WWF Earth Hour Festival 2025 at Sentosa Sensoryscape will feature community driven engagement at Singapore’s green connector and empower the public to adopt climate and nature-positive habits for SG60 and beyond

• Festival celebrations at Sentosa Sensoryscape will kick off at 11:00am on 22 March 2025, featuring hourly activities and programmes culminating in the symbolic Switch Off from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.
• Festivities at Sentosa Sensoryscape will immerse visitors in nature through its vibrant gardens, enhanced by light and sound play, while featuring community-driven initiatives, interactive games and performances that explore climate action and nature conservation.
• In conjunction with World Water Day on March 22, selected festival activities will touch on water sustainability as part of a larger programme promoting mindful consumption and the importance of conserving Singapore’s natural resources.

SINGAPORE, 10 MARCH 2025 – WWF-Singapore’s Earth Hour Festival 2025, happening on 22 March at Sentosa Sensoryscape, will celebrate Singapore’s rich natural heritage in celebration of SG60 and empower individuals to contribute to a healthier, more resilient planet.

Themed “The Biggest Hour for Earth,” this year’s festival emphasises the power of collective action, encouraging individuals to take purposeful actions that spark behaviour change and deepen their connection to nature and their community.

Climate and nature are deeply connected—ecosystem loss reduces carbon storage, while rising temperatures intensify environmental stress, making it harder for nature to recover. WWF’s 2024 Living Planet Report revealed that wildlife species populations have declined by 60 per cent over the past 50 years in Asia Pacific. The data helps us understand the health of these habitats and the potential loss of resilience to climate change. At the same time, global temperatures continue to rise with January 2025 recorded as the hottest ever.

The Earth Hour Festival 2025 spotlights the role of people in shaping a greener future. From the choices we make as consumers to the way communities come together for environmental solutions, the festival will demonstrate how everyday decisions—what we buy, how we live, and the causes we support—can drive tangible change

Building on last year’s success, WWF-Singapore is bringing back the Hour Bank—an online tool designed to help individuals discover and take part in environmentally-conscious activities, such as participating in citizen science projects, making more sustainable food choices or even hosting their own environmental initiative.

“Safeguarding our planet for future generations requires action rooted in data, evidence and real-world impact. As a science-practice organisation, WWF works on the ground to protect nature and support the communities that depend on it. Through the Earth Hour Festival, held at Sentosa Sensoryscape, we are excited to share our expertise and demonstrate the real impact of conservation efforts. This SG60, we hope to work together with fellow Singaporeans to take meaningful steps toward a future where both people and nature thrive.” – Vivek Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, WWF-Singapore

At Sentosa Sensoryscape, visitors will be inspired to let their senses wander as they explore the 30,000 square metre oasis that blends nature, design and technology for an immersive multi-sensorial journey, featuring more than 250 species of plants. As the festival’s backdrop, it creates spaces for discovery, conversation, and hands-on experiences that connect people to the natural world.

As with previous years, the Earth Hour Festival 2025 will feature a day of immersive experiences and sustainability-focused activities for all ages. This year’s highlights include exploring the impact of our food choices on the planet, the vital role of nature in building climate resilience, and how WWF-Singapore’s programmes support this by tackling illegal wildlife trade and protecting key ecosystems. Visitors can take part in hands-on activities such as assembling solar lights, exploring sustainable food choices at the “Build Your Own Planet-Friendly Meal” workshop, and creating a World Water Day-inspired piece to bring home.

For the first time, visitors can explore the Sustainable Sentosa booth, which highlights the island’s sustainability initiatives. The booth will feature an interactive 3D installation where participants are invited to pledge their personal commitment to sustainability, with pledges written on repurposed banners, as well as an environmental showcase that brings attention to the interesting flora and fauna of Sentosa and conservation efforts.

The evening will come to life with the Switch Off performance, hosted by Joakim Gomez, starting at 7:30 PM and featuring performances by local performing groups.

The festival will culminate in the symbolic Switch Off at 8:30 PM, as Singapore’s iconic landmarks, businesses, and communities power down in solidarity for the planet. On Sentosa, over 26 businesses will join in by turning off non-essential lights in support of this global movement. Join the movement and be part of this global call to action. 

Visit https://www.wwf.sg/earthhour/ for more details.

Getting There:

• Address: Sentosa Sensoryscape, 3 Siloso Road, Singapore 098977 
• By Foot: Take a stroll via Sentosa Boardwalk and enter Sensoryscape via Lookout Loop.
• By Sentosa Express: Take Sentosa Express, alight at Imbiah Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Lookout Loop.
• By Public Bus: Take Bus 123, alight at Beach Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Glow Garden.
• By Cable Car: Take the Mount Faber Line, alight at Sentosa Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Lookout Loop. Or take the Sentosa Line, alight at the Imbiah Lookout Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Lookout Loop.
• By Intra-island Bus: Take Bus A or B, alight at Beach Station, and enter Sensoryscape via Glow Garden.
• By Car: Park at Beach Station Carpark and enter Sensoryscape via Glow Garden.

(Refer to Annex A for details on event)

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About Earth Hour 

Earth Hour is WWF’s flagship global environmental movement. Born in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour has grown to become one of the world’s largest grassroots movements for the environment, inspiring individuals, communities, businesses and organisations in more than 180 countries and territories to take tangible environmental action for over a decade. Historically, Earth Hour has focused on the climate crisis, but more recently, Earth Hour has strived to also bring the pressing issue of nature loss to the fore. The aim is to create an unstoppable movement for nature, as it did when the world came together to tackle climate change. The movement recognises the role of individuals in creating solutions to the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges and harnesses the collective power of its millions of supporters to drive change.

About WWF-Singapore

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organisations. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. As one of WWF’s international hubs, WWF-Singapore supports a global network spanning over 100 countries.

WWF-Singapore works closely with local stakeholders towards a greener and more sustainable Singapore and the region around us. We work to address key conservation areas, such as deforestation, illegal wildlife trade, oceans, food security, sustainable finance and sustainable consumption through education and outreach efforts with individuals, businesses and governments.

For more information, please visit wwf.sg. 

Annex A

Event Details
Date: Saturday, 22 March 2025
Time: 11:00am to 9:30pm
Location: Sentosa Sensoryscape 

Annex B – Acknowledgements

Special thanks to:

Official Venue Partner: Sentosa Development Corporation

Lead Partners
– Watsons Singapore
– Samsonite

Official Broadcast Media Partner
– StarHub  

Official OOH Media Partner
– Plan B Media

Arts & Performances
– Raffles Girls’ Primary School
– Trudance
– EARL the Band
– Naomi Shin
– Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS)