Overview

United We Stand: Parade and Ceremony

Named “United We Stand”, this year’s Parade and Ceremony (P&C) segment highlights the collective strength of Singaporeans standing together as one united people to honour our nation’s progress and to express our love for Singapore.

It will feature more than 2,100 participants from all walks of life, showcasing participants from diverse backgrounds and abilities. A total of 35 marching contingents, including 24 contingents from the youth, social and economic groups, will form the parade led by Parade Commander Lieutenant Colonel Cheong Soon Yong Roger.

As part of celebrating diversity and embracing the unity of Singaporeans, the NDP 2024 P&C segment will feature a Choir Music Video showcasing nine school choirs, including seven from special education schools. Additionally, the Military Tattoo-Combined Band will also feature 194 participants from nine entities, the highest number to date. The military tattoo music, titled ‘Diversity in Strength’ is co-composed by Military Expert 1 Gordon Tan from the SAF Band and Nathanael Koh.  

Audiences can also look forward to an immersive 360-degree P&C experience with the first Onward March at the Padang, where the marching contingents will march onto the spectator stands. There will also be the longest-distance Presidential Gun Salute sail-past within the Marina Basin. Other traditional P&C favourites such as the Presidential Ceremonial Vehicle drive-past, Feu-de-Joie, State Flag Flypast, and “Salute to the Nation” bomb burst by the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s F-16C/D fighter aircraft, will also be part of this 360-degree experience. 

To commemorate TD40, the Volunteer Contingent, comprising volunteers from the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps and Home Team Volunteer Network, will make its comeback, and the parade will perform a special TD40 Transformation.