Singapore Bicentennial 2019

The year 2019 marks the 200th year since the founding of modern Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. The Singapore Bicentennial 2019 is a year-long event celebrating 700 years of Singapore history and heritage. Events will be held across Singapore, from the civic district to the heartlands and will include activities like special heritage tours, guerilla installations and roadshows.

Background

Prime Minister Lee will be kickstarting the year-long calendar of events with the official launch of the bicentennial on 28 January 2019. The 2019 edition of iLight Marina Bay called iLight: Bridges of Time will be launched on the same day, alongside the Light to Night Festival 2019 Traces and Echoes.

The Singapore Bicentennial logo was created by a local branding and design studio, Roots. Advertising agency J Walter Thompson was chosen by Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) to handle the marketing communications and campaign outreach for Bicentennial 2019, edging out other agencies like Gushcloud and Ogilvy Singapore.