Spice & Story 2026 by Kampong Collective

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How Kampong Collective Began
A spark at Singapore Festival 2025

Kampong Collective grew out of Singapore Festival 2025, where more than 3,300 people gathered around food, art, performance, and connection.

I really enjoyed the immersive theatre — I didn’t expect live actors, which was a wonderful surprise. I also loved the artwork, especially the backdrop painting, lion architecture and the beautiful flower displays. - Quote from an attendee at the Singapore Festival 2025

In that gathering, they saw a deeper hunger: for spaces where artists, makers, founders, small businesses, and families could be seen, supported, and connected.

Today, they carry that spark forward through year-round experiences, marketplaces, and programs that open doors for what comes next.

SingaporeConnect is proud to share their next event, held with festival host partner OMG Entertainment.
Spice & Story | August 15 & 16, 2026 | San Mateo Event Center, CA

Ticketing

Get Tickets to the Festival and the Theater Show

Discount code for 10% off all tickets: SGCKAMP10 (Use at "Coupon Code" during check-out)

Asian Foodie Festival

Spice and Story is set within the larger Asian Foodie Festival at the Asian Culture & Food Expo with it's very own set of halls!

A ticket to Spice and Story gets you into all of these festivals!

Spice & Story

Two zones:

  1. Kampong Kopi, USA
  2. Kampong Gallery
Kampong Kopi, USA

Kampong Kopi — The Story You Can Taste: Step into our home, memory, food, identity & belonging

A 20-minute immersive theater experience where the audience isn't just watching, they're part of the kopitiam itself.

Step inside a kopitiam on its opening day — steam rising, flour in the air, and a crew racing to rediscover the taste of home. Kampong Kopi is an original interactive one-act play that invites guests into the heart of Southeast Asian memory, family, and belonging. It's theatre you don't just watch — you become part of it.

As recipes go missing and traditions collide, the audience joins the chaos, helping the characters find what was never written down: the feeling of home. You'll hear the clink of kopi cups, smell pandan and ginger, and watch a brand-new dish — My Sweet Ondeh — come to life from instinct rather than measurement. Every moment is alive with humor, heart, and the kampong spirit, where food becomes storytelling and everyone has a seat at the table.

Presented as part of Spice & Story, Kampong Collective's signature 2026 experience, Kampong Kopi unfolds within a larger celebration of Southeast Asian creativity and culture. When the curtain falls, guests leave with a box of five curated tastings — each one a story in edible form, a reminder that home isn't found in a recipe, but in the people who share it.

Come curious. Come hungry. Come ready to be part of the story.

Kampong Gallery

An Art Zone:
Maker workshops, play zones, marketplace & community kakis

AI-generated impression of S&S Zones, see actual floor plan below

Thank you for your continued passion and support for our community!

Every kampong is built by the people who show up.

Lead sponsor: Singapore Global Network (SGN)

  • Attend with friends and family
  • Volunteer to support, whether now, or on the event day.
  • Partner, as a sponsor or community association
  • Donate, all donations to a 501(c)(3) organization are US tax-deductible

Your Food Options

Theater Show attendees will receive a box of food.

All attendees are welcome to patronise the likely 100 or so food stalls at the Asian Foodie Expo where there will be a diverse range of Asian food available for purchase throughout the event.

Floor plans

Spice & Story Gallery Floor Plan

Spice & Story Theater Floor Plan

Spice and Story Signature Series Poster

Spice & Story Signature Event Poster

Rooted in culture | Reimagined for today | Built for belonging