Jurong Lake Gardens is celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with lanterns and a variety of different activities at Lights by the Lake 2025. This event is one of the best places in the heartlands to view large-scale lanterns and light-ups, and to soak in the Mid-Autumn festivities.
Lights by the Lake takes place at Jurong Lake Gardens from 27 September to 12 October 2025, 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm daily.
Lights by the Lake 2025: Jurong Lake Gardens Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations
Jurong Lake Gardens Mid-Autumn Festival Lights by the Lake 2025 has lanterns and activities taking place across all three of its gardens:
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- Japanese Garden
The theme of the Lights by the Lake 2025 lantern is “Journey to the West”. The lantern sets draw on the classic Chinese legend of the Monkey King and his companions and their journeys.
With the lanterns spread out across Jurong Lake Gardens, be prepared to cover some ground if you wish to see of these lanterns.
What to Expect at Lights by the Lake 2025
Lights by the Lake 2025 presents a captivating season of lanterns, illuminations, music, and cultural delights. During the 16-day celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Jurong Lake Gardens, you can expect light shows, cultural showcases, music performances and a food street and even an astronomy open house and more.
It also coincides with the 24th edition of NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra which will take place on 11 October 2025 at the Ficus Lawn, Chinese Garden at Jurong Lake Gardens.
You can expected be a talented line-up of local artistes who will be performing a selection of popular Mandarin and English songs as part of NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra.
Highlights of the Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 at Jurong Lake Gardens
Here’s an area-by-area guide to what you can expect at Jurong Lake Gardens this year.
Lakeside Garden
Lantern Displays at Lakeside Garden (Lakeside Field & Butterfly Field)
The Lakeside Field is hosting three lantern sets based on the legends of the Journey to the West.
The three lantern sets – Under the Five Elements Mountain, Flaming Mountain, and Three Battles with the White Bone Demon – at the Lakeside Field tell the tale of the Monkey King and his companion’s adventures.
Accompanying each lantern set is a “book” that describes the scene.
Then you can head south to the Butterfly Field where there are two more lantern sets that provide an ending to their exploits. First, view the The Spider Demon Cave lantern set.
And then there is the Returning with the Scriptures lantern display.
Food Market and Wings of Light (Lakeside Field)
Lakeside Field is where you can find the Food Market that is being held as part of Lights by the Lake. In addition to food stalls, you can also find a game stall and a stall selling lanterns.
An aesthetic photo spot is the Wings of Light area where there is seating.
Lantern Riddles, Cultural Showcases & Music Performances (Wave Plaza)
Head over to Wave Plaza if you wish to enjoy some cultural activities.
Enjoy brainteasing lantern riddles on 29 September to 3 October (Mon to Fri), and 6 to 9 Oct (Monday to Thursday), 7 pm to 9 pm.
Then, get ready to be entertained by cultural performances at the following dates between 6.30 pm and 9.30pm:
- 27 Sep: Taman Jurong PAssionArts Festival
- 28Sep: ArtsEverywhere@CDC: Open Score Project
- 3 Oct: Taman Jurong PAssionArts Festival
- 4 Oct: Taman Jurong PAssion Arts Festival: Yuhua De 4-Strings POP Group
- 5 Oct: Taman Jurong PAssion Arts Festival: Evening Tunes with Leon
- 10 Oct: ART:DIS + Kyla & Yixin
- 11 Oct: ArtsEverywhere@CDC: Asian Cultural Symphony Orchestra (ACSO)
- 12 Oct: ArtsEverywhere@CDC: Singapore Chinese Dance Theatre (SCDT)
The Roving Art Studio by National Gallery Singapore will also be present on 27 to 28 September, 4 to 5 October, and 11 to 12 October (Weekends), from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm.
PAssion WaVe @ Jurong Lake Gardens will also be holding pre-event programmes that include water activities, craft workshops and workout session on 27 to 28 September, 4 to 5 October and 11 to 12 October from 12 pm to 6 pm.
For example, on 28 September, some of the activities are a Chinese Calligraphy Try-Out, Dry Clay Art Try-Out and Lantern Making by Sabre Shark.
Chinese Gardens
Lanterns at Chinese Garden
The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations extend to the Chinese Garden with the Chinese Garden Gate lit up a lantern display titled Path of Harmony with rabbits flanking either side of the display.
The White Rainbow Bridge is decorated with another lantern display – Bridge of Radiance.
The Chang’e and the Moonlit Garden lantern set can be found at the Stoneboat at the Chinese Garden. The best spot to view it would be from the Tea Pavilion across the lotus pond.
Illuminations & LED Lion Dance (Grand Arch & Cloud Pagoda)
Adding to the magic of the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can also the Grand Arch illuminated from 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm, daily.
There will a special appearance of LED lions dancing on 27 to 28 September, 5 October and 12 October at 7.45 pm and 8.45 pm.
The Moonlight Crescendo show will light up the Cloud Pagoda every 30 minutes from 7.30 pm to 10 pm daily.
Japanese Garden
Lanterns and Light Ups at Japanese Garden
Over at Japanese Garden, there are a couple more lanterns. Step into Japanese Garden from Lakeside Garden and you will be greeted by the lantern displays Blossoms Beneath the Moon and Veil of Lanterns.
Over at the Resthouse Pond, you can view the lantern display The Lantern Dream of Little Mei, a cute display.
Another spot to visit is the Sunken Garden which has been lighted up for the Lights by the Lake Mid-Autumn Festival.
Theatre of the Moon by Arts Fission (Reflection Pond at the Guesthouse)
Another performance to look out for is the Theatre of the Moon performances on 26 and 27 September 2025 only by Arts Fission.
Theatre of Moon is a 30-minute wellness performance that takes place in the Reflection Pond of the serene Japanese Garden. Short episodes of dance magically unfolding along the boardwalks by the water like the footpath of a kabuki stage.
These performances will be held from 6.30 pm to 7 pm, and 8 pm to 8.30 pm at the Guesthouse’s Reflection Pond.
Photo Showcase, Astronomy Open House & NHB Exhibition (Water Lily Pavilion)
As part of Lights by the Lake 2025, the Water Lily Pavilion at Japanese Garden will be the site for a variety of activities.
From 22 to 28 September, feline lovers can view a Singapore Community Cats in the Spotlight Photography Competition Showcase display.
On 3 to 4 October, 7 pm to 10 pm, Science Centre Singapore will be holding an Astronomy Open House at the Pavilion.
There will then be an exhibition – Deliciously Singapore – by the National Heritage Board from 6 to 20 October.
NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra
Mark your calendars for Saturday, 11 October 2025, as that’s when the 24th edition of NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra will be held.
It will be taking place at the Ficus Lawn in Chinese Garden for the first time and its theme is “Dancing in the Moonlight”.
You can expect to be entertained by local talents performing both English and Mandarin hits and the evening will be hosted by Mediacorp personality Lee Lian.
More Mid-Autumn Festival Fun
If you enjoyed this story, we think that you will also enjoy this other one about Mid-Autumn Festival events around Singapore, and another National Garden that is being lit up for the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival light up.
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If you want to make sure that you get the most out of your visit to Jurong Lake Gardens, read our Jurong Lake Gardens guide to for ideas on how to make a day or half-day out it. You can also read about the Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden.
