Community bonding

Our public parks are ideal social spaces for community events and festive celebrations.

To commemorate World Mental Health Day in October 2008, the movie “Wizard of Oz” was screened outdoors at Fort Canning Park. East Coast Park was a popular venue for numerous carnivals including the “Family Fun Festival” in September and “Paws at the Beach” in celebration of World Animal Day in October.

Love was in the air at HortPark when more than 70 visitors celebrated Valentine’s Day at a workshop on growing the Sweetheart Hoya (Hoya kerrii).

Singapore Botanic Gardens ushered in the Lunar New Year with a talk on D.I.Y. floral arrangements. Also getting into the festive mood was Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden, which organised a series of workshops ranging from baking pandan cakes for Hari Raya to lighting up Deepavali with candles decorated with flowers.

Community parks like Toa Payoh Town Park are also popular social gathering grounds.