As Singapore HeritageFest 2021 approaches its second weekend, here’s a look at 6 programmes to watch out for:
Nine prize-winning games
Visitors can try their hand at nine prize-winning games from Heritage Game Jam 2020 – a game design competition which took place in the third quarter of last year. They can also try out the games for themselves in Project Teahouse: Play From Home and learn how to make chicken rice; help an elderly hawker work out; and even sell ice-cream from a cart with just a few clicks of the mouse.
Ongoing till May 30.
Discover foods from different cultures
Visitors can follow six unique youths from culturally diverse backgrounds as they document their families’ go-to home-cooked meals in the This Is What We Eat At Home photo exhibition.
Ongoing until May 30.
Hay Dairies
Visit Singapore’s only goat farm – Hay Dairies – which is home to over 800 different goats with a trip on Wheels On The Bus – Ready, Set, Goat! Learn more about locally produced goat's milk and the history behind Hay Dairies.
May 16, 23 & 30 May: 11.30am – 1.15pm; 12.30pm – 2.15pm; 1.30pm – 3.15pm; 2.30pm – 4.15pm.
Singapore’s cinematic heritage
Tune in to a screening of locally produced film Tunang Pak Dukun, happening as part of the Cinema Reclaimed: Medicine & Modernity in Singapore Cinema series. Enjoy the comedy-romance that explores the interactions between modern medical science with ancient wisdom.
May 13: 8pm.
Health campaigns of yesteryear
Tune in to Scene and Heard: National Campaign Rap and enjoy a rap centered on Singapore’s colourful health promotion campaigns by artists Marc Nair and Cheyenne Alexandria Phillips.
Ongoing until May 30.
A fung(u)ided tour
Embark on the Wheels On The Bus – Mushroom For Learning! trip to Kin Yan Agrotech Pte Ltd to learn more about mushroom cultivation and its significance to Singapore heritage.
May 16, 23 & 30: 8.30am – 11am; 10.30am – 1pm; 12.30pm – 3pm; 2.30pm – 5pm.