Mid-Autumn Festival by Jurong Lake Gardens (Online Edition)

This year, celebrate and enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival from the comfort of your own home!

Enjoy a series of performances put together by Arts@JLG online! Relax and unwind to soothing music by local artistes on traditional instruments such as the Erhu and the Tabla, or learn about the story of Chang'e and Hou Yi through animation and dance!

On 1 October, join us online for Music under the Moonlight as Rit Xu Quartet and MICappella bring to you familiar tunes as you savour tea and mooncakes while enjoying the view of the moon from home.

Highlights

Arts@JLG Performances

Music under the Moonlight (Online Concert)

Date: 1 October 2020, Thursday

Time: 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm

Immerse in the festive Mid-Autumn vibes right in the comfort of your own home. Enjoy the emotive and balladic songs about the moon by Rit Xu Quartet and end the night with the vocally talented MICappella as they serenade you with popular classics! Don't miss the chance to participate in a special contest held during the online concert and win exclusive JLG prizes! Terms & Conditions apply.

• Rit Xu Quartet

The Rit Xu Quartet consists of Ben Poh on the Bass, Eugene Ang on the Piano, vocalist Jiajun Lin and the award-winning bandleader, Rit Xu on flutes. The quartet was formed out of their friendship and a shared love for music and jazz. Since then they have performed together on numerous occasions and events across the island.  

• MICappella

Effervescent, dynamic and versatile, homegrown musical sensations, MICappella, has been galvanising feverish devotion amongst fans across the region. Always embracing their identity as Singaporeans and being effectively bilingual, MICappella has become an international brand that ignites the stage all over the world.

See you on 1 October 2020, 7 pm at NParksSG YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/nparkssg) and NParksBuzz Facebook (www.facebook.com/nparksbuzz)

Mid-Autumn Gathering

A virtual community coming together to mark the wondrous harvest festival. In the communal spirit of sharing a meal, lighting lanterns and gazing at the moon, this celebration invites the community to partake in a delightful re-telling of the age-old story of Chang'e, curated as a Two-Act video experience with storytelling by Siti Khalijah and dance by Ma Ni and Kenneth Tan.

Melodies of Mid-Autumn

Let your eyes and ears take you to another world as yIN Harmony, Two Four and Six Fusion, RaghaJazz and Dicapella Dizi Ensemble present to you a selection of familiar songs with a traditional and fusion spin.

• Dicapella Dizi Ensemble

Dicapella is a congregation of Singapore’s top award-winning dizi (bamboo flute) soloists and is currently the largest bamboo flute ensemble in South-east Asia. Dynamic and versatile, the group’s repertoire extends beyond traditional Chinese music, to include jazz, Chinese pop, western classical and English oldies, among others. The youthful group, with an average age of only 19-years-old, has staged several energetic outreach programmes in heartlands that have been well-received.

• RaghaJazz

Presenting a wild blend of ragas, jazz harmony, groovy rhythms & modern interpretations with traditional instruments, RaghaJazz redefines perspectives of sound and rediscovers new musical possibilities through original and exciting compositions.

• Two Four and Six Fusion

Two Four and Six Fusion is a Singapore based fusion band with its name conceptualised by the number of strings on each instrument; showcasing the two-stringed Chinese fiddle, Erhu, the four-stringed Chinese Lute, Pipa, and the six-stringed Western Guitar. The confluence of Asian and Western elements brings forth a unique blend of sound, highly distinguishable in various genre of music; with the core value of the band's musicking to emote merriment in their craft. 

• yIN Harmony

yIN Harmony is a multi-ethnic music group whose vision is to infuse various cultural instruments together on a singular platform to reflect the multiracial facet of Singapore. The notion of getting elements deriving from different ethnic groups is crucial to a national identity, and it unifies cultural thread in our urban music landscape, which they hope to inspire through their music.

Jurong Lake Gardens is part of the National Arts Council's Arts and Culture Node Network

Instagram Contests and Activities

Take part in our Instagram contests and stand a chance to win attractive prizes such as dining vouchers from Fusion Spoon @ Jurong Lake Gardens and an exclusive set of Jurong Lake Gardens collar pins. 

Click here to find out more about the special promotions at Fusion Spoon during the Mid-Autumn Festival

Spot the Difference

The Spot the Difference Contest has now ended. Thank you for participating! If you would still like to challenge yourself to spot the difference, click here to download the images.

Mid-Autumn Trivia!

Take part in our Instagram contest by answering any 2 questions while using the JLG Mid-Autumn Festival Trivia filter! Simply post an Instagram (IG) story of yourself answering 2 questions while using the filter, tag 3 friends and @NParksBuzz and use the hashtag #JLGMidAutumnTrivia2020 to stand a chance to win attractive prizes. The contest will run from 24 September 2020 to 4 October 2020 and 10 random lucky winners will be notified after 4 October 2020.

Find us on Instagram @nparksbuzz and click on the filters tab (circled in green) to access our Mid-Autumn Festival themed filters

Terms & Conditions apply.

Bingo! Challenge

Participate in our Bingo Challenge by checking off activities you have done at our Gardens! Share with us your Bingo sheet by tagging @NParksBuzz on Facebook and Instagram!

Click here to download and start playing Bingo with your friends!

Instagram Photobooth

Customise your own unique Mid-Autumn keepsake and be one of 500 lucky participants to have your photo printed and mailed to you!

Simply:

1. Snap a new photo or select a photo from your gallery
2. Unleash your creativity and decorate your photo with our customised GIF stickers by searching for  <JLG Mid-Autumn Icons> in the GIF search
3. Download and post the photo on your Instagram Feed and use the hashtag #JLGMAF2020memories

Remember to make your account public! Print-outs are only limited to the first 500 posts made from 18 September to 4 October 2020. Winners will be notified after 4 October 2020 by NParks' authorised agent via direct message and a formSG will be send for winners to fill up their particulars in order to facilitate the redemption of their prizes.

Terms & Conditions apply.

Activities by PAssionWaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens

For more details on the workshops and programmes offered by PassionWaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens during the festival, click here to find out more!

Watch this space for more information on Mid-Autumn Festival @ Jurong Lake Gardens.