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An eight-metre-high floral roller coaster probably isn't something you expect to see in Singapore, but that's exactly what's waiting for you at this year's Singapore Garden Festival (SGF).
Held once every two years, SGF has grown into one of the world's leading horticultural events since its debut in 2006, bringing together award-winning landscape designers, florists, orchid growers and gardening enthusiasts from Singapore and beyond. Returning for its milestone 10th edition, this year's festival runs under the theme ‘Carnival of Blooms’.
Expect everything from towering floral installations and themed gardens to live competitions and spectacular orchid displays. There’s loads happening across nine days – and if you’re not sure where to start, here's our cheat sheet to the festival's biggest highlights.
When is Singapore Garden Festival 2026?
The festival runs from July 4 to 12, 2026.
SGF is open daily from 10am to 10pm, with last admission at 9.30pm. If you're heading into the Flower Dome for Orchid Extravaganza, that opens slightly earlier from 9am to 9pm.
Where is it held?
The festival takes over Gardens by the Bay, with attractions spread across The Meadow, Supertree Grove, Flower Dome and Bayfront Green. Wear comfortable shoes as you will be covering quite a huge area.
Do I need a ticket?
Yes. SGF is a ticketed festival, with standalone festival admission as well as bundle tickets that include Flower Dome entry.
However, not everything is ticketed. The MarketPlace at Bayfront Green is free to enter daily from 10am to 8pm, with around 90 vendors selling plants, gardening tools, home décor, pots, collectibles and more.
Existing Gardens by the Bay attractions like the Supertree Observatory, OCBC Skyway, Garden Rhapsody and Jurassic Nest Food Hall also remain accessible without an SGF ticket.
What are the non-competitive highlights?
The first thing that'll catch your eye is the eight-metre-high Floral Roller Coaster, an installation packed with tropical blooms that you can pose for a photo on. Elsewhere, you'll find the swirling ‘Floral Vortex’, a 14-metre ‘Floral Infinity Mirror’ walkway that creates a kaleidoscope of greenery, and the ‘Floral Mirror Maze’, made up of floral chandeliers and trippy endless reflections.
As night falls, don't miss ‘Known by Flowers’, an interactive light installation by acclaimed Chinese landscape designer Hu Shiyang, where oversized blooms, lighting and technology transform the festival grounds.
Beyond the installations, SGF is also introducing six brand-new themed gardens: ‘Nature's Carousel Play Garden’, ‘Sensory Garden: Forest of Sweet Delights’, ‘Sunkissed: A Celebration of Sunflowers’, ‘Silver Garden’, ‘Fruit Orchard’ and ‘Wildflower Meadow’.
Inside the Flower Dome, ‘Orchid Extravaganza: Rhythm of the Rainforest’ showcases more than 7,000 orchids inspired by Indonesia, alongside traditional woven artworks, towering architectural recreations and intricate cultural motifs celebrating the country’s culture.
Don’t leave without checking out ‘165 Years in Bloom’ either, an exhibition charting Singapore's floral show history from the country's first flower exhibition in 1861 to the Singapore Garden Festival we know today.
We also recommend swinging by the free-entry MarketPlace at Bayfront Green, where around 90 vendors will be selling everything from plants and gardening supplies to home décor, trinkets and collectibles.
What are the competition highlights?
While the blooms are the centre of attraction, SGF's competitions are a big part of the festival too.
Leading the lineup is ‘Show Gardens: All-Stars Edition’, which sees eight former ‘Best of Show’ winners return to compete for the coveted Pinnacle Award. 'The Floral Windows' to the World Championship also returns with 17 international floral artists battling across six live rounds.
Elsewhere, the Singapore Orchid Show showcases award-winning orchids from across the region, while the Singapore Gardeners' Cup sees community gardeners team up with landscape professionals to create elaborate carnival-inspired displays.
Over at the Community Garden Edibles Competition, more than 440 fruits and vegetables grown by local gardeners are on display, including a unique hybrid chilli, created by cross-breeding the 'Dreamcatcher' and 'White Thai' chilli varieties.
Rounding out the programme are the ‘My Living Space Competition’, ‘Landscape Design Challenge’, ‘14th International FDSS Cup Floral Designing Competition’, and the ‘Penjing and Artistic Stone Exhibition and Competition’, showcasing everything from compact urban gardens to century-old bonsai masterpieces.
Get your tickets to Singapore Garden Festival 2026 here.
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