The year-end festivities are ramping up full force, with a whole series of Christmas light-ups and upcoming countdown parties to send off 2025 with big sparkle. Adding on to that is the largest New Year countdown projection show in the ASEAN region, coming right to the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District.
Leading up to New Year’s Eve, there will be nightly projection mapping displays stretched across the towering ‘canvas’ of UOB Plaza at Raffles Place, looping from 8pm to 10.30pm. First up is a festive show from December 18 to 25, which features works by artists with disabilities as well as pieces from the most recent UOB Painting of the Year competition.
Thereafter, gear up for the countdown show spanning December 26 to January 1, where the 67-storey skyscraper will take you on a journey through a futuristic version of Singapore. Like the previous set of projections, this will be followed by works from the UOB Painting of the Year competition. Come December 31, everything builds up into an exhilarating countdown on the facades of UOB Plaza 1 as well as The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, marking a grand start to what lies ahead in 2026.
The light shows are accompanied by a rousing soundtrack titled 'Here We Are (Elijah version)' – an acoustic rendition of National Day theme song 'Here We Are', specially composed in an ode to a late cancer-stricken boy named Elijah who loved the song. Proceeds from the tune will go towards the Children's Cancer Foundation, in the spirit of giving this Christmas season.
TIME OUT TIP Best viewing locations include Cavenagh Bridge, Anderson Bridge, and the riverfront area in front of the Asian Civilisations Museum. The countdown festivities on December 31 start at 11pm, so you might want to arrive earlier to snag a good spot.
Find out more about the festive projections at UOB Plaza here.
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