Race to Sustainability! 2026
Photo: Gardens by the Bay
📅 When
Thu 22 Oct – Sun 29 Nov 2026
📍 Where
Various locations, Gardens by the Bay
18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953
💸 Price
Free
Race to Sustainability! turns 10 at Gardens by the Bay: a free NAFA art show until 29 Nov, plus a weekend of soap, laksa and insect workshops on 24–25 Oct.
Race to Sustainability!, Gardens by the Bay’s climate programme, is ten this year. It runs from 22 Oct to 29 Nov 2026, admission is free, and only some of the workshops charge a fee.
The part you can walk into on any day is an exhibition by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts students: five original zines, posters and a short film about how people live alongside the rest of nature, from global ecological crises down to small everyday habits. It is in the foyer beside The Canopy ticketing counter, open 9am to 9pm daily.
On Sat 24 and Sun 25 Oct, the Ficus Room in the Active Garden turns into a Sustainability Fair of small, hands-on sessions. You can make your own botanical soap bar, rewire a plug and take apart a table fan at a repair session (free, no sign-up), or follow National Geographic Explorer Max Han as he traces Siglap laksa back to the ikan kembung in the bowl, with a bowl of laksa at the end. There are also scent and plant-printing sessions by NAFA biophilic design students, an insect hunt in the community garden and botanical ink-making. Most need pre-registration and places go first come, first served; fees run from a S$10 contribution to S$35.
What’s on, when
7 listed times, from the organiser — check on the day before making a special trip.
Saturday, 24 Oct
- 12pmHand-made botanical soap · S$25 · ages 7+Ficus Room, Active Garden
- 1.30pmScents of the Garden: herb incense cones (therapeutic horticulture) · S$10 contribution · ages 12+Ficus Room, Active Garden
- 3.15pmRepair Discovery: rewire a plug, take apart a fan · free, walk in, until 6pmFicus Room, Active Garden
Sunday, 25 Oct
- 10amA Labour of ‘Laksa’ Love with Max Han · S$10 contribution · ages 12+ · laksa includedFicus Room, Active Garden
- 1.30pmColours of the Garden: plant-pounded handkerchief · S$10 contribution · ages 5+Ficus Room, Active Garden
- 4pmTiny Garden Heroes: insect expedition · S$35 · ages 8+Ficus Room, Active Garden
- 4pmBotanical ink-making with Wild Dot · S$25Ficus Room, Active Garden
Details compiled by Onz from public listings — always confirm with the organiser before heading down.
