The 6th edition of DBS Marina Regatta (DBSMR) is back, Singapore’s biggest BayFest is coming to the waters of Marina Bay from 1st to 4th June 2017 with many exciting water sports action, activities, events, festivities, food and fun, on both the water and land.
For the paddlers on the waters of Marina Bay battling it out for the grand prizes, DBSMR also caters for the outdoor enthusiasts, sports and fitness lovers, family with children for the festivities and party goers to enjoy the food, music and fun. Having been involved with DBSMR from 2013, I personally had seen how it had transformed over the years. Take a look at my photographs collection of DBS Marina Regatta over the years from 2013 to 2016 inside my Flickr collection!
During DBSMR, visitors can see social entrepreneurship in action at BayFest on land. This is part of DBS’ continued efforts to champion the development of the social entrepreneurship sector to build a socially-conscious society, social enterprises such MINDS, Society Staples and Bettr Barista will provide many of the services in the regatta such as drinking water, catering and event organisation. They will also feature as vendors in the regatta’s art market and food village.
There are many exciting events and activities taking place during DBSMR on both the water and land. Here are the information for both BayFest on water and BayFest on land during DBSMR 2017 –
BAYFEST ON WATER
1) DRAGON BOATING – Region’s top teams compete for Asia’s highest prize purse
Organised in partnership with the Singapore Dragon Boat Association (SDBA), this year’s international dragon boat competition will see an estimated 90 teams and more than 3,000 athletes gathering on the waters of Marina Bay to compete for cash prizes totalling SGD 134,000 – the highest for the sport in Asia. (More details on races available in Annex A).
2) SAILING – Explore the Bay’s waters on DBS’ 18-metre-tall mega sailboats
Eventgoers will also get to try out sailing in the Bay during the regatta with DBS’ 18-metre tall Swedish Match 40 sailboats – the first of its kind in Asia. The sailboats were debuted in 2015 as part of the DBS Marina Bay Sailing Programme, which has been offering the public complimentary sailing sessions in the Bay since 2013.
BAYFEST ON LAND
This year also sees the regatta partnering up with electronic music festival behemoth Ultra, urban fitness brand lululemon, Bali’s famed beach club Potato Head and F&B curators The Local People.
1) BATTLE BAY – Take on Singapore’s largest inflatable water obstacle course
2017’s regatta sees the debut of Singapore’s biggest inflatable water obstacle course. Spanning over 11,000 square feet (some 1,100 square metres), the Battle Bay will feature nine challenging obstacles to navigate including balance blocks, monkey bars, wall scaling, and rope swings.
2) BAY BEACH – Singapore’s only pop-up urban beach returns bigger & better
This year, the Bay will once again be transformed into Singapore’s one and only pop-up urban beach, which will double in size from last year. Bali beach club Potato Head will be bringing in their legendary Coconut Bar here for the first time, complete with their signature uber fresh coconut cocktails and beers.
3) BAY DOME – Singapore’s largest interactive art dome
This year will see the installation of two majestic nine- and 7.5-metre tall domes at the regatta. Reaching a height of 7.5 metres, the Bay Dome will offer an immersive interactive art experience – Singapore’s largest – with an illustrated projection of the Marina Bay skyline. Eventgoers can customise their own characters and have their designs come to life on the projection to create an ever-evolving digital canvas.
4) BAY EATS – Offerings from Singapore’s top young chefs
For foodies, the regatta’s food village Bay Eats, will be curated by The Local People and feature food stalls from award-winning and the top new eateries in town such as the “Neo-Sin” restaurant Labyrinth, French eatery Garçons, The BellJar, Leng Leng ice cream and more.
5) PLAY DOME – Play in the day, party at night
The nine-metre-tall Play Dome will host many of the fitness classes launched by lululemon during the day. At night, the DBSMR X Ultra Countdown Party will take place exclusively at the regatta from 7pm to 10pm, on Friday and Saturday evening (2 & 3 June). The pre-parties will feature three Ultra Music Festival deejays every night, such as Dubvision, Crossnaders, Raiden, Jade Rasif, Moe and Myrne.
For more information, visit www.dbsmarinaregatta.com; or follow them on Instagram (@dbsmarinaregatta) and on Facebook at go.dbs.com/dbsmr2017
Mark down your calendars, 1st to 4th June 2017, come on down to DBS Marina Regatta 2017 and enjoy the festivities, fun, water sports action in the heart of Marina Bay Singapore.
* Information and pictures courtesy of DBS Singapore and Full Circle Public Relations *