National Day Parade

The National Day Parade (Abbreviation: NDP, Chinese: ????, Malay: Perbarisan Hari Kebangsa'an) is a national ceremony in Singapore that, as its name implies, includes a parade on Singapore's national day on August 9, in commemoration of Singapore's independence usually in the Singapore National Stadium or Padang.

Venues & Themes

The venue of the parade is usually at the historical grounds of the Padang, where the declaration of Singapore's independence was held. Since the first parade in 1966, all the way until the year 1975, the venue was located at the central area, so as to bring the parade closer to the people. In 1976, the parade was held for the first time at the newly completed National Stadium, where the much bigger capacity allowed for more to view the parade live.

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From the late 1980s onwards, it was decided that the Padang will be used as a venue every five years starting from the 1990 edition of the parade. The reconstruction plans of the stadium, however, will require a reevaluation of this arrangement. As such, the NDP, starting from 2007 onwards, will be held annually at the Padang until the reconstruction have been completed. Due to the heavy logistical requirements and the disruptions this can cause to the city centre, there have been considerations of having the parade held at the Marina Padang in Marina South.

Related Topics:
Marina Padang - Marina South

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The Padang is smaller as compared to the National Stadium by 25 h.a. In 2005, the parade was not only held in Padang, but concurrent celebrations were also in other areas in Singapore such as Marina South, Jurong East, Yishun and Tampines.

Related Topics:
2005 - Marina South - Jurong East - Yishun - Tampines

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In addition, every year's parade will revolve around a theme which will guide the planning of the parade and show.

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• 1966 - 1974: Padang
• 1975: All over the island
• 1976: National Stadium
• 1977: All over the island
• 1978: Padang
• 1979: All over the island
• 1980: National Stadium
• 1981: All over the island
• 1982: Padang
• 1983: All over the island
• 1984: Padang
• 1985: National Stadium
• 1986: National Stadium
• 1987: Padang
• 1988: National Stadium
• 1989: National Stadium
• 1990: Padang > "One People, One Nation, One Singapore"
• 1991: National Stadium
• 1992: National Stadium
• 1993: Padang
• 1994: National Stadium
• 1995: Padang > "30 Years of Nationhood"
• 1996 - 1999: National Stadium
• 2000: Padang
• 2001: National Stadium
• 2002: National Stadium > "A Caring Nation"
• 2003: National Stadium > "A Cohesive Society"
• 2004: National Stadium > "A Progressive Society"
• 2005: Padang > "40 Years of Nation Building"
• 2006: National Stadium