1°16′46.124″N 103°52′16.26″E / 1.27947889°N 103.8711833°E
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| Host city | Singapore |
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| Opening | 26 September 2015 |
| Closing | 26 September 2015 |
| Website | Official Website |
| EarthFest Singapore (music festival) | |
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| Dates | 26 September 2015 |
| Location(s) | Marina Barrage, Singapore |
| Years active | 2015- present |
| Founders | Michael Broadhead |
| Website | Official Website |
| EarthFest Singapore | |
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| Genre | Food festival, Music festival and Edutainment festival |
| Dates | 1 day, ending second last weekend of September |
| Location(s) | Marina Barrage, Singapore |
| Years active | 9 |
| Website | Official Website |
EarthFest Singapore is a comprehensive festival celebrating sustainability in Singapore and first took place on 26 September 2015. The second festival occurred on 12 February 2017.
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
editMichael Broadhead is the volunteer director of the festival. The event is in collaboration with Marina Barrage.
Venue
editThe festival at Marina Barrage is accessible via Circle MRT line or Downtown MRT line via Bayfront MRT station, by walking and by Bicycle (parking slots available).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Green' message at root of eco festival". Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "SG Magazine April 2015 Release". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Straits Times". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "938Live's Green Agenda". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Secondsguru". Retrieved 17 June 2015.