Chingay 2020 took a modern twist taking place at the F1 building on 31st January and 1st February at the F1 Pit Building. Showcasing exclusive performances that have never been seen before. This year, the Chingay parade comes to life with a variety of colors with all colorful floats, decorations and thousands of performers taking part in the multi-sensory street celebration with an audience of approximately 16,000 people. 

With that being said, Singapore’s Chingay is one of the largest parades in Asia that emphasizes and celebrates our diverse multicultural society. Chingay 2020’s theme - “Colors in Harmony” showcases performances filled with different colors to represent Singapore’s diversity. There will be an estimated 6000 performers from different organizations, showcasing their talent during the parade. 

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Chingay 2020 featured an exclusive float called ''Bridge of Harmony ''. It was co-created by Singaporeans to celebrate 60 years of community building by people's association. The creation of this float involved more than 20,000 residents of all ages, races and religions in Singapore, penning down their wish for the community and the added to the float, marking the significant journey of community building between people’s association and the Singaporeans. 

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The 108m long flying dragon appearing at Chingay this year was also a sight to catch. It was hailed as the world’s longest dragon and was created in a span of two months. Weighing up to 90 kilograms and measuring up to two metres, resulting in it’s significantly length and weighs 14 times that of a traditional convention dragon. Beating the previous dragon performance record in 2011 where the dragon was measured to be 88 metres. Performers will perform dragon dance on a rotating platform with remote controlled LED flying dragons around them.

 

One of the most unforgettable performances was the 7 all male pole dancers on one of the moving floats at this year’s Chingay. The group from PXD Pole Studio performed several stunts synchronizing to the music containing chinese elements, the addition of such refreshing performances like these also played a big part in increasing the wide number of audience in Chingay this year from Chingay’s consistent crowd of about 70,000 to 90,000 people.

 

The Chingay parade that happens every year not only celebrates the start of a lunar new year but also celebrates the harmony and unity among people of all backgrounds,races and cultures in Singapore. Mr Mohammad Farouq, 22, a performer that took part in Chingay 2020 said “we are a multi-racial country, so we tend to have events or whatever, and when you look around, you will see that there won’t be just Chinese – Chinese, and there won’t be just Malay – Malay. We will be mixed around. Therefore, I think Singapore definitely achieved it.”