The Singapore River Festival is an annual festival held in Singapore alongside the Singapore River. It started in 2015 as part of Singapore's Golden Jubilee celebrations.[1] The festival is organised by Singapore River One.[2]
The inaugural festival in 2005 featured Spanish theatrical troupe La Fura dels Baus, a ten-day outdoor exhibition called Urban Artery and Riverside Makers Market where local craftsmen and kitchens sell their products.[3] The festival drew an estimated 105,000 visitors.[2]
The 2016 festival's theme is "River Connections" and drew an estimated 130,000 people.[1][2]
The 2017 festival's theme is "Turn Up The River" and the festival included an outdoor dance floor and a display of light-emitting diode (LED) kites at the Singapore River.[2]
For the 2023 edition, the theme is “River of Lights and Colours” and will see the lighting up of 3 bridges along the Singapore River - Cavenagh Bridge in Boat Quay, Read Bridge in Clarke Quay and Alkaff Bridge in Robertson Quay.[4]
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- ^ "Singapore River Festival 2023". Singapore River One. Retrieved 31 August 2023.