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Duration
2 hours
Group
Varies
Languages
English
The take
Do not stand on New Bridge Road looking up. Official 2026 Chinatown Mid-Autumn is community lanterns at Kreta Ayer Square and Banda Street, 11 September–4 October, free (chinatown.sg / Mothership, 15 Aug 2026). The silk corridor is gone this year. The giant installations are at Gardens by the Bay through 27 Sep, 6–10pm. After 4 Oct this listing is historical.
Good to know
Free community lanterns 11 Sep–4 Oct 2026 at Kreta Ayer Community Club, Kreta Ayer Square and Banda Street (chinatown.sg / Mothership, 15 Aug 2026)
After 24 years the Chinatown Festival Committee is not hanging large-format lanterns on Eu Tong Sen Street or New Bridge Road in 2026. Mid-Autumn itself is Fri 25 Sep 2026
Light a Lantern, Share Your Blessing was 19 Sep 6pm (procession, mooncake, four-language riddles). Smith Street stage 19–20 Sep (mid-autumn.chinatown.sg). Giant Fenbao sets are at Gardens by the Bay through 27 Sep, not this street
Finding it: Kreta Ayer Square and Banda Street — Chinatown MRT (NE4/DT19) Exit A; not Eu Tong Sen Street, not New Bridge Road
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