This post covers events going on in July to September 2016.

:bug:Creative Market
23/7/2016
National Design Centre Atrium
11AM - 6PM
FREE

An indie event focused on local comics and other creative works.

:bug:The Great Singapore Garage Sale #7
23/7/2016 - 24/7/2016
Multipurpose Hall @ Goodman Arts Centre
10AM - 6PM
FREE

The Great Singapore Garage Sale is not merely a garage sale. There will also be live performances, as well as an artisan flea market and a farmer's market.

:bug:The Local People x Aliwal Art Centre Sarong Party Art Market
30/7/2016
Aliwal Arts Centre
5PM - 11PM
FREE

There will be an educational 'Batik trail', where you can learn more about batik. There will also be an art market and live performances.

:bug:STPI Open House 2016
6/8/2016 - 8/8/2016
1PM - 5PM (Workshop last admission at 4:30PM)
FREE

Singapore Tyler Print Institute opens its doors to the public for a weekend of print-making workshops and activities.

:bug:Starving Artist Fair
6/8/2016
*SCAPE, Level 5 SCAPEmedia Hub
12PM - 9PM
FREE

Starving Artist Fair is a bi-monthly festival of independent comics, illustrations, toys, talks and workshops. Come and support your favourite local artists and creators who will be selling original comics and related artworks, merchandise and toys.

There will also be talks and workshops for anyone interested in comics, drawing and storytelling.

:bug:Nijikon: Hero Fest
3/9/2016
NUS UTown
[Admission Fee Unconfirmed]

Organised by NUS Comics and Animation Society, this is a hero-themed fan event which will include a cosplay convention and other activities.

:bug:Speech Bubble
3/9 - 30/9
National Library
FREE

Here is a month-long comic event held at the National Library! The exhibition runs from 3-30 September. Talks and workshops will also be held on various dates (schedule on their page linked above.)

:bug:Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention
10/9 - 11/9
Marina Bay Sands Halls E & F
10AM - 8PM

An annual pop-culture event with guests from around the world.

Ticket Prices:
VIP - $120 for both days
2-Day - $28 for both days
1-Day - $19 for one day
Free admission for children under 12 y/o on 11/9 (Sunday)

:bug:SportsFest 2016
24/9/2016
Yio Chu Kang Community Centre
11AM - 6PM
Admission $3

This is a sports-themed fan event. As with last year's event, there will be doujin booths and games. Feel free to cosplay characters from your favourite sports anime!

Edit: September Starving Artist Fair has been cancelled. The next one will be on 19th November.
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Star Wars Day Singapore

30/04 to 01/05
Ocbc Square - Outside Kallang Wave Mall
10AM - 9PM
FREE
The Emperor has been expecting you. Come join us, celebrate The Force! Star Wars Day is the annual fan organised celebration of all things Star Wars!

Featuring costumed appearances by Lucasfilm-recognised fan groups such including the 501st Legion, Rebel Legion & FightSaber, come have a photo taken with them & even learn how to fight like a Jedi!

Fan art by talented artists will also be on display & you can watch some of these amazing at work over the weekend.

For the toy lovers, there will be a massive display of Star Wars toys from 1977 to 2016, everything from action figures to lightsabers & more!

For the younglings, the annual fan favourite Kids Fashion Parade is back & open to all kids under 12 years old. Come dressed in your Star Wars finery on Sunday afternoon to register!

Lots to play, see, do & buy. This will be a day long remembered! Proceeds from this event will be going to charity, so stay tuned & get ready to do some good!

== Full schedule coming soon, see you in a galaxy far far away! ==


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SingPoWriMo 2016 Closing Party

30/04/2016
BooksActually
7PM to late-ish
FREE
Drop by BooksActually for the SingPoWriMo Closing Party! This is the Singapore edition of NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Month! There will be free ice cream, wine and poetry readings!

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Free Comic Book Day Singapore

07/05/2016
Various bookstores.
All day.
FREE
The first Saturday of May each year is Free Comic Book Day(FCBD), where bookstores give away a selection of comics to fans free!
Check out this year's free comics list here!


Also keep an eye out for various contests run by the local geek bloggers. To kick off the party, Red Dot Diva has teamed up with GnB Comics for a fun giveaway!

