Nine Emperor Gods Festival 2026 · 九皇爷诞

Dates in 2026

The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (九皇爷诞) runs the eve of the first day through the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. In 2026 that is Friday 9 October to Sunday 18 October, lunar 八月廿九 to 九月初九. Welcoming rites sit on the eve. The send-off (回銮) is the last night. Do not treat Pagoda Street as a procession route. The large 请水 and dragon-ship burnings this year are at Hougang, Choa Chu Kang, East Coast Park, and other sites outside this district.

Where to go in Chinatown

The in-precinct hall is Singapore Yu Huang Gong (新加坡玉皇宫, Temple of the Heavenly Jade Emperor) at 150 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068608, the former Keng Teck Whay, a national monument next to Thian Hock Keng. Taoist Mission (Singapore) lists it at taoism.org.sg. Chinatown.sg hours: daily 09:00 to 17:00. Phone +65 6295 6112. Email info@taoism.org.sg.

Ahboy's 13 October 2026 temple list, still current for this week, names rites at this hall: invocation, confession to the Jade Emperor, North Dipper ritual, scripture transcription, sending-off, bun distribution, and free vegetarian meals 11:00 to 14:00 daily through 18 October. Ask at the door for the exact rite time. The hall does not publish a 7:30pm seaside send-off the way Kew Ong Yah or Leong Nam do.

Yu Bao Dian (御宝殿) at Blk 34 Upper Cross Street, Chin Swee View, #02-166, is on the same list as 9 to 18 October with the note pending confirmation. Treat it as unverified until the shrine posts. Chinatown MRT (NE4/DT19) is about a 3-minute walk to Upper Cross Street.

How to visit

Telok Ayer MRT (DT18) Exit A, then walk Telok Ayer Street toward Thian Hock Keng. The Jade Emperor hall is on the same stretch. Dress to cover shoulders and knees. Many devotees keep a vegan diet for the nine days. If you only drop in for an hour, skip meat before you enter and keep your voice down during scripture. Offerings are at the counter, not on Pagoda Street souvenir mats.

If you want a night procession or dragon-ship burning, that is not this street. Kew Ong Yah (后港斗母宫) at 779A Upper Serangoon Road sends off from Seletar North Link. Tao Bu Keng (蔡厝港斗母宫) at 2 Teck Whye Lane walks to Sarimbun. Those are separate neighbourhoods. This page covers Telok Ayer.

中文要点

2026年九皇爷诞：10月9日至18日（农历八月廿九至九月初九）。牛车水范围内可去的是直落亚逸街150号新加坡玉皇宫，就在天福宫旁边。开放时间每日09:00至17:00。免费素食11:00至14:00。地铁：DT18直落亚逸站A出口。电话 +65 6295 6112。宝塔街没有官方巡游路线。后港斗母宫、蔡厝港斗母宫的请水与烧龙船不在本区。上十字街34座二楼御宝殿的场次，阿Boy名单仍写待确认，请以现场告示为准。

资料：chinatown.sg 玉皇宫，Ahboy 2026 temple list。