What to Expect
Taking place across key districts for 33 days from 15 March to 16 April 2023, the Glam Eid is best summarised into five experience pillars – food, retail, lights, entertainment and community.
Food – Daily
Mapped along the streets of Baghdad Street, Kandahar Street and right outside Sultan Gate, visitors can look forward to Kampong Gelam’s biggest food line-up yet with up to 86 stalls.
Featuring a mix of vibrant food trucks, outdoor grills and a 2-storey mezzanine for dining on the top floor, expect a galore of traditional favourites such as Kuih Raya, satay, local seafood and deep-fried snacks, alongside trendy foods with the option of outdoor or mezzanine seats overlooking the crowd.
Retail – Daily
Strategically dotted between various F&B zones are 23 retail booths selling modern arts, traditional crafts and clothes by independent artists or artisans for a varied showcase of creativity that one can bring home.
Note: Both the food and retail line-up will be announced closer to date via Kampong Gelam’s socials at instagram.com/visitkamponggelam
Lights: Moment Projection – Fridays to Sundays
In this third year of One Kampong Gelam’s Cahaya Ramadan series, projection lighting returns to uplift and vivify festival grounds. Illuminating none other than the iconic façade of the Masjid Sultan, passers-by can expect an immersive projection depicting the evolving arts and culture of Kampong Gelam that can be seen (and photographed) from afar.
Lights: Aerial Light Show – Fridays & Saturdays
Hovering over the event ground (Sultan Gate) are aerial light showcases utilising drone-controlled LED kites with brightly coloured lightings to dazzle onlookers, while micro light installations brighten the atmosphere and signify the ever-deepening connection between people and the holy month of Ramadan.
Intended to elevate the ambiance, visitors will also notice special Raikan Cahaya Ramadan Arcs to welcome them into festival grounds, with a pavement of fairy lights along main festival streets for a colourful backdrop at every turn.
Entertainment
No Ramadan Bazaar is complete without entertainment. Featuring a mainstage right by the Baghdad Street carpark, visitors can wind down over a backdrop of live music performances with a roster of singers, traditional and modern dances as well as enriching live dialogues.
