This year's street light-up festival impresses with elaborate stagings that viewers can take part in
Photos: Pamela Chow, Courtesy of National Heritage Board
The lawn opposite The Cathay in Dhoby Ghaut is no more. In its place now stands an intriguing portal to another world - a universe of mirrors, gears and cogs, curious culinary inventions and futuristic knick-knacks.
In fact, the entire Bras Basah-Bugis precinct has been transformed into a steampunk heaven. This is the theme that you can look forward to at this year's Singapore Night Festival, which impressed us with its consistency, high quality performances and yummy evening treats.
Here are six things you should check out when you go to the festival, to be held on 19-20 Aug and 26-27 Aug from 7.30pm.
4. Street food picks
Where: Festival Village, SMU Campus Green & University Square
When: 19-20 & 26-27 Aug, 6pm-1am
The Festival Village, also dressed in steampunk aesthetics, will be home to some 30 food and flea stalls. Among the food we tried, the paella served by Sensus was thoroughly enjoyable with its thick and creamy texture; Sofnade’s cake donut balls were a quick bite, but their Thai banana pancakes stuffed with various fillings like Nutella and cheese are one to look out for; and Husk’s all-natural coconut froyo will cool you down as you explore the rest of the festival.
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