It might have been a big year for sports fans already but it’s about to get bigger! The London 2012 Olympics is knocking on our doorstep (or our TV screens, at least). While the time difference means some major events will be shown in the dead of the night (4x100m relay swimming finals at 3.30am, anyone?), we’ve found 9 venues that are open until late so you don’t have to miss out on the action. Best of all, some come with special Olympics menus and drinks deals!
Beermarket 3B River Valley Road, #01-17/02-02 Clarke Quay
Showing all events during opening hours
Opening Hours: Sun – Thu: 6pm to 2am. Fri – Sat & eve of PH: 6pm to 3am
Promotion: Happy Hungry Hour from 6pm to 8pm from Mon to Thu and all Sun. $2 for wings and fries.
Boomarang 60 Robertson Quay, #01-15 The Quayside | 6738 1077
Showing all events during opening hours
Opening Hours: Daily 7am till late
Promotion: Happy Hours, Mon – Fri 5pm to 8pm, Sun 2pm – 8pm. $6 house pour, $12 wine by the glass, $16 Magners draught.
Brewerkz @ Riverside Point 30 Merchant Road, #01-05/06 Riverside Point | 6438 7438
Showing all events during opening hours
Opening Hours: Mon – Thurs & Sun 12pm to 12am. Fri, Sat & eve of PH, 12pm to 1am.
Promotion: Happy Hours 12pm to 8pm, bottled beers and ciders start from $11.
Harrys at Chijmes 30 Victoria St, #B1-06 Chijmes | 6334 9150
Showing all events during opening hours
Opening Hours: Sun – Thurs 3pm to 1am. Fri – Sat 3pm to 2am. Sun 12pm to 1am.
Promotion : 2 pints of Tiger for $28. Bucket of 5 Harry’s Premium Lager at $35 and Piper-Heidsieck Brut NV $99 a bottle. Happy Hours from 11am to 9pm daily.
Harrys at Boat Quay 28 Boat Quay | 6538 3029
Showing all events during opening hours
Opening Hours: Mon – Thurs: 11am – 1am. Fri – Sat: 11am – 2am. Sun: 11am – 1am
Promotion: Bucket of 5 Harry’s Premium Lager for $35 and Piper-Heidsieck Brut NV $99 a bottle. Happy Hours from 11am to 9pm daily.
HooHa! Café Yess Centre 27, #01-16/17 West Coast Highway | 6475 2210
Showing all events during opening hours
Opening Hours: 12pm to 2.30pm & 6pm to 11pm
Promotion: Happy Hours: 3pm to 7pm (Buy 2 & get third beer free). Mention “Expat Living” for 15% off your bill and free VIP membership
Muddy Murphy’s 442 Orchard Road, #B1-01 Orchard Hotel Shopping Arcade | 6735 0400
Showing all events during opening hours
Opening Hours: Mon – Thurs 11am to 1am. Fri, Sat and eve of PH, 11am to 2am. Sun 11am to 12am.
Promotion: Happy Hour till 7.30pm, 20% off drinks.
Prince of Wales Backpacker Pub 101 Dunlop Street & 51 Boat Quay | 6299 0130 & 6533 6296
Showing all events during opening hours
Opening Hours: 24 hours (it’s also a hostel!)
Promotion: Mon – Sat 10pm to 12am 1-for-1 beer, spirits and Jagerbombs, Happy Hours 9am to 9pm
The British Club, Scores Sports Bar & Restaurant 73 Bukit Tinggi Road | 6467 4311
Showing all events during opening hours
Opening Hours: Mon – Sun 8am to 11pm.
Promotion: Special Olympic-themed menu starts from $6.50.
Full event schedule can be found here.
How to watch it at home
Pay TV
SingTel is the only pay TV channel to have the rights from ESPN to broadcast the 2012 Olympics and will do so on 3 ESPN channels and 10 additional Olympic specific channels. These 13 channels are free of charge for regular Singtel Mio TV subscribers.
Free to Air
Free-to-Air TV provided by MediaCorp will cover the Olympic events across Channel 5, Channel U, Okto and HD5. The Opening Ceremony will be on Channel 5 at 3.45am on 28 July 2012 and you can expect to see up to 21 hours of Olympic coverage a day.
Online
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will live stream 2,200 hours of Olympic action on a dedicated You Tube channel. In addition to the 10 live HD streams, the IOC YouTube channel will also feature a 24-hour Olympic News Channel, offering general updates, event reports, and results.
Smartphone/Tablet APP
Keep up with all the Olympic action on your smartphone or tablet by downloading the free BBC Olympic app. Get daily text commentaries, news updates on all the action, top stories from their national teams based on your location, key events and medal moments. Blackberry users can stay in the know with the free London 2012: Official Join In App for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
