Culture
The take
Chinatown marks the Mid-Autumn Festival, in September or early October, with lanterns. The free community lanterns sit around Kreta Ayer Square and Banda Street, so head there rather than New Bridge Road.
Good to know
Free community lanterns hang around Kreta Ayer Community Club, Kreta Ayer Square and Banda Street each festival
The last edition had no large-format lanterns on Eu Tong Sen Street or New Bridge Road, a first in 24 years
Where it was: Kreta Ayer Square and Banda Street in Chinatown, reached from Chinatown MRT (NE4/DT19) Exit A
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