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This year, for the first time, the National Day Parade (NDP) 2024 celebrations will be extended to the Promontory @ Marina Bay.
Organised by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and the National Day Parade executive committee (NDP Exco), the NTUC x NDP Bay Celebrations will be held on August 3 and 9 is expected to attract over 15,000 Singaporeans, where attendees can watch a live broadcast of the NDP or the preview on Aug 3, as well as live music performances by young local talents before and after the broadcast.
NDP highlights extended to the NTUC event area include the state flag flypast, “Salute to the Nation” bomb burst by the Republic of Singapore Air Force, presidential gun salute sail-past, the Total Defence 40 dynamic defence display’s high-speed chase and the fireworks display.
In case you didn’t know, the NDP Bay Celebrations were first held at the Padang in 2007, and had nine editions till 2015.
In response to queries on why celebrations had ceased for almost 10 years, NTUC said that the activities it organises vary over time. “This year, we have the opportunity to co-organise the Bay Celebrations with NDP Exco as part of the official NDP and want to lend support to our youth in our celebrations,” it added.
Ms Natasha Choy, executive secretary of Young NTUC and co-chairperson of the NTUC Bay Celebrations organising committee, said that the celebrations fall in line with the NDP 2024 theme Together, As One United People.
“NTUC is celebrating and empowering our youth by creating opportunities that bring them and the nation together,” she said.
Lieutenant-Colonel Roy Chew, co-chairman of Bay Celebrations Committee, NDP Exco, said: “The NDP Exco is delighted with the series of ground-up initiatives and co-creation that allows more Singaporeans to participate in the National Day celebrations.
He added that these efforts also highlight the spirit of togetherness and unity, which is in line with the NDP 2024 theme this year.
Singaporeans and permanent residents may apply for a pair of tickets to the NTUC x NDP Bay Celebrations from now till 8 July 2024, 12pm via this link.
Successful applicants will be informed by 15 July 2024 and the ticket collection will take place from 19 July to 21 July 2024 at Atrium, Level One, Great World. Members of the public can contact the organisers at ndpbaycelebrations@ntuc.org.sg for any queries.
