Things to do

New Year's Eve in Singapore 2026: fireworks, countdowns and how to get home

Edited by Jamie 8 November 2026

The fireworks are at midnight. The queue for the train is at 12.20.

New Year's Eve 2026 is a Thursday, and because Friday 1 January 2027 is a public holiday on the Ministry of Manpower's calendar, the city gets a three-day weekend to recover in. This page is the plan, and it is honest about what is and is not announced yet. The Kallang has published its countdown concert in full, Highlight on top, S$28 and S$38 standing tickets on general sale from 17 November, but not yet its fireworks; the Urban Redevelopment Authority published last year's Marina Bay countdown on 27 November, so expect that one in the second half of November; we refresh this page in place as they do. Everything with a date below was checked on its organiser's own page on 7 November 2026, the Kallang's on 14 November, and the picks marked expected are last year's shape, from the organisers' own pages, not a promise.

The decision is simpler than the listings make it look. If you want fireworks over water with a crowd, it is Marina Bay or the Kallang, both free to stand at, both regulated at capacity, both a long walk from any train you can actually board. If you want a late night without a crowd control plan, A Christmas Story on Fort Canning is open until 1am and lets you walk down to Dhoby Ghaut afterwards. If you have children, do the early shift: Jewel's snowfall at 10.05pm, Christmas Wonderland until 11pm, then home before the countdown crowds board. New Year's Day itself is for the Studio Ghibli exhibition and the trees at the Botanic Gardens. The rest of December is on the Christmas guide and the Christmas markets page; the month's things to do, where to eat and new restaurants cover the rest of the week, and the free things to do list is for the hangover.

Questions people ask

Where are the New Year's Eve fireworks in Singapore? Two places last year: Marina Bay, with a 360-degree display organised by URA, and the Kallang, with a 35-minute display beside the National Stadium. The Kallang's countdown concert at Stadium Roar, with Highlight on top of the bill, runs from 8.30pm with tickets from S$28, but on 14 November 2026 its page still said nothing about fireworks. URA had not published the Marina Bay edition; last year's came out on 27 November.

Is the Marina Bay countdown free? Standing around the Bay to watch has been free; the ticketed parts are the hotel, bar and restaurant packages around it. URA regulates access to the key areas on the night and closes them when they reach capacity, and some MRT exits in the Marina Bay area close.

What time do the trains run until on New Year's Eve? Last year SMRT ran the last North-South Line train from City Hall at 2.15am towards Jurong East and the last East-West Line train at 2.15am towards Pasir Ris, with Circle Line and Thomson-East Coast Line extensions too, and LTA extended 56 bus services to between 2.40am and 3.35am. The 2026 extension is normally announced in the last fortnight of December.

What is open on New Year's Day 2027? Friday 1 January is a public holiday. The Story of Studio Ghibli at Gardens by the Bay, the Christmas Train Show in the Flower Dome, Christmas at Jewel and Gardens-A-Glow all run past it; the Orchard Road light-up and both Great Christmas Villages stay up until Sunday 3 January.

Is there a countdown on Sentosa? Sentosa ran a free and ticketed beach countdown on Siloso and Palawan last year. Its countdown page was empty on 7 November 2026; we will add the details when it publishes them.

