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Light to Night Singapore Marks a Decade

The Civic District festival expanded to four consecutive weekends for its 10th edition.

By Olivia Wang9 January 20263 min read
Light to Night Singapore Marks a Decade
Look 01 — Sculptural tailoring photographed in Singapore. Photography: STRAITSG Studio

Light to Night Singapore's 2026 edition, its tenth, expanded for the first time to four consecutive weekends running from 9 to 31 January, anchored by National Gallery Singapore under the theme 'The Power in Us'.

The festival's signature format interactive installations, façade projections and night-time performances animating the Civic District has become one of Singapore Art Week's most accessible entry points, drawing crowds who might not otherwise wander into a commercial gallery or ticketed museum exhibition. A decade in, the festival's core appeal remains largely unchanged: free, outdoor, and built around the simple pleasure of watching familiar colonial-era architecture transform after dark.

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Portrait of fashion writer Mei Lin Tan

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Olivia Wang

Fashion editor and writer covering design, image-making and the creative networks connecting Southeast Asia.

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