Christmas on A Great Street 乌节圣诞大街欢 returns to Orchard Road 乌节路 on Tuesday 17 November 2026 and runs to Sunday 3 January 2027. Theme this year is Season of Golden Joy, 金色欢乐季. It is the 43rd light-up. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam 尚达曼总统 opens it on 17 November. The Straits Times, 30 October 2026, printed those dates. 8world 8视界 the same afternoon printed the Chinese title and the same opening. The official page is christmas.orchardroad.org. I am using ST and 8world for the installations, and ORBA for the name of the season.
Lights cover 3.1 km from Tanglin Road 东陵路 to Dhoby Ghaut 多美歌. ST splits that into three zones. Zone 1 around Tanglin. Zone 2 around the Orchard Road and Bideford Road junction. Zone 3 from Somerset 索美塞 and Cairnhill 经禧 toward Dhoby Ghaut. Vine-inspired decorations, Christmas trees, and mistletoe in three shades of gold. 8world counts 70 over-street pieces and 142 decorated lamp posts, plus six photo spots. Hitachi is the main sponsor on the official page. Mastercard is the official card.
Ngee Ann City, Shaw House, and the village
The Great Christmas Village sits in two places. Ngee Ann City 义安城 Civic Plaza opens 13 November 2026. Shaw House 邵氏大厦 Urban Plaza opens 20 November. Kiztopia builds both. ST and 8world both say 50 game booths, rides, and activity stations, 20 more than last year. ST names a River Duck Ride with duck boats on a water track, plus food pop-ups such as CHAGEE and Birds of Paradise. The village is the carnival. The boulevard lights are the walk.
At Ngee Ann City, a 13-metre Avengers: Doomsday tree anchors the plaza. Life-size Doctor Doom, Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four figures, plus a stamp trail. Present a movie ticket stub later in December if you want the premiums ST mentioned. LEGO Santa's Toy Factory is the first of its kind in Singapore, for children aged 4 to 12. Workshop tasks, a Factory Mission Badge, Gingerbread's Bakery, Santa's Sorting Station, Yeti's Order Station. Finish the missions for a Make & Take mini-build and a voucher. LEGO Santa appears on a schedule. Santa's Holiday Gift Drop has LEGO sets worth up to $200.
Shaw House gets a 6.2-metre inflatable Christmas Merli 萌小狮 on the garden rooftop. ST printed 6.2 metres. 8world printed about 5 metres. I am keeping ST's figure because the photograph caption is credited ORBA. ORBA chairman Mark Shaw 邵在忠 told ST the Merli is meant as a surprise and a test for larger rooftop pieces later. Steps of Golden Joy sit at Shaw House as well.
Photo spots, tourist pass, and what to eat
ST lists five photo installations. The Golden Christmas Tree outside Mandarin Gallery. Meet Me Under The Mistletoe outside Ngee Ann City. Gateway to Golden Joy and A Golden Christmas Moment outside ION Orchard, plus a Mini Arch. Walk those on the same night as the village if the children still have legs. The official page also names a multimedia projection at Hilton Singapore Orchard, Music in the Air along the boulevard, and the Great Christmas Eve Street Party on 24 December. Benjamin Kheng headlines that night, with DJ Tinc, Maia Lee, Sambiesta, and Waymakers. The official site and the 30 October ST story left nightly switch-on times unpublished. Treat 17 November as the civic start, and check christmas.orchardroad.org again in mid-November for hours.
The new Orchard Road Tourist Pass gives $60 in vouchers, $30 in Kiztopia carnival credits, and a foldable tote. Qualify by a three-night Mastercard stay at COMO Metropolitan Singapore, Goodwood Park Hotel, Mercure Singapore on Stevens, Novotel Singapore on Stevens, or Shangri-La Singapore, or by spending $1,000 at participating shops. 8world says 1,000 passes. Eat at the village pop-ups, or walk into ION's Food Opera, or grab CHAGEE and keep walking. Somerset MRT NS23 is the middle of Zone 3. Orchard NS22 and Orchard Boulevard TE13 cover Tanglin and ION. Dhoby Ghaut NS24/NE6/CC1 is the east end of the lights.
Practical details
- Dates: Light-up Tuesday 17 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027. Great Christmas Village at Ngee Ann City from 13 November, Shaw House from 20 November. Christmas Eve Street Party 24 December 2026.
- Time: Opening ceremony 17 November 2026. Nightly lighting hours were not on the official page or in the 30 October ST story when I fetched them.
- Venue: Orchard Road from Tanglin Road to Dhoby Ghaut, 3.1 km. Village at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza and Shaw House Urban Plaza.
- Nearest MRT: Orchard Boulevard TE13, Orchard NS22, Somerset NS23, Dhoby Ghaut NS24/NE6/CC1.
- Price: Street lights free. Village games and rides charged on site. Tourist Pass $60 vouchers plus $30 Kiztopia credits with a qualifying hotel stay or $1,000 spend.
- Website: christmas.orchardroad.org, The Straits Times, 30 Oct 2026, 8world, 30 Oct 2026
中文要点
乌节圣诞大街欢 Christmas on A Great Street 2026年11月17日至2027年1月3日，主题金色欢乐季。第43届。尚达曼总统 11月17日主持亮灯。《海峡时报》和《8视界》都是 10月30日见报。官网 christmas.orchardroad.org。灯饰从东陵路到多美歌，全长 3.1 公里。义安城圣诞村 11月13日开，邵氏大厦 11月20日开，共约 50 个摊位和游乐设施。
义安城有 13 米漫威《复仇者联盟5：毁灭之日》圣诞树和真人大小毁灭博士，以及新加坡首个乐高圣诞玩具工坊，适合 4 至 12 岁。邵氏大厦屋顶有 6.2 米萌小狮装置，数字以《海峡时报》ORBA 图说为准。《8视界》写约 5 米。打卡点包括文华酒店商场外金色圣诞树、义安城槲寄生、ION 迷你拱门。12月24日圣诞夜街头派对，主打黄俊融 Benjamin Kheng。街道灯饰免费。官网暂未写每天亮灯时刻。
