60,000 spectators watching the National Day Parade 1985. Before that year, the parade had been held at the stadium, the Padang and at decentralised venues. After 1985, the parades alternated every few years between the Grand Old Dame and the Padang. This continued until the National Stadium's closure in 2 closure in 2007, , when The Float @ Marina Bay took over as the venue. (Aug 9, 1985)
