Singapore HeritageFest 2009 :: Festival Theme :: Overview

Background

How much do you know about Singapore and its rich diversity of cultures? Looking for things to do with your family this 2009 that will be easy on your pockets? Why not kill two birds with one stone with the Singapore HeritageFest 2009!

From exhibitions to heritage tours, culinary events to concerts, the festival's many events and activities will appeal to both the young and old, and to a wide variety of interests as well. These events will bring you on a journey to discover more about Singapore and the things that make us unique!

The Singapore HeritageFest is an annual signature event organised by the National Heritage Board's Education and Outreach Division.

Festival Theme: Who's Your Neighbour

Who lives next door to you? How well do you know them? Besides your immediate neighbours, do you know who else lives in your neighbourhood?

With our busy lives today, many of us would probably head right home after work, shutting the door after us. How many of us leave our doors open, or have a word of greeting for our neighbours we meet in the lifts?

Do you remember a time when our neighbours were amongst our best friends? We shared food with one another, borrowed necessities from them, played with or babysitted their children, visited one another during festive seasons?

If you miss interacting with your neighbours, then come and rediscover your neighbours this Singapore HeritageFest. Find out more about them as an individual - one who has a name, religion and similar interests and passions as you do.

And in the process, come out of your shells to reconnect with your neighbours this 2009. After all, as the old saying goes, a good neighbour beats a distant relative!