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EarthFest Singapore

Coordinates: 1°16′46.124″N 103°52′16.26″E / 1.27947889°N 103.8711833°E / 1.27947889; 103.8711833
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1°16′46.124″N 103°52′16.26″E / 1.27947889°N 103.8711833°E / 1.27947889; 103.8711833

EarthFest Singapore (games)
Host citySingapore
Opening26 September 2015
Closing26 September 2015
WebsiteOfficial Website
EarthFest Singapore (music festival)
Dates26 September 2015
Location(s)Marina Barrage, Singapore
Years active2015- present
FoundersMichael Broadhead
WebsiteOfficial Website
EarthFest Singapore
GenreFood festival, Music festival and Edutainment festival
Dates1 day, ending
second last weekend of September
Location(s)Marina Barrage, Singapore
Years active9
WebsiteOfficial Website

EarthFest Singapore is a comprehensive festival celebrating sustainability in Singapore and first took place on 26 September 2015. The second festival occurred on 12 February 2017.

The event is a collaboration between many different businesses and organisations in Singapore with the purpose of encouraging sustainability. The event has components of a food festival - as an international food fair of foods with lower environmental footprints, a farmer's market and bazaar, and a music festival which features live music from local talent, edutainment is covered with a carnival with environmentally themed educational games.

EarthFest also screens documentaries and has talks about sustainability topics given by various experts in Singapore. It is a low-waste festival, incorporating elements of the circular and sharing economies.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

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Michael Broadhead is the volunteer director of the festival. The event is in collaboration with Marina Barrage.

Venue

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The festival at Marina Barrage is accessible via Circle MRT line or Downtown MRT line via Bayfront MRT station, by walking and by Bicycle (parking slots available).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Green' message at root of eco festival". Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ "SG Magazine April 2015 Release". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Straits Times". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ^ "938Live's Green Agenda". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Secondsguru". Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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