VIVOCITY Sets New Record For Largest Display Of Hand-Painted Lanterns

Hi Huneybees,

How was your Mid-Autumn Festival Weekend? Last night some record breaking was done in Vivocity. They have set a new record in the Singapore Book of Records for the largest display of hand-painted lanterns. Shoppers gathered at the VivoCity rooftop Amphitheatre for two hours to collectively hand-paint a total of 568 lanterns in a spectacular display of light and colour.

(L-R) Mariati Rahim, the adjudicator from Singapore Book of Records and Joanna Lee, Head, Retail Management, VivoCity

This is the seventh year that VivoCity has included a record-setting event as part of its annual Mid-Autumn celebrations. In the past, VivoCity has set records for feats such as “Most Number of Signatures on a Lantern” and “The Largest Display of Floating Lanterns” (I attended that. Click on the link to read about it). This year, lantern-painting was chosen to encourage participation, by allowing shoppers to display their creativity and artistic expression through personalised lanterns.

“I enjoy painting, but most importantly I’m here to spend time with my grandchildren. This is the fourth time we are celebrating Mid Autumn Festival at VivoCity. We come back yearly as we enjoy the performances and the energy of the crowd. The atmosphere is very festive.” --- Ms Rosie Tan, 68

Throughout the lantern-painting and festivities, shoppers were entertained by live performances. In addition to partaking in a record-setting milestone, the first 1,500 shoppers who registered received a goodie bag consisting of vouchers and gifts. Lucky shoppers also won prizes from the lucky draw conducted at the event.

So how did your celebration go?