Valid Saturday 7 November 2026 – Sunday 3 January 2027 · Refreshed each season

The roundup

1. Marina Bay Singapore Countdown
Thu 31 Dec 2026, midnight · 2026 edition not yet announced (last year's details above) · Marina Bay · Expected
The main event, and the one whose details are still to come. Last year URA ran a 30-minute fireworks display inside an hour-long score, fired from around the Bay so it reads from every side, with a month of free programmes before it: projections on the Fullerton Hotel from 26 to 31 December, UOB Plaza light shows from 18 December and free gigs at the Esplanade. URA announced that edition on 27 November 2025, so expect this year's in the same window. Whatever the line-up, the rules carry over: key areas close when full, some MRT exits shut, and nobody cycles. Arrive by 9pm or accept the back of the Promontory.
Good for: FriendsCouplesFamilies
Admission
Free to watch from the Bay; hotel and bar packages are separate
Venue
Marina Bay: the Promontory, the Esplanade waterfront, Merlion Park and the Marina Bay Sands event plaza
Getting there
Bayfront, Esplanade, Raffles Place or Downtown MRT; expect exit closures on the night
2. Countdown at The Kallang
Thu 31 Dec 2026 · doors 7.30pm, show 8.30pm (last year: free activities 7pm, fireworks at midnight) · Kallang · Confirmed
The second fireworks and, last year, the bigger party. The Kallang Countdown 2027 Concert at Stadium Roar now has its line-up, times and prices: Highlight, the K-pop group that started out as Beast, on top of the bill, with MIMIFLY from Malaysia and, from Singapore, DJ Inquisitive, Estelle Fly, Z-Axis, Sobs, The Freshman and Yung Raja. Doors open at 7.30pm and the show starts at 8.30pm. Tickets are S$38 (CAT 1) and S$28 (CAT 2), both standing pens, plus a S$3 booking fee; The Kallang Kaki members, who sign up in The Kallang App, get a priority sale from 2pm on Monday 16 November, and the general sale opens at 3pm on Tuesday 17 November. It is standing only, no one under 12 or under 1.2m is admitted, the limit is four tickets per code or account, and resold tickets will be turned away. The event page says nothing yet about fireworks or free activities. Last year free family activities ran from 7pm, satellite screens showed the concert at OCBC Square and the Water Sports Centre, and a 35-minute display over the Kallang Basin was free to watch from the promenades.
Good for: FriendsFamilies
Admission
Concert S$28 (CAT 2) or S$38 (CAT 1), standing, plus S$3 booking fee; general sale Tue 17 Nov, 3pm; no under-12s. Last year the fireworks and community activities were free
Venue
The Kallang, 6 Stadium Walk
Getting there
Stadium, Tanjong Rhu, Mountbatten or Kallang MRT
Official site for Countdown at The Kallang (opens in a new tab)
3. Watching the fireworks for free
Thu 31 Dec 2026, from about 9pm for a spot · Marina Bay
Our advice, not an organiser's: the Marina Bay display is fired from around the Bay, so anywhere with open sky over the water works, and the trade is between view and exit. The Esplanade waterfront and Merlion Park have the postcard angle and the worst crush; the Marina Barrage roof has room and a long walk to any station. For the Kallang, the Tanjong Rhu promenade and the Stadium Riverside Walk face the barges, and last year the suspension footbridge was restricted from 11.30pm to 12.15am and the lookout tower shut for both days, so do not plan on either. Pick a spot you can leave, and leave at 12.05.
Good for: FriendsCouplesFamiliesSolo
Admission
Free
Venue
Marina Bay waterfront and Marina Barrage; Tanjong Rhu and the Stadium Riverside Walk for the Kallang
Getting there
Esplanade or Bayfront MRT for the Bay; Tanjong Rhu or Stadium MRT for the Kallang

