Mercury Festival Lucid Dreams: Free Entry, 100+ Vintage Vendors at Suntec

What Mercury Festival actually is

It is a vintage and small-business market run at exhibition-hall scale, mostly by young sellers, and it has grown into one of the bigger recurring ones in Singapore. Free entry is a real part of the appeal: you can go in, walk it in forty minutes, buy nothing and leave, which is not true of the ticketed fairs at the same venue. If markets are your thing, we also cover the Bugis Street thrift market and the weekend one at Somewhere.

Getting there without the Suntec walk

Hall 406 is deep inside the convention centre. The shortcut regulars use is the bridge from Marina Square, which drops you much closer to the hall than walking through Suntec City mall. Nearest MRT is Esplanade. Budget more time than you think, because the convention centre is genuinely confusing on a first visit.

Go with a number in your head

Vintage markets at this scale are priced by the seller, not the market, so the same style of jacket can be $30 at one booth and $95 four booths down. Walk the whole hall once before buying anything. Our own caption on the day was that we definitely did not go over budget, which was a lie.

FAQs

Is Mercury Festival free to enter?

Yes. Mercury Festival: Lucid Dreams had free entry daily on 5 to 7 June 2026 at Suntec Hall 406.

What time did Mercury Festival open?

The hall ran 11.30am to 8.30pm, opening to the general public from 12.30pm each day.

What do vendors sell at Mercury Festival?

Mostly curated vintage clothing and accessories, plus handmade goods, vintage watches, jagua tattoos and tarot reading sessions, from more than 100 vendors including around 30 international ones.