Something Strange Festival, billed as Singapore's first festival of horror, mystery, folklore and the unexplained, takes over Cineleisure on Orchard Road from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November 2026, with free entry to its Festival Village and paid add-ons from S$11.50.
TL;DR
- Dates and place: 13 to 15 November 2026 at Cineleisure, 8 Grange Road, a three-minute walk from Somerset MRT Exit B.
- Free: the Festival Village, Main Stage talks and performances, The Curiosity Market and Fringe discoveries. Paid: horror films from S$22, Haunted Backrooms from S$11.50, heritage walking tours from S$55.20 and live podcast shows from S$43.70, per the festival's booking page.
- Some experiences, including the Haunted Backrooms and selected films, carry age ratings or advisories, so check each listing before booking.
What is Something Strange Festival?
Something Strange Festival is a new three-day event created by Eugene Tay, founder of the Singapore supernatural storytelling platform Supernatural Confessions. It is co-organised by Supernatural Confessions, film producer KillerMud Films and the Singapore Film Society, with Cineleisure as official venue partner and Golden Village as official festival cinema. In Geek Culture's sponsored preview, Tay describes the festival as a celebration of "everything that makes us curious."
Where is it and how do I get there?
The Festival Village fills Cineleisure at 8 Grange Road, with the entrance and registration on Level 1, the Main Stage and Haunted Backrooms in Basement 1, the market on Levels 2 and 3, and screenings at GV Cineleisure. The festival recommends Somerset MRT (NS23), Exit B, along Grange Road. Daily opening times are still listed as "TBA" on the official venue page, so check before heading down late. If you are already in the area this weekend, the Orchard Road Christmas light-up switches on from 17 November.
What is free and what costs money?
General admission is free on all three days. It covers the Main Stage, The Curiosity Market of independent artists and makers, Fringe installations, food and drink areas and social spaces. Social Night, the after-dark gathering with music and drinks, is listed as free with table reservations.
Ticketed experiences listed on the official booking page on 13 November:
- SSF Horror-thon: S$22 per film, or S$188 for a 10-film package. Titles include Shutter (Thailand), Talk to Me (Australia), The Omen (1976) and Singapore's Blood Ties, with screenings running past midnight on Friday and Saturday.
- Haunted Backrooms: a scare-free walkthrough from S$11.50, or the full Haunted Backrooms Experience with live scare actors at S$20.70, with timed entry from 7pm.
- Haunting Heritage Tours: from S$55.20 for a guided walk through the darker history around the Somerset area. The festival describes it as a two-hour walk that runs rain or shine unless conditions are unsafe.
- Live podcast shows: from S$43.70, recorded in front of a seated audience.
Festival Pass and All-Access Pass holders get discounted or included entry. Passes are collected at the Level 1 registration counter, not posted. Tickets and passes are non-refundable unless an experience is cancelled by the festival.
Is it suitable for children?
The festival says some experiences carry age ratings or advisories, including the Haunted Backrooms and selected screenings. The free Festival Village areas have no age restriction listed. Families who enjoyed Halloween Horror Nights 14 will recognise the format, but this is a smaller, more local and film-led event.
Why it matters
Singapore has big-ticket scares at Universal Studios each October, but a citywide festival built around local ghost stories, Asian horror cinema and independent creators is new. Prices are also lower than a theme-park night, and the free village means you can drop in without committing. It overlaps with the Singapore Writers Festival, so book-lovers have two options this weekend.
What is not confirmed?
Daily opening and closing times for the Festival Village, final floor positions (the venue map says "final positions to be confirmed") and exact age ratings for individual films were not published on the official site at the time of writing. Price details reported elsewhere differ slightly from the booking page; we have used the official booking page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Something Strange Festival free?
Yes, entry to the Festival Village at Cineleisure is free on 13 to 15 November 2026. Films, the Haunted Backrooms, heritage tours and podcast shows are ticketed.
How much are Haunted Backrooms tickets?
The walkthrough is S$11.50 and the full scare experience is S$20.70 for the public, per the official booking page on 13 November.
Where do I collect a Festival Pass?
At the registration counter on Level 1 of Cineleisure, by showing the QR code in your confirmation email or in My Festival.
Sources and Method
Facts come from the official Something Strange Festival website (home, Venue and Info, and Book pages, viewed 13 November 2026), checked against Geek Culture's 25 October preview (marked advertorial) and Little Big Red Dot's 4 November guide. Where reports differed on prices or tour length, we used the official site. HOT in SG has no commercial relationship with the festival.
