Dance and eat your way into June as the first weekend of the month sees a whole bunch of parties to let your hair down and food festivals for you to feast like a king. But if you want to save your energy and leave the hangovers till Negroni Week next week, you can catch black-and-white feature films at the returning Mexican Film Festival or check out the various exhibitions littered around the city.
Friday, Jun 2
NEW BAR
Besides looking swanky and industrial-esque in the basement of 12 Ann Siang, Catchfly promises a slew of expertly-crafted cocktails by New York mixologist Liam Baer and comfort food that’ll keep you going throughout the night. Try the signature (and new crowd fave), The Honey Badger, a cocktail of in-house rosemary-infused bourbon, yellow chartreuse, a dose of lemon, ginger and honey.
PARTY
Straight out of New York, French-born DJ and producer Francois K. will be bringing a piece of his legendary parties Body & Soul and Deep Space to Kilo Lounge. Jun 2
FOOD
Part of The Lo & Behold Group’s first-ever month-long festival, two of Singapore’s most notorious chefs Ming Tan (F&B director of Grain) and Artichoke’s chef-founder Bjorn Shen, will be pitted against each other for the ultimate pizza show down at Extra Virgin Pizza. The best part? You’ll get to eat their masterpieces for the first two hours of the competition and vote for your favorite. Jun 2
PARTY
Keep your Fridays fresh at Refuge as DJs Drem & Gravity spin a repertoire of old school hip hop and R&B beats throughout the night. Jun 2
CONCERT
English music duo Honne has captured the hearts of many around the world with their brand of dance-y yet heartfelt, personal songs. James Hatcher and Andy Clutterbuck will bring their A-game for their Singapore debut at Esplanade Annexe Studio. Tickets have sold out, but you can try checking Carousell or their Facebook event page. Jun 2-3
PARTY
Headquarters by the Council is back at it, bringing us the best of techno and house music. This time, the Berlin underground scene takes centerstage with electronic duo Kaiser Souzai helming the decks at the cool confines of our favorite Boat Quay shophouse club. Jun 2
PARTY
Enjoy the unparalleled views of Singapore’s sunset at Ce La Vi Club Lounge and let Singapore-based French DJ Max Verrier take you into the night with his repertoire of deep house music. Jun 2
PARTY
Love beach parties but hate dealing with sand? Go up 63 floors as 1-Altitude transforms their rooftop into an urban beach-themed wonderland in the sky. For two nights, come decked out in your best beach ensemble and party to the tunes of resident DJs Leonard T and Jack T while sipping on a glass of Summer Splash, a concoction of yuzu, peach puree, lemon juice and Jim Beam citrus. Jun 2-3
FOOD
Monti’s celebrating Italian Republic Day with a massive food festival on their rooftop with street foods like porchetta, arrabiata, salsiccia and funghi pizza, fried paranza, negroni cocktails and more. Through Jun 3
FOOD
Enjoy the best Polish dishes by six Polish chefs at various restaurants, along with an array of movie screenings, parties and a concert at Singapore Botanic Gardens at the first-ever Polish Food Festival. Through Jun 3
CONVENTION
The annual PC Show returns this month at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, showcasing crowd favorite brands like Dell, Creative, Samsung and more. Through Jun 4
SPORT
The organizers for this year’s DBS Marina Regatta are pulling all the stops this year, making history in Asia with the first public intel drone light show. Other firsts include the region’s largest pop-up urban beach, Singapore’s largest inflatable water obstacle and largest pop-up interactive art experience. Through Jun 4
FILM
The returning Mexican Film Festival at The Projector takes a darker turn this year. Among the five films are two black-and-white features, one of which is 2015 film Bleak Street, a dark comedy about two elderly sex workers who had to rob the twin dwarf lucha libre wrestlers to make ends meet, directed by Arturo Ripstein. Through Jun 4
EXHIBITION
In celebration of the reopening of Tiong Bahru Market on May 20, Scape collaborated with award-winning documentary photographer Edwin Koo to showcase more than 10 stall owners who have helped shaped the market to what it is today in a bid to preserve Singapore’s wet market culture. Through Jun 4
EXHIBITION
The photography series “Hong Kong Shop Cats” by Dutch visual artist and photographer Marcel Heijnen has garnered quite a following since 2016. This year, the exhibition will be held outside of Hong Kong for the first time, right here at Artistry. Through Jun 4
FILM
Part of Voilah! French Festival 2017, National Museum will be presenting a comprehensive look into the works of Jacques Tati, a French screenwriter, director and actor, at Playtime: The Complete Works of Jacques Tati. His cinematography style has inspired greats like Steven Spielberg, David Lynch and Rowan Atkinson. Through Jun 4
