Visitor Guide

General Advisory

Important things to note before your visit or your show.

Road closures around Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay for National Day Parade Rehearsals 2025 (14 Jun – 9 Aug 2025)

As with previous editions of the National Day Parade (NDP), Combined Rehearsals and National Education Shows are expected to be held every Saturday from 14 Jun – 9 Aug 2025. We anticipate that there may be road closures and restricted vehicular access around Esplanade. As traffic congestions are expected and may cause significant delays, we advise visitors to arrive at the performance venue with a comfortable lead time and to use public transport.

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You're always welcome. We are open from 6am to 3am every day.

 

Esplanade's public facilities, PIP's PLAYbox and Visual Arts spaces are open daily. Guided tours are also available for booking.

 

Check Shops & Restaurants at Esplanade Mall for opening hours specific to any outlet.

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Practise good personal hygiene and do stay at home if you’re unwell. Mask-wearing is optional for all events.

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Park your worries aside. Spend $30 at Esplanade Mall and enjoy free parking from 12pm – 3pm on weekdays (excluding public holidays).

 

The tunnel from CityLink Mall to Esplanade is open from 6am – 10pm daily. Refer to Getting Here & Parking for more details.

Catching a show?

Here are some things to note.

Generally, latecomers will not be admitted once the performance has begun. There may be exceptions to this depending on the nature of the performance.

Staying in?

 

Continue to stay in touch with the arts through videos, podcasts, stories and more on Esplanade Offstage, our online all-access backstage pass and insider's guide to Singapore and Asian arts and culture.


Family | Music

Jimmy & the magic key: A symphony of strength

Jimmy meets Beethoven and von Paradis
Telemann stands behind a box of instruments. Lola and other children from the boarding school gaze at him excitedly.

Family | Music

Jimmy & the magic key: Little melodies, big dreams

Jimmy meets Telemann and Schubert

Music

Cargo Lift Sessions Season 4

We've got precious cargo in the lift—renowned musicians from all around the world.
Thumbnail for 'Look at My Dance, Not My Disability,' featuring dancers Tung Ka Wai and Germaine Goh. Tung is in a black shirt mid-movement, and Germaine in a tie-dye shirt near a window. The text 'Amongst Us' appears in a purple box, with the RICE media logo in the corner.

Dance

Look at my dance, not at my disability

Featuring Tung Ka Wai and Germaine Goh

Music

Cargo Lift Sessions Season 3

Music artists from around the world sound out Esplanade's most unexpected performance space—the cargo lift.

Music | Stream

Baybeats 2024

Selected acts from the annual alternative music festival at Esplanade

Music | Family

Fact or Fiction

Debunking some of the common stereotypes and misconceptions about vocal music

Family | Dance | Music

I Kid You Not

Budding experts of different art forms perform, play, teach and call the shots.

Music

Do it ourselves

The DIY culture of the Singapore music scene
A male performer wearing a traditional Balinese mask is gesturing at the camera in the dressing room, backstage at Esplanade.

Music | Theatre

Rituals and Routes

A Tapestry of Sacred Music Special

Music | Family

This is Jazz

How to listen, like really really listen, to jazz.

Theatre | Stream

Cards on the table

Creative professionals tell it like it is

Stream | Music

Baybeats 2023

Selected acts from the annual alternative music festival at Esplanade
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Literary Arts

Suchen Christine Lim

Award-winning novelist and author of works such as Rice Bowl and A Bit of Earth

Visual Arts

Pretty Exciting Stuff

Conversations between visual artists and everyday Singaporeans, commissioned by National Arts Council (Singapore).

Family | Theatre

Theatre Magic

Uncover the secrets of the theatre with PIP, and recreate the magic on your own.

Music

NME x Baybeats: Making sound waves

About the process of making music and Baybeats as a cornerstone of culture.

Theatre

Theatre Made

How an epic production goes from idea to stage

Music

Off Beat

A three-part video series about unexpected people in jazz in Singapore.

Visual Arts

Rekindle

Delve into traditional Chinese crafts and their connections to familiar contemporary trends.

Music

Cargo Lift Sessions Season 1

Music artists from around the world sound out Esplanade's most unexpected performance space—the cargo lift.

Music

Cargo Lift Sessions Season 2

Music artists from around the world sound out Esplanade's most unexpected performance space—the cargo lift.

Music

PopLore: The Hitlist

Singapore pop? It exists.

Music

Vocal Focal

A series of bite-sized videos offering insights into different singing styles, presented by Voices – A Festival of Song.

Music

Now Hear This: Anoushka Shankar

The sitarist on music and why she always travels with a kettle

Music | Stream

The Show Goes On…line (Part 1)

Archival recordings of concerts at Esplanade, first released at the height of the pandemic to bring live music into homes.

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Visual Arts

Ho Ho Ying

Singapore's pioneering abstract artist

Music | Stream

The Show Goes On…line (Part 2)

Archival recordings of concerts at Esplanade, first released at the height of the pandemic to bring live music into homes.

Visual Arts | Dance

Lighting Up Singapore’s Biggest Stages

Meet multimedia director Sally Lee

Music | Stream

Baybeats Online 2020: Chapalang Sessions

Jamming sessions streamed live from Esplanade Annexe Studio!

Visitor Guide

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