Deepavali Spring Cleaning Singapore 2026 | Diwali Cleaning

Updated: 3 October 2026
Written by Elvin Yeo

Deepavali is a time for light, family, new beginnings, and welcoming loved ones into the home.

For many families in Singapore, preparing for Deepavali also means giving the home a proper clean before relatives and friends arrive.

If work, festive shopping, cooking, and family commitments leave you short of time, professional Deepavali spring cleaning services in Singapore can help you prepare your HDB flat, condominium, or landed home without having to rush everything at the last minute.

At Spring Cleaning Singapore, our focus is simple: help you clean the areas that normal weekly cleaning may not fully cover, so your home feels fresh, comfortable, and ready for your celebrations.

This guide explains:

• When Deepavali falls in 2026
• When you should start cleaning
• What Deepavali spring cleaning can include
• A room-by-room cleaning checklist
• Spring cleaning prices in Singapore
• HDB, condo and landed-home considerations
• What to clean before guests arrive
• How professional spring cleaning differs from regular cleaning
• Frequently asked questions about Deepavali and Diwali cleaning

When Is Deepavali 2026 in Singapore?

Deepavali falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026.

Because Deepavali falls on a Sunday in 2026, Monday, 9 November 2026 is also a public holiday in Singapore.

The official date is published by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower.

In Singapore, the official public holiday name is generally Deepavali, although many people also search for and refer to the festival as Diwali.

That is why throughout this guide we use both terms where helpful.

Singapore’s National Heritage Board notes that preparations for Deepavali can begin weeks before the festival and may include cleaning and decorating the home, shopping for new clothes and preparing festive food.

Customs can differ between families and communities, but a clean and welcoming home remains an important part of festive preparation for many households.

When Should You Book Deepavali Spring Cleaning?

We recommend planning your main cleaning approximately:

1 to 3 weeks before Deepavali

For Deepavali 2026, that means considering your main spring-cleaning session from around:

Mid-October to early November 2026

Do not wait until the final weekend if you already know you will need professional cleaners.

Festive periods normally create higher demand for:

• Weekend appointments
• Larger cleaning teams
• Full-home spring cleaning
• HDB and condo cleaning
• Landed-property cleaning
• Window cleaning
• Kitchen deep cleaning
• Bathroom cleaning

Booking earlier also gives you more time to handle anything that requires additional attention after the main cleaning.

What Is Deepavali Spring Cleaning?

Deepavali spring cleaning is a more detailed one-time cleaning of your home before the festive period.

It normally goes beyond ordinary weekly cleaning.

A normal maintenance cleaning session may focus mainly on:

• Vacuuming
• Mopping
• Bathroom cleaning
• Kitchen surfaces
• Dusting
• General tidying

Spring cleaning focuses more attention on the places where dirt has accumulated over time.

Depending on your home’s condition, available cleaning time, and agreed scope, this may include:

• Ceiling fans
• Light fittings that can be reached safely
• Tops of wardrobes and cabinets
• Skirting boards
• Window tracks
• Window grilles
• Glass panels
• Doors and door frames
• Areas beneath movable furniture
• Kitchen grease
• Bathroom buildup
• Shelves
• Furniture surfaces
• Corners often missed during weekly cleaning

The exact scope should always be confirmed before your appointment.

Why Clean Your Home Before Deepavali?

Preparing for Deepavali can become very busy.

There may be:

• Shopping
• Cooking
• Decorating
• Family arrangements
• Visiting
• Hosting
• Work commitments

Trying to deep clean the entire home at the same time can become stressful.

Professional spring cleaning helps by taking care of the heavier cleaning work while you concentrate on your own festive preparation.

A properly planned clean can also make the home more comfortable when relatives and friends visit.

Instead of trying to clean everything on the night before Deepavali, you can prepare the home gradually and complete the heavy work earlier.

Our Deepavali Cleaning Checklist for Singapore Homes

One of the simplest ways to prepare is to work through the home one area at a time.

Here is the checklist we recommend.

1. Living Room

The living room is usually one of the most important areas when preparing for guests.

