Last weekend, my Aunt and cousin visited me here in Singapore. Like the rest of my guests, I showed them around especially to my favorite places like Gardens by the bay. We were just trying to catch-up for the Gardens’ Rhapsody show. We did not know that there is a celebration for Mid-Autumn Festival for this year, 2017. So lucky!
Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the much-anticipated events in the Gardens’ calendar. When we went there, there were many visitors (as expected especially during weekends). We enjoyed its large-scale lantern displays and myriad festivities amidst a lush garden setting. The famous Supertrees are also groomed up for the season. See the Avatar-like structures get dressed-up with more than 100 dragonfly lanterns. In many cultures, it is believed that the dragonfly is seen as a guardian and associated with luck and prosperity.
This year, the Gardens celebrates autumn abundance with lantern sets symbolic of bountiful harvests and good fortune.

Ant lanterns carrying harvest along a pathway at Gardens by the Bay.

Lantern display of Water Prosperity with glowing portrait of a fishing village teeming with carp fish.
There were also some nightly cultural performances, a food street which features yummy Asian delights, and craft booths offering activities like lantern decorating, umbrella painting and Chinese knotting.
If you are planning to catch-up with the sprawling lantern displays across the gardens and all the exciting festival programs, here some of the details:
Venue Name: Gardens by The Bay
Dates: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 – Sun, 8 Oct 2017
Time: 6:00PM – 11:00PM
Admission: Free access to the Gardens’ grand sets.
For the Flower Domes, need to purchase tickets from S$8 to S$28 – to view the Autumn Harvest display.
Address: 18 Marine Gardens Dr, Singapore 018953
Enjoy more photos below! 🙂