SINGAPORE – About 42,000 people will be able to catch the National Day Parade (NDP) in 2026 as it returns to the National Stadium after 10 years.
This capacity is almost double that of the Padang, although the venue comes with trade-offs â crowd favourites such as the mobile column, Red Lions and aerial display will not make an appearance this year.
Brigadier-General Lim Han Yong, who chairs the NDP 2026 executive committee, said on May 21 that this was due to âsafety and operational concernsâ, although Singaporeans can expect ânew and exciting elementsâ.
The parade was last held at the National Stadium in 2016, with the 2026 edition marking 50 years since it was first held at the old National Stadium.
BG Lim, revealing details of NDP 2026 at Infinite Studios in one-north, said the enclosed, covered arena allows the celebration to go on in all weather conditions.
âThe new venue gives us a new opportunity, and a rare one, to redesign the NDP experience,â he said. âWe are able to capitalise on the entire vertical volume for a more breathtaking, immersive set design that complements the performers in all their different acts.â
The NDP 2026 parade will feature an indoor drone show, aerial performers and special effects. It will also showcase the largest and most diverse civilian participation in more than a decade.
The presidential gun salute will take place in the Kallang Basin for the first time, and crowd favourites such as the state flag fly-past, feu de joie and fireworks will continue to be a staple â but spectatorsâ view of these will be limited due to the nature of the covered stadium.
Pop singers Najip Ali and Ric Liu, as well as rising electronic dance music star Jasmine Sokko, will also be part of the show. Accompanying them will be more than 2,000 performers from organisations such as schools, the Peopleâs Association and Soka Gakkai Singapore.
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