Womad in Singapore: One Music, One Heart, One World
Since 1998, the WOMAD (World of Music, Arts & Dance) Singapore festival has introduced more than one hundred and sixty of the world’s great artists to the island and the festival is recognised as one of the country’s premier annual lifestyle events.
As one of the first outdoor privately-run events in Singapore, over the years, the festival survived the SARS epidemic, license lobbying and the struggle for sponsorship support. In the early years, a real effort went into spreading the word of WOMAD and its ethos. However, in classic fashion, WOMAD was in the right place at the right time and as the Singapore entertainment scene has grown from year to year, we have maintained our leading position here.
The festival hit almost 20,000 attendees over the festival weekend last year, the highest record to date.