Focus on:

• Dusting accessible shelves
• Wiping furniture surfaces
• Cleaning TV consoles
• Wiping switches
• Cleaning doors and frames
• Dusting ceiling fans
• Cleaning skirting boards
• Vacuuming corners
• Vacuuming underneath movable furniture
• Mopping floors
• Cleaning interior windows
• Cleaning window tracks
• Cleaning window grilles where safely accessible

Don’t forget the entrance.

Your front entrance is one of the first things visitors see.

Clean:

• Main door
• Gate
• Shoe-storage exterior
• Floor around the entrance
• Door frame
• Accessible light fittings

Once cleaning is complete, you can prepare your festive decorations without working around dust and dirt.

2. Kitchen

For many homes, the kitchen can take the longest time during festive spring cleaning.

Cooking throughout the year can leave grease on surfaces that are easy to overlook.

Pay attention to:

• Countertops
• Backsplashes
• Stove and hob exterior
• Range-hood exterior
• Sink and tap
• Cabinet exteriors
• Accessible cabinet tops
• Appliance exteriors
• Floor edges
• Areas beneath movable kitchen items

If you want cleaning inside cabinets, refrigerators, ovens, or other appliances, confirm this before your appointment because these tasks can require additional time.

Before the cleaner arrives

If you want cabinet interiors cleaned, remove the contents first where possible.

A cleaner cannot thoroughly wipe an overcrowded cabinet while everything remains inside.

Doing a little decluttering beforehand allows the cleaning team to spend more of the booked time actually cleaning.

3. Bathrooms and Toilets

Bathrooms can quickly develop soap residue, water marks, and dirt around frequently used fixtures.

A Deepavali spring clean can focus on:

• Toilet bowl
• Wash basin
• Mirrors
• Taps
• Shower area
• Wall tiles
• Accessible grout
• Glass shower screens
• Bathroom shelves
• Floor corners
• Floor traps
• Door and frame
• Ventilation areas that can be reached safely

If there is severe mould, damaged silicone, or deeply stained grout, cleaning may improve the appearance but may not restore damaged material to brand-new condition.

Replacing damaged sealant or repairing defective surfaces is different from cleaning.

4. Bedrooms

Bedrooms often look tidy while still hiding dust in less-visible places.

Check:

• Tops of wardrobes
• Bedside tables
• Shelves
• Dressing tables
• Skirting
• Window tracks
• Window grilles
• Ceiling fans
• Accessible light fittings
• Areas beneath movable beds or furniture
• Floors
• Door frames

Use the festive period as an opportunity to remove clothes and household items you no longer use.

Decluttering first makes deep cleaning much more effective.

5. Windows, Tracks and Grilles

Window tracks are one of the areas that can be forgotten during routine house cleaning.

Dust, insects and outdoor dirt can build up inside the tracks over time.

Where safe and accessible, your checklist can include:

• Interior window glass
• Window frames
• Window tracks
• Grilles
• Sills

For safety reasons, cleaners should not be expected to lean dangerously outside high-rise windows.

Always prioritize safety over trying to clean inaccessible exterior glass.

6. Floors and Hidden Corners

After the higher areas have been cleaned, floors should normally be completed near the end.

This allows any dust that falls during cleaning to be removed properly.

Focus on:

• Vacuuming
• Mopping
• Corners
• Floor edges
• Skirting
• Behind movable furniture
• Beneath accessible furniture

Different flooring materials require different care.

Avoid experimenting with strong chemicals on marble, natural stone, timber or other sensitive surfaces unless you know that the product is suitable.

7. Sofa, Carpet and Soft Furnishings

If you are expecting guests, check your soft furnishings several days before Deepavali.

Look at:

• Sofa seats
• Armrests
• Dining-chair upholstery
• Rugs
• Carpets
• Curtains
• Guest-room mattresses

Normal spring cleaning can remove accessible surface dust, but deep stains on fabric sofas and carpets may require specialist upholstery or carpet-cleaning equipment.

If professional carpet or sofa cleaning is required, arrange it early enough for proper drying before your guests arrive.

