With the annual All Hallows’ Eve befalling us next Thursday on a weekday, Halloween parties have been collectively shifted forward to this week instead. So enjoy all the fun, themed parties and activities; but if you’re not one for horror, find plenty of film screenings to attend or head to Zouk for a party with Jaden Smith.
MUSIC
Monday blues have got nothing on the talented musical duo of Stephan Francis and Jenny Vie, as they’ll be gracing the stage for a Monday Bluzz night. Enjoy live jazz and blues, plus delectable dishes and drinks at Bistro Du Vin Singapore. Oct 21
FILM
Cult film Spirited Away will be screened at Bar Canary on Tuesday night, for another edition of Popcorn Pop-Up Cinema. Purchase some food and drinks which will be available, and enjoy a poolside cinematic experience. Oct 22
MARKET
An all-encompassing market of everything sustainable, the Sustainability Fair plants itself at Eco-SIM once again so you may check out beauty products, healthy juices and reusable cutlery from The Body Shop, Ugly Food, Unpackt and more. Oct 22-23
SHOPPING
Garmin is launching a new smartwatch, the Garmin Venu (plus the new vivomove series), and everyone’s welcome at their launch event happening at 313@Somerset‘s atrium. Be among the first to check it out, buy one home, and get to leave with a complimentary cuppa and personalised tote too. Oct 22-27
SHOPPING
Head down to the beauty pop-up by YSL Beaute and experience the YSL vestiaire at Ion Orchard. The first 300 sign-ups will even receive a mini lipstick. Oct 22-28
EXERCISE
Held in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Day, Find Your Center will allow you to focus on your mental well-being with a rejuvenating yoga session led by Blair Hughes from Hom Yoga. And don’t leave in a hurry, there’ll be a special treat waiting for you at the end of the class. Oct 23
DRINK
For just a couple of days, the CBD’s happiest happy hour crown will be taken by the Jim Beam Highball Pop-up Bar, located at the Tanjong Pagar Centre Urban Park. It’s simple; drinks go for $4 from 4pm, $5 from 5pm, $6 from 6pm, and from 7pm, all highballs will go for $8 with a buy 3 get 1 free promo all night. Get food, play games and listen in to live tunes too. Oct 23-25
PARTY
Collective Minds and Zouk are teaming up to bring American rapper Jaden Smith to Zouk Singapore’s mainroom for a rockin’ Thursday night revelry. Hope you’ve gotten your tickets. Oct 24
PARTY
Get ready for Halloween Raveyard 2019, as one of the oldest Chinese mansions in Singapore will be converted into a “raveyard” that’ll house more than 800 creatures of the night. Best-dressed groups and individuals will win prizes; free alcohol come in the form of poison, and DJs will unite to help you get your groove on. Oct 24
WORKSHOP
Learn all the fundamentals of coffee-making, from the differences between various coffee beans, to what exactly is contemporary coffee culture at Hoshino Coffee’s Coffee Workshop. You’ll even get to make your own hand drip coffee and enjoy pancakes, so coffee addicts should definitely head down. Tickets are just $20 per person. Oct 24
FILM/FESTIVAL
Back for its 23rd edition, the German Film Festival 2019 will be screening a large range of film productions from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Filmmakers will be in attendance to introduce their works to the local audience, and an after-show party will be held, and led by popular German DJ Roman Flugel. Oct 24-Nov 10
PARTY
A “rebooted” Invasion night is coming to Kilo Lounge, where a fresh line-up of DJs will be dishing out sounds. Find Bali-based Kaiser Waldon who launched his solo career with his EP titled Nobody Else, as well as a musician and performer Oliver Osborne helming the decks till late. Oct 25
PARTY
Halloween parties at Zouk are a yearly affair. Head down again to the mainroom at Zouk, as the place will be transformed into a Fright Safari come Friday night. Expect strange creatures, cage enclosures and sinister park rangers. Mad scientists will also be on the prowl for their next victims. Oct 25
EXHIBITION
From Oct 25 till the end of SGIFF, check out Nature’s Playground at our city’s most popular garden which showcases nature-inspired portrait photographs by nine local storytellers, including filmmaker Yeo Siew Hua and media personality Danny Yeo. Opens Oct 25
PARTY
Sometimes the scariest things in life are not the measly ghouls, but our own feelings. Cherry Discotheque comes together with This Is Heartbreak to throw the most angst-ridden Halloween party you’ll come across this week, featuring emo anthems by My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Avril Lavigne and more. Oct 25
PARTY
Join Marquee as they celebrate Halloween with their Yelloween party, which presents Dutch DJ and producer, Quintino. This is the first Halloween party at the MBS nightclub since its opening earlier this year, so prepare for a huge and unforgettable bash. Oct 25
PARTY
A celebration of life and death while showing love and respect to the deceased, Dia De Los Muertos is a Mexican holiday, which will be recreated at Mexican restaurant Super Loco Customs House. DJ Joshua Pillai will be spinning, while you find sugar skulls, tequila and spin the Wheel of Life and Death. Oct 25
PARTY
Your Mr Midnight-inspired fantasies are finally coming to life as the National Library will be hosting a Halloween special, Night at the Library 2019. From an after-hours haunting tour to sharings of horror stories by local authors and librarians, get ready to be thoroughly terrified. Oct 25-26
PARTY
A funhouse awaits at Nineteen80 across two days in late-October. Dress up in the craziest costume you’ve got, and come ready for a night filled with tricks and treats. Cover charge applies after 10pm, so get to the halloween party early. Oct 25-26
PARTY
Meet the Rouge Ripper at Bar Rouge’s Halloween party during the weekend prior to Halloween. At the Rouge Grossery Store, come as a party-goer and stay as a shopper. Oct 25-26
FILM
Before the Singapore International Film Festival officially begins, catch three film screenings under the stars for no cost at all, at Gardens by the Bay, thanks to the return of Moonlight Cinema. Oct 25-27
PARTY
Legend has it that the decapitated dolls of Xochimilco are hung throughout the island to ward off evil spirits that haunt the place after a young girl drowned to death; and this Halloween, Get Juiced pays homage to this age-old lore. Starting Oct 25, forage through a jungle of mangled dolls for roaring beats by Get Juiced resident DJs Tinc, Diamondback, Seph Ryans x San, 808Gong, plus complimentary housepours. Oct 25-27
