Heartbeat@Bedok takes the Digital for Life Festival on 31 October and 1 November 2026. The Infocomm Media Development Authority lists the east weekend from 9am to 4.30pm. Entry is free. The building is at 11 Bedok North Street 1, beside Bedok MRT and the bus interchange. Library, Kampong Chai Chee CC, polyclinic, and ActiveSG pools share the same block. Treat the weekend as a CC and library Saturday.
The other festival weekend is 24 and 25 October at VivoCity Central Court, 10am to 10pm. That date is for people already in Harbourfront. Easties should keep 31 October and 1 November.
IMDA and the Digital for Life site split the floor into three quests. Digital Discoverer covers games, e-payments, and everyday digital services. Screen Smart Superhero covers screentime, gaming, and social media habits. AI Adventurer covers generative AI tools and simple coding. The New Age Parents posted the same three paths on 28 September 2026. Walk the stations as a family or alone. The official page does not sell a ticket for the floor.
Three set pieces sit on both weekends. The Digi-Diet Salad Bar is where you build a bag charm from habit "ingredients." Bitty is the mascot hunt on an interactive wall. Find the hidden figures and you get a sticker. There are six designs. The Pledge Tree is a leaf you add if you want to mark a commitment to digital inclusion. Those activities run inside Heartbeat during the 9am to 4.30pm window. The 2026 programme page is on digitalforlife.gov.sg/festival/programmes.
Workshops sit in Bedok Library Programme Room, in the same building. prAImer on 31 October runs 5pm to 6.15pm, after the festival floor closes at 4.30pm. It is a parent session on using AI for schoolwork while staying critical online. Register on NLB LibCal event 5975973. AI for Daily Living on 1 November runs 4pm to 5pm. Seniors work with a youth buddy on communication, information, and daily tasks. Register on LibCal event 5976471. Both are free. Harbourfront Library workshops belong to the VivoCity weekend. Skip those if you are only coming east.
People's Association opened the seven-storey Heartbeat@Bedok in 2018. Bedok Public Library, Kampong Chai Chee CC, SingHealth polyclinic, and ActiveSG East Bedok Sports Centre still share it. The festival uses that mix. You can return a library book or swim the same trip. Official drop-off is along Bedok North Street 1. Park in the Heartbeat basement carpark. Alight at Bedok Bus Interchange and walk. Bedok Mall is next door for errands. Eat at Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre after the floor. The festival listing does not name a food court of its own.
PA photographs of earlier civic weekends in this atrium show booths, queues, and workshop tables. Saturday late morning will fill the same way. Arrive at 9am if you want space at the salad bar. IMDA's activity catalogue repeats the hours. The New Age Parents roundup is the independent writeup of the quests, the Digi-Diet charms, and the Bitty stickers.
This is the civic leftover still open in the east after Tampines 1 Halloween and HomeTeamNS SpoOktober at the reservoir. Heartbeat is already the wet-Saturday building for Bedok. Use the free weekend on the floor, then stay for prAImer if you booked the 5pm library slot, or go home when the 4.30pm close hits.
Practical Details
What. Digital for Life Festival 2026, a free IMDA weekend of quests, Digi-Diet bag charms, Bitty stickers, a pledge tree, and library workshops.
When. Heartbeat@Bedok 31 October and 1 November 2026, 9am to 4.30pm. The other weekend is VivoCity Central Court 24 and 25 October, 10am to 10pm. prAImer 31 October 5pm to 6.15pm. AI for Daily Living 1 November 4pm to 5pm.
Where. Heartbeat@Bedok, 11 Bedok North Street 1, Singapore 469662. Workshops in Bedok Library Programme Room.
Tickets. Floor entry free, no booking. Workshops free, register on NLB LibCal. prAImer: nlb.libcal.com/event/5975973. AI for Daily Living: nlb.libcal.com/event/5976471.
Transit. Bedok MRT, then walk. Bedok Bus Interchange is beside the building. Drop-off on Bedok North Street 1. Heartbeat basement carpark.
Website. Digital for Life Festival. Hours also on the IMDA catalogue. Building: PA Heartbeat@Bedok.
Sources. digitalforlife.gov.sg/festival and programme page, IMDA activity catalogue 2026, The New Age Parents 28 September 2026, NLB LibCal workshop listings, People's Association Heartbeat@Bedok page.
