Beerfest, CoffeeFest, Pink Dot, farmers markets and pool parties galore. Better take some annual leave.
SHOPPING
Art market organizer Togetherly and multi-label store Workshop Element have teamed up for a 17,000 sq. ft retail pop-up at Wisma Atria. WE x Togetherly features fashion, home, beauty and food products. Through June
FILM
There will be a Screening of Films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul which have been selected by Dr David Teh as part of a prelude to The Geopolitical and the Biophysical: a structured conversation on Art and Southeast Asia in context, Part II, a symposium that tackles issues of identity, borders and anxieties in Southeast Asia. Jun 1-3
If you missed Rachel Yamagata’s concert last year, then make sure you catch it this time and join her audience as she performs at the Esplanade again. Jun 2
COMEDY
Packing seven side-splitting shows, six workshops and a total 30 hours of improv into one weekend is the first-ever Singapore Improv Festival. Nothing is scripted, everything is improvised. Expect hilarity. Jun 3-5
MeatLiquor
PARTY
MEATliquor SIN is having a Meat: Mayhem Birthday Blowout for its first anniversary so expect a lot of alcohol (free shots) and music for everyone to come hungry and leave drunk which they have enthusiastically created a hashtag for. Jun 3
FOOD
If you’re already a follower of organic and healthy lifestyle, try out the Artisan & Farmer’s Market hosted by Kitchen by Food Rebel that’ll spoil your picky tummies. Jun 4
MUSIC
If you get lightheaded and joyful every time “Cannonball” comes on, then you won’t want to miss a night of wistful musings with Irish troubadour Damien Rice, who is performing in Singapore for the third time. Jun 4
SHOPPING
The annual 9MCM marketplace by furniture store Dream has been upgraded to The Market Hop which is happening across two venues: APS and Dream over on River Valley, with twice as many food, drink and design-y vendors, including new names like Vatos Urban Tacos and Red Eye Smokehouse. Jun 4-5
POETRY
Poets Under The Stars is a 90-minute event featuring galaxy-inspired poetic verses by eight Singaporean writers merging science and poetry in the star-lit dome of the Science Centre Singapore’s Omni-Theatre. Jun 4
PARTY
CÉ LA VI combines a pool party and an indulgent buffet for their Sky High Brunch with a gourmet buffet spread and free flow of Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut champagne and cocktails. DJs Brendon P and Joshua P will helm entertainment proceedings. Jun 4
Blu Jaz is celebrating its 12th anniversary with the first party in their new Blu Jaz Street Party series. Expect Uber promo codes, tequila, reggae and lots more fun stuff. Jun 4
ART
Odyssey: Navigating Nameless Seas is a collection of ocean-themed commissioned artwork and on-loan pieces produced by contemporary artists such as Wyn Lyn Tan, Rashid Rana, Pratchaya Phinthong, and Richard Streitmatter Tran. The exhibition contemplates the metaphoric resonances and scientific truths of the seas. Jun 4-Aug 28
Pink Dot
PICNIC
Don’t forget to don a pink shirt for Singapore’s annual LGBT picnic, Pink Dot and take your picnic basket and your flask over to Hong Lim Park to grab the opportunity (for locals) to hold up placards bearing messages of support as part of the light dot formation. Jun 4
FOOD
Create your own brunch with Gallery & Co’s Bubbly Brunch Beats, mix up and pick your favourite ingredients, you’ll be filled with food and grooves with featured tunes by Dave Does. Jun 5
FILM
Return to Burma by filmmaker Midi Z,as part of the Painting with Light film series follows a Burmese construction worker in Taiwan as he returns home after the encouraging elections, only to discover his friends and family are emigrating to other countries. Jun 5
PARTY
W Singapore – Sentosa Cove is collaborating with Zouk to put together an afternoon till night pool party, Wet, Hot, Summer: An Endless Edition, with music provided by DJs Jeremy Boon, Zushan and Lincey. Jun 5
ART
Oslo-based Singaporean artist Simon Ng’s Mysterious Skin is a series of abstract portraits combining bright colors with the contrast of the seemingly violent impasto technique. Through Jun 5
THEATER
Specializing in all things offbeat, wild and wacky in the world of the arts, Flipside 2016 features shows like Time For Fun, Don’t Explain and Metamorphosis. Through Jun 5
