If you’re on the hunt for a date night that’s a little more magical, a little more meaningful, and very Instagrammable, i Light Singapore 2025 might just be what you’re looking for. From digital oracles to glowing dream bridges, this year’s festival is filled with art that’s interactive, playful, and unexpectedly touching.
Themed "To Gather", this edition marks Singapore’s SG60 celebrations, and you can feel that spirit of togetherness pulsing through the entire experience. Here’s my curated guide to viewing the installations, whether you’re planning a casual walk or something a little more romantic.
Start with a Glow-up at Sign
📍The Promontory
This one’s hard to miss. A towering kinetic sculpture shaped like an infinity loop lights up the bay with dynamic waves of colour. As we arrived, couples were already lounging nearby, taking it in like a digital campfire. It doesn’t actually burn, but its flickering lights mimic flames so convincingly that it creates this almost meditative, dreamlike atmsphere. It’s the perfect place to begin your evening, just far enough from the CBD buzz to feel like a getaway, yet with Marina Bay’s skyline reminding you this is still very much the city you love.
Settle into the nearby Campfyre @ NOMADS, grab a couple of light bites, and just lean into each other. Whether you’re deep in conversation or quietly people-watching, it’s one of those rare city spots that invites you to slow down and just be together.
Step Into a Garden That Grows With You
📍Lawn beside NTUC Building
Take a stroll through Take a walk through the meadow with me, and the ground literally comes alive beneath your feet. Glowing flowers respond to your presence with light and melody, intensifying as more people gather. Crafted from recycled acrylic and industrial fragments, the whole scene feels like an urban fairytale. It’s gentle, emotional, and immersive. ideal for couples who love to pause, reflect and co-create moments.
Dance Together at VJYourself!
📍Event Square, Marina Bay
Feeling playful? Don’t miss VJYourself! by Playmodes Studio (Spain). It’s like a digital mirror with a twist. Step in front of the screen and like no one’s watching (or do it together!), your movements are captured and remixed into a giant, glowing video montage. It’s silly, spontaneous, and oddly touching seeing yourself reflected back in pulsing waves of light. Great icebreaker or just a reminder that it’s okay to be goofy together.
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Turn Each Other’s Heartbeats into Art
📍Breeze Shelters
At In Tandem, your heartbeat becomes part of the light show. It's an interactive piece built by NTU students using biometric sensors, so go ahead and place your hands on the sensors, watch as your pulses create a shared rhythm of light and sound inside the glowing orb. It’s a small, meaningful interaction; one of those “we’ll remember this” kind of moments.
A Walk Beneath Giants
📍Red Dot Design Museum
Take a slow, hand-in-hand stroll along the waterfront, and don’t be surprised if you both stop mid-conversation to stare up in awe. Fantastic Planet by Amanda Parer features three massive, glowing humanoid figures that seem to have landed right in the heart of the city. They’re peaceful, a little mysterious, and the perfect backdrop for those couple selfies you didn’t plan on taking (but definitely will).
Whisper to the Future at Urban Oracle
📍Pontoon near Red Dot Design Museum
Imagine wandering down a quiet stretch of the pontoon, city lights shimmering off the water, and coming across glowing letters suspended over the bay. The Urban Oracle by Ultravioletto is part poetry, part prophecy. Press one of the red buttons along the boardwalk, and a pulse of light flows through the letters like a heartbeat, delivering an AI-generated message inspired by Singapore’s past, present, and future. It’s inspired by ancient temple oracles, reimagined with a digital twist. A little mysterious, a little romantic, just perfect if you love decoding meaning in the stars… or the code.
Link Hands at Embrace
📍Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade
Embrace is a beautiful tribute to solidarity and connection. Link hands with your date (or new friends!) beside life-sized silhouettes, and watch them glow to life. Created in celebration of the Singapore Armed Forces’ 60th anniversary, the installation symbolises strength in unity, like a quiet, radiant salute to those who protect us. It’s surprisingly moving.
