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Important Singapore Festivals |
| Singapore
Public Holidays 2011 |
| Date |
Day |
Holiday |
| 01 Jan |
Friday |
New Year's Day |
| 14 Feb |
Sunday |
Chinese New Year |
| 02 Apr |
Friday |
Good Friday |
| 01 May |
Saturday |
Labour Day |
| 28 May |
Friday |
Vesak Day |
| 09 Aug |
Monday |
National Day |
| 10 - 11 Sep |
Fri - Sat |
Hari Raya Aidil Fitri |
| 5 Nov |
Friday |
Deepavali |
| 17 Nov |
Wednesday |
Hari Raya Haji |
| 25 Dec |
Saturday |
Christmas Day |
| Important
Singapore Festivals & Events September &
October 2011 |
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September Festivals |
| “Forest of Stone” An Exhibition of rare antique stone horse pillars from Ancient China by Elliotts Antiques |
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Dates
: 01 - 30 September. 2011
Place : Elliotts Antiques Gallery at 328 North Bridge Rd #01-19
Raffles Hotel Aracde Singapore, Singapore
Description : Elliott’s Antiques will be hosting an
important collection of rare stone horse pillars (circa Qing
and Ming Dynasty, China) in an exclusive exhibition entitled
“FOREST OF STONE” this September 2011. With heights ranging
from 5 to 9 feet tall, these one-of-a-kind horse pillars will
be the star attraction in the first such exhibition held in
Singapore, and South East Asia. The only other place where
Singaporeans can feast their eyes on horse pillars is at the
renowned Beilin (Stone Steles) Museum in Xi’an, China. The
“Forest of Stone” Exhibition starts 1st Sept and ends on 30th
September 2011, with opening hours from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm
daily. Admission is free.
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| Kite Flying Days - NTUC Income Kite Festival Singapore 2011 presented by ACT 3 International |
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Dates
: 03 - 04 September. 2011
Place : The Promontory @ Marina Bay, Singapore
Description : Kite Flying Days (3 and 4 September 2011,
4 to 8pm) is a large-scale weekend extravaganza of activities
and performances to be held at The Promontory @ Marina Bay.
This year, Kite Flying Days will be held at additional areas
of The Lawn @ Marina Bay and the Waterfront Promenade, occupying
a larger space than before. New highlights include a Traditional
Kite Making Showcase featuring masters from Malaysia, Thailand,
Philippines and Cambodia. In addition, there will be exciting
kitemaster demonstrations, kite making workshops – a popular
attraction last year – as well as performances by musicians,
singers and magicians.
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| Ramayana, The Asian Epic |
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Dates
: 04 September, 2011
Place : The Gallery Theatre, National Museum Singapore, 93
Stamford Road, Singapore
Description : The Ramayana, one of the two great epics
of India, travelled throughout Asia and greatly influenced
most of Asia’s storytelling. Adapted by noted storyteller
Kamini Ramachandran, this great epic of love, adventure, demons
and kings will be retold by Singapore’s best loved storytellers
in the oral narrative tradition. Be enchanted and be transported
into the realm of ancient legend!
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| Handa Singapore Classic 2011 |
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Dates
: 08 - 11 September, 2011
Place : Orchid Country Club, Singapore
Description : The second edition of the Handa Singapore
Classic will be held at the Orchid Country Club from September
8-11, 2011. The inaugural event in 2010 was a rousing success
with South Africa’s Peter Karmis defeating a star-studded
field that included three-time Asian Tour Order of Merit winner
Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand and other tournament winners
at the Orchid Country Club. The Asian Tour’s best golfers
including Singapore’s leading professional players will return
and battle for top honours again.
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| MOE Seminar for Parents at New Town Primary School |
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Dates
: 17 September, 2011
Place : New Town Primary School 300 Tanglin Halt Road, Singapore
Description : Starting primary school is a big step
in your child’s life. To help you better understand primary
school programmes and enable you to make key education decisions,
the Ministry of Education will be conducting a seminar on
Primary School Education. At the seminar, parents can look
forward to sharing sessions by the school principal and a
parent volunteer, as well as view the various programmes our
primary schools provide.
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| PR Monitoring & Measurement Workshop |
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Dates
: 29 - 30 September, 2011
Place : Holiday Inn Atrium, Singapore317 Outrum Road,Singapore
Description : Despite public relations (PR) being an
established field, the industry still struggles to find an
effective and targeted way of measuring PR efforts accurately.
This is especially so in today’s digital environment, with
digital media increasingly occupying a larger portion of the
PR mix. PR practitioners each adopt their own arbitrary methods
of measuring PR efforts, using KPIs that reflect their PR
worth in the most favourable light. Such methods may not accurately
reflect the business results of a PR programme. While many
use the number of eyeballs reached as a metric to determine
the worth of their digital PR programme, the industry is recognising
that it is not a sufficient indicator, especially when the
need to shift opinions drives the direction of the PR programme.
