... the Singapore HeritageFest 2005 was a finalist in the 20th Tourism Awards 2005 for the Best Leisure Event Experience category.
 
... 98% of the survey respondents said they would visit the festival again in 2006!
 
... 900,000 Singaporeans and tourists visited the festival during its run in July 2005—a 45% increase from 2004!
 
Festival Hub
 
The Festival Hub @ Suntec City was the most popular festival component. 79% of the survey respondents named it as their favourite component.
 
9 in 10 of the visitors at the Festival hub said that they enjoyed themselves.
 
The children’s exhibition cum kids’ corner at the Festival Hub was the highest rated activity/exhibition at the hub.
 
People liked the hub the best because it was enriching, had interesting exhibits and programmes, and it brought back memories.
 
Fun on Foot, Adventure Singapore!
 
This was the third Fun on Foot organised since 2003.
 
We almost ran out of goody bags for participants. We planned for 2,000 participants, but 2,300 registered! It was a 130% jump from previous Fun on Foots!
 
91% said that they had never participated in Fun on Foot before.
 
91% then said they would participate in Fun on Foot in 2006!
 
Expedition "H"
 
The tours were sold out before the Festival began in 2005!
 
10% of the participants went on more than 1 tour.
 
Publicity
 
4.7 million Singaporeans found out about the festival from the media stories in the newspapers.
 
The average visitor duration to the festival website lasted 8 minutes per session.