Festivals/Celebrations

Late-night DJ sets from UK’s Dialled In, comic Biswa Kalyan Rath headline Kalaa Utsavam festival

Popular Indian comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath presents his latest standup show, Inventions.

Teenage fan dies after medical emergency before Stray Kids concert in Argentina

The incident occurred on the first day of K-pop group Stray Kids’ two-night run in Buenos Aires.

Children’s birthday parties are the next level in the parenting arms race

Parties used to be simpler affairs. But over the years, the bar has been raised.

Fireworks blast in Mexico kills at least 10

A drone view showing the damage after a fireworks explosion that left at least 10 people dead at a village festival in central Mexico.

Fire breaks out at Bukit Panjang open grass patch, no injuries reported

The blaze involved vegetation measuring about 30m by 20m.

Meet Fenbao, the Singapore cartoon character who won over Hong Kong stars, at Gardens by the Bay

Fenbao, a character by ad guru Lim Sau Hoong, headlines the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at Gardens by the Bay.

Malaysia Day events in Kuching to be held indoors on Sept 16

Haze shrouding the area around the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building in Kuching. The main Malaysia Day celebration will be moved to the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching on Sept 16.

Suspicious man in Ultraman costume nabbed at Malaysia’s National Day celebration in Perak

Perak police chief Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the man was detained at around 5am after he was spotted behaving suspiciously around the area.

Keeping the Hungry Ghost Festival alive

Getai singer Lin Jia Jia's performing at a hungry ghost festival getai show at Toa Payoh Industrial Park on Aug 20, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Singing, dancing, banter: The ones who keep the show going at the Hungry Ghost Festival

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Show staff working the livestream behind the scenes as dancers perform for the attendees on Aug 16, 2026.

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