In a bid to incorporate SG50 to this year’s Ramadan celebration (and to every single celebration there is), Hari Raya Light Up returns bigger, better, and stronger in the Singaporean spirit.

The official launch, which stars 60s singer Rahimah Rahim, commences on June 13, 8 p.m., at the open space adjacent to Eunos Road 5, along Sims Avenue.

Other guest appearances? Six Chingay boats.

New Strategy: Offering a Touristy Experience

Ever so often, the fire fizzles out following the opening ceremony. However, the organising committee seems to be pulling out all stops to ensure that the remaining activities are just as exciting, if not more enticing.

Or at the very least, pamper the public like the tourists.

Every Friday to Sunday during Ramadan, members of the public may sign up for free tourist-esque packages, where they shall be led on “guided tours” through the key activities and installations. We have been told that there are two sessions per day, one at 6.30 p.m, and another at 8.30 p.m.

Here is a peek at the “itinerary”:

Of course, if you are the picky sort who prefers “a la carte”, here are three of our recommendations on which activities to pick:

1. Hop onto the Hippo Bus to catch the lights.

Nothing screams "touristy" quite like the way these buses do. Apart from tourists, who else rides these buses anyway?

Hop on one of the 2 buses for free while marvelling at the 2.3 km lighted stretch along the Geylang Serai area

2. Try on the traditional Malay costumes at photobooths

If you’re one of the many tourists flocking to Japan and South Korea, and take the opportunity to don them Kimono and Hanbok, why not sport traditional costumes in your own country? We heard #supportlocal is gaining ground.

What’s best, the moment will be forever immortalised in a photobooth, a permanent fixture in proms and 21st birthday celebrations.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong would have approved.