4. A Christmas Story by World Christmas Market, Fort Canning
Thu 31 Dec 2026 · 4pm–1am (runs 10 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027) · Civic District · Confirmed
The confirmed late option: the free market on the hill at the METT Hotel stays open until 1am on New Year's Eve, with the 38-foot tree lit, food and drink in the Merry Grounds and live music, and dogs allowed in designated areas. It is a ten-minute walk down to Dhoby Ghaut or Fort Canning MRT afterwards, which on this night is worth more than a view. There are no fireworks on the hill; you may catch the edge of the Bay's from the top, but the organiser does not promise it and neither do we.
Good for: CouplesFriendsFamilies
Admission
Free; workshops and dining booked separately
Venue
METT Hotel Singapore, 11 Canning Walk, Fort Canning Park; entrance at Car Park C
Getting there
Fort Canning or Dhoby Ghaut MRT
5. Christmas Wonderland, Gardens by the Bay
Thu 31 Dec 2026 · 6.30–11pm, entry sessions 6.30pm, 7.30pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm, last admission 10.15pm (runs 27 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027) · Marina Bay · Confirmed
The early-evening half of a New Year's Eve with children: the ticketed fairground at the Supertree Grove runs 6.30pm to 11pm with last entry at 10.15pm, so it closes before the countdown and empties you out at Bayfront while the trains are still sane. Entry is by timed session from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, and 31 December is a peak night: adults S$11 booked by the day before or S$14 on the day, children S$7. The free Garden Rhapsody show at 7.45pm and 8.45pm runs alongside it. Do not expect a view of the Bay fireworks from inside; the Supertrees are in the way, and the Gardens shut before midnight anyway.
Good for: FamiliesCouples
Admission
Peak night: adults S$11 booked by the day before, S$14 on the day; children 3–12 S$7; under-3s free; rides and games extra
Venue
Supertree Grove and the Meadow, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive
Getting there
Bayfront MRT
Official site for Christmas Wonderland, Gardens by the Bay (opens in a new tab)
6. Orchard Road: the Great Christmas Village and the midnight projection
Thu 31 Dec 2026 · village 3–10pm · projection show to 12.30am with a midnight countdown · Orchard · Confirmed
Orchard Road does not do a New Year's Eve street party, but the lights stay up to 3 January and the Hilton Singapore Orchard projection show runs to 12.30am on the night with a countdown at midnight, which is the nearest thing to a town-centre countdown without a river. The Great Christmas Village at Ngee Ann City opens 3pm to 10pm, with the snowfall at the Santa House at 8pm and 9pm; the organiser has not published later hours for New Year's Eve, only for Christmas Eve. Eat in the malls, which stay busy, and leave the Bay to the people who got there at 6.
Good for: FamiliesFriends
Admission
Free; village games on a carnival card from S$35
Venue
Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza and Hilton Singapore Orchard, Orchard Road
Getting there
Orchard or Somerset MRT
7. Snowfall at Jewel Changi Airport
Thu 31 Dec 2026 · snowfall 8.05pm, 9.05pm and 10.05pm (runs 13 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027) · Changi · Confirmed
The night before a public holiday gets the extra show: snowfall in the Forest Valley and at Canopy Park at 8.05pm, 9.05pm and 10.05pm on New Year's Eve, under the 16-metre tree, free at ground level. It is the east's countdown-adjacent outing for anyone who would rather be in bed by one, and the Changi Airport branch line is not where the countdown crowds are. Canopy Park on Level 5 is ticketed.
Good for: FamiliesCouples
Admission
Free at Forest Valley; Canopy Park ticketed
Venue
Forest Valley and Canopy Park, Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Boulevard
Getting there
Changi Airport MRT, then the link bridge from Terminal 3
8. Countdown at Sentosa, Siloso Beach
Thu 31 Dec 2026 · 2026 edition not yet announced (last year 6pm–1am) · Sentosa · Expected
Last year Sentosa ran a beach countdown across Siloso and Palawan from 6pm to 1am, part free and part ticketed, which is the island's answer for people who want sand under the fireworks rather than a promenade railing. On 7 November its countdown page carried nothing for 2026. If it returns, the catch is the same every year: the island's trains and buses are the bottleneck at 12.30am, so either book a hotel on it or walk out over the boardwalk to HarbourFront.
Good for: FriendsCouples
Admission
Last year free and ticketed areas; 2026 not published
Venue
Siloso Beach and Palawan Beach, Sentosa
Getting there
HarbourFront MRT, then the Sentosa Express or the boardwalk
9. Gardens-A-Glow, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Sat 5 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · Botanic Gardens · Confirmed
For New Year's Day, or for the night itself if you want none of it: about 250 trees decorated by families, schools and companies, light installations and a festive display at the Bukit Timah Gate, free, from 5 December to 3 January. Go in after dark from the Bukit Timah side and come out at Cluny Road for a late supper.
Good for: FamiliesCouplesSolo
Admission
Free
Venue
Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road; the main display is at the Bukit Timah Gate
Getting there
Botanic Gardens MRT
Official site for Gardens-A-Glow, Singapore Botanic Gardens (opens in a new tab)
10. The Story of Studio Ghibli, Gardens by the Bay (New Year's Day)
Fri 1 Jan 2027 · 10am–7pm (runs 18 Dec 2026 – 4 Jul 2027) · Marina Bay · Confirmed
The New Year's Day plan for anyone who did the Bay the night before: 12 scenes from the Ghibli films across nearly 3,500 square metres on the West Lawn, about an hour and a quarter inside, open 10am to 7pm. It opens on 18 December and runs to July, so the first Friday of the year is early enough to beat the school holiday rush that follows. The Gardens' page says admission applies but does not print prices; tickets are sold through the exhibition's own site.
Good for: FamiliesCouplesFriends
Admission
Ticketed; prices on the exhibition's site
Venue
West Lawn, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive
Getting there
Bayfront MRT, then the Dragonfly Bridge
Book on Klook for The Story of Studio Ghibli, Gardens by the Bay (New Year's Day) (opens in a new tab)
11. Christmas Train Show, Flower Dome (New Year's Day)
Fri 1 Jan 2027 · 9am–9pm (runs 20 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027) · Marina Bay · Confirmed
The other New Year's Day outing, for anyone with children under eight and a hangover: model trains through the American coasts, two SMRT trains past MRT stations redrawn by NUS architecture students, and Santa's Rovaniemi at the end, in the Flower Dome's air-conditioning from 9am to 9pm. Included with Flower Dome admission. It runs to 3 January, so the holiday is one of its last three days, and the morning is calmer than the afternoon.
Good for: Families
Admission
Included with Flower Dome admission
Venue
Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive
Getting there
Bayfront MRT
12. Getting home: the late trains and buses
Thu 31 Dec 2026 into Fri 1 Jan 2027 · 2026 timings not yet announced · Expected
Last year the extension was announced on 22 December and looked like this: SMRT's last North-South Line train from City Hall at 2.15am towards Jurong East and 1.55am towards Marina South Pier, the last East-West Line train from City Hall at 2.15am towards Pasir Ris, the Circle Line from Dhoby Ghaut at 1.41am, and 56 extended bus services leaving the interchanges between 2.40am and 3.35am. Expect the same shape for 31 December 2026 and check LTA's and SMRT's announcements in the last fortnight of December. The practical bit: the first train after midnight is the one everybody queues for, so eat something, wait 40 minutes and board the one after.
Good for: FriendsCouplesFamiliesSolo
Admission
Standard fares