Christmas on Orchard Road will be bigger, brighter and more magical in 2023, with the first Christmas Eve street party and three Great Christmas Villages to woo visitors.
Christmas On A Great Street, the signature year-end light-up of Orchard Road heralding the holiday season, will have more fun-filled activities to mark the 40th anniversary of the lighting up of Orchard Road at Christmas, and the 25th anniversary of the Orchard Road Business Association (Orba).
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will officiate at the Light-Up Ceremony at the Shaw House Urban Plaza on Nov 16.
Orba chairman Mark Shaw said Christmas on A Great Street attracted over four million visitors in 2022. He hopes 2023’s festivities will draw five to six million visitors, comparable to pre-Covid levels.
The Christmas Eve street party will stretch from Paterson junction to Bideford junction, which will be closed to traffic from 6pm onwards. It will be the venue for the street party from 8pm to 12.30am, with performances, Christmas carols, Santa Meet and Greet sessions, a market, food trucks, and a countdown to Christmas.
Mr Shaw said Orba was working closely with the relevant authorities to ensure proper crowd control and security measures for the street party, which will be a one-off event this year.
Visitors can also look forward to three Great Christmas Villages – up from one in 2022 – with carnival rides and games, pop-up stores and food and beverage kiosks located outside Shaw House, Ngee Ann City and Plaza Singapura.
The Straits Times