Common Deepavali Food Spills: What Should You Do?

Deepavali gatherings can involve delicious curries, sweets, snacks, drinks, and other colorful foods.

Unfortunately, colorful food can also create difficult stains.

If something spills on a carpet or fabric sofa:

Do this:

1. Act quickly.
2. Remove any solid food carefully.
3. Use a clean white cloth or paper towel.
4. Blot gently.
5. Work from the outside of the spill towards the centre.
6. Contact a professional if the fabric is valuable or the stain is difficult.

Avoid this:

• Do not scrub aggressively.
• Do not pour large amounts of water onto the fabric.
• Do not randomly mix cleaning chemicals.
• Do not use bleach on coloured upholstery.
• Do not assume one stain remover is safe for every material.

Rubbing can spread a stain and push it further into the fabric.

For expensive carpets, rugs or delicate upholstery, test any cleaning product on an inconspicuous area first.

Deepavali Spring Cleaning for HDB Homes

HDB homes make up a major part of Singapore’s residential landscape, and the cleaning priorities are often very practical.

For an HDB Deepavali clean, consider prioritizing:

• Kitchen
• Bathrooms
• Living room
• Main entrance
• Window tracks
• Grilles
• Fans
• Bedrooms
• Skirting
• Hard-to-reach dust

If your flat is compact, decluttering before cleaning can make a major difference.

Clear unnecessary items from tables, floors and countertops before your cleaners arrive so they can work efficiently.

You can also read our HDB spring cleaning guide.

Deepavali Spring Cleaning for Condominiums

Condo layouts can vary considerably.

Before booking, tell us:

• Approximate floor area
• Number of bedrooms
• Number of bathrooms
• Whether there is a balcony
• Whether there are large glass areas
• Your main cleaning priorities
• Current condition of the property

Some condominiums have larger windows, balconies, open kitchens, or multiple bathrooms that require additional cleaning time.

You can also read our condo spring cleaning guide.

Deepavali Cleaning for Landed Homes

Landed homes normally require more manpower because of their larger size.

Common considerations include:

• Multiple floors
• Staircases
• Additional bathrooms
• Larger kitchens
• Larger living and dining areas
• More windows
• Outdoor-facing entrances
• Additional bedrooms

For larger properties, prioritizing your most important areas helps the team use the booked time effectively.

If you are expecting many visitors, consider prioritizing:

1. Entrance
2. Living room
3. Dining area
4. Guest bathroom
5. Kitchen
6. Common walkways

Private bedrooms can then be handled according to your available cleaning time.

Our Deepavali Spring Cleaning Prices in Singapore 2026

Our current spring cleaning rates are based on the approximate size of the home, cleaning hours, and number of cleaners.

Prices below are GST-inclusive.

Size of Home	Cleaning Hours	Cleaning Crew	Price
Less than 600 sq ft	4 hours	1 cleaner	$192
650–890 sq ft	5 hours	1 cleaner	$228
890–1,199 sq ft	4 hours	2 cleaners	$343
1,199–1,399 sq ft	5 hours	2 cleaners	$408
1,399–1,799 sq ft	4 hours	3 cleaners	$479
1,799–2,199 sq ft	5 hours	3 cleaners	$576
2,199–2,799 sq ft	6 hours	3 cleaners	$706

Prices and availability may change, so please confirm your final quotation when booking.

If the allocated session is not enough to complete all requested tasks, additional cleaning hours may be requested subject to cleaner availability and additional charges.

Do I Need to Provide Cleaning Materials?

Customers normally provide the required cleaning products and equipment.

If you prefer us to arrange cleaning materials, our current options include:

• Full cleaning set: $86
• Vacuum cleaner: $32
• Ladder rental: free

Please confirm the latest rates when making your booking.

A 20% peak-period charge applies on public holidays under our current booking terms.

Because Deepavali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November, and Monday, 9 November, is also a public holiday, book early if you want a cleaning session close to the festive period.

Spring Cleaning vs Regular Weekly Cleaning

Customers sometimes ask whether they really need spring cleaning if they already have regular cleaning.

