PUBLISHED ONJune 13, 2025 11:14 AMBYCarol OngLocals can look forward to immersing themselves even more into the nation's arts and heritage scene later this year.
Singaporeans will be able to use their $100 SG Culture Pass credits on at least 200 arts and heritage programmes when it launches in September, the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) announced today (June 13).
This will include a variety of activities and events ranging from performances and tours to exhibitions and workshops, and will provide a total ticket capacity of more than 700,000.
The full list of SG Culture Pass offerings will be available on the official website at sgculturepass.gov.sg from September and will be updated regularly to reflect new programmes.
MCCY will also continue to accept programme applications from the arts and heritage sector. The deadline to submit applications to be part of the first wave of programmes launched under the SG Culture Pass is June 30, and new programmes will be considered on a rolling basis until 2028.
The SG Culture Pass initiative was first announced in February during Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's Budget 2025 speech, in which the government announced that every Singaporean aged 18 and above will receive $100 worth of SG Culture Pass credits to offset ticket costs to local arts and heritage events.
The initiative is to encourage attendance for local arts and heritage activities.
Some examples of activities and programmes under the SG Culture Pass include The Intan Tea Experience, a heritage learning tour where participants can experience Peranakan culture through its collections and sampling Nyonya kuehs in a private museum with founder Alvin Yapp.
Another is HeyCyann's Jrawing with Jagua workshop on beginner-friendly jagua semi-permanent tattoo art.
For those who enjoy sitting back and enjoying the show, there's also Nam Hwa Opera Limited's The Legend of White Snake theatre performance, where four major Chinese opera genres are combined to tell the Chinese classic love story of a white snake spirit and mortal man.
Semarak Seni 2025 is a dance performance by Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts.
Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) will also offer programmes and workshops for both young and old.
For the seniors, their Happy Sing Along music concert will happen twice each month and will feature Mandarin and dialect songs performed by local artistes.
SCCC will also have a regular series of activities and workshops to encourage family bonding and help them learn the Chinese language like an Egg Tart Making Workshop and Gift of Theatre Parent-Child Bonding Workshop.
SG Culture Pass currently has five authorised ticketing partners: BookMyShow, Sistic, GlobalTix, Klook and Pelago.
David Neo, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State for Education, said in a statement that he is "very heartened that various arts and heritage partners have enthusiastically participated in the SG Culture pass initiative".
"Together, we can make Singapore arts and heritage flourish and thrive even more," he added.
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