The event I have chosen was Singapore Arts Festivals 2009. A little history about Singapore Arts Festivals, it started out as early as 1977 as a National Arts Festival portraying the local talents and activities of Singapore. As cited from http://www.singaporeartsfest.com/aboutus/, ‘it has helped to transform the city's cultural landscape, turning it into one of Asia's major cultural capitals today’. This year Arts Festivals was held from 15th May to 14th June in various locations featuring dance, music, theatre and outdoor performances. This time they have also engage artists from over 20 countries with more than 400 activities and performance available.

I have chosen to compare the Singapore Arts Festivals with the Galway Arts Festival held in Galway, Ireland. The Galway Festival, founded in 1978 is one of the most successful and leading art festival held in Ireland. It connects with all the artists and performers from the local and overseas together showcasing both the Irish and International arts. It is stated that ‘Over 100,000 people attend Festival annually with hundreds of writers, artists, performers and musicians creating theatre, spectacle, street art, music, comedy, literature and music producing a wonderful fortnight of cultural activity and celebration’. With its 31 years of history, this festival usually takes place every year during the last two weeks of July. And this year, the event takes place from the 13^th to 26^th July 2009.