EarthFest Singapore

EarthFest Singapore is a comprehensive festival celebrating sustainability in Singapore and first took place on September 26, 2015. The second festival occurred on February 12, 2017.

This article is about EarthFest Singapore. It is not to be confused with EarthFest.

EarthFest Singapore (games)
Host city Singapore
Opening ceremony26 September 2015
Closing ceremony26 September 2015
WebsiteOfficial Website
EarthFest Singapore (music festival)
DatesSeptember 26, 2015
Location(s)Marina Barrage,
Years active2015- present
Founded byMichael Broadhead
WebsiteOfficial Website
EarthFest Singapore (recurring event)
GenreFood festival, Music festival and Edutainment festival
Dates1 day, ending
second last weekend of September
Location(s)Marina Barrage,
Years active4
Founded2015
WebsiteOfficial Website

The event is a collaboration between many different businesses and organisations in Singapore with the purpose of encouraging sustainability. The event has components of a food festival - as an international food fair of foods with lower environmental footprints, a farmer's market and bazaar, and a music festival which features live music from local talent, edutainment is covered with a carnival with environmentally themed educational games.

EarthFest also screens documentaries and has talks about sustainability topics given by various experts in Singapore. It is a low-waste festival, incorporating elements of the circular and sharing economies.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

Michael Broadhead is the volunteer director of the festival. The event is in collaboration with Marina Barrage.

Venue

The festival at Marina Barrage is accessible via MRT Circle MRT Line or Downtown MRT Line via Bayfront MRT station, by walking and by Bicycle (parking slots available).

See also

References
  1. "'Green' message at root of eco festival". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. "SG Magazine April 2015 Release". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. "Straits Times". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. "938Live's Green Agenda". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. "Secondsguru". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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