Saturday, Jun 3
WELLNESS
Urban Yogis are back with yet another pop-up yoga sesh at East Coast Park. Here, you’ll learn the different styles of Hatha Yoga for an hour while basking in the sweet serenity of the beach. Be sure to make your booking online before turning up as they do not accept cash payment. Jun 3
FOOD
The all-white, super chi-chi pot luck dinner, Le Diner en Blanc, returns for its fifth edition in Singapore. It’ll be held at a secret location that will only be revealed at the last minute (last year, it was held at Old Kallang Airport). Jun 3
WELLNESS
Make sure you free up some time to exercise, and if you’re looking to pick up something new, try a basic yoga class at Oasis Yoga, where you’ll learn and practise the basics of yoga asana. Jun 3-4
ART
The first-ever Faber-Castell Art Festival will see a range of craft workshops take place. But the main draw (pun intended) here is the 5-meter long color marker mosaic depicting the Singapore skyline and which uses 25,000 connector pens to make. The massive artwork is set to go down in history as the biggest mosaic done using color markers in Singapore. Try spoting your favorite Singapore landmarks at this massive installation. Through Jun 4
FESTIVAL
Claymore Connect will host the inaugural Peranakan Festival, where performances, art workshops and exhibitions have been lined up over four weekends to promote the Straits Chinese community’s heritage. Through Jun 17
EXHIBITION
Slither over to the Singapore Zoo if you like your reptiles as they will be launching their new exhibit, Reptopia, over several weekends. Expect charm-eleon greet and meet sessions, workshops and more. Through Jun 26
EXHIBITION
Calling all Harry Potter fans—if you’re in withdrawal after reading Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts, time to ooh and aah over some Harry Potter stamps, prop replicas, toys and other memorabilia from private collectors all around the world at the Singapore Philatelic Museum. Through Jun 25
DRINK
If you’re flying out from Changi Airport from now till Jul 1, be sure to drop by DFS and check out the six-week long Whisky Festival. They are launching exclusive whisky brands like the William Grant & Sons Rare Cask Reserve’s Araid collection. On weekends, head over to the Terminal 2 & 3 DFS duplexes and take part in whisky tastings, food pairings and gain insights from whisky experts. Through Jul 1
FOOD
Goodwood Park Hotel’s annual durian festival returns, unfrazzled by the suspension and food poisoning cases last year, with all-time favorites like durian puffs and crepes and new creations like designer cakes shaped after the fruit itself. Through Jul 31
Sunday, Jun 4
FOOD
Head over to Little Farms Valley Point every first Saturday of the month as they host one of Singapore’s best smokehouses, Meatsmith. Get your hands dirty and dig into some good ol’ fashioned American style BBQ and beers. Jun 4
PARTY
Camp Kilo Charcoal Club is back with their infamous day-to-night BBQ block party. As usual, they’ll be preparing a variety of BBQ delights and while you wait, dance to the tunes of DJs Oliver Osborne, Jeck Hyde and more. But to make sure you’re never idle at the party, they’ve collaborated with The Local People who’ll bring in vendors like Yolky Chips, Visual Mass and Death By Bricks. Jun 4
FOOD
Head up Emily Hill to for a special edition of Kult Kafe’s Sunday on the Hill, as Hard Rock Cafe brings their well-known World Burger Tour to share 200 different mini burgers, including the delicious-sounding Athens Greek Burger topped with eggplant salad and haydari yogurt sauce, crisp lettuce and vine-ripened tomato on premium grade beef patty. Jun 4
EXHIBITION
Eitaro Ogawa, Tamae Iwasaki and Tomohisa Miyauchi have turned their 700-page soft cover photobook HDB Homes of Singapore into a photo exhibition of the same name, which will be showcased at SPRMRKT. Through Jun 27
FOOD
Ah Hoi’s Kitchen at Hotel Jen Tanglin is throwing a Festival of Crabs where you can feast on not one, not two, but 10 different styles of meaty Sri Lankan crabs. There’s no way to eat all of them (at one go at least), so be smart and get your claws on the Salted Egg and Crispy Yam Crab, Glass Noodles and Chinese Wine Crab or Claypot Crab Beehoon. Through Jul 31
FOOD
While there’s an undying love for Goodwood’s durian fiesta among SIngaporeans, we’re also excited about the durian offerings at Marriott Cafe. This year, they’re running a durian-centric version of their highly popular local high tea buffet where you can try a slice of their durian strudels, durian swiss rolls and more. Through Aug 9
EXHIBITION
Robots have invaded the ArtScience Museum and everyone’s invited to take a peek at what the future of cybernetics, artificial intelligence and genetic modification might look like at the HUMAN+: The Future of Our Species exhibition. Come with an open mind as you interact with life-like humanoids and find out how robots are already living among us. Through Oct 15
