August 2026 is here! The month of National Day celebrations in Singapore with her SG61 birthday! That’s also heritage, culture, arts and creativity events taking place too! At the National Museum of Singapore (NMS) and Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) district, there are exciting SG61 celebrations and events taking place! Check out National Museum of Singapore National Day Celebrations 2026 & Light Together Bras Basah.Bugis 2026!
National Museum of Singapore (NMS) National Day Celebrations 2026
Celebrate 9th August National Day at National Museum of Singapore (NMS)
On 9th August 2026, there is a full day of exciting and dynamic programmes taking place at NMS celebrating Singapore’s 61st birthday National Day celebrations. There is a museum-wide heritage hunt, immersive storytelling sessions, workshops and drop-in craft activities.
Catch live performances as well as NDP 2026 live telecast at the NMS Front Lawn, on the iconic facade of NMS with the sunset shining upon them.
Admission to all the galleries is free on 9th August 2026, including entry to the special exhibitions Once Upon a Tide: Singapore’s Journey from Settlement to Global City and Singapore Odyssea: A Journey Through Time.
Our Favourite Haunts: Through the Lens of Migrant Workers
This photography exhibition brings together the winning entries and finalists from the fourth edition of the Migrant Workers Photography Festival. Visitors to NMS are invited to experience Singapore’s familiar spaces through the eyes of the migrant workers community who help shape the city that we live in and share.
Don’t miss this photography exhibition, it’s a real eye-opener into how our migrant workers view Singapore and our familiar spaces that we lived and shared together.
For more information on NMS National Day Celebrations 2026, visit National Museum of Singapore website and social media
Website: https://www.nationalmuseum.nhb.gov.sg/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natmuseum_sg/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@natmuseum_sg
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NationalMuseumSg
Light Together Bras Basah.Bugis (LTB) 2026
Light Together Bras Basah.Bugis (LTB) is a brand-new night-time experience celebrating National Day in Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) district, taking place from 1st August to 5th September 2026, alongside the Singapore Night Festival.
Organised by HeritageSG, BBB precinct comes alive with lights and digital experiences that transform historical buildings and hidden spaces into a new experience of discovering unexpected moments, sparking our imagination and bringing different communities together in celebration of Singapore’s SG61 birthday.
Five Unique Activations
There are five unique activations across BBB precinct, this LTB 2026 edition brings Singapore’s Myths and Legends to life through them. There are interactive installations, immersive projections, giving visitors to BBB precinct the opportunity to discover familiar stories reimagined in ways unexpected as you explore BBB after dark.
Voyage of Icons by Howie Kim
Venue: Front Lawn, National Museum of Singapore
- Note: Voyage of Icons is special projection mapping experience jointly organised by NMS and HeritageSG, taking place from 1st to 12th August 2026 as part of LTB 2026 *
Wandering Spirits Unbound by Roger Ng Wei Lun
Venue: Stamford Place
A Walk Through Mythical Singapore by HeritageSG
Venue: Stamford Walkway
Plant chilli then no rain! By Arup
Venue: Reflection Pool @ Bras Basah MRT Station
Touch wood! By Arup
Venue: Artsplace @ Waterloo Centre
For more information, please visit
HeritageSG
- Website: https://www.heritage.sg/
Bras Basah.Bugis
- Website: https://www.heritage.sg/brasbasahbugis
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brasbasahbugis/
Singapore Night Festival
- Website: https://www.heritage.sg/sgnightfest/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sgnightfest
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sg.nightfest
Happy National Day 2026!
Let’s celebrate National Day 2026 together with Heritage, Culture, Arts and Creativity in August 2026 at National Museum of Singapore and at the Bras Basah.Bugis district!