# Event Details - **Event Name**: My Boon Keng Heritage Tour [English] (22 March 2026) - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 am – Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 11:30 am - **Event Description**: The story of Kallang River is the story of Singapore - Let's discover the amazing people and places around Boon Keng and Kallang River!About this EventIn the words of Prof Yacob Ibrahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kolam Ayer ward in Jalan Besar GRC: “The history of Kallang River is the history of Singapore. It is an important story to be told”.The name Kilang, Kelang or Kallang was a reference to the Orang Laut tribe known as Orang Beduanda Kalang, who settled in Kallang and Singapore Rivers and made kajangs (boat roof) and sails. Kallang refers to the roller skid for launching boats in Malay. There were about 500 Orang Biduanda Kallang when Raffles first landed in Singapore.The Kallang River, which is the longest river in Singapore, flows from Lower and Upper Pierce Reservoir to the basin near Nicoll Highway. My Boon Keng Heritage Tour covers the section of the river near its intersection with Whampoa River where early immigrants lived, worked, played and prayed at Kampong Kuchai, Kampong Hock Soon and Kampong Koo Chye. Some of Singapore's most prominent religious and social institutions, earliest public housing and industrial estates were also established at Boon Keng to provide employment for her residents. Do not miss the exclusive visit to Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital , Singapore's oldest charitable healthcare institution on this tour.The tour also includes a memorable behind-the-scenes trip to Geylang Bahru Industrial Estate where we will get to meet funeral directors!Who should come?Everyone is welcome to participate in this tour.Duration and Meeting PlaceApproximate Duration: 3 hoursLanguage: EnglishMeeting Point: Kallang MRT Station - Exit B Street Level - Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the tour.Ending Point: Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (a stone's throw away from Boon Keng Station)The tour will proceed rain or shineWhat to bring and wear?Wear respectfully as we will enter several places of worship(1) A collared, modest shirt or blouse with sleeves that cover our shoulders(2) Long pants (e.g. jeans) or skirts that cover your knees(3) Covered shoes.Please do not wear singlets, sleeveless / spaghetti-strap or low-cut tops, shorts or miniskirts, slippers or sandals.Please do not bring cigarettes, alcohol, meat or any food, or dangerous items with you or in your bag.Bring along hand sanitiser, insect repellent, EZ-Link card, a bottle of water and an umbrella.Asthmatic individuals are encouraged to bring their inhaler.Other important informationPlease do not sign up for the tour if you are unsure of your schedule. Our volunteers have committed their time to this tour - Your absence is discouraging our volunteers from organising any physical tours.You must cancel this ticket if you were unwell and could not turn up.Participants who have signed up for the tour but did not turn up will be banned permanently from My Community's future tours.Please arrive 15 minutes before the tour for registration.DisclaimerBy agreeing to participate in the tour, every participant will be responsible for any injury, loss of damage due to careIessness of other actions on his/her part or that of children under his/her charge.It is compulsory for a parent/guardian to accompany any child of or under the age of 12Videos and photographs may also be taken during the event. By registering for this event, you give My Community full rights to use the photos for marketing and publicity.For updates:Follow us at @mycommunitysg on Instagram and @myqueenstown on Facebook.Visit mycommunity.org.sg to learn about our initiatives. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/singapore/my-boon-keng-heritage-tour-english-22-march-2026/100001984965537356 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit, heritage-walk, meetups, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: SGD ## Event venue details - **city**: Singapore - **state**: SG - **country**: Singapore - **location**: Kallang MRT Station - Exit B Street Level - **lat**: 1.3114865 - **long**: 103.8713507 - **full address**: Kallang MRT Station - Exit B Street Level, 5 Sims Avenue, Singapore, Singapore ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: My Boon Keng Heritage Tour [English] (22 March 2026) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/76b95695c7399eeb347ba335ccc221aa330df2f3ec806f1f5c538fcb03868f3e-rimg-w1200-h473-dcfecd08-gmir.png?v=1774097528 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is My Boon Keng Heritage Tour [English] (22 March 2026) being held? - **A:** My Boon Keng Heritage Tour [English] (22 March 2026) takes place on Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 am to Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 11:30 am at Kallang MRT Station - Exit B Street Level, 5 Sims Avenue, Singapore, Singapore. - **Q**: Who is organizing My Boon Keng Heritage Tour [English] (22 March 2026)? - **A:** My Boon Keng Heritage Tour [English] (22 March 2026) is organized by My Community. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "My Boon Keng Heritage Tour [English] (22 March 2026)", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/76b95695c7399eeb347ba335ccc221aa330df2f3ec806f1f5c538fcb03868f3e-rimg-w1200-h473-dcfecd08-gmir.png?v=1774097528", "startDate": "2026-03-22", "endDate": "2026-03-22", "url": "https://allevents.in/singapore/my-boon-keng-heritage-tour-english-22-march-2026/100001984965537356", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Kallang MRT Station - Exit B Street Level", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "5 Sims Avenue", "postalCode": "387405", "addressLocality": "Singapore", "addressRegion": "SG", "addressCountry": "SG" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "1.3114865", "longitude": "103.8713507" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "The story of Kallang River is the story of Singapore - Let's discover the amazing people and places around Boon Keng and Kallang River!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "SGD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-22", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/singapore/my-boon-keng-heritage-tour-english-22-march-2026/100001984965537356" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "SGD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/singapore/my-boon-keng-heritage-tour-english-22-march-2026/100001984965537356", "price": 0, "name": "My Boon Keng Heritage Tour [English] (22 Mar 2026)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "My Community", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/my-community/22551358", "description": "My Community is a non-profit organisation which documents social memories, celebrates community arts and heritage and champions for greater community involvement in cultural management and urban governance in Queenstown, Bukit Merah and Tiong Bahru" } ] } ] ```