EarthFest Singapore
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
[edit]Michael Broadhead is the volunteer director of the festival. The event is in collaboration with Marina Barrage.
Venue
[edit]The 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
[edit]- Vegfest
- Earth Hour, Earth Day
- Shambala Festival
- The Transition Decade
- Sustainability
- Sustainable living
- Plant-based diet
References
[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.
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