SHOPPING
Besides the annual Ramadan bazaar at Geylang Serai, take a different turn with Rilek Di Ramadan with their local music performances and a chance to add home-grown craft items to your already-growing shopping bags. Jun 6-Jul 6
Ludo Gallery
ART
LUDO Gallery and the Visual Arts Centre will host a solo exhibition featuring the work of Korean-born New Zealand artist Shin-young Park’s Dwell:ing which offers new perspectives on Singapore’s public housing and shared public spaces with an installation of over 100 photographs a series of layered print works on metal and paper. Jun 6-8
DRINK
The 2016 edition of Negroni Week will involve at least 30 bars and restaurants in Singapore with a portion of proceeds going to charity. Jun 6-12
MUSIC
Young contemporary jazz ensemble Snarky Puppy —who’ve had temporary members such as Erykah Badu and Snoop Dogg—are coming to Singapore with their foot-tapping, occasionally Latin and sometimes Balkan sound. Jun 7
THEATER
Peek into the minds of Singapore’s young playwrights in the Twenty Something Theatre Festival as they showcase eight brand new plays over two weekends with six of them written by the shortlists of the Fresh! Playwrights and two by established young artists like Joel Tan and Irfan Kasban. Jun 9-12 & 16-19
BOOKS
Get up close and personal with the Singapore Literature Prize shortlisted authors from the English category such as Sonny Liew, Loke Hoe Yeong, Ning Cai, Tse Hao Guang, and Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingde to pick up priceless useful tips on writing and publishing, and grab signed copies of their books on your way out. Jun 9
SHOPPING
The Red Dot Museum’s monthly market, MAAD Sounds! , is back, with live music by DEON, SUPERSECT and Knightingale and DJ Minimal Simplicity on the decks in between. Shopping with a line-up like this, and a 5pm start time, it’s more of a party. Jun 10
ENTERTAINMENT
Soak in the atmosphere at the SFC 3 The Next Chapter and witness Singapore’s first female professional boxer, Nurshahidah ‘The Sniper’ Rosli, and fighter Tiffany ‘Soul Crusher’ Teo battle international MMA fighters in an epic showdown. Jun 10
The second edition of the Bandwagon Riverboat party is a two-night affair and will feature live music and carnival activities on the three decks of Stewords Riverboat at Marina South Pier. The full artist line-up hasn’t been announced yet, but the first party was headlined by the likes of Dru Chen, Cheating Sons and [.gif]. Jun 10-11
Singapore Coffee Fest
DRINK
The first-ever Singapore Coffee Fest will host over 100 exhibitors and activities with the focus on Singapore’s coffee heritage as well as live music from local acts and a beauty pop-up by Shiseido offering Japanese confectionaries from Ginza for you to unwind and show some coffee-love. Open to the public Jun 10-12
FOOD
Taking place on one Saturday for every month, the Farmer’s Market at Loewen Gardens is another option for the organic-lovers to drop by if you’re looking to expand your existing selection of healthy food sources. Jun 11
PARTY
Tanjong Beach Club kicks off their new Summer Strip: An Eternal Pool Party Series with this quirky Vegas-themed event packed with a poolside roulette, an “instant wedding booth”, champagne showers and Vegas showgirls and music by Stephen Day, Adrian Giordano and Pete Herbert. Jun 11
HK-based multi-label design store Kapok is turning 10 and is celebrating with a themed birthday party at their National Design Centre branch. There will be coffee, food, raffles, live music and a stripes-only dress code. Jun 11
Books and Beer is celebrating their fifth anniversary with book launches and sharing sessions and not forgetting the food and beer, this is definitely one for the nerds who are looking to book-swap and party. Jun 11
NATURE
The Nature Society is leading the Forest Clean Up at Pulau Ubin. Wander the woods learning all about the ecosystem and cleaning it up as you go along. It starts bright and early, and there is only room for 25 participants. Jun 11
Pulau Ubin
EXPLORATION
This year’s Pulau Ubin Day is actually going to last five weeks. Pesta Ubin will include walks, cycling and kayaking expeditions, exhibitions, talks, demonstrations and opportunities to experience kampong life. Through Jun 12
BUSINESS
