NYE countdown parties to 2013

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2012 is coming to an end.

So with New Year’s Eve just around the corner, where can you and your family go to countdown to 2013 and party?

WTFSG.com (WTF) puts together a list of New Year’s Eve countdown parties all across Singapore, from the grand to the free.

(Photo above: Urban Redevelopment Authority)

GRC Countdowns

Too lazy to join the crowd in town? Don’t want to get caught in traffic jams? Check with your GRC or community club for fun-filled neighbourhood countdown parties. There will be one comfortably near your home! Here are some of the larger countdown celebrations happening in neighbourhoods all over Singapore:

Hypesteria 2013

Location: Open field beside Woodlands Civic Centre

Admission: $3.00 per person

Time: 7pm to 1am

More Info: Sembawang GRC Countdown 2013

Ticketing: Get your tickets from all community centres in the Sembawang GRC, as well as Woodlands Community Centre.

Shine On 2013

Location: Opposite Khatib MRT

Admission: Free

Time: 7pm onwards

More Info: Nee Soon GRC Shine On 2013

Jurong Central Countdown 2013

Location: Jurong Green Community Club

Admission: $2 per person

Time: 9pm onwards

More Info: Jurong Central Countdown 2013

Ticketing: Get your tickets from Jurong Green Community Club.

Marine Parade New Year Countdown Party

Location: Marine Parade Promenade

Admission: $3 per person

Time: 8pm onwards

More Info: Marine Parade New Year Countdown Party

Ticketing: Get your tickets from Marine Parade Community Centres and RCs.

Siloso Beach Party 2012/2013

Location: Siloso Beach, Sentosa

Time: 6pm to 6am

Admission: $52 per person

Minimum age of entry: 18 years old

More Info: Siloso Beach Party

Ticketing: Sentosa ticketing

Come join hundreds of partygoers in five different party zones along Siloso Beach (Main Arena, Mambo, Azzura Beach Club, COASTES, Wave House Sentosa)! Jump into the giant foam pool, enjoy non-stop trance and techno house music by DJs Shy, Babybomb and more.

Each ticket includes only event admission and one drink.

Traffic going in and out of Sentosa may be slow from 11pm onwards, so plan your night well!

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The Year End Countdown Party @ *SCAPE

Location: *SCAPE

Time: 8pm-3am

Admission:

Early Bird Special (until Dec 30) – $20 per person (HOT Playhouse & ICE Playground), $5 per person (HOT Playhouse only)

On Dec 31 – $25 per person (HOT Playhouse & Ice Playground), $5 (HOT Playhouseonly)

More Info: Countdown @ *SCAPE

Ticketing: Available at *SCAPE Customer Service Level 2

Youths, this is a countdown party just for you!

On Dec 31, *SCAPE will be divided into two areas: the HOT Playhouse and the ICE Playground.

Local youth performers such as Stellastory and The Summer State will be entertaining partygoers in the HOT Playhouse, together with Kimberly Chia, Sheik Haikel and the cast of the local movie Ah Boys To Men.

The ICE Playground features ice slides and sculptures in the *SCAPE Warehouse, where you can pen your new year’s resolutions with neon markers while dancing away to DJ OHAN and S.O.F’s music.

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(Photo: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay)

Celebrate 2013

Location: The Float @ Marina Bay

Date: 31 Dec 2012

Time: 7.30pm

Admission: $25 per person, $12.50 for children between two to 12 years old, free for children under two years old.

More Info:  Marina Bay Countdown

Ticketing: SISTIC

Enjoy live performances by K-Pop group M.I.B (Most Incredible Busters), Taufik Batisah, SKarf, ShiGGa Shay and more at The Float as they usher in the new year!

And as 2012 closes with a bang and fireworks, the dance floor will swing wide open for partygoers.

DJs Foxxxy and Inquisitive will be spinning Top 40 dance hits through the night.

As part of the annual celebration, you may also visit any of the wishing sphere stations in malls island-wide to pen your wishes for the coming year.

Watch your wish float on the Bay of Hope and Light, providing the perfect backdrop to the Celebrate 2013 concert.

The Sands SkyPark, which crowns the three hotel buildings at Marina Bay Sands (MBS).

(Photo: Marina Bay Sands)

Countdown Parties @ Marina Bay Sands

Location: Marina Bay Sands

Time: 10pm-2am (Ultimate Lounge Party), 10pm-3am (Ultimate Deck Party)

Admission: $128 per person (Deck), $50 cover charge per person (Lounge)

More Info & Ticketing: Marina Bay Sands Countdown to 2013

Take your pick to celebrate the new year: outdoors or indoors!

Marina Bay Sands offers The Ultimate Deck Party for outdoor partygoers atop Sands Skypark, complete with a full cash bar, party packs, live performances and a scenic view of the midnight fireworks.

For those who prefer comfort and air-conditioning, there is The Ultimate Lounge Party, held in the FUSE Lounge. Don’t worry, you get your party pack, food and drink too!

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Countdown @ Merlion Park

Location: Marina Bay through to Bayfront & Merlion Park

Date: 31 Dec 2012

Admission: Free

All that said, if you’re not a party person and you just want to catch the fireworks, then this is the choice for you.

Bring a picnic mat, snacks, drinks and simply explore the Marina Bay area to find the perfect spot.

Hundreds of people stand around the Merlion and the Esplanade Bayfront to watch the fireworks at midnight. Do come early and chope your spot if you want a good view!

Note that a massive jam is expected from 12am to 1.30am all around this area down to Bayfront, just after the fireworks.

Classic New Year songs: The Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Lim Yau, will ring in the New Year with a late night concert at the School of the Arts Concert Hall on 31 December 2011. It is the first countdown concert for the amateur ensemble.

(Photo: Reuben Ong)

New Year’s Eve Gala Concert 2013

Location: School of the Arts Concert Hall

Time: 11pm

Admission: $38 per person, $25 for students, NSFs and senior citizens), $70 for a pair of standard tickets

More Info: The Philharmonic Orchestra

Ticketing: Botempus

If you’d rather avoid both the raring parties and the fireworks, head down to the School of the Arts for a concert by The Philharmonic Orchestra for a new year countdown in style and classical music.

From the melodies of Johan Strauss to Respighi’s Pines of Rome, you will be spoilt for choice as the orchestra takes you from this year to a new year.

And you get a free glass of champagne, on the house!

(Source: The New Paper, Singapore)