Spanning two weekends on 18, 19, 24 and 25 May, the DBS Marina Regatta is Singapore’s biggest water sports festival, taking place in the waters of Marina Bay against the backdrop of Singapore’s new financial centre.
Entrance to the DBS Marina Regatta
This is the second year DBS Bank is running this annual event, with the objective of spurring the development of dragon boating, a uniquely Asian sport, in Singapore and to broaden its spectator appeal.
Following the sucess of the inaugural event last year, DBS Marina Regatta 2013 was expanded to include a Bay Festival on the second weekend following the races, allowing members of the public to have a chance to paddle, canoe, kayak and sail in the Marina Bay waters and be entertained by popular local bands.
Experience Marina Bay with DBS
I was unable to attend the race events on the first weekend due to my reservist duties. Nonetheless, I managed to attend the last day of the Bay Festival on 25 May (last Saturday).
Here are some pictures I took on Saturday:
Free water sports fun for everyoneHappy group, heading off to try out canoeing on Marina BayGroup getting briefed on canoeingHow to use the oarsTime to board the canoesLaying the canoes into the waterAnd off they go…Interesting to see canoes in the financial centre of SingaporeDragon boating anyone?Public trying out dragon boatingOff goes the dragon boatsThe dragon boating groupsThis group has just finished dragon boatingInterested to try out sailing?Sailing groupsAll kinds of water sports happening at the same timeAward ceremony for the best instagram photos on DBS Marina Regatta via #DBSMarinaRegatta2013Top five instagram photos under the emotive categoryThe five most vibrant shots on instagram via #DBSMarinaRegatta2013Five most sporting shots of the raceBest effectsLovely sunset to round up the last day of the DBS Marina Regatta 2013The last few canoes at sunsetCommunity generated photo wallOver 2000 photos and videos shared in two days – were yours among these contributed?Archery areaOldies duo, The Ferdinards, opening the show for Rhythms by the BayClose-up of the duoLocal singer, Jessica Soo performingCloser shot of Jessica SooCaptivated audienceLook forward to next year for DBS Marina Regatta 2014
DBS believes that the future of business is to be a force for good; championing social entrepreneurship across the region is the centrepiece of DBS’ corporate social responsibility efforts. Hence other than water sports activities, the Bay Festival also showcased close to 30 social enterprises, offering them a platform to share their causes and promote their products and services at the DBS Marina Regatta.
I had fun getting to know some of these social enterprises and saw many others enjoying themselves too at various social enterprises booths:
Various social entrepreneurs, interacting with the publicThe Hub – a home for people who want to use entrepreneurial ideas to create sustainable impactCircus in Motion – roving circus acts and workshops for the public, working with youths at riskBalloon sculptor at workFree balloon sculptures for kidsPlate spinningCircus funFor all ages, young and old alikeCostume magicianiDeaf – onsite deaf caricature artistsBamboobee booth, promoting bamboo bikesThe bamboo bikes look quite prettyPublic trying out the unique bamboo bikesF&B social enterprises
If you have missed the DBS Marina Regatta this year, here is a short video from DBS, featuring highlights for the dragon boat races and cosplay events on the first weekend:
Hereis another awesome video from the team at DBS, summing up the entire four days mega event [must-see]:
In just over two days, athletes and spectators at DBS Marina Regatta – Dragon Boat Races, which was held on 18 & 19 May 2013, uploaded over 2,000 photos / videos of the event on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Vine.
By the end of DBS Marina Regatta – Bay Festival held on 24 & 25 May respectively, close to 3,000 photos and videos were uploaded!
Check out all the photos and videos on Instagram, Twitter and Vine using #DBSMarinaRegatta2013 or via DBS’s Facebook app. This year, Alvinology is proud to be among the many who have contributed to the slew of community generated content for DBS Regatta. If you missed it this year, be sure to join in the fun for next year’s event! 🙂
Come join in the festivities at the Promontory@Marina Bay, Marina Boulevard set against the stunning backdrop of the new Singapore city skyline.
From 13 to 26 August 2010, an exciting line-up of activities awaits Singaporeans and visitors as the city celebrates the world’s first ever Youth Olympic Games – the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.
Celebration@Marina Bay will feature over 60 concerts and performances with renowned international acts – BEAST, 4MINUTE, The Click Five, Alarice and Nicolas Zhang Dong Liang. Not forgetting popular home-grown Singapore talents – Sezairi Sezali, Electrico, Great Spy Experiment, Budak Pantai and many more!
For children and the young at heart, take part in the Kids Sports Challenge. Try out sports such as Taekwondo, Wrestling and 3-on-3 Basketball or get up close and personal with Olympians like pole vaulter Sergey Bubka, swimmer Alexander Popov, and sailor Barbara Kendall.
Enjoy the many street performances happening throughout the day – from stilt-walkers, balloon artists, contortionists to percussionists – transforming the area into a giant carnival.
No tickets to the Singapore 2010 Opening and Closing Ceremonies? Catch the show “live” on two big screens at the Promontory@Marina Boulevard, which will also show highlights from the sport competitions.
So don’t miss the action – see you at the Celebration@Marina Bay!
Date: 13 to 26 August 2010
Venue: Promontory@Marina Bay, Marina Boulevard
Time: 9 am till late
Don’t say I am not supportive of the YOG or local performers – the purpose of this blog post is also to help publicise this event and hopefully draw more people to support it before the event ends next Thurs (26 Aug).
It is now the Chinese Seventh Month (or Hungry Ghost Month), are the empty seats marked for VIPs and VVIPs referring to our “special friends”?
Shouldn't the seventh month getai takes place at night?
If I am the marketing person for Samsung, I will be upset that my sponsorship dollars have gone to waste like this.
Below is a news report about this event, via AsiaOne:
Small turnout for big party at Marina Bay
Tue, Aug 17, 2010
my paper
AMERICAN pop rockers The Click Five must have been taken aback.
On Sunday, they played a free concert meant for over 3,000 people. But only around 300 people showed up.
The Boston-based band performed as part of Celebration@ Marina Bay. The event, held at the Promontory@Marina Bay, began last Friday and ends next Thursday.
Organised by the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee and presented by Samsung, the event is coordinated by Momentum Events and held in conjunction with the Youth Olympic Games.
The Click Five, who played to a crowd of 4,000 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 2008, also played a show at *Scape last Saturday.
On Sunday, home-grown band The UnXpected opened the evening at 5.15pm to a small crowd of around 50.
Music producer Leonard Soosay, 44, said that a number of the attendees were volunteers manning booths in the area.
Soosay, who was doing a sound check for home-grown singer Inch Chua, who played at 6.15pm on Sunday, said: “It was very disheartening. Imagine having to play your heart and soul out for such a tiny turnout.”
Still, bands and concertgoers remained positive.
Shirlyn Tan, lead singer of The UnXpected, said: “It was a good crowd to play to. They were really responsive and we got them on their feet.”
By 8.15pm, roughly 300 fans had turned up for The Click Five, according to some concertgoers.
Those who were there did not mind the small crowd, as some of the audience had a chance to “upgrade” their seats.
Concertgoer Ivan Tan, 25, said: “Because there weren’t many people, I was moved from the VIP area to the VVIP area, where I was closer to the stage.”
Despite the size of the crowd, he said that there was a party atmosphere, especially when The Click Five urged everyone to throng the front of the stage and dance.
“Everyone still got very high towards the end. Nobody was really affected by the numbers,” said Mr Tan.
Celebration@Marina Bay will continue with home-grown act The Great Spy Experiment tomorrow and Taiwanese singer Nicholas Zhang Dong Liang on Friday. Concerts are free.
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