CNY Family FUN 2024: Experience the #SINGAPO人 Way of Celebrations!

CNY Family FUN 2024: Embark on A Cultural Quest from 26 to 28 January 2024

Join us at Shenton Way from 26 to 28 January 2024 for the CNY Family FUN, a vibrant celebration of Chinese New Year organised by the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and Singapore Chinese Orchestra. Immerse yourself in the #SINGAPO人 way of CNY celebrations and welcome the Year of the Dragon with your family.

With a giant repertoire of events all happening in the same space! Come visit and enjoy immersing yourself in understanding what makes us Singapo人!

Event Details:

• Opening Hours: 26 – 28 January 2024 | 12:00pm – 8:00pm
• Venue: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

Event Highlights:

Diale-cacy Opera Reunion FUN (戏曲团圆FUN) (Paid Event)

• Date & Time: 27 January 2024 | 3pm, 7:30pm & 28 January 2024 | 3pm
• Venue: SCCC Multi-Purpose Hall, Level 7
• Tickets: $12/pax, $100/table of 10
• Enjoy enjoy the cultural richness of our Singaporean heritage while indulging in traditional snacks from various dialect groups.
• Opera Repertoire:
  • Huangmei Opera: Fairy Scattering Flowers
  • Teochew Opera: Bidding Farewell
  • Hainanese Opera: Touring the Lake
  • Hokkien Opera: Retaining Umbrella
  • Cantonese Opera: Palace of Longevity
• Get Tickets here

Rhapsodies of Spring (Paid Event)

• Date & Time: 26, 27 January 2024 | 7:30pm
• Venue: Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall
• Tickets: $20, $40, $60, $80
• This year’s SCO’s Rhapsodies of Spring concert captures the spirit of the dragon with music pieces like Dragon and Spring Returns SG.
• Featuring Drum Feng, Taman Jurong CC Juboon Dragon & Lion Dance Troupe and hosted by CAPITAL958 DJs.
• Get Tickets here

Lucky Hunt for Wealth (Paid Event)

• Date & Time: 27 and 28 January 2024 | 12pm to 6pm
• Venue: SCCC, Level 6 Foyer
• Tickets: $8/booklet
• With a thrilling quest where fortune favours the bold, unleash your teamwork and problem-solving skills as you’re required to solve challenges using clues to uncover the ultimate prize.
• Get Tickets here

A Spring Portrait (Paid Event)

• Date & Time: 27 and 28 January 2024 | 12pm to 6:30pm
• Venue: SCCC Creative Box and Recital Studio, Level 6
• Tickets: $18/pax, $30/pair, $50/group of 4
• Dress up in traditional garments like the Hanfu and create unforgettable family portraits with your loved ones.
• Get Tickets here

Walking with BeLONG (Paid Event)

• Date & Time: 26 to 28 January 2024 | 7:30pm
• Venue: Singapore Conference Hall Entrance
• Tickets: $5/pax
• Engaging storytellers share fascinating tales of Chinese New Year.
• Get Tickets here

Bloom Up Your Spring (Paid Event)

• Date & Time: 28 January 2024 | 1:30pm and 3:30pm
• Venue: Singapore Conference Hall Exhibition Hall, Level 1
• Tickets: $18/pax
• Learn to craft vibrant floral arrangements for CNY decor symbolising prosperity and the significance of flowers in Chinese traditions.
• Get Tickets here

Event Highlights (Free Activities):

Spring Bazaar (Free Admission)

• Date & Time: 26 to 28 January 2024 | 12pm to 8pm
• Venue: SCCC Concourse, L1 & Singapore Conference Hall Concourse, L1
• The bazaar features over 40 local creative makers of handmade crafts, unique fashion collectibles, art pieces, and of course, everyone’s favourite CNY goodies.

“Nian” is Coming! (Free Admission)

• Date & Time: 26 January 2024 @ 7pm | 27-28 January 2024 @ 12:45pm, 3:45pm, and 6:45pm
• Venue: SCCC Concourse, Level 1
• Witness a choreographed presentation of the folktale of Nian, with hidden performers ready to surprise and enthrall you.

Spring Gathering @ L7 (Free Admission)

• Date & Time: 27 to 28 January 2024 | 12pm to 8pm
• Venue: SCCC Multi-Purpose Hall Foyer, Level 7
• Enjoy fringe activities, stage performances, and zodiac forecasts.
• Enjoy activities like face painting, Chinese calligraphy, finger painting and more.
• Catch captivating performances such as martial arts, Chinese ribbon dance and mask-changing performances too!
• Don’t forget to get your annual dose of the zodiac forecast and test your mind with all the lantern riddles!

Illuminated Dragon Dance (Free Admission)

• Date & Time: 26 and 28 January 2024 @ 8pm | 27 January 2024 @ 8:20pm
• Venue: SCCC Roof Garden
• Experience a mesmerising dragon dance adorned with LED lights against the backdrop of the cityscape.

BeLONG’s Art Playground (Free Admission)

• Date & Time: Till 30 Apr 2024 | 10am to 10pm
• Venue: SCCC, Roof Garden
• Explore a colourful playground inspired by local HDB playgrounds.
• Designed by local artists Fiona Koh and Warren Khong from art and design studio Whisky and Foxtrot LLP

The Good Hood: Where Values Come Home Travelling Exhibition (Free Admission)

• Date & Time: Till 7 Feb 2024
• Venue: SCCC Concourse, Level 1
• A new travelling exhibition, it’s making its first stop at SCCC!
• Explore more about 10 universal values shared across Chinese, Malays, and Indians in Singapore through stories.

SINGAPO人: Discovering Chinese Singaporean Culture (Free Admission)

• Venue: SCCC, Level 2
• Chinese culture in Singapore has evolved in a way unlike any other communities around the world.
• Join in the conversation and discover (or rediscover) what it means to be a Chinese #SINGAPO人.