NDP celebrations to be extended to five heartland sites on Aug 10

Highlights will include mobile column making pit stops, fighter jet fly-past, jump by Red Lions

- Esther Loi

Singaporeans can enjoy the National Day Parade (NDP) festivities closer to home on Aug 10, with celebrations taking place in Bishan, Punggol, Yishun, Geylang Serai and Bukit Gombak.

The heartland celebrations will include a mobile column featuring 60 different assets that will make pit stops, and a fighter jet fly-past. At the Bishan site, there will also be a display jump by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) parachute team Red Lions.

From 4pm to 9pm on Aug 10, the celebrations will take place at the open field next to Bishan Junction 8 mall in the Central District, at the open field next to One Punggol in the North East District, and at the open field next to FutsalArena @ Yishun in the North West District.

Festivities will also be held at the open field beside Wisma Geylang Serai in the South East District and at Bukit Gombak ActiveSG Stadium in the South West District.

Members of the public can collect tickets to the heartland celebrations at any of the 113 community clubs from July 8, on a first-come, first-served basis. Each person can collect up to two tickets, and every attendee will receive an NDP pack.

The mobile column is returning to the heartland in 2025, after its last appearance in 2020.

The 60 assets — from the SAF, Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force — will form five convoys.

They will depart from the city centre, each heading to a different heartland site where they will be set up as a static display. The convoys will clock a distance of 180km in total.