Celebrate SongKran in S’pore at Wild Wild Wet’s Month Long Water Festival

It’s officially been a year since we were last able to travel to our favourite vacation spots and there’s always this empty feeling of longing to be able to do so again.

The Summer season always makes Singaporeans crave the atmosphere, shopping and yummy delicacies that the Land of Smiles has to offer, just a two-hour plane ride away.

Although we may sadly be unable to visit Thailand now thanks to the pandemic, maybe this will help keep you cool for now.

Month-Long SongKran Festival At Wild Wild Wet

Yep, the world-famous SongKran water festival’s coming to our very own Wild Wild Wet, in a time where we’re all looking to retain what it feels like to travel.

Marking the start of the Buddhist New Year, the SongKran festival in Thailand typically involves people of all ages getting out onto the streets armed with water guns and getting soaked throughout. It is usually held on the 13th of April every year.

Many Singaporeans have also flown over to enjoy the festivities along with the Thais in recent years, a move which has unfortunately been paused since last year.

For the entire month of April, we’ll thankfully be able to celebrate this festival at Wild Wild Wet in their SongKran Water Fest 2021 event.

Multiple stations and zones have been designated in the park for the festival experience.

Guests are encouraged to bring along their own water guns to partake in an exciting huge water gun fight in the park that takes place from 3pm – 5pm daily. Don’t worry if you don’t have one, though – they’ll be distributing 50 water guns at the entrance daily.

Your little ones can also practice their sharpshooting skills with the targets set up along the Shiok River that they can try aiming at while they float down it.

The whole park will be decked out in Thailand-related decor, including an actual tuk-tuk and electronic dance music you typically hear in Thailand’s iconic clubbing scene will be blasted for a real immersive experience.

Thai milk tea and other Thai snacks will also be sold at the nearby Ola Beach Club cafe for guests to refuel after a tiring water gun match.

Social Distancing Still In Place

Of course, water fights could involve a lot of contacts that wouldn’t be the most ideal in the situation we’re in right now – so despite the fun, there will still be social distancing measures in place.

Selected rides at Wild Wild Wet will only be open for operation at staggered hourly intervals.

The park also only allows 50 people to be in the Shiok River and Professor’s Playground at any one time.

Currently, tickets are going for $20 for a Weekday Day Pass as part of the park’s promotion for the festival, and this includes a $5 Ola Beach Club voucher as well.

If you’re one of those who have yet to get the chance to use your Singapore Rediscovers vouchers, the good news is that you can use them here to purchase tickets as well.

You can find more details about the ticket prices here.

Until the day we find ourselves in Thailand again, let’s have fun with what we can!

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