Events
Orchard Road Lights Up for Christmas From Nov. 17 Under 'Golden Joy' Theme
Last checked 14 November 2026. Details can change; confirm with the organiser.
Quick facts
- Dates: 17 November 2026 to 3 January 2027
- Light-up ceremony: Tue 17 Nov, 7pm, Shaw House Urban Plaza
- Stretch: 3.1km, Tanglin Road to Dhoby Ghaut
- Theme: Season of Golden Joy
- Organiser: Orchard Road Business Association
- Admission: free
Orchard Road's Christmas on A Great Street light-up opens on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, and runs to Jan. 3, 2027, along 3.1km of the shopping street from Tanglin Road to Dhoby Ghaut. The Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) organises it.
This year's design theme is "Season of Golden Joy", with gold decorations inspired by nature and European mistletoe.
The Programme
The season opens with the Community Chest Light-Up Ceremony at 7pm on Nov. 17 at Shaw House Urban Plaza. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will officiate, according to ORBA.
A new 6.2-metre Christmas Merli, the Singapore Tourism Board mascot, sits on the Shaw House façade and is lit nightly from 6.30pm to 6.30am. ORBA lists five photo installations: the main arch, pieces in front of Shaw House, Ngee Ann City and Mandarin Gallery, and a mini arch in front of ION.
Tickets and Timing
Admission is free. The street lights come on from 6.30pm each evening. Switch-off times vary on weeknights, Saturdays, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
The Great Christmas Eve Street Party on Thursday, Dec. 24, starts at 8pm.