Gardens by the Bay is ready to ring in the Lunar New Year with an abundance of festive offerings for the whole family.
Dahlia Dreams – The Heavenly Race
(大丽花之梦 – 十二生肖争霸赛)
The festivities kick off with the annual Dahlia Dreams floral display, which opens today in Flower Dome and features spectacular horticultural works of art including a five-metre-wide Fu medallion, a majestic seven-metre-tall archway, and two lucky Golden Rats, all decked in greenery.
This intricate horticultural art form uses bedding plants to carpet metal frames and create three-dimensional “living sculptures”. Known as mosaiculture, it is showcased in this year’s display as part of a collaboration between Gardens by the Bay and Chinese landscape design company Beijing Florascape Co., Ltd., who is known for designing large-scale floral displays for major Chinese events such as the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China at Tiananmen Square.
Dahlia Dreams runs from today till 23 February in Flower Dome.
Dahlia Dreams – The Heavenly Race
(大丽花之梦 – 十二生肖争霸赛)
Date: Friday, 17 January – Sunday, 23 February
Time: 9.00am – 9.00pm
Location: Flower Dome
Details: Admission charge to Flower Dome applies. Visit gardensbythebay.com.sg/dahlia for details of the display.
| CHINESE NEW YEAR 2020 PROMOTION Chinese New Year is a time for family reunions and get-togethers. From 25 January to 9 February 2020, purchase one full-priced Singapore Resident Adult admission ticket to the conservatories and receive one complimentary Singapore Resident Senior admission ticket. Terms and conditions apply. Visit gardensbythebay.com.sg for details. |
Spring Surprise (春 · 喜)
Throughout the Gardens, there will be a myriad of free performances and activities for visitors to enjoy.
This year, Gardens by the Bay’s Chinese New Year programme Spring Surprise will see the debut of the “Golden Pyro Dragon Dance”. Performed by local troupe Tian Eng Dragon & Lion Dance Centre, this is the first time cold pyrotechnics will be incorporated into a dragon dance in Singapore to present a dazzling performance featuring a 14-metre-long dragon under a shower of fireworks-like sparkles.
Visitors can also discover the origins of Chinese New Year traditions in “The Story of Nian”. Produced by Dick Lee Asia under the creative direction of Dick Lee, this colourful retelling of the ancient Chinese legend about a mythical creature called Nian combines music, drama and puppetry, with puppet design by local award-winning puppeteer Frankie Malachi.
Spring Surprise will run from 27 January to 9 February with a series of free activities including cultural performances such as Traditional Lion Dance and Shadow Puppet Performance, as well as festive music performed by Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Ding Yi Music Company, Drum Feng, Dicapella and other musical groups. Adding to the festive atmosphere are colourful rat lanterns hand-painted by beneficiaries of REACH Community Services.
Spring Surprise (春 · 喜)
Date: Monday, 27 January – Sunday, 9 February
Time: Various timings.
Location: Gardens by the Bay
Details: Programmes are free. Visit gardensbythebay.com.sg/springsurprise for programme details.
