{"id":109,"date":"2013-11-08T15:30:47","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T06:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.peatix.com\/sg\/!CDATAthe-jolly-holidays-are-almost-here-a-guide-to-festive-events"},"modified":"2018-06-28T10:18:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T10:18:57","slug":"the-jolly-holidays-are-almost-here-a-guide-to-festive-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/the-jolly-holidays-are-almost-here-a-guide-to-festive-events\/","title":{"rendered":"The jolly holidays are (almost) here: a guide to festive events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lamppost-sized candy canes have appeared along the Singapore River &#8211; the sure sign that the holidays are just around the corner.\u00a0 There\u2019s plenty of fun to look forward to this season!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/1-Pictures.jpg\" alt=\"Lamppost-sized Candy Canes\" width=\"480\" height=\"153\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Planning a party at home?<\/strong>\u00a0 Up your sushi-making skills or get sake tips from a \u2018Samurai\u2019 at these <a href=\"http:\/\/peatix.com\/user\/148576\">free <strong>Liang Court workshops<\/strong><\/a> (weekends in November).\u00a0 For those feeling lazier, <strong>A for Arbite<\/strong> has Christmas staples like Maple Glazed Honey Baked Ham for <a href=\"http:\/\/arbite.com.sg\/blog\/xmas\/\">pre-order<\/a> already.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worked hard this year?<\/strong>\u00a0 It is time to pamper yourself, and what better way than to drink champagne at <a href=\"http:\/\/chateauasiachampagne.peatix.com\/\"><strong>ChateauAsia\u2019s<\/strong> annual tasting<\/a> &#8211; at the exclusive Tower Club (28 Nov, Thu | Early-bird price ends 11 Nov).\u00a0 Or pair some of Australia\u2019s finest wines from <a href=\"http:\/\/peatix.com\/event\/22370\"><strong>Wolf Blass<\/strong> with a 7-course degustation dinner<\/a> (15 Nov, Fri), including the Black Label Cab-Shiraz-Malbec blend that scored the same as a Ch\u00e2teau Lafite Rothschild in the Master Blend Classification.\u00a0 Take the chance to also shop wines for your year-end parties.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/wolfblass.jpg\" alt=\"Wolf Blass Wine\" width=\"600\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dinner with \u201cthe King\u201d?<\/strong>\u00a0 You\u2019ve two chances to feast while being entertained by one of the best Elvis impersonators on the planet.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/elvisalive.peatix.com\/\"><strong>Chris\u2019 Cafe<\/strong> at the Hub<\/a> hosts \u2018Elvis\u2019 on 15th November, Friday, where all bar profits going towards Nusantara Development Initiatives (NDI).\u00a0 On 16th November, Saturday, <a href=\"http:\/\/peatix.com\/event\/22405\"><strong>Sarnies<\/strong><\/a> invites you to the ringside with \u2018Elvis\u2019 &#8211; grab your tickets as walk-ins are not accepted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have kids in tow?<\/strong>\u00a0 For the young, and for those who stay curious and creative, <a href=\"http:\/\/amazingtoybox.peatix.com\">\u201cChristmas is Here!\u201d<\/a> by the <strong>Amazing Toybox<\/strong> is an array of brand-new catchy songs with \u201cSheriff Bobcat Buckles and Abby Ant\u201d to sing along with. Tickets are in great demand, almost all shows are sold out! A more hands-on experience awaits those who join the <a href=\"http:\/\/peatix.com\/event\/22841\">Chocolate Mould-making workshop<\/a> &#8211; learn 3D modelling and print your own mould to make seasonal treats.\u00a0 Or join <a href=\"https:\/\/hackidemia4.peatix.com\">DIY bio-hacking<\/a> at the Science Centre for a morning of informative fun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cms.peatix.com\/images\/blog\/Ufactory-banner.png\" alt=\"The U Factory\" width=\"630\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can\u2019t decide?<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/theufactory.com\"><strong>The U Factory<\/strong><\/a> has everything from a Monocle pop-up store to ramen burgers by the Travelling C.O.W. Set in the low-rise Gillman Barracks, it is the perfect spot to while an afternoon away and pretend you\u2019re on vacation already.<\/p>\n<p>Image credits: <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/ArchitectureWalks\">ArchitectureWalks<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/bananagranola\">bananagranola<\/a>, Wolf Blass Wines, The U Factory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lamppost-sized candy canes have appeared along the Singapore River &#8211; the sure sign that the holidays are just around the corner.\u00a0 There\u2019s plenty of fun to look forward to this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,12],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventblog.peatix.com\/experiences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}