Baey Yam Keng shows NDP staff clearing blanks from stage & working balloons off-screen, thanks everyone involved in parade

Baey Yam Keng shows videos of overlooked staff who made NDP 2026 possible, praises their dedication

Tampines Member of Parliament (MP) Baey Yam Keng shone a spotlight on behind-the-scenes staff at the National Day Parade (NDP) 2026.

He showed videos of people who made the parade possible, from those cleaning up blanks off the stage to the ones working hard to move the floats gracefully during the performance.

Staff hurriedly pick blanks up from NDP stage

Mr Baey, who is also Minister of State for the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), uploaded his footage on 9 Aug.

“Some stuff at National Day Parade that TV audience might not see,” he wrote.

Mr Baey’s first video showed staff removing the blanks left on stage from the gun salute.

A row of them moved what appeared to be vacuum cleaners, while others hurriedly picked up any they could see.

They crossed the stage quickly, trying to leave as unnoticed as possible.

Blue dugong balloons catch attention of audiences

NDP 2026 included performances that looked back into Singapore’s past.

As a tribute to the country’s seafaring heritage, performers danced amid models of sailboats and marine life balloon floats.

Among these, the blue dugong balloons caught particular attention, as they “swam” gracefully through the air.

One Reddit user even declared the dugong balloons as the “cutest thing” in NDP 2026.

Several others agreed, calling the “round and fat” dugong adorable.

Mr Baey’s second video showed the performers hard at work to make the dugong balloon swim.

Moving at a brisk jog, one of the staff at the head of the balloon repeatedly pulled on and released a string to give it a graceful motion.

Baey Yam Keng thanks staff not listed in credits for helping make NDP 2026 possible

Lastly, Mr Baey also showed the rostering of the aides-de-camp for President Tharman Shanmugaratnam while the camera was focused on the stage.

“Many thanks to all who made the NDP possible,” Mr Baey wrote.

He specifically highlighted the people who were neither performers nor listed in the credits, but still worked hard to “offer a birthday present” to Singapore.

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Featured image adapted from Baey Yam Keng on Facebook, Facebook, and Facebook.