If you have not seen the Chingay Parade in Singapore, then there is no better time do it than on 19 and 20 February 2016. Tickets for the 44th Chingay Parade are now on sale through SISTIC starting from S$28.50.
Held at the F1 Pit Building on 19 and 20 February 2016 at 7.30pm, this year’s theme for Chingay 2016 is “Lights of Legacy, Brighter Singapore”. This year’s parade promises to be the brightest ever with the biggest full-scale illuminated show.
Do you know what the word Chingay means? It is the Hokkien dialect equivalent to the Mandarin word Zhuang Yi (妆艺）which means “the art of costume and masquerade”. Chingay was first mooted by the first Prime Minister, the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, to compensate for the ban on firecrackers which was a customary New Year practice to drive away evil spirits with its noise and gaiety.
This year’s parade celebrates the values of Racial Harmony and Social Cohesion, Caring Community, Resilience as a Nation, Can-Do Singapore Spirit and Uphold high moral values.
Interesting figures from Chingay 2016
- 8,000 performers from 150 organisations
- 14 international groups from nine countries
- Supported by 2,000 parade volunteers from schools and associations
- Expecting 160,000 audiences for the two parade nights
- Over 8,000 lanterns shaped like light-bulbs illuminate the sky
- Over 50 parade contingents to look out for
- 25,000 spectators each night will be given handheld light bulbs
- 800 youth performers in LED costumes and Props
- 30 religious organisations and groups led by the Inter-Religious Organisations Singapore will perform together
- Over 50,000 youths from schools and youth groups have been participating in two Community Engagement Programmes in the four month lead up to Chingay
Chingay 2016 – Five Segments
There are five segments in this year’s show. Besides the Grand Opening and Grand Finale segments, the other segments are Because We Are Different, We Are One featuring special effects dragons, multi cultural performances and inter-religious groups performances as well as Friends All Over The World represented by the Japanese Association Singapore, Si Hai Meng Xun from China, Indonesia, Russia, South Korea and Vietnam.
The Vibrant and United Community segment features performances by communities from diverse backgrounds, travelling dance contingent showcasing various performing arts and dance genres and local circus acts.
Check out the rest of our photos taken at the full dress rehearsal on 23 January 2016 below.
Chingay 2016 Ticketing Pricing