Fancy yourself an entrepreneur? The Echelon Asia Summit is taking place later this month, with a bevy of start-up types and CEOs of your favorite ventures speaking over two days plus special talks on the future of AI, robotics and lots more. Jun 15-16
DRINK
Beerfest Asia returns for its eighth edition, bringing you more than 500 beers and ciders from around the world both old and new. Jun 16-19
PARTY
Bring your summer vibes up to the world’s highest beach party in the sky with 1-Altitude’s rooftop party, Summertime Madness, so you can expect a line-up of local band AJS, DJs Leonard T, Jack T and Lindo Martinez and a whole lot of partying with sand and scenery. Jun 17
MUSIC
Baby-faced American singer-songwriter Greyson Chance (of Lady Gaga cover fame) is performing alongside local darling Inch Chua in an outdoor rooftop concert. A $90 spend at myVillage gets you a free ticket. Jun 18
EXPLORATION
Kayak The Hidden Waterways of Sungei Khatib Bongsu allows you to kayak under the hanging roots along the confusing and overgrown nature of Singapore’s largest rivers, it’s one way you can get lost in nature but make sure you register. Jun 19
THEATER
Singapore International of the Arts (SIFA) kicks off with The O.P.E.N. this year with highlights like I Know Why the Rebel Sings, a collection by Iranian photojournalist Newsha Tavakolian, a performance by Uyghur singer Perhat Khaliq of Voice of China fame and Club Malam, which sees Old Kallang Airport transformed into a nostalgic rave with producers from Singapore, Germany and Indonesia. Jun 22-Jul 9
SHOPPING
Here’s another nature-based market, the 7th Kranji Farmers’ Market will feature Uncle G’s handmade food and beverages alongside its selection of organic goodies, filling up your list of options for farmer’s markets and your appetite. Jun 25
ART
The upcoming June edition of Gillman Barracks Art Day Out! is one for the family, this time with art and fun together, great for some bonding time with everyone. Jun 25
EXPLORATION
Take part in a 4.7km route bike-ride around the Padang, Fullerton Road, Robinson Road and Shenton Way which will be closed to traffic from 7am-9am for Car-Free Sunday. Jun 26
Apprentice by Boo Junfeng
FILM
Boo Junfeng’s psychological drama Apprentice which competed in Cannes is now on in theatres, the story is one of a young correctional officer and a hardened executioner will have its general release at Golden Village. Starts Jun 30
EXHIBITION
Olympian sailor turned artist Charles Lim, whose work was at the Venice Biennale last year, bring his photographic show SEA STATE, exploring Singapore’s geopolitical and psychological relationship with the sea, to the CCA. Through July 10
MUSICAL
A musical that needs no introduction, Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Miserables comes to the Esplanade for a limited season. Through Jul 17
EXHIBITION
Immerse yourself in the tech-nostalgia at the Celebrating Radio: Sounds from the Past exhibition as you travel back in time as you look at broadcasting technologies from the past such as a phonograph dating back to the 1920s, and radios from different eras. Through Jul 17
EXHIBITION
Pusåkå – Heritage and Culture of the Javanese in Singapore is a collection of exquisite artifacts, including family heirlooms passed down through generations, the third in the Se-Nusantara series by the MHC featuring Singapore’s sub-ethnic groups. Through Aug 28
EXHIBITION
Big Bang Data exhibition will make you wonder about the past, present and future of data with installations and contemporary data visualizations from international artists such as Christopher Baker, Ryoji Ikeda, Ingo Günther, and Stefanie Posavec. Through Oct 16
DRINK
Proof & Company is selling a range of spirits and bartending books and tools at its Scotts Square pop-up, and shoppers can expect a selection of gins, rums, vodkas, bourbons, piscos and artisanal mezcals from craft distilleries around the world. Through August
EXHIBITION
Get up close and personal with a fine selection of art pieces that aided the spread of Christianity across Asia from Christianity in Asia: Sacred Art and Visual Splendour,and features paintings, ceramics, and altarpieces crafted with unique Asian techniques by both Christian and non-Christian artists from places like Portugal, the Philippines and Hong Kong . Through Sep 11