They serve different purposes.

Regular Cleaning	Spring Cleaning
Routine maintenance	Deeper one-time reset
Floors and visible surfaces	Includes easily forgotten areas
Basic bathroom cleaning	More detailed bathroom attention
Basic kitchen cleaning	More attention to accumulated grease
Normal dusting	High and low hidden dust areas
Recurring	Often done before festivals or major events

If your home is already maintained every week, you may not need every possible deep-cleaning task.

Instead, use your Deepavali session for areas your regular cleaner normally does not have time to complete.

What We Often Find During Festive Spring Cleaning

After years of cleaning Singapore homes, some areas repeatedly need more attention during spring cleaning than homeowners expect.

These include:

Window tracks

They may look clean from across the room but can hold significant dust and dirt when opened.

Tops of cabinets and wardrobes

Because they are above eye level, they are easy to forget.

Ceiling fans

Dust builds up on the upper side of fan blades where it cannot easily be seen from below.

Kitchen grease

Areas close to cooking surfaces can accumulate a thin greasy layer that attracts more dust.

Skirting boards

Skirting is rarely the first thing people notice, but once the main room is clean, dirty skirting becomes surprisingly obvious.

Behind movable furniture

Dust and hair can accumulate in these areas for months.

These are the kinds of details that make spring cleaning different from a quick surface clean.

How to Prepare Before Our Cleaning Team Arrives?

You can help us make better use of your cleaning time by doing five simple things.

1. Declutter first

Remove unwanted items from floors, tables and countertops.

2. Keep valuables safe

Store jewellery, cash, important documents and fragile personal belongings before cleaning begins.

3. Tell us your priorities

If your main concern is the kitchen, windows or bathrooms, let us know before work starts.

4. Clear cabinet interiors

If you want the inside of cabinets cleaned, remove the contents beforehand where possible.

5. Explain sensitive surfaces

Tell the cleaning team if your home contains delicate marble, natural timber, special coatings, or expensive furnishings requiring particular care.

Clear communication helps everyone.

A Simple 2-Week Deepavali Cleaning Plan

If you prefer to prepare gradually, follow this timeline.

Two weeks before Deepavali

• Declutter
• Donate or dispose of unwanted items
• Book professional cleaners
• Check sofa and carpet condition
• Clear storage areas

One week before Deepavali

• Complete the main spring clean
• Deep clean kitchen
• Clean bathrooms
• Clean windows and tracks
• Dust fans and higher surfaces

Three to five days before Deepavali

• Arrange furniture
• Complete soft-furnishing cleaning if needed
• Set up decorations
• Prepare guest areas

One day before Deepavali

Keep things simple.

• Light vacuum or sweep
• Wipe visible surfaces
• Check guest bathroom
• Empty rubbish bins
• Prepare entrance
• Enjoy your preparations

The goal is to avoid spending the final night doing heavy cleaning.

Why Choose Professional Deepavali Spring Cleaning?

Professional cleaning can be especially useful when:

• Your home has not had a deep clean for several months
• You are expecting many guests
• You have a larger property
• You work long hours
• There are areas your regular cleaner cannot finish
• You want several cleaners working together
• You do not want to spend your Deepavali preparation period scrubbing the home

A professional team does not replace normal housekeeping.

Instead, think of spring cleaning as a reset.

Once the harder accumulated dirt has been addressed, routine cleaning becomes easier again.

Why Choose Spring Cleaning Singapore?

We focus specifically on one-time and detailed cleaning for Singapore homes.

Our service is suitable for:

• HDB flats
• Condominiums
• Landed homes
• Festive cleaning
• Annual deep cleaning
• Pre-event cleaning
• One-time cleaning
• Move-in and move-out situations

Our approach is straightforward:

Clear scope

Tell us your priorities before the cleaning begins.

Transparent rates

Our pricing is published so you have a clear starting point.

Suitable manpower

Larger homes can be assigned larger cleaning teams.

Singapore experience

We understand common cleaning challenges found in local HDB, condo, and landed homes.