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October Festivals |
| Smart Investment & International Property Expo |
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Dates
: 01 - 02 October, 2011
Place : Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition
Centre, Singapore
Description : Smart Investment & International Property
Expo will be the largest show of its type to take place in
Singapore. With a collective experience of arranging shows
globally spanning many years now, the Smart Investment & International
Property Expo has been set at Suntec Singapore International
Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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| Namaste India-Singapore |
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Dates
: 07 - 09 October. 2011
Place : Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore
Description : Namaste India-Singapore will showcasing
the rich heritage of India and traditional music, dance and
arts of Indian origin. The NRI?s and Singapore citizens have
shown the demand of Indian products & companies from multiple
industries like Realty, Education, Medical, Travel, Clothing
& accessories, as we all know Indian culture is rich and diverse
and as a result unique in its very own way. An umbrella mega
event where more than 25000 audience would be our target.
Apart from the exhibition on Indian products and services
there would be more attractions like India Food Festival,
Indian Carnival, Wellness Seminar & Cultural Extravaganza
to draw the best of customers to the show.
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| Asia Pacific Retailers Convention & Exhibition |
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Dates
: 10 - 13 October, 2011
Place : Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition
Centre, Singapore
Description : Asia-Pacific Retailers Convention & Exhibition
is the largest international retail event offering unparalleled
levels of information, insight and networking opportunities.
Themed 'Discover, Differentiate, Deliver!', the event aims
to discover new approaches to the latest issues facing the
regions retailers and highlight innovative solutions that
can help retailers differentiate themselves from competitors,
to deliver greater value to consumers in Asia.
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| Safety & Security Asia |
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Dates
: 12 - 14 October, 2011
Place : Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition
Centre, Singapore
Description : Safety & Security Asia has made another
major development. This is an excellent opportunity for the
professionals from Safety and Security. We have officially
signed-on the support from UK Trade & Investment. This represents
a significant progress in bringing the show to a higher level
and creating the show presence among the companies in the
security industry within United Kingdom.
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| Singapore JewelFest |
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Dates
: 14 - 23 October, 2011
Place : Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, Singapore
Description : The Singapore Jewel Fest 2011 is one
of the significant jwellery shows. This remarkable niche will
be witness of numerous jwellery demonstrations and trade meetings
between exhibitors and visitors. Numerous reputed and well
recognized companies dealing with in the manufacturing and
designing of jwellery will be coming in the expo to avail
this golden chance. The main agenda of the exhibitor will
be to grab the attention of most of the visitors and try to
convert them as their permanent clients. The Singapore Jewel
Fest 2011 will be attended by a good number of visitors who
will see a recent range of designer jwellery products.
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| Global Enterpolis Singapore |
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Dates
: 17 - 20 October, 2011
Place : Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
Description : Global Enterpolis Singapore is an international
marketplace connecting enterprises to funds, markets, partners
& technology. It is a dynamic platform for networking opportunities,
where large enterprises, technopreneurial startups and the
venture capital community can meet, interact and transact.
Each group benefits by leveraging on the others' strengths,
and value is created.
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| Aviation Outlook Asia |
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Dates
: 19 - 21 October, 2011
Place : Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Singapore
Description : Aviation Outlook Asia 2011 is the strategic
platform for full service, regional and low cost airlines
to identify, examine and discuss issues and challenges that
continue to play a critical role in driving the industry's
recovery to growth and profitability beyond 2011. This is
where airline CEOs and senior executives share strategic discussions
and candid thoughts on new market opportunities, technology
implementation, capital investments and financing.
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Festival
Singapore 1960
Dates : June 03 - August 22 , 2010
Place : National Museum of Singapore
Description:Through hard work, faith and a little
good fortune, may 1960 bring more happiness to more of us.”
– Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in his first New Year
Day speech to the nationPolitics and the struggle for one’s
Independence have always been the defining corner-stone of
the post-WW II chapter in the Singapore Story. Before tears
were shed in that inevitable moment of anguish, hope and optimism
were brimming in the air in 1960. That year, according to
the new Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, would be a year of consolidation
as opposed to the year before which was a year of decisive
change. There was certainly much to consolidate and improve
upon. Compared to today, the population in 1960 stood at a
sizeable 1.6 million, the result of a high crude birth rate
of 37.5 per 1,000 persons and supported by a per capita gross
national income of only $1,330. Calls for a better and brighter
future were projected onto the people by the new government
and the print media trumpeted the ideas of independence through
Merger with Mother Malaya.
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