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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.

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All things to do

449 to choose from · showing 145–192

FilmhouseTickets

Filmhouse

Indie cinema in the old Projector halls, Beach Road

2.5 hours·City Hall·From S$14

Wild Rice at FunanTickets

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 NoodleTickets

Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle

The Crawford Lane bak chor mee queue

45 min·Civic District·From S$8

A Noodle StoryTickets

A Noodle Story

Singapore-style ramen at Amoy Street Food Centre

45 min·Chinatown·From S$8

No Signboard SeafoodTickets

No Signboard Seafood

White pepper crab at the original Geylang branch

2 hours·Geylang·From S$90

Song Fa Bak Kut TehTickets

Song Fa Bak Kut Teh

Teochew bak kut teh at the New Bridge Road original

1 hour·Chinatown·From S$18

OdetteTickets

Odette

Three Michelin stars in the National Gallery

3 hours·Civic District·From S$288

Burnt EndsTickets

Burnt Ends

Dave Pynt's wood-fired grill, one Michelin star

2 hours·Dempsey·From S$180

National Kitchen by Violet OonTickets

National Kitchen by Violet Oon

Peranakan lunch in the National Gallery, with a view

2 hours·Civic District·From S$80

Eurasian Heritage GalleryTickets

Eurasian Heritage Gallery

Three Eurasian galleries on Ceylon Road, Katong

1 hour·Katong·From S$5

Live Turtle & Tortoise MuseumTickets

Live Turtle & Tortoise Museum

More than 600 turtles and tortoises, now in Yishun

1.5 hours·Yishun·From S$16

Singapore Musical Box MuseumTickets

Singapore Musical Box Museum

Antique musical boxes that still play, by booking

1 hour·Chinatown·From S$20

Archery TasterTickets

Archery Taster

A one-hour beginner archery lesson with a coach

1 hour·Citywide·From S$60

Tickets

Laser Quest at HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok

Walk-in laser tag at a Bukit Batok clubhouse

20 min·Bukit Batok·From S$8

Bowling Alley SessionTickets

Bowling Alley Session

Still a thing, still air-conditioned

1.5 hours·Citywide·About S$18

OCBC Aquatic CentreTickets

OCBC Aquatic Centre

Public laps in a championship pool

1 hour·Kallang·From S$2.60

BYD Singapore International MarathonTicketsRuns 4 to 6 December

BYD Singapore International Marathon

The whole city as a race course, every December

Full day·Citywide·From S$118

Ola Beach Club Banana BoatTickets

Ola Beach Club Banana Boat

15 minutes on a towed banana boat off Siloso

15 min·Sentosa·From S$30

Windsurfing Taster, East CoastTickets

Windsurfing Taster, East Coast

A first go at windsurfing off East Coast Park

2 hours·East Coast·From S$200

Terrarium WorkshopTickets

Terrarium Workshop

Build a glass-jar garden and take it home

2 hours·Tai Seng·From S$30

Kokedama WorkshopTickets

Kokedama Workshop

Wrap a plant in a Japanese moss ball

2 hours·Yishun·From S$45

Singapore Navy MuseumTickets

Singapore Navy Museum

Ships and the strait at Changi Naval Base

2 hours·Changi·From S$8

Ola Beach ClubTickets

Ola Beach Club

Hawaiian-style family beach club on Siloso

Half day·Sentosa·From S$30

CoastesTickets

Coastes

The long-running Siloso beach bar

Half day·Sentosa·From S$30

Johor Premium OutletsTickets

Johor Premium Outlets

Outlet shopping across the Causeway; bring a passport

Full day·Johor·About S$80

Singapore Chinese OrchestraTickets

Singapore Chinese Orchestra

Year-round hall concerts, plus the Huayi festival

2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28

Singapore Indoor StadiumTickets

Singapore Indoor Stadium

The big-room gigs at Kallang

3 hours·Kallang·About S$88

Star Performing Arts CentreTickets

Star Performing Arts Centre

The big hall for musicals and touring acts

3 hours·Buona Vista·About S$68

Tiong Bahru BakeryTickets

Tiong Bahru Bakery

Kouign-amann and coffee at the original estate shop

45 min·Tiong Bahru·From S$8

Chye Seng Huat HardwareTickets

Chye Seng Huat Hardware

Coffee roasters in an old Lavender hardware shop

1 hour·Kallang·From S$6

328 Katong LaksaTickets

328 Katong Laksa

Katong laksa with cut noodles, eaten with a spoon

30 min·East Coast·From S$8

Chin Mee Chin ConfectioneryTickets

Chin Mee Chin Confectionery

Kaya toast in Katong's tiled 1925 confectionery

30 min·East Coast·From S$6

Killiney KopitiamTickets

Killiney Kopitiam

Toast, eggs and kopi at the Killiney Road original

30 min·Orchard·From S$6

Mellben SeafoodTickets

Mellben Seafood

Heartland white pepper crab in the north-east

2 hours·Ang Mo Kio·From S$85

ZénTickets

Zén

Three Michelin stars on Bukit Pasoh

3 hours·Chinatown·From S$450

LabyrinthTickets

Labyrinth

Tasting menu of local produce near Esplanade

3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$280

GibsonTickets

Gibson

A martini parlour upstairs on Bukit Pasoh

2 hours·Chinatown·About S$26

Bar StoriesTickets

Bar Stories

Menu-free cocktails, made to order on Haji Lane

2 hours·Kampong Glam·About S$24

WooBar at W SentosaTickets

WooBar at W Sentosa

Hotel bar and pool for a low-key Sentosa night

2 hours·Sentosa Cove·From S$24

KTV / Karaoke NightTickets

KTV / Karaoke Night

Private karaoke rooms, priced by the hour

3 hours·Citywide·From S$15

Muay Thai Taster ClassTickets

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 GardensTickets

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 TourTickets

Geylang Food Tour

A guided night of eating through Geylang's lorongs

4.5 hours·Geylang·From S$80

Marina Bay Night Photography WalkTickets

Marina Bay Night Photography Walk

The skyline with someone who knows a tripod

2.5 hours·Marina Bay·About S$65

Sentosa Segway / Electric RideTickets

Sentosa Segway / Electric Ride

A guided glide along the beach path

1 hour·Sentosa·About S$45

PAssion Wave Kayak (Bedok / Marina Bay)Tickets

PAssion Wave Kayak (Bedok / Marina Bay)

Public sit-on-top kayak rental at Bedok or Marina Bay

2 hours·Bedok·About S$20

Freediving TasterTickets

Freediving Taster

A four-hour freediving taster on Lazarus Island

Full day·Southern Islands·From S$170

Hawker Chan (Liao Fan)Tickets

Hawker Chan (Liao Fan)

Soya sauce chicken at Chinatown Complex

45 min·Chinatown·About S$5