2-Day Event featuring an Artisan Market, Lawn Games, Fun Kids Activities and an Outdoor Movie Screening
The second edition of the UNWIND @ Raffles Place series, “Feel at Home at Raffles Place”, turned the park into a fun marketplace with an exciting shopping experience at the artisan market, energising lawn games, fun kids activities and even an outdoor movie screening as the sun set.
Spanning two days, on 18 and 19 August, people were in for a fun-filled experience that took them from day to night!
It was an occasion to bring friends and the whole family together and UNWIND at Raffles Place Park!
Unique Local Brands and Gifts at the Artisan Market
The Artisan Market had delicious handmade snacks, one-of-a-kind fashion apparel and accessories as well as wellness
products and more. Curated by Sunday Social, the Artisan Market featured 24 local brands each day in a picnic theme space. Embodying the “Makers” theme, each stall brought an exciting array of goodies!
Heal Nutrition: To fuel the body, there were protein shakes and bars made with pure natural ingredients. Featuring the most-loved products such as Heal Signature Chocolate Protein Shake and Heal Fruity Raspberry Breakfast Protein Bar, the range had the proteins and nutrients you need while enjoying deliciously made shakes and snacks.
Ecolah Organic: Enjoyed the organic snacks and high-quality fair trade coffee right under one roof. Housing brands, such as Anaconda Snacks, LC and Evoo O.Live, shared these healthy products, which you can have with your friends and family to spark their healthy living.
CHOKMAH: Connecting communities through creativity, this modern and sustainable lifestyle brand designs and handcrafts artistic homewares. Shop handcrafted trays from various stunning collections like the Marble and Merazzo Collection to elevate your home.
Beachme: The beach is no longer just a destination, it’s a mood. Explored the ethically made and stylish swimwear that embraces the philosophy of slow fashion, making swimwear that stays with you beyond trends. Build your beach persona with luxuriously buttery soft fabric that is chlorine resistant and offers UV protection.
Made at 6pm: As a slow-made jewellery brand, bedazzle your outfits with handmade jewellery and shop for sophisticated and popular designs such as Shell Jewellery, Gemstone Fan Necklaces and Polymer Clay Earrings.
Adrenaline-Fuelled Lawn Games
Lawn games were a hit at the first edition of UNWIND @ Raffles Place. They allow you to unleash your inner athlete and get your heart pumpin after work!
From 4pm to 9pm on 18 August and 1pm to 8pm on 19 August, people could try their hand at pétanque and badminton while standing a chance to collect exclusive vouchers upon completion of each lawn game!
Petanque: You could score points by throwing or rolling boules closer to the small target ball or by hitting the opponents’ boules away from the target. On 18 August, people could redeem Natural Immunobooster shots from EGA Juice Clinic at Ocean Financial Centre as well as free housemade drinks from VIBE Bistro at One Raffles Place as a pick-me-up after the game. On 19 August, a small drinks voucher could be redeemed from Gloria Jean’s Coffees at Republic Plaza to replenish your energy.
Badminton: Strike a shuttlecock using racquets over the net and into the opponent’s court to score points. On 18 August, get free iced lemon tea from Granny’s Oat Shop at Republic Plaza or free housemade drinks from VIBE Bistro, located at One Raffles Place. On 19 August, redeem Natural Immunobooster shots from EGA Juice Clinic to celebrate the end of an adrenaline-fuelled game.
Tune into Groovy Beats with Solar-Panelled DJ Booths
After the game, you could wind down with live DJ sets played from Nomad Solar Sound’s solar-powered DJ console and sound system – featuring DJ Yujin from 4pm to 6.30pm and DJ KFC from 6:30pm to 9pm on 18 August and DJ Weatherman from 1pm to 3.30pm and DJ El Professionel from 3.30pm to 6pm on 19 August.
You could also soak in the vibrant groovy ambience and lounge on #RPchairs in Raffles Place Park.
Then you could reminisce of social spaces in the home. #RPchairs feature armchairs and recliners, bean bags and swings. People picked the #RPchairs of their choice and turned the park into their little home away from home!
Phantasiegarten by Play!
In partnership with Play!, this multi-sensory art space was set amidst the park to provide fun activities for the young. Through art, the young could express themselves and unleash their creativity in four facilitated different areas from 1pm to 6pm on Saturday 19 August!
People let their imagination run wild and createed their own version of Raffles Place Park with recycled cardboard and corrugated sheets in varying 3D forms. They expressed their creativity using unconventional recycled materials provided at the park such as ropes and textiles along with markers and paint.
The stunning skyscrapers of Raffles Place offered inspiration to young minds.
Children could create models of Raffles Place and skyscrapers or could unleash their inner mural artist and paint or doodle on the cardboard model of key places in Raffles Place.
Of course, the fun was not just limited to the big kids! The little ones could engage in their own mini-play version at a dedicated baby play space. Equipped with simple and safe materials like markers, boxes and smaller wooden blocks, they could join in on the fun and set their creativity in motion.
Soul-ful Movie Screening
The fun continued even after the sun set. From 6pm onwards on 19 August, friends and family together could watch a movie under the stars and kick their feet up in the oh-so-comfy Helinox chairs as they enjoyed a screening of Soul (PG) – a comedic-drama animation film that was perfect for the little ones too.
The first 50 members of the public could pre-register for the movie screening, and grab the best seats in the house along with 1-for-1 pasta vouchers from VIBE.
UNWIND at raffles Place For The Rest of The Year!
Raffles Place is shedding its corporate façade for a fun family-friendly appeal this August and has much in store for the rest of the year. Look forward to upcoming editions of UNWIND @ Raffles Place with “Taste of Home” at Raffles Place up next in October.
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Raffles Place Alliance
Historically rich with strategic importance, Raffles Place was the birthplace of Singapore’s commercial development. Today, it is the country’s premier business district featuring some prominent landmark buildings. In 2019, 10 stakeholders in Raffles Place came together to form the Raffles Place Alliance, as part of the pilot Business Improvement District (BID) programme by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), with the aim of taking on a more active role in transforming Raffles Place and the supporting public space.
For more information, please visit www.rafflesplace.sg
