The International Arts Carnival will be held from July 8 to August 21, featuring over 480 fun family events.

Six troupes from Canada, Japan, the Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Brazil and Spain will join 23 local groups to give exciting stage performances like acrobatics, puppetry, music, dance, drama and comedy.

Kicking off this year's carnival is the Asian premiere of Nomade, by Canadians Cirque Eloize. It blends acrobatics, dance and music to bring a surreal journey beyond imagination.

3 themes

The carnival has three main series namely HeARTS Linked, ABC Come & See and Andersen Series.

The HeARTS Linked series will feature a number of fun and creative programmes while the ABC, Come & See series is a fun-fest especially for kids. In celebration of Hans Christian Andersen's bicentenary, the festival will bring three stage performances inspired by his immortal tales.

The New Generation series for teenagers will explore their creativity with a multimedia dance workshop, a stage photography workshop and a video workshop.

Apart from performances, the event will feature workshops, school tours, exhibitions, cultural tours, a graphic design competition, library and museum activities.

Tickets are $40 to $320 at URBTIX outlets. Half-price tickets are available for full-time students, senior citizens, people with disabilities and welfare recipients. Questions? Call 2370 1044 or click here. Telephone reservations can be made on 2734 9009 and credit card bookings on 2111 5999. For internet bookings click here.