Singapore Biodiversity Race ®

About Singapore Biodiversity Race

The Singapore Biodiversity Race is an educational and engaging competition for participants of all experience levels to discover the rich fauna of Singapore, explore nature areas, and stand a chance to win attractive prizes.

Participants will compete in teams to photograph and upload as many fauna species as possible from selected taxonomic groups to a designated iNaturalist project within the given timeframe. The selected taxonomic groups are birds, butterflies, and mammals

Join us for the Singapore Biodiversity Race!

By Nature Society Singapore (NSS) and Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC)
Discover nature, contribute biodiversity data, and become citizen scientists in this upcoming race.

Race Details
Date: 22 August 2026 (Saturday)
Time:  See programme below; Varies by race categories
Venue: Mainland Singapore or Sentosa Island depending on race categories

Award & Closing Ceremony Details
Date: 22 August 2026 (Saturday)
Time: See programme below
Venue: Sapphire Pavilion, Siloso Beach, Sentosa Island

Programme
07:30 AM – Flag off for all race categories
11:00 AM – Race ends for Children and Family
11:30 AM – Race ends for Youth and Open
12:00 PM – Race ends for Open — Sentosa Island Only
01:00 PM – Buffet Lunch
02:30 PM – Award & Closing Ceremony
04:00 PM – End

Race Categories and Details

Build your team and race in one of the following categories.

Participants of all experience levels are welcome, there is something for everyone!

Children

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM
3 hours long


3 - 4 members per team
12 years and below
Including schools teams
Must be supervised by an adult

Youth

08:00 AM - 11.30 AM
3.5 hours long


3 - 4 members per team
13 - 18 years
Including school teams
May be supervised by an adult

Family

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM
3 hours long


2 - 4 members per team
At least one parent and one child
of 12 years old and below

Open

08:00 AM - 11.30 AM
3.5 hours long


3 - 4 members per team

Open — Sentosa Island Only

08:00 AM - 12.00 PM
4 hours long


3 - 4 members per team
Race on Sentosa Island only

Join us for some fun

Race Ticketing & Registration

Open from now to 01 August 2026 (Saturday)!

Each team is required to purchase all tickets in a single transaction before registering:

  1. Purchase all tickets in a single transaction via Sentosa’s portal. Tickets are $17 per pax including island admission to enter Sentosa.
  2. Upon successful purchase, register all team members in a single submission via NSS’s registration form by 01 August 2026 (Saturday). You will be required to provide the Team Ticket Purchase Order Number.
  3. Receive a registration confirmation email upon successful registration.


For safety reasons, each team in the Children race category must be supervised by an adult, while each team in the Youth race category may also be supervised by an adult. The adult supervisor:

  • Is not required to purchase a ticket and will not receive a participant goodie bag.
  • Must be registered with the team but will not be counted as a team member.


This race is organised by Nature Society Singapore and Sentosa Development Corporation.


Should you have any enquiries, please contact the NSS Secretariat staff at [email protected].

Pre-race Activities

To gear up for the race, sign up for our upcoming pre-race activities centred on iNaturalist, a platform for contributing biodiversity data and a valuable tool for budding naturalists to identify and learn more about the species they observe!


Click on the activities below for more details and to register.

Open to the public

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iNaturalist Introduction & Training

04 July, Saturday

04:00 PM – 06:00 PM

Click here for more details

Open to the public

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iNaturalist Practice Walk 1 at Imbiah Trail

18 July, Saturday

08:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Click here for more details

Open to the public

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iNaturalist Practice Walk 2 at Imbiah Trail

01 August, Saturday

08:30 AM – 10:30 AM

More details coming soon