NDP 2025: Crowds gather at Marina Bay as celebrations extend beyond Padang for the first time
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Even as people were taking their seats in Padang, the Marina Bay area was with buzzing with various local acts performing at the Waterfront Promenade entertaining the crowd with a mix of pop tracks and National Day Parade theme songs.More than 200,000 are expNDP 2025: Crowds gather at Marina Bay as celebrations extend beyond Padang for the first time
Even as people were taking their seats in Padang, the Marina Bay area was with buzzing with various local acts performing at the Waterfront Promenade entertaining the crowd with a mix of pop tracks and National Day Parade theme songs.More than 200,000 are expected to be in the area to be part of Singapore's 60th birthday bash.Among the crowd was a Singapore couple, who arrived as early at 2.30pm to secure good spots to watch the festivities and even set up a tripod to capture photos.Soaking in the National Day Parade atmosphere for the first time were 20-year-olds Ashraff and Haini, who are especially looking forward to the fireworks — particularly the special SG60 finale feature at the end.Ashraff also surprised Haini with her favourite perfume, given in celebration of her birthday three days earlier, as they enjoyed a picnic with a spread of food.Another Singaporean who was in the thick of action with her immediate and extended family was 30-year-old Jean Toh. Read more