River Hongbao is back but you can't just walk in - AsiaOne

Shortly after ticketing for the River Hongbao event opened up on ... Addressing the overwhelming ticket response, organisers said in a ... #ChineseNewYear#Events#attractions#gardensbythebayRiverHongbaoisbackbutyoucan'tjustwalkin—here'showtobookyourticketsJanuary19,2022publishedat6:05AMByMelissaTeoRiverHongbao[UPDATED:JAN21,2022] ShortlyafterticketingfortheRiverHongbaoeventopeneduponWednesday(Jan19),ticketsforthefirstfewdayswerequicklysnappedup.Asofthetimeofwriting,alltimeslotsfromJan30toFeb2arefullybooked. Addressingtheoverwhelmingticketresponse,organiserssaidinaFacebookpostdatedJan20thatthetimeallocatedtocompleteeachbookingwillbereduced.Thisistoallowmorepeopletohavetheopportunitytobookandreservetheirtickets. Theyalsopromisedinaseparatecommentthatmoreticketswouldbereleasedoverthenextfewdays. We'rejustafewweeksawayfromtheLunarNewYear andthismeansthatonecanlookforwardtogettingintothefestivemoodat RiverHongbao,Singapore'slargestannualChineseNewYearevent.  Thehybridevent willrunfromJan30toFeb6andfeatures bothvirtualandphysicalactivities,withthelatterbeingheldatGardensbytheBayforthesecondyearrunning.  Guestscanlookforwardtoa hostofactivitieslikegetai,performances featuringlocalartistes,aswellasamusementrides.  Therewillalsobe30giantlanternsondisplay, upfromthe24lastyear.Thedisplay includesfamiliarcharacterssuchastheGodofFortune,the12animalsofthezodiac,aswellasa music-themedinteractiveRisingAfterChallengeslantern.  OnecanalsolookforwardtoanexhibitioncalledNianHua:ChangingTimes,UnchangingAspirations,whichshowcasestraditionalChineseartandpaintings. Here,guestscanusetheirphonestoparticipateinanescape-stylemini-gamebylookingfortheQRcodessituatednexttotheartefactsscatteredaroundtheexhibitionhall.  Asforthevirtualactivities,don'tmissthelivestreamscoveringeverythingfromfortunetellingto'tangyuan'making.  YoucanalsotakepartintheRiverHongbaoInstagramEmojiHuntfromhomeandstandtowin$388inshoppingvouchers.  Gettingyourselfaticket  Unlikepre-pandemic timeswhen visitors couldsimply walkin,you'llhaveto bookyourselfafreeticket onRiverHongbao'swebsitetoseethephysicaldisplays. Somegoodnewsisthatupto4,400visitorsmayvisitpertimeslot,whichismorethandoublethe2,000visitorsallowedlastyear.  Ticketswillbereleasedinbatchesfromtoday(Jan19)onwardsfrom11am. Uptofivepeoplecanberegisteredperbooking. Onceyou'vecompletedyourregistration,aconfirmationemailwithQRcodeswillbesenttoyouviaemail—you'llneedtousetheseentertheevent.  Onthedayitself,check-incounterswillopen30minutesbeforethescheduledtimeslot.  Visitorswill onlybeallowedtoentertheeventgroundsonceduringtheirtimeslotandnoextensionoftimeslotsareallowedeither, sobesurenottoleavethevenueprematurely.  [email protected]  #ChineseNewYear#Events#attractions#gardensbythebaySUBSCRIBETOOURNEWSLETTERYourdailygoodstuff-AsiaOnestoriesdeliveredstraighttoyourinboxSUBSCRIBE