No unnecessary complexity

We focus on getting the agreed cleaning work completed properly.

You can view our main spring cleaning services in Singapore for current pricing and booking details.

Frequently Asked Questions About Deepavali & Diwali Cleaning Singapore

When is Deepavali in Singapore in 2026?

Deepavali falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Monday, 9 November 2026 is also a public holiday because Deepavali falls on Sunday.

Is Deepavali the same as Diwali?

Deepavali and Diwali are names commonly used for the Festival of Lights. In Singapore, Deepavali is the wording used for the official public holiday, while many people also use and search for the word Diwali.

When should I book Deepavali spring cleaning?

We recommend booking approximately 1 to 3 weeks before Deepavali, particularly if you want a popular weekend slot.

For Deepavali 2026, consider booking from mid-October rather than waiting until the final few days.

How much does Deepavali spring cleaning cost in Singapore?

Our current spring-cleaning prices start from $192 for homes below 600 sq ft, with prices increasing according to property size, required hours, and cleaning manpower.

Please check the latest quotation at the time of booking.

Do you provide Deepavali cleaning for HDB flats?

Yes. Spring cleaning can be arranged for HDB homes of different sizes.

Tell us your approximate floor area and priority areas when asking for a quotation.

Do you clean condos before Diwali?

Yes. We provide one-time spring cleaning for condominium units.

Larger units, balconies, extra bathrooms, and larger glass areas may require additional cleaning time.

Can you clean landed homes before Deepavali?

Yes. Larger cleaning teams can be arranged for landed homes depending on the property’s size and requirements.

What is included in Deepavali spring cleaning?

The exact scope depends on your booking, but spring cleaning can cover floors, furniture surfaces, bathrooms, kitchens, windows, tracks, grilles, ceiling fans, skirting, and other areas that normal weekly cleaning may miss.

Always confirm your priority list before the job begins.

Do cleaners bring cleaning materials?

Customers usually provide their cleaning materials.

If required, we currently offer a cleaning set for $86 and vacuum cleaner rental for $32. Ladder rental is free.

Confirm availability when booking.

Is there an extra charge on Deepavali?

Our current terms include a 20% peak-period charge for public holidays.

Confirm your final price and appointment date before booking.

How long will Deepavali spring cleaning take?

It depends mainly on:

• Property size
• Property condition
• Number of cleaners
• Your priority areas
• Amount of furniture and clutter

Smaller homes may require several hours, while larger or more heavily soiled homes can take longer.

Should I clean my sofa and carpet before Deepavali?

If your sofa or carpet has visible stains, odours or heavy dust, consider arranging specialist cleaning before guests arrive.

Allow enough time for fabric and carpets to dry completely before decorating or hosting visitors.

Can everything in my home be completed in one spring-cleaning session?

Not always.

A heavily soiled home may contain more work than can reasonably be completed within the booked hours.

Before cleaning begins, identify your most important areas so the team can prioritize them.

If additional time is required, extra hours may be requested subject to cleaner availability and additional charges.

Make Your Home Ready for Deepavali 2026

Deepavali should be spent enjoying time with family and friends—not worrying about dusty fans, greasy kitchens, and dirty window tracks.

Preparing early makes everything easier.

If your HDB, condo, or landed home needs a proper reset before the Festival of Lights, our team can help with professional Deepavali and Diwali spring cleaning services in Singapore.

Book early to secure your preferred date before the festive rush.

🎁 Current Promotion: Use promo code SPRING10 for $10 OFF your spring cleaning session.

View our Spring Cleaning Services & Prices

WhatsApp us for a quotation and tell us:

1. Your property type
2. Approximate floor area
3. Preferred cleaning date
4. Your most important cleaning areas

We will help you choose the appropriate spring-cleaning arrangement for your home.

Helpful Singapore References

• Ministry of Manpower – Singapore Public Holidays
• Roots.gov.sg – Deepavali in Singapore

Happy Deepavali from Spring Cleaning Singapore. May your home be bright, welcoming, and ready for the people who matter most.