What to do during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Stare at the moon and eat mooncakes? Thatโs boring, isnโt it?
Gardens by the Bayโs Mid Autumn Festival 2019 is exactly the type of viewing party that would make you understand why people do boring things like staring at the moon.
Itโs not really just about the moon, because just visiting their event page is like Woah.
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To show you what I mean,
Mid-Autumn Festival 2019 from 30 Aug to 15 Sep 2019
In various locations in Gardens, there will be specific attractions that depict stories of heritage and tradition. thereโs even said to be the tallest and widest display of floating lanterns stretching 120m.
- Date: 30 Aug โ 15 Sep
- Time: 7.00pm โ 11.00pm
- Venue: Various locations in Gardens by the Bay
If length isnโt what youโre looking for, then maybe youโll be interested in a giant one. One that you can walk insideโtheir very first giant revolving lantern.
Creepy black silhouettes aside since itโs the 7th month, thatโs pretty cool.
But what other goodies for the eyes do they have?
Food Street
Well, weโre Singaporean, so naturally, I started with mooncakes and food for the other attractions.
Unfortunately, thereโs not much information on this except itโs offering Asian delights at the Supertree Grove.
But I did find this image on DarrenBloggie for the festival in 2016โฆ
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We can probably expect the usual good stuff from food fairs until we get more information.
AIRMESH
Simi lai eh? Iโll be honest and say, I donโt know either!
Supposedly a 30 sqm gallery thatโs constructed with 3D-printed steel, and designed by Assistant Professors Carlos Banon and Felix Raspall.
Hereโs a post by Prof Carlos Banon on IG:
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Itโs one of those things thatโs cool but you donโt know why itโs cool.
Lest you forget, lanterns are significant during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Why? I donโt know either!
Wah, then we pay you to write articles for what?
Relax, I did my homework and checked, and I quote Wikipedia: โIt is difficult to discern the original purpose of lanterns in connection to the festival, but it is certain that lanterns were not used in conjunction with moon-worship prior to the Tang dynasty.โ
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But what I do know, is that each of these is painted by people, and itโs going to look amazing.
And talking about lanterns and things we donโt knowโฆ
Lantern Riddles
Itโs a traditional game to write riddles on lanterns and have someone else answer them.
- 30 Aug โ 15 Sep
- Sun โ Thu: 7.30pm โ 9.00pm
Fri & Sat: 7.30pm โ 9.30pm - Supertree Grove
Mass Lantern Walk
Weโre still on this lantern thing. Enjoy moonlit walking led by an LED Dragon (this pun is straight up stolen from their site). Each participant will get one free LED paper lantern.
Iโm not sure what kind of dragon, but hereโs an example from last year:
Woah.
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More lanterns. What makes these special is that they are hand-painted by seniors.
Cultural Performances
Whatโs a Chinese festival without some performances? The theme of Legacies ใไผ ๆฟใ is showcased in these performances, which will include innovative interpretations and cross-over performances.
Legacy but new interpretations? Interesting.
Garden Rhapsody: A Journey through Asia
Look out for local artists Alemay Fernandez, Dawn Ho, Leandra Lane and Lou Peixinโs rendition of ใๅคๆฅ้ฆใ๏ผใ็่่ใ๏ผโBengawan Soloโ, โDayung Sampanโ, โSukiyakiโ, and โSingapura, Oh Singapuraโ while walking around the Supertrees.
Planning to go there yet?
If you donโt know what the fuss and significance are about Mid-Autumn Festival beyond mooncakes, this is the place to go.
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So, once again, mark one of these days:
Date: 30 Aug โ 15 Sep
Time: 7.00pm โ 11.00pm
Venue: Various locations in Gardens by the Bay
At worst, thereโll be plenty of IG-worthy pictures to go around.
Would you be jailed for being half-naked in public? Well, the answer will shock you. Seriously. Watch this to the end and you'll understand:
