participate in a New Year Art & Calligraphy activity at the Main Square. There will be a Lion Dance City Parade at 2.45pm daily to entertain the whole family as well.

24TH ANNIVERSARY SPRING IN THE CITY & HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR THEATRE PERFORMANCES AT ESPLANADE

Venue: Esplanade Theatre

21/01/2017 to 22/01/2017

S$28 onwards

As part of 24th Anniversary Spring in the City & Happy Chinese New Year theatre performances at Esplanade, visitors can catch the show Marriage of Plum and Jade at Esplanade today at 8pm and tomorrow at 3.30pm. Organised by SC Cultural & Educational Pte Ltd, the theatre show — produced by Fujian Provincial Experimental Min Opera that has staged successful performances in countries such as American and Australia for more than 53 years — is bringing a comedic style of performance that brings about the vibrant regional characteristics of the East.

LUNAR GOODIES FAIR AT AMK HUB

Venue: AMK Hub

Address: AMK Hub, B1 Exhibition Hall

21/01/2017 11am to 26/02/2017 9.30pm

FREE

If you have not purchased your Chinese New Year treats yet, don’t fret, as Ang Mo Kio Hub’s Lunar Goodies Fair has got you covered. Running till Jan 26, there will be up to 15 brands there including Bakerzin, The Golden Duck Co. and Yong Hup. They will be presenting CNY goodies which include pineapple tarts, love letters, mini shrimp rolls and salted egg yolk chips.

TANJONG GOODMAN OPEN HOUSE 2017

Venue: Goodman Arts Centre

21/01/2017 10am to 21/01/2017 6pm

FREE

The Tanjong Goodman Open House has returned with the theme Imaginary Compound, inviting you to explore the various possibilities Goodman Arts Centre can be. Look forward to an interactive installation, Happy and Free Karaoke by Singaporean film-maker Boo Junfeng, where you get to view a music video which re-imagines a scene of how Singapore would be like if it was still a part of Malaysia. Head to The Amazing World of ACAS, an exhibition by the Association of Comic Artists, where you can learn how comics are made and how they can be a tool in education. Also stop by Speech Bubble by Malaysian-born comic artist Sonny Liew, where you can view the exhibits that were previously displayed at the Speech Bubble exhibition held at the National Library in September last year.

ALL THINGS NEW AT ESPLANADE

Venue: Esplanade

Address: 1 Esplanade Drive

21/01/2017 to 30/01/2017

FREE

Be entertained by rock band Bakers in Space — which was selected to be part of Noise Music Mentorship programme in 2016 — at Esplanade today, while indie pop and R&B artist Maricelle will be performing tracks from her EP Pursuit, tomorrow. Next weekend, look forward to performances from Peng Chi Shen and Aaron Matthew Lim, the directors of music school Intune Music. There will be a guest appearance from local singer Tay Sia Yeun (who was a participant in Chinese reality television singing competition Sound of my Dream) as well.

HEADS UP: ROOSTER IN THE ROO-NAR NEW YEAR AT WILDLIFE RESERVES SINGAPORE

Venue: Jurong Bird Park, Singapore Zoo, River Safari, Night Safari

27/01/2017 to 11/02/2017

Admission fees apply

Soak in the atmosphere at the Jurong Bird Park, which will be decked out in colourful Chinese New Year-themed decorations. There, go for a guided fowl trail and meet an assortment of pheasants, peafowls and jungle fowls, or witness new chick hatchings at its Breeding and Research Centre. Stand a chance to receive an angbao hand-delivered by a cockatoo, when you watch the Bird Park’s High Flyers show. Over at the River Safari, pandas Kai Kai and Jia Jia will attempt to ferret out treats in red packets and watch as the manatees unveil their well-wishes for guests, while at the Singapore Zoo, spot animals such as the orangutans, Asian elephants and Malayan flying foxes sniff out festive treats given by keepers. At the Night Safari, catch an electrifying LED dragon dance, which signifies auspiciousness, nobility and fortune.

HEADS UP: SPRING SURPRISE 2017

Venue: Gardens by the bay

Address: Flower Dome & Supertree Grove

30/01/2017 to 12/02/2017

Admission charge to Flower Dome applies

Gardens by the Bay’s upcoming event, Spring Surprise 2017, will entertain with an array of traditional performances as well as an invigorating LED show done for the first time. Titled Rise of the Golden Phoenix, there will be thrilling stunts by LED dragons, lions and stilt walkers at the Supertree Grove. Other performances include an energetic drum performance by ZingO Festival Drums also at the Supertree Grove and a spring melodies performance at the Flower Dome played by young musicians from various schools using traditional Chinese instruments.