Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar returns on Mar 17, running for a record 36 days

It looks like Singapore is well and truly on the road to recovery, with event organisers gearing up to make up for lost time, with a hope to move back to a scale of pre-pandemic levels. 

Last year’s Christmas on a Great Street, for example, returned with full-scale programming and in-person festivities for both locals and tourists, marking the first time this happened since the onset of the pandemic. The wildly popular Chatuchak will also be returning after a two-year hiatus, and now, the annual Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar is coming back — bigger and longer than before!

With a run-time of 36 days, from Mar 17 until Apr 22, 2023, this marks its longest-running Ramadan bazaar yet. Instead of coinciding with the start of the Muslim fasting month, this year’s bazaar will start five days earlier and coincide with the Hari Raya light-up in Geylang Serai instead.

It will operate daily from 10am to 11.59pm, with the exception of the eve of Hari Raya on April 22, when it’ll run until 6am.

Besides the extended period, this year’s edition will also have some 700 stalls on-site — a dramatic uptick from the 70 in 2022.

The bazaar will be split into two themes of Souq City and Street Bazaar. The former will be housed mainly in organiser Wisma Geylang Serai’s compound and will feature a whole host of food and drinks stalls, as well as retail stalls.

To encourage the spirit of giving, there will be community shelves for people to donate non-perishable halal food and clothing for Hari Raya.

Due to rising costs, the bazaar is emphasising affordability. Each F&B stall will offer at least one food item at a sample size for S$4.

There will be a dining area set up with elderly-friendly tables and chairs, low tables and grass carpeted area for sitting.

Separate from Souq City, the Street Bazaar area will stretch from Geylang Serai Market to Tanjong Katong Complex. 

The Street Bazaar will feature three different themes, with interactive art installations placed throughout. You can expect a variety of works, including spray-painted art panels by graffiti artist Slac Satu.

Book a ride to Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar when it opens.