Why people are searching for the Chinatown Stamp Rally 2026
The Chinatown stamp rally is one of the easiest free activities for visitors. You collect a card, walk the historic streets, stamp at participating shops, and redeem a souvenir — usually a layered postcard. It is designed for families, first-time tourists, and anyone who wants a reason to enter heritage stores instead of only photographing the facades.
The second-edition rally has already wrapped. Mid-Autumn editions in recent years ran through the full street light-up. In 2025 the free layered-stamping activity ran from 18 September to 20 October. The 2026 Mid-Autumn light-up uses the same calendar window — 18 September to 20 October 2026 — and that is the period to watch for the next official station list.
How a Chinatown stamp rally usually works
- Pick up a blank stamp card or postcard at a start point. Recent editions have used Yue Hwa Chinese Products, festival booths, or a mall concierge such as Chinatown Point.
- Walk the listed stops. Typical streets are Pagoda Street, Smith Street, Trengganu Street, Sago Street, and Mosque Street, plus a few indoor shops.
- Collect every layer or every required stamp. Some editions use a single layered illustration that only completes when every station is visited.
- Return to the redemption counter for a free souvenir postcard or a small festive gift while stocks last.
There is no ticket and no registration for the public street versions. Opening hours follow the shops, often roughly 10am to 5:30pm for indoor stamps, with evening lanterns as a separate walk after you finish.
What is confirmed for 2026
- Mid-Autumn street light-up: 18 September – 20 October 2026, 7pm–midnight
- Opening ceremony: 18 September, 7pm, Kreta Ayer Square
- Second-edition 2026 rally: concluded
- Next Mid-Autumn station list: announced by Chinatown Festivals / participating merchants closer to 18 September
We will update this article with 2026 start points, shop names, and redemption hours the day they are published. Until then, treat the light-up dates as the planning window and check back here or at chinatownfestivals.sg.
Make a day of it even before the card drops
The rally is a walking tour with a souvenir attached. You can run the same loop now:
- Start at Chinatown MRT Exit A and walk Pagoda Street to the heritage trail
- Visit Sri Mariamman Temple and the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
- Eat at Lian Xin Vegetarian Food Court or Chinatown Complex
- Shop Yue Hwa and the street market, then return after 7pm once lanterns are lit from 18 September
If you came from search looking for “Chinatown stamp rally 2026”, bookmark this page. The 2026 Mid-Autumn edition, when the station map is released, will be added here first.