CNY Family FUN 2024

From 26 to 28 January 2024, bring your family to Shenton Way to discover the #SINGAPO人 way of CNY celebrations and ring in the Year of the Dragon with us! Join us at the CNY Family FUN for a weekend of Chinese New Year celebrations, exploration and experiences.

Co-presented by Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and Singapore Chinese Orchestra, CNY Family FUN brings you on a cultural quest through local Chinese opera, Chinese music, lion dance, markets, live busking sessions, a dragon-themed art installation and more. Free admission unless otherwise stated. Freebies like wall decor and snacks up for grabs! While stocks last.

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Diale-cacy Opera Reunion FUN (27 Jan, 7.30pm session sold out)
27 January 2024 | 3pm, 7:30pm
28 January 2024 | 3pm
SCCC Multi-Purpose Hall, Level 7
$12/pax, $100/table of 10

Enjoy both opera performances and delicious food in one setting! Sit back and enjoy the cultural richness of our Singaporean heritage while indulging in traditional snacks from various dialect groups.

Repertoire
Huangmei Opera: Fairy Scattering Flowers
Teochew Opera: Bidding Farewell
Hainanese Opera: Touring the Lake
Hokkien Opera: Retaining Umbrella
Cantonese Opera: Palace of Longevity

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Rhapsodies of Spring (SOLD OUT)
26, 27 January 2024 | 7:30pm
Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall
$20, $40, $60, $80

SCO’s Rhapsodies of Spring is back! This year’s concert captures the spirit of the dragon with music pieces like Dragon and Spring Returns SG. Featuring Drum Feng, Taman Jurong CC Juboon Dragon & Lion Dance Troupe and hosted by CAPITAL958 DJs, you are guaranteed an unforgettable night.

Lucky Hunt for Wealth (Paid Event)
27 and 28 January 2024 | 12pm to 6pm
SCCC, Level 6 Foyer
$8/booklet

Immerse yourself in a thrilling quest in Lucky Hunt for Wealth, where fortune favours the bold! Unleash your teamwork, problem-solving skills and solve challenges using clues to uncover the ultimate prize in this treasure hunt-based game.

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A Spring Portrait (SOLD OUT)

27 and 28 January 2024 | 12pm to 6.30pm
SCCC Creative Box and Recital Studio, Level 6
$18/pax, $30/pair, $50/group of 4

Dress up in traditional garments like the Hanfu and create a collection of unforgettable portraits with your loved ones! Our photographers will help to capture these fun family portraits for CNY!

Walking with BeLONG (Paid Event)
26 to 28 January 2024 | 7:30pm
Singapore Conference Hall Entrance
$5/pax

Be captivated by engaging storytellers sharing fascinating tales of Chinese New Year as they bring you, BeLONG and his friends along on a stroll through SCO and SCCC! Perfect for families and young children!

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Bloom Up Your Spring (SOLD OUT)
28 January 2024 | 1:30pm and 3:30pm
Singapore Conference Hall Exhibition Hall, Level 1
$18/pax

Learn how to craft vibrant floral arrangements symbolising prosperity and good fortune perfect for CNY decor, and learn more about the cultural significance of flowers in Chinese traditions.

Spring Bazaar (Free admission)
26 to 28 January 2024 | 12pm to 8pm
SCCC Concourse, L1 & Singapore Conference Hall Concourse, L1

Spanning across SCCC and SCO concourses, the bazaar features over 40 local creative makers of handmade crafts, unique fashion collectibles, art pieces, and of course, everyone’s favourite CNY goodies. Don’t miss the Old Chang Kee food truck for you to grab more finger food!

“Nian” is Coming! (Free admission)
26 January 2024 | 7pm
27-28 January 2024 | 12.45pm, 3.45pm and 6.45pm
SCCC Concourse, Level 1

Watch out for hidden performers who will surprise and enthral you with a choreographed and interactive presentation of the folktale of Nian! Come dress in red to help ward off Nian with the help of the others!

Spring Gathering @ L7 (Free admission)
27 to 28 January 2024 | 12pm to 8pm
SCCC Multi-Purpose Hall Foyer, Level 7

Head up to the SCCC Level 7 MPH Foyer for a series of fringe activities and stage performances! Whether it’s face painting, Chinese calligraphy, finger painting and more, there are activities for everyone. Stay on for captivating performances such as martial arts, Chinese ribbon dance and mask-changing performances too! Don’t forget to also come and get your annual dose of the zodiac forecast and get your mind cracking to guess the lantern riddles!

Little Dragon Tamer: A Dragon Dance workshop for Children (FULLY BOOKED)
28 January 2024 | 2:30pm, 3:15pm and 4pm
Singapore Conference Hall Concourse, Level 1

A hands-on experience for the little ones to transform into accomplished little dragon tamers! Learn the basics of traditional dragon dance and practise rhythmic steps and coordinate movements in this dragon dance workshop.

Illuminated Dragon Dance (Free admission)
26 and 28 January 2024 | 8pm
27 January 2024 | 8.20pm
SCCC Roof Garden

An unforgettable symphony of lights and motion. Watch as skilful performers bring a dragon adorned with LED lights to life against the backdrop of the cityscape.

BeLONG’s Art Playground (Free admission)
From now till 30 Apr 2024 | 10am to 10pm
SCCC, Roof Garden

Say hello to BeLONG and relive your childhood in his playground in the sky! BeLONG welcomes the young and young-at-heart to explore Singapore’s unique Chinese New Year customs in a fun and colourful playground inspired by our local HDB playgrounds.

Commissioned by the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, local artists Fiona Koh and Warren Khong from art and design studio Whisky and Foxtrot LLP return with this year’s BeLONG’s Art Playground, a rooftop art installation that invites the public to explore a Chinese New Year playground in the Year of the Dragon.

BeLONG Wayang Show

20 Jan: 7.30pm – 8.30pm
23 Jan: 8pm – 8.20pm
26 Jan: 7.30pm – 8pm
27 Jan: 7.30pm – 8.20pm
28 Jan: 7.30pm – 8pm
24 Feb: 7.30pm – 8.30pm
30 Mar: 7.30pm – 8.30pm
27 Apr: 7.30pm – 8.30pm

The Good Hood: Where Values Come Home Travelling Exhibition (Free admission)
From now till 7 Feb 2024
SCCC Concourse, Level 1

This new travelling exhibition has begun its first stop at SCCC! Learn more about 10 universal values shared across Chinese, Malays and Indians in Singapore through stories from these cultures. Brought to you by SCCC, Indian Heritage Centre and Malay Heritage Centre.

SINGAPO人: Discovering Chinese Singaporean Culture (Free admission)
SCCC, Level 2

Chinese culture in Singapore has evolved in a way unlike any other communities around the world. Visit this exhibition at level 2 of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre to join in the conversation and discover (or rediscover) what it means to be a Chinese #SINGAPO人.