Gardens by the Bay: Christmas Wonderland
This is the first year that D & I will celebrate Christmas together. In our conversations as to how each of us typically celebrates Christmas, we learnt that this period is often spent over gatherings with close friends and family meals. This period will also be a no-go for future travels, given our mums' birthdays fall right before and after Christmas.
I have been wanting to visit the light show at Gardens by the Bay ever since their debut two years ago. This however, never did materialise as the free event was often way too crowded. This year, the organisers have implemented the sale of admission tickets and I believe this has eased the crowdflow.
I would also like to share three tips we had gathered following our visit:
1. On Admission Tickets:
- Tickets to the event are only sold online.
- Choose to visit Christmas Wonderland earlier than later. Due to the potentially lower crowdflow and cheaper tickets - tickets are sold on a tiered pricing basis and range between S$4 to S$8.
- Purchase with Visa Pay for a 25% discount.
2. On Food & Activities:
- "Snow" foam falls every hour between 8pm to 10pm.
- A moderate range of food and snacks is available on-site. We recommend the grilled meats from FYR Cycene Ond Drinc which are well worth the added expense.
- A wide range of carnival games and an iced skating rink is available (payable). The carnival games are largely by luck, however relatively easy to game. During our time there, we took home a large sized tigger, and two small Christmas bears.
3. On Attire:
- Go in comfortable walking shoes. There is a fair bit of walking required as the event is hosted on a 57,000 square metre fairground.
- Dress appropriately for summer weather given Singapore's hot and humid weather.
Themed "Christmas Wonderland", Gardens by the Bay is transformed into an area of hustle and bustle, illuminated by 240,000 multi-coloured light bulbs and 67 hand-sculpted structures.
Various attractions and a festive market are available.
Attractions range from light decorated structures and christmas trees, Glass House by Harry's to a Hi-5 Funtastic House. Activities range from the Ice Palace, which hosts a skating rink, to Santa's Cottage where you can snap photos with a live Santa, and a whole host of carnival games, which has pretty generous giveaways.
The festive market is slightly smaller relative to the available attractions with a few food and snack stands, and christmas craft stores.
We both thoroughly enjoyed the attractions and fun & games, separated into two main clusters hence making for a nice leisurely stroll under the lights. It is well worth a visit if you are in Singapore during this period.
xx,
L
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