Singapore
Things to do
Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day. Or choose by the kind of day you’re having.
Previews stay on this site, with no charge. Tickets link out to where you buy them. Free entry needs no ticket, though some places ask you to book.
All things to do
449 to choose from · showing 145–192
Filmhouse
Indie cinema in the old Projector halls, Beach Road
2.5 hours·City Hall·From S$14
Wild Rice at Funan
Singapore plays in Wild Rice's theatre at Funan
2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$45
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle
The Crawford Lane bak chor mee queue
45 min·Civic District·From S$8
A Noodle Story
Singapore-style ramen at Amoy Street Food Centre
45 min·Chinatown·From S$8
No Signboard Seafood
White pepper crab at the original Geylang branch
2 hours·Geylang·From S$90
Song Fa Bak Kut Teh
Teochew bak kut teh at the New Bridge Road original
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$18
Odette
Three Michelin stars in the National Gallery
3 hours·Civic District·From S$288
Burnt Ends
Dave Pynt's wood-fired grill, one Michelin star
2 hours·Dempsey·From S$180
National Kitchen by Violet Oon
Peranakan lunch in the National Gallery, with a view
2 hours·Civic District·From S$80
Eurasian Heritage Gallery
Three Eurasian galleries on Ceylon Road, Katong
1 hour·Katong·From S$5
Live Turtle & Tortoise Museum
More than 600 turtles and tortoises, now in Yishun
1.5 hours·Yishun·From S$16
Singapore Musical Box Museum
Antique musical boxes that still play, by booking
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$20
Archery Taster
A one-hour beginner archery lesson with a coach
1 hour·Citywide·From S$60
Laser Quest at HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok
Walk-in laser tag at a Bukit Batok clubhouse
20 min·Bukit Batok·From S$8
Bowling Alley Session
Still a thing, still air-conditioned
1.5 hours·Citywide·About S$18
OCBC Aquatic Centre
Public laps in a championship pool
1 hour·Kallang·From S$2.60
BYD Singapore International Marathon
The whole city as a race course, every December
Full day·Citywide·From S$118
Ola Beach Club Banana Boat
15 minutes on a towed banana boat off Siloso
15 min·Sentosa·From S$30
Windsurfing Taster, East Coast
A first go at windsurfing off East Coast Park
2 hours·East Coast·From S$200
Terrarium Workshop
Build a glass-jar garden and take it home
2 hours·Tai Seng·From S$30
Kokedama Workshop
Wrap a plant in a Japanese moss ball
2 hours·Yishun·From S$45
Singapore Navy Museum
Ships and the strait at Changi Naval Base
2 hours·Changi·From S$8
Ola Beach Club
Hawaiian-style family beach club on Siloso
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
Coastes
The long-running Siloso beach bar
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
Johor Premium Outlets
Outlet shopping across the Causeway; bring a passport
Full day·Johor·About S$80
Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Year-round hall concerts, plus the Huayi festival
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28
Singapore Indoor Stadium
The big-room gigs at Kallang
3 hours·Kallang·About S$88
Star Performing Arts Centre
The big hall for musicals and touring acts
3 hours·Buona Vista·About S$68
Tiong Bahru Bakery
Kouign-amann and coffee at the original estate shop
45 min·Tiong Bahru·From S$8
Chye Seng Huat Hardware
Coffee roasters in an old Lavender hardware shop
1 hour·Kallang·From S$6
328 Katong Laksa
Katong laksa with cut noodles, eaten with a spoon
30 min·East Coast·From S$8
Chin Mee Chin Confectionery
Kaya toast in Katong's tiled 1925 confectionery
30 min·East Coast·From S$6
Killiney Kopitiam
Toast, eggs and kopi at the Killiney Road original
30 min·Orchard·From S$6
Mellben Seafood
Heartland white pepper crab in the north-east
2 hours·Ang Mo Kio·From S$85
Zén
Three Michelin stars on Bukit Pasoh
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$450
Labyrinth
Tasting menu of local produce near Esplanade
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$280
Gibson
A martini parlour upstairs on Bukit Pasoh
2 hours·Chinatown·About S$26
Bar Stories
Menu-free cocktails, made to order on Haji Lane
2 hours·Kampong Glam·About S$24
WooBar at W Sentosa
Hotel bar and pool for a low-key Sentosa night
2 hours·Sentosa Cove·From S$24
KTV / Karaoke Night
Private karaoke rooms, priced by the hour
3 hours·Citywide·From S$15
Muay Thai Taster Class
A first-time Muay Thai trial in the CBD
1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·From S$35
Tai Chi at the Botanic Gardens
A small tai chi and qigong class by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$25
Geylang Food Tour
A guided night of eating through Geylang's lorongs
4.5 hours·Geylang·From S$80
Marina Bay Night Photography Walk
The skyline with someone who knows a tripod
2.5 hours·Marina Bay·About S$65
Sentosa Segway / Electric Ride
A guided glide along the beach path
1 hour·Sentosa·About S$45
PAssion Wave Kayak (Bedok / Marina Bay)
Public sit-on-top kayak rental at Bedok or Marina Bay
2 hours·Bedok·About S$20
Freediving Taster
A four-hour freediving taster on Lazarus Island
Full day·Southern Islands·From S$170
Hawker Chan (Liao Fan)
Soya sauce chicken at Chinatown Complex
45 min·Chinatown·About S$5