Workshops and Activities

Mid-Autumn Festival 2025

Workshops and Activities

Complete your festival experience with a range of activities such as parent-child lantern craft making, Chinese tea art appreciation and more!

Date

Fri, 26 Sep - Mon, 29 Sep 2025
Fri, 3 Oct - Mon, 6 Oct 2025
Fri, 10 Oct - Sun, 12 Oct 2025

Various timings

Admission

Free Admission*

*Fee applies for selected workshops.
Friends of the Gardens enjoy 10% off.

Location

Cannonball Room

Highlights

Bamboo Weaving Craft

Bamboo weaving is a traditional craft rooted in many Asian cultures, including Singapore. Once commonly seen in Kampungs and early local communities, bamboo was used to make everyday household items such as baskets, trays and even furniture.

Experience the cultural colours and understand the essence of heritage with this fun bamboo weaving craft, and create your own piece of artwork!

Fri - Sun
26 - 28 Sep, 3 - 5 Oct, 10 - 12 Oct 2025
6.00pm, 7.00pm, 8.00pm
$18 per craft

Pre-registration is required for the Bamboo Weaving Craft. Stay tuned for registration details.

Lantern Craft Making

The tradition of crafting and displaying Chinese lanterns to celebrate festivals dates back to the Han Dynasty in China and is closely related to traditional Chinese culture and customs. In Singapore, lanterns are hung outside homes, temples and clan associations and included in lantern displays during celebrations like the Spring Lantern Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

Discover the fun of crafting a lantern uniquely yours while celebrating the joyous spirit of the Festival.

Fri - Sun
26 - 28 Sep, 3 - 5 Oct, 10 - 12 Oct 2025
6.00pm, 7.00pm, 8.00pm
$22 per craft

Pre-registration is required for the Lantern Craft Making. Stay tuned for registration details.

Chinese Tea Art Appreciation Experience

Gather your friends and family (up to 3 pax) for a 45-minutes guided traditional Chinese Tea Art Appreciation experience where you will learn to brew tea using a selection of Keemun Red Tea and Wuyi Rock Tea - one of the three world's famous red tea, or Osmanthus Keemun.

Fri - Sun
26 - 28 Sep, 3 - 5 Oct, 10 - 12 Oct 2025
6.00pm, 7.00pm, 8.00pm
$38 for experience and take home tea set*
Each tea set/experience allows a maximum of 3 pax for sharing

*Take-home tea set composed of ceramic tea pot, 2 cups and a padded storage bag.

Mid-Autumn Festival Ornament Craft

Get creative and celebrate the festive with a hands-on ornament craft making activity! Design your very own Mid-Autumn decorations, inspired by traditional symbols such as the moon, lanterns, and jade rabbit. Perfect for all ages offerings a fun and meaningful way to bond with family and friends.

Fri - Sun
26 - 28 Sep, 3 - 5 Oct, 10 - 12 Oct 2025
6.00pm, 7.00pm, 8.00pm
$10 per craft

Pre-registration is required for the Mid-Autumn Ornament Craft. Stay tuned for registration details.

DIY Bookmark

Celebrate local heritage through art! Create your own kueh-themed bookmark by stamping illustrations of traditional kueh with different coloured ink pads.

Fri - Sun
26 - 28 Sep, 3 - 5 Oct, 10 - 12 Oct 2025
6.00pm, 7.00pm, 8.00pm
Free, while stocks last.

DIY Lantern Painting

Design your own unique lanterns in this quick simple DIY lantern painting activity.

Mon, 29 Sep, 6 Oct 2025
6.00pm - 10.00pm
Free, while stock last. Last session at 9.30pm

Chinese Tea Sharing seminar

Chinese tea has a long history and is ubiquitous in the Chinese people's daily lives. The traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices has become a shared cultural asset across many ethnic groups in China and around the world.

Delve into the history of Chinese tea and join in the discussion with fellow tea lovers to find out more.

Sessions will be conducted in Mandarin.

Sat, 4 & 11 Oct 2025
8.00pm
Free

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