Aliwal Urban Arts Festival 2025

Celebrate Singapore’s street culture at the Aliwal Urban Arts Festival (AUAF). Organised by Arts House Limited on the final weekend of
Singapore Art Week 2025, this festival brings you an electrifying lineup of
street culture vibes — think visual art, graffiti, skateboarding try-outs and more.

This year’s AUAF presents the first edition of TAILORED: Bore & Stroke, an exhibition exploring the spirit of customisation in the automotive world and its influence on art, urban culture, fashion and lifestyle. Curated by The Block A Collective, this exhibition unpacks our deepest desire for personal expression through works by artists and creatives. Visitors can also pick up a new skill or two at the airbrushing and poster design workshops led by some of the exhibition’s featured artists.

Get up close and personal with the centre’s artistic groups through open studios and a range of activities, from theatre workshops by Avant Theatre and Language to concerts by weird aftertaste and a breakthrough performance by New Opera Theatre in collaboration with RSCLS.

Catch some of the best graffiti artists from the region in action as they transform AAC’s side and back walls with new murals in real-time. A staple event of AUAF, these live graffiti painting sessions showcase the evolving canvas of the festival over the years. Visitors looking to get creative can pop by RSCLS’s graffiti try-outs for a chance to leave their mark by spray painting the AAC’s side alley. Additionally, for just $5/pax, sign up for D’TOUR by RSCLS and see the enclave of Kampong Gelam with new eyes in this alternative walking tour.

Aliwal Carpark will come alive with beginner-friendly skateboarding sessions – safety gear and skateboards will be provided for all participants – an art market and a Creators Marketplace by Suave Cartel Media with 15-20 specially curated booths. There’s also raffle draws with attractive prizes to be won.

Wrap the day with live DJ sets and dance performances.

For more details and updates, visit the festival event page here.