Sembawang: Spirits of the Sea and Shore

2, 9, 16, 23 May • 05:30pm

Discover Sembawang’s maritime past through its colonial houses, naval base relics, and hidden bunkers. Walk the coast at Wak Hassan, hear kampong memories, and encounter ghostly tales of spirits by the sea—where heritage and the supernatural still linger together.

Sendok Rakyat Cooking Club: Celok Boyan

16 - 17 May • 02:30pm

The Sendok Rakyat Cooking Club comes together to ask: how can food help you connect with a grandparent you’ve never met? Join the community in making the pride of the Boyanese people; Kuah Celok, a tangy, heartwarming fish soup.

SGH Heritage Docent Tours: From Seamen's Hospital to a City of Medicine

9 May • 09:00am

9 May • 10:30am

Discover SGH's 200-year journey from Seamen's Hospital to Southeast Asia's leading medical institution through guided heritage tours featuring historic buildings, medical milestones, and inspiring stories.

SHIPPED: Memoirs from Our Maritime World

1 - 24 May • 10:00am

1 - 24 May • 11:00am

Explore Southeast Asia’s seafaring past through submerged treasures and underwater discoveries. This special showcase traces journeys of trade, craft, and culture shaped by regional sea routes, human hands, and presents maritime archaeology as a way to understand global connections, heritage, and the ethics of underwater discovery.

Silambam Workshop

17 May • 02:00pm

17 May • 03:00pm

17 May • 04:00pm

Join us as we introduce you to Silambam, one of Singapore’s intangible cultural heritage.

Singapore HeritageFest at Asian Civilisation Museum

Discover how tea travelled across oceans and became part of life in bustling port cities. Join us to sip and uncover fascinating maritime stories at ACM!

Singapore Malayo-Muslim publishers and printing presses: Maritime networks and textual legacies

20 May • 07:30pm

A showcase of Singapore Malay, Nusantara and Muslim printing presses, publishing and bookstores in the 19th and early 20th centuries in Kampong Gelam and beyond, and the maritime connections they foreground. With a sharing of surviving texts.

Part of the Singapura Stories Seminar 2026 Series

Singapore Maritime Gallery Tour

2 May • 10:00am

Join our 1-hour Singapore Maritime Gallery tour to explore Singapore’s rich maritime heritage, innovations, and future-ready strategies. Discover how we maintain our global hub status, and meet the people shaping the future of maritime excellence. An exclusive gift awaits!

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles - His Life in Singapore 1819 to 1823

23 May • 10:30am

Celebrate Sir Stamford’s life and contribution to Singapore in this talk!

So, where’s the Beach?

1 - 2, 10 May • 05:00pm

'Beach Road’ recalls a shoreline that is long missing. Was the same beach that the Malay Annals says drew Sang Nila Utama here? Join Jerome Lim to discover more and be surprised by what else the tides have washed in.