EarthFest Singapore explained

EarthFest Singapore (games)
Host City:Singapore
Opening:26 September 2015
Closing:26 September 2015
Website:Official Website
EarthFest Singapore (music festival)
Location:Marina Barrage, Singapore
Years Active:2015- present
Founders:Michael Broadhead
Dates:26 September 2015
Website:Official Website
EarthFest Singapore
Location:Marina Barrage, Singapore
Dates:1 day, ending
second last weekend of September
Genre:Food festival, Music festival and Edutainment festival
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

Michael Broadhead is the volunteer director of the festival. The event is in collaboration with Marina Barrage.

Venue

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Green' message at root of eco festival. 15 May 2015. 26 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150426094223/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/green-message-root-eco-festival. dead.
  2. Web site: SG Magazine April 2015 Release. 15 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Straits Times. 15 May 2015.
  4. Web site: 938Live’s Green Agenda. 15 May 2015.
  5. Web site: Secondsguru. 17 June 2015.