The second day of the Chinese New Year will see the Istana opening up its gates to the public from 8.30am till 6pm in celebration of the festivities. No wandering the Istana lawn though, it's closed for renovations till end of the year.
What's there to do at the Istana this coming Lunar New Year? There'll be a display of birds carried out by Wildlife Reserves Singapore, a hip hop dance show by Singapore Management University dancers, a non-hip hop Lion dance performance and other traditional displays.
If those cheesy programmes aren't your cup of tea, you can always go on a tour around the Istana grounds. Explore the site's flora and fauna and check out the President's gifts by foreign dignitaries, which will be up on display.
More details about the whole affair on the Istana website. Have fun.