Dance Across a Light Piano
📍Helix Bridge
Next stop: Mozart on the Helix Bridge. It’s a giant, deconstructed piano that lights up and plays music with every step. It’s playful and a little chaotic, just like love sometimes. The piece reflects how creativity can rise from disruption. A beautiful nod to our messy, musical lives. Don’t be afraid to let loose and dance across it together (bonus points if one of you pretends you're in La La Land).
Discover a Portal at Clifford Square
📍Clifford Square
Elementary by Tonoptik brings a bit of sci-fi magic to the waterfront. Two viewers on opposite sides of a glowing screen interact with floating shapes, but nothing behaves the way you expect. It’s fun, a bit chaotic, and perfect for sparking conversation about control, nature, and unpredictability in life (and love).
Cross the Bridge of 1,000 Dreams
📍Cavenagh Bridge
If there’s one installation that feels like walking through a dream, it’s this one. Bamboo sticks lined with children’s designs light up to form a glowing bridge of collective imagination. Each stick represents a different future. It’s heartwarming and hopeful - a reminder that Singapore itself was built on dreams, just like any great relationship.
Watch a Waterfall Flow Upwards
📍UOB Plaza Façade
Thousands of LED tubes simulate a waterfall, but instead of falling down, the light flows upward. Reverse Waterfall plays with perception and reality in a way that makes you stop, think, and smile. A great metaphor for any couple who's ever decided to do things a little differently.
Get Lost in a Garden of Guardians
📍Raffles Place Park
This inflatable forest of tropical blooms is all colour, joy, and quiet power. Inspired by the artist’s own family history of florists, The Guardians is like stepping into someone’s memory of beauty. With six designs based on Singapore’s native plants, this is a soft, inclusive space that invites reflection and rest, or perhaps a little couples' hide-and-seek...
Feel the Wind Glow at Saulux
📍Fountain Plaza, South Beach Avenue
Saulux is a luminous field of willowy twigs that light up with every breeze. The glow is warm and golden, and the whole space feels alive and whispering. If you’re the type of couple who finds magic in nature, this one’s a must-visit.
See the World Differently at This Is Not a Screen
📍South Beach Avenue, Level B1
Made from recycled phone screens, this piece plays with how we perceive light and reality. No two people see the same thing - depending on your angle, colour and form shift completely. A smart, layered reminder that in love and life, perspective changes everything.
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AI and a Bit of Dancing
Catch the digital showcase by Alibaba Cloud called Cloud City: Built with AI, where you can upload a photo of yourself and watch as it transforms into a futuristic dreamscape. It's wild to see yourself in a sci-fi world, envisioned by generative AI. Slightly uncanny, but incredibly cool.
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On 20 June, put on your wireless headphones and groove through the festival at the Silent Disco Parade. There’s something kind of magical about dancing in sync with your partner in the middle of the city, surrounded by glowing art. You’ll both be laughing by the end. Guaranteed!
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Take to the Water - Paddle or Cruise
If you're feeling adventurous, try the Glow Paddle - a dragon boating experience in LED-lit boats. Prefer to sit back and relax? Hop on the i Light River Cruise Shuttle and float past the installations together, taking in the view from a new angle. It's peaceful, romantic, and a nice break for your feet.
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End the Night at GastroBeats
Finally, make your way to GastroBeats at Bayfront Event Space. Share some bites, explore the local vendors, or just sway to live music under the stars. There are pet-friendly zones, artisanal goods, and even a nostalgic sound journey through Rewind, Replay, Remix: SG Edition. It’s the perfect way to wind down, maybe even with dessert in hand.
So if you’re looking for a date night that’s out of the ordinary, trade in the usual routine for something a little more magical - i Light Singapore 2025 is the perfect way to light up your night and share a sense of wonder together. There’s so much more to see and do, and you can dive into all the highlights in my earlier introduction post here.
*Bonus Tip: Most installations come alive after dark, so arrive around 7:30 PM and give yourselves a few hours to explore. Wear comfy shoes, and don’t forget a power bank for all those Instagrammable moments.
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