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Spectators can expect a 360-degree view of the dazzling fireworks display at this year's National Day Parade to celebrate Singapore's 45th birthday.
The fireworks will be fired from nine locations, including Padang, the Esplanade, on the rooftop of City Hall and Suntec Towers.
This year, the parade will return to the Padang, with the theme "Live Our Dreams, Fly Our Flag".
It will have the regular crowd pleasers such as the Aerial FlyPast and the Presidential Gun Salute.
Chairman of the NDP 2010 Executive Committee, Colonel Benedict Lim, said: "It is actually a celebration of our achievements and an inspiration to the people to be forward-looking and to build a better future for Singapore.
"What is new this year (is that) because we have done some transformation of the Padang, we will be able to bring more props, more things onto the performance area and at the same time the fireworks will be something of a spectacular display.
"There will also be something new in the show segment and there will be a digital projection against the City Hall - again, that has not been done before."
While the main parade is at the Padang, Singaporeans can also soak in the fun from five other locations islandwide.
Celebrations will also be held in Choa Chu Kang, Bishan, Eunos, Sengkang and Woodlands.
Singaporeans can also get interactive, by going to a website to find out more about the parade, take part in the activities, post photos and share their views.
Major Alan Toh, chairman of NDP's multimedia and communications, said: "In addition, we are coming up with this mobile application that allows people to have the necessary information on the move.
"People can actually download an application through the NDP 2010 website, come June, and you will be able to share all the necessary activities pertaining to NDP 2010.
"The app will be able to bring you to the celebration location. For example, if you are in Yishun now, launching the app, you can actually find out where are the NDP celebration locations and it will show you a map on the location."
Organisers will make special efforts to minimise the inconvenience caused by the parade rehearsals, as well as the opening ceremony for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which will take place a few days after National Day.
Colonel Benedict Lim said: "There will be two of the rehearsals which will overlap on two Saturdays and we will have the NDP rehearsal first followed by the YOG, so that members of the public will only need to refer to one set of signs instead of two.
"Otherwise, it will be confusing for the people. So, if you are a shop owner at the Bay area you will only be inconvenienced once and not twice."
The YOG will kick off on 14 August.
The fireworks will be fired from nine locations, including Padang, the Esplanade, on the rooftop of City Hall and Suntec Towers.
This year, the parade will return to the Padang, with the theme "Live Our Dreams, Fly Our Flag".
It will have the regular crowd pleasers such as the Aerial FlyPast and the Presidential Gun Salute.
Chairman of the NDP 2010 Executive Committee, Colonel Benedict Lim, said: "It is actually a celebration of our achievements and an inspiration to the people to be forward-looking and to build a better future for Singapore.
"What is new this year (is that) because we have done some transformation of the Padang, we will be able to bring more props, more things onto the performance area and at the same time the fireworks will be something of a spectacular display.
"There will also be something new in the show segment and there will be a digital projection against the City Hall - again, that has not been done before."
While the main parade is at the Padang, Singaporeans can also soak in the fun from five other locations islandwide.
Celebrations will also be held in Choa Chu Kang, Bishan, Eunos, Sengkang and Woodlands.
Singaporeans can also get interactive, by going to a website to find out more about the parade, take part in the activities, post photos and share their views.
Major Alan Toh, chairman of NDP's multimedia and communications, said: "In addition, we are coming up with this mobile application that allows people to have the necessary information on the move.
"People can actually download an application through the NDP 2010 website, come June, and you will be able to share all the necessary activities pertaining to NDP 2010.
"The app will be able to bring you to the celebration location. For example, if you are in Yishun now, launching the app, you can actually find out where are the NDP celebration locations and it will show you a map on the location."
Organisers will make special efforts to minimise the inconvenience caused by the parade rehearsals, as well as the opening ceremony for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which will take place a few days after National Day.
Colonel Benedict Lim said: "There will be two of the rehearsals which will overlap on two Saturdays and we will have the NDP rehearsal first followed by the YOG, so that members of the public will only need to refer to one set of signs instead of two.
"Otherwise, it will be confusing for the people. So, if you are a shop owner at the Bay area you will only be inconvenienced once and not twice."
The YOG will kick off on 14 August.
