Media preview SAFRA Mount Faber × Old Habits Cafe

Get the first look at Vintage Market 2026

Join us on Friday 6 November, 7pm to 10pm, for an early walk through the toys, games and collectibles of Growing Up With Singapore. Bring a guest, and dinner at Old Habits Cafe comes with a complimentary $50 voucher.

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MEDIA PASS · VINTAGE MARKET 2026
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Admit twoYou, plus one guest
Fri 6 Nov7pm to 10pmArrive earlier to dine first. The event starts at 7pm.
SAFRA Mount Faber2 Telok Blangah Way, #01-04, next to the swimming pool, Singapore 098803
#VM2026
Vintage Market poster, 27 to 29 November 2026 at Mt Faber SAFRA. A toy soldier sits among an arcade machine, tin robot, comics, a boombox and a kopi cup. Games, toys, collectibles, food, vintage goods, local brands, NS memories and more.
Open to the public 27 to 29 November 2026 Open the key visual at full size
Friday 6 November 2026

Your evening, start to finish

Ahead of the main Vintage Market 2026, Old Habits hosts a special pre-event preview featuring a curated selection of local creators, nostalgic brands, vintage toy collectors and enthusiasts. It lands three weeks before the public doors open on 27 November.

  1. Before 7:00pm

    Come early and eat first

    Use your complimentary $50 voucher at Old Habits Cafe so you can settle in before the preview begins.

  2. 6:45pm

    Booths and displays ready

    Every vendor is set up and the market is ready to film.

  3. 7:00pm

    The pre-event preview begins

    Media, KOL, guest and public engagement runs from 7pm to 10pm. Walk the aisles, meet the collectors and capture the launch energy.

  4. 10:00pm

    Pre-event concludes

    Plenty of time to shoot the market and the cafe, in your own style.

$50Dining voucherComplimentary, to spend at Old Habits Cafe.
+1Bring a guestEach invitation covers you and one guest.
21Days earlyYour look comes before the public opening on 27 Nov.
FreeCreative directionShoot it your way. We only ask that the event and the food are both clearly featured.
Participant highlights

A preview of the people keeping nostalgia alive

Made here. Collected here. Grew up here.

Collectible toy figures by Mox Monsters, with the maker peeking over them
Local toy manufacturing

Mox Monsters

Singapore-made toys, from idea to production

A homegrown Singapore toy factory specialising in the design and production of collectible toys. From concept development and prototyping to production, Mox Monsters represents a new generation of Singapore makers combining toy culture, character design and local manufacturing.

Pre-event highlightA chance to showcase that collectible toys can be created and produced right here in Singapore.

Instagram @moxmonsters
Heng Suay Eating House booth stacked with boxed merchandise
Singapore nostalgia and design

Heng Suay Eating House

Singapore nostalgia turned into merchandise

A homegrown Singapore creative brand that turns familiar local sights, objects, humour and everyday memories into Singapore-centric merchandise. The designs celebrate the ordinary things Singaporeans recognise instantly, the places and experiences that formed part of growing up here.

Pre-event highlightA strong representation of the Growing Up Singapore theme through playful, relatable local design.

TikTok @heng.suay.eating.house
Rows of vintage tin and battery-operated robots
Vintage toy collecting

K.C. Collectibles

Vintage battery-operated robots

A passionate vintage toy collector with an extensive collection built over many years. One highlight is a remarkable range of vintage battery-operated robots, many maintained in excellent and functional condition.

Pre-event highlightVisitors can experience genuine pieces of toy history, including mechanical robots that can still be demonstrated in operation today.

Your 80s Toyshop logo, Back to the 80s
80s childhood nostalgia

Your 80s Toyshop

A childhood time machine

Vintage toys and collectibles that transport visitors straight back to childhood, including Mask, He-Man, Ghostbusters and Visionaries. For adults they trigger familiar memories. For younger visitors they show how children played before smartphones and tablets.

Pre-event highlightA highly relatable, intergenerational nostalgia experience.

Facebook: Your 80s Toyshop
A shelf of Japanese vintage toys and collectible figures
Japanese vintage toy culture

Katsuden31

Japanese vintage toys and collectibles

Brings Japanese vintage toy culture and collectibles into the mix, reflecting the influence Japanese toys, television characters and pop culture had on generations of Singapore collectors.

Pre-event highlightAdds another layer to the nostalgia experience and connects Singapore childhood memories with the wider world of Japanese toy collecting.

Instagram @katsuden31
What you will be filming

Where nostalgia meets creation

A curated mix of local collectors and creators selling vintage and nostalgia-inspired finds, with games, food and a trail of missions running through it.

