In addition to encouraging contact with people from the same ancestral place residing in Singapore and elsewhere, the festival exemplified Hakka notion that while the heart remains with home and country, ambition bestrides the world. It also promoted Hakka culture and raised funds for local charities with a book exposition and traditional food fair that gave Singapore's Hakka an opportunity to give back to their community.
「客家文化節」不單是促進海內外鄉親交流，也秉持「心繫家國，志向四方」的理念，宣揚客家文化，並以書畫展和客家美食為本地的慈善團體籌募基金，做為客家族群回饋社會的方式。