Contest Link Here

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Super Japan Matsuri

20/05/2016-22/05/2016
Esplanade Theatres By The Bay
5PM-10PM
FREE
Enjoy an exciting night of traditional Japanese festival games and foods right by the bay.

Play authentic matsuri games like Shateki, Senbonbiki, Yoyo-tsuri and more. Plus, savour the taste of delicious festival foods including yaki-ika, takoyaki and okonomiyaki!

Super Japan Matsuri is part of the Esplanade’s new cultural festival - Super Japan - that shines the spotlight on the Land of the Rising Sun, with a 10-day showcase that immerses the audience in the arts, cultures and traditions unique to Japan. Ranging from the traditional to the contemporary, the popular to the progressive, as well as special collaborations between Singapore and Japanese artists, the programmes highlight the multitude of expressions that make this country so culturally diverse and fascinating at every turn.

As part of Super Japan, Esplanade celebrates some of the relationships that we have built with our Japanese artists and arts groups over the last 14 years. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Singapore.

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Starving Artist Fair

28/05/2016
*SCAPE, Level 5 SCAPEmedia Hub
2 Orchard Link #05-05, 237978
12PM - 9PM
Starving Artist Fair is a bi-monthly festival of independent comics, illustrations, toys, talks and workshops. Come and support your favourite local artists and creators who will be selling original comics and related artworks, merchandise and toys.

There will also be talks and workshops for anyone interested in comics, drawing and storytelling.

Happy New Year everyone!



:bug: Art Stage 2016
21-24 January 2016

:bug: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2016: Art & the Animal
13-24 Jan
Various Venues | Various prices

:bug: Singapore Art Week
16-24 Jan
Various Venues | (I think it's free?)

:bug: St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival Singapore 2016
30 Jan
The Meadow at Gardens by the Bay | Standard: S$180/Group Bundle of 6 tickets: S$999

:bug: Chingay Parade
19-20 Feb
The Pit Building | Free, but be early to QUEUE and CHOPE a good view!

:bug: Starving Artist Fair @ *SCAPEmedia Hub
26 Mar 12-9pm
*SCAPEmedia Hub (2 Orchard Link, Singapore 237978)

Starving Artist Fair is a bi-monthly festival of independent comics, illustrations, toys, talks and workshops. Come and support your favourite local artists and creators who will be selling original comics and related artworks, merchandise and toys.

There will also be talks and workshops for anyone interested in comics, drawing and storytelling.


Do Note the Group if there are any other events I missed out! (I tend to miss quite a few of those I'm not a regular attendee of!)
We're still alive, just real slow with updating the journal.

Just a short list of local events and exhibits:
Until 3/5 - World IP Day 2015
Until 28/6 - Prudential Eye Zone @ ArtScience Museum (Free entry on 4/5 & 1/6)
16/6-4/7 - the O.P.E.N.
6/8-19/9 - 2015 Singapore International Festival of Arts
(2016) 21/1-24/1 - Art Stage 2016

If you guys know of any arts-related events, big or small (even your school's, if it's public admission), tell us :lol:

And my apologies to those who had their submissions expire. Most of the admins are currently away and I had recently been busy so I've just been checking submissions once in a while. Feel free to re-submit for those that had expired. As a reminder, please read the gallery guide before submitting. Most common rejection reason is that you guys are submitting to inappropriate folders.
As an almost-duplicated journal post from our sister group :icondevioussg:, here are events currently happening or will be on in the very near future.

Art Stage Singapore
16-19 Jan 2014, 11am-7pm (except for Sunday: 11am-6pm)
Marina Bay Sands
$33/day pass ($11 for students, NSFs & senior citizens), $63/season pass

Aliwal Urban Art Festival
18 Jan 2014 (this Saturday), 5pm-12mn
Aliwal Arts Centre (a few blocks away from Bugis MRT/ Nicoll Highway MRT)
Free, RSVP

Art Apart Fair
17-19 Jan 2014, 11.30am-9pm
PARKROYAL on Pickering (opp. Hong Lim Park)
$10

Singapore Biennale 2013
26 Oct 2013-16 Feb 2014
Various locations
Varying fees

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