Illustrated arcade cabinet reading Game On
Game onRetro gaming zone and arcade energy
Illustrated toy soldier in an oversized helmet holding a paper plane
NS memoriesMeet the recruit and the army theme zone
Illustrated vintage Singapore comics and a football annual
Local comicsCollectibles from growing-up years
Illustrated blue and red tin robot toy
Tin toysLocal nostalgic toy creators and collectors
Illustrated kopi cup with a floral pattern
Kopi and bitesFood from Old Habits Cafe
Isometric booth layout of Vintage Market showing Local Creators, Retro Gaming and Army Theme zones, with the entrance and SAFRA admin booth at the bottom right
Booth layout

Start at the entrance, wander from there

  • Local Creators · independent makers of nostalgic toys
  • Retro Gaming · arcade and console corner
  • Collector booths · the orange aisles through the middle
  • Army Theme · NS memories and photo moments
  • SAFRA admin and Mama Shop photo op · near the entrance
Who is at the market

Participating brands

  • Maneki JourneyA1, A9
  • Heng Suay Eating HouseA2
  • Super One StudioA4
  • The Game StoreA5
  • Jonathan CollectionA6
  • Videogamers StoreA7
  • Pixels and PlaylistA8
  • Kenichiro's CollectiblesA10
  • Very Cool Stuff CollectiblesA12
  • We Are the CollectibleA13
  • Your 80s ToyshopB1, B2
  • Toy Kakis' CollectiblesB4 to B6
  • King of ToysB8
  • Very Cool StoreB9
  • Magic8B10
  • Addicted2AnimeB11
  • ToyrificC1, C2
  • Lawson's CollectiblesC3
  • By My Old SchoolC4
  • K.C. CollectiblesC5
  • Sith's Knick KnacksC7
  • Little Ghost StudioC8, C9
  • UniplayG1
  • TopSpace / ToySpaceG2
  • Figgy WiggyG3
  • Mox MonstersG4
  • Retro FaithfulG5
  • Gear Oil CafeG7
  • The Travelling MerchantG8
  • Alvin's BunkerS1, S2, S4
  • Bluebird GelblasterS3
  • Family For LifeS7
  • The FlygeekS8
  • Encounter.sgS9
Public weekend extra

Star Wars costumers meet and greet

Sat 28 Nov 1pm to 2:30pm
Sun 29 Nov 1pm to 2:30pm
Two stormtroopers and a Chewbacca costume posing with a visitor A row of costumed Star Wars troopers on a mall balcony
The mission trail

Collect, complete, claim

Visitors pick up a mission card, finish five missions across the market and take home exclusive merch. Tap the stations below to stamp the card.

1. Collect a mission card

Memory Recon EX collectible card showing the Vintage Market recruit mascot

2. Complete missions

Vintage MarketMISSION CARD
Scan the QR on the cardLUCKY DRAW

3. Claim exclusive merch

Embroidered army recruit patches and a Vintage Market keychain
Getting there

SAFRA Mount Faber

2 Telok Blangah Way, #01-04
Next to the Swimming Pool, SAFRA
Singapore 098803 Media preview: Friday 6 November, 7pm to 10pm
Open in maps

Public opening

Fri 27 Nov12pm to 9pm
Sat 28 Nov11am to 8pm
Sun 29 Nov11am to 8pm

Free shuttle service

Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November

    Departs hourly from SAFRA Mt Faber.

    Media kit

    Everything you need to cover it

    Story angles, tags and ready-to-use copy.

    Angle

    A playground for grown-ups

    Arcade cabinets, tin robots, carnival games and a mission trail built for adults who remember the originals.

    Angle

    Local makers, nostalgic toys

    Local creators and brands sit beside collectors, so the market shows what homegrown nostalgia looks like now.

    Angle

    NS memories, remembered

    An army-themed zone and a helmeted recruit mascot turn shared national service stories into photo moments.

    Angle

    Eat first, then explore

    Old Habits Cafe anchors the evening with a meal, then the market opens for the preview.

    Boilerplate

    Event writeup

    SAFRA Mount Faber and Old Habits Cafe present Vintage Market 2026, themed Growing Up With Singapore. A curated mix of local collectors, creators and brands sell vintage and nostalgia-inspired games, toys, collectibles and food, with NS memories, a mission card trail with exclusive merch, and Star Wars costumer meet and greets on 28 and 29 November. @encounter.sg is the official media partner of the event.

    Shuttle service from HarbourFront MRT

    A free shuttle runs on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November. From the HarbourFront Station bus stop, it departs at 10:30 am and every hour at half past, up to 8:30 pm. From SAFRA Mt Faber, it departs hourly from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm.

    Date and time

    Friday 27 November 2026, 12pm to 9pm
    Saturday 28 November 2026, 11am to 8pm
    Sunday 29 November 2026, 11am to 8pm

    Address

    SAFRA Mount Faber, 2 Telok Blangah Way, #01-04, next to the Swimming Pool, Singapore 098803

    Tag and hashtag

    #VM2026
    @encounter.eats @oldhabits.sg @safrasg @saframtfaber

    #VM2026 is mandatory on all content. Use Instagram's collaborate tag with the four handles. Content should promote Vintage Market, Old Habits Cafe and SAFRA Mount Faber.

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