Lion city will never fail to entertain its people during the weekends, as there will be a line of events or festivals every weekend in the island, few of them are either eye-catching or jaw-dropping, while the rest are mesmerizing and attractive.
Here are six significant events that are happening around Singapore this weekend:
Cartoons Underground
It's one of the Singapore's largest independent animation festival partnering with Sideshow for the sixth consecutive year and the festival is back this time with more animated fare from various corners of the world.
This year's edition focuses on local animations with a new set of awards, for the best animation from that particular region of the world. Cartoon Underground has launched three Golden Durian awards too -- for the best film, best director and the People's Choice award.
Interestingly, the judges for 'People choice award' is the audience. The programme also features works from directors from Ottawa Animation Festival, Zagerb Animation Festival, and Edinburgh International film festival.
Venue: Kult Gallery
Date: October 21
Back Street Boys
The fans of Back Street Boys would love to attend this event, though the band has their own midlife crisis as they are back with 2017 WTA finals. The best selling boy band is coming back to Singapore with few of their smashing hits at the National Stadium, while the loyal fans of Back Street Boys can croon to songs like 'As Long as You Love Me' and 'I want it my way' during the event.
Venue: National Stadium
Date: October 21
Tickets: $108-$248
Crazy Elephant 's 23 Anniversary Party
Visitors can gather along with their families and friends to celebrate Crazy Elephant 23rd anniversary with the home-grown brand like blue rock outfit to entertain the audience along with the Sunburst express, and roots based trio also includes lineups like Dirty Dealer's Sg, Good question Banda and more.
Venue: Crazy Elephant
Date: October 22
Urban Ventures Street Party Vol.7
Visitors would enjoy this street party where the street is jam-packed with poetry, drag, fashion, music food, among others and they can sign up in advance to enjoy the walking heritage tours and sunset. Visitors can also perform yoga and later go for a variety of food. They can also roam along the street browsing artisan's markets.
Venue: Singapore City
Date: October 21
Tickets: Free
Da:ans festival
Esplanade theatre is bringing back da: ns festival for 10 days. Visitors and dance lovers can experience this form by visiting this festival. Da: ns festival is bigger than before this year with the performers from all around the world displaying their talent at an annual celebration. It also features a massive line up of 75 workshops and masterclass with 70 free performances.
Venue: Esplanade Theatre on the Bay
Date October 21- October 29
Tickets: Free- $100
Perspectives Film Festival
Cinemagoers get an opportunity to watch the film made by a student who is showcasing 11 international films based on "Rebels" theme. The festival opens with director Mathew Heinmen's the 'City Of Ghosts' which is nominated for the Academy Award. The Emmy award winning movie will be followed by a documentary that features the journey of Syrian activist in their home group and other restored classics that include Black Girl , McCabe, and Mrs. Miller and also other series of interactive ancillary events.
Date: October 21 – October 29
Tickets: $11-$ 99
