Mari-Mari to the Peranakan Museum!

1 - 25 May • 10:00am

Discover beloved Peranakan traditions at this year’s Singapore HeritageFest at the Peranakan Museum.

Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka: Living heritage of Malayo-Muslim cosmopolitan histories

11 May • 10:00am

Social and architectural histories of Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka – continuities and transformation at both building and neighbourhood scale.

Painting with Native Plant Pigments

10, 24 May • 02:00pm

Discover native plants as natural dyes and pigments in this hands-on workshop. Paint fabric using exclusive SHF2025 heritage-inspired stencils, blending sustainable art with cultural heritage for a unique creative experience.

Past in Present: A Cultural Reflection Exhibition

1 - 31 May • 10:00am

Step into a thought-provoking exhibition by Tsuyumi Miwa that reimagines Singapore’s cultural memories through photography and art.

Samrah Dance Workshop

10 May • 10:00am

Join the Samrah Dance Workshop by The Arab Network @ Singapore! Learn lively Hadrami steps, enjoy a fun workout, and sip on a special Kopi Halia brewed from a treasured family recipe.

SG HeritageFest x Indian Heritage Centre Open House!

10 - 11 May • 10:00am

10 - 11 May • 10:30am

10 May • 02:00pm

10 - 11 May • 03:00pm

Celebrate #SHF2025 at the Indian Heritage Centre’s Open House on 10 & 11 May—featuring vibrant Peranakan Indian culture, performances, food trails, and more!

Stories of our Spices

1 - 25 May • 09:00am

An SG HeritageFest exclusive! Check out this pop-up exhibition on the spice trade in Maritime Southeast Asia. Discover how the spices we taste and see today journeyed to us via the maritime trade routes of the past.

Tanjong Pagar Heritage Walk: Yan Kit to Chin Woo

11 May • 09:00am

Trace the history of Singapore's martial arts heritage through a guided walk exploring the Singapore Chin Woo (Athletic) Association's century-long legacy along Tanjong Pagar

The Cosmopolitan Malay World through the Muslim Heritage of Kampong Gelam: Gravestone styles, writing scripts and calligraphic art at Jalan Kubor Cemetery

10 May • 10:00am

A Public Seminar on the cultural and artistic legacies of Jalan Kubor Cemetery gravestones – the variety of gravestone types and their artistic aspects as seen through Arabic calligraphy and Jawi, Bugis, Javanese, Gujarati and Chinese scripts - drawing upon examples found in Jalan Kubor Muslim gravestones.

The In-Kueh-Dible Rainbow Ondeh Ondeh workshop

1, 4, 10 - 11, 18 May • 11:00am

Join us in this In-Kueh-Dible hands-on experience, where you and your little ones get to create your very own rainbow ondeh ondeh!