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Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2017 | Sep 25, 2017

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Mid-Autumn @ Gardens by the Bay 2017
Festive displays and light up at Mid-Autumn @ Gardens by the Bay 2017.

Early evening picture-taking at Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2017.

If you’ve lived in Singapore for any length of time, you would know that festive light-ups are cherished annual events.

America has sport matches. Japan has matsuris. Singapore has festive light-ups. Nowadays, up to seven times a year. (If you include the Night Festival, i Light, etc)

For September, the one to look forward to is the Mid-Autumn light-up. Historically, this used to be the smallest celebration, with only the main Chinatown streets decorated. In recent years, however, Gardens by the Bay has joined the fun, with their light-up now a key-event on their events calendar.

With far more space and flexibility than the Chinatown streets, I’d say the Gardens by the Bay illumination is also the one to head to when ba yue shi wu (八月十五) approaches. Over the years, the many exotic illuminations placed up have surely charmed visitors from all over the world.

Anyway, here are some early evening photos I took yesterday. Regrettably, I was rushing to get to the cinema to watch Kingsman: The Golden Circle. I didn’t stay till it was completely dark.

Naturally, these were all shot using my new D7500 too. 🙂 Shutter Priority, Dusk, and Night Landscape modes.

Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2017

Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2017
Cornucopias near the Dragonfly Bridge. This year’s Mid-Autumn festival celebration incorporates the western concept of autumn harvest.

Festive food street at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Food Street next to the Supertree Grove. No self respecting festive celebration in Singapore would be without a food street! (Interestingly, there wasn’t that many mooncakes on sale)

Japanese Takoyaki in Singapore.
Japanese Takoyaki. A popular street snack in Singapore nowadays.



Singapore street snacks.
Other “signature” Singaporean food fair snacks. I love tutu kuehs, btw. I could gobble down ten while watching a movie.

Phoenix Lantern at Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2017.
A dazzling phoenix motif.

Arrival of the Phoenix at Mid-Autumn @ Gardens by the Bay 2017.
The Arrival of the Phoenix. This was over at the main entrance.

Arrival of the Phoenix at Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2017.
Another view of the Phoenix tunnel.




Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2017 Field of Sunshine
Field of Sunshine. With Gardens by the Bay’s iconic Supertrees in the background.

Grains of Gold at Mid-Autumn @ Gardens by the Bay 2017.
Grains of Gold. Again, inspired by the concept of autumn harvest.

Auspicious carp lantern at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Auspicious carp at the Splendour of Blooms display.

Supertree Grove Illumination
The iconic supertrees lit up with dragonflies. Dragonflies are all over Gardens during this Mid-Autumn festive light-up.

Dragonfly Bridge Gardens by the Bay
Flight of the Dragonflies at the … Dragonfly Bridge.

Gardens by the Bay Night Illumination
Overview of festive displays and light up at Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2017.

Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2017 is ongoing till Oct 8, 2017.



Have a look at the light-up over at Chinatown here!

Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival 2018.

Read my other Festive Celebrations in Singapore posts.

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Illuminated dragonflies, gorgeous sunflowers, and a stunning phoenix at Gardens by the Bay Mid-Autumn Festival Light-up 2017.
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