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Things to do
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All things to do
202 to choose from · Culture · showing 97–144
FreeRead Bridge
Clarke Quay's heritage bridge over the river
10 min·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeColeman Bridge
The river crossing named for the architect
10 min·Civic District·Free
FreeLim Bo Seng Memorial
Esplanade Park's memorial to a resistance hero
10 min·Civic District·Free
FreeTan Kim Seng Fountain
A Victorian iron fountain in Esplanade Park
10 min·Civic District·Free
TicketsLeathercraft Workshop
Stitch a wallet or cardholder to take home
3 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$95
TicketsFloral Arrangement Workshop
Arrange a bunch of flowers to take home
2 hours·Orchard·From S$168
FreeChinatown Library
A small, quiet public library in Chinatown
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeTelok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church
A national monument on Telok Ayer Street
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeSri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple
A Kali temple further up Serangoon Road
25 min·Little India·Free
FreeFoo Hai Ch'an Monastery
A quiet Buddhist monastery in Geylang East
45 min·Geylang·Free
TicketsDates not announcedIstana Open House
Walk the Istana grounds on selected public holidays
2 hours·Orchard·From S$20
FreeTampines Library
A big public library inside Our Tampines Hub
1 hour·Tampines·Free
FreeWoodlands Library
One of the biggest public libraries, up north
1 hour·Woodlands·Free
TicketsSilver Jewellery Workshop
Make a silver ring to wear home
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$120
TicketsCandle-Making Workshop
Melt, pour and make a candle to take home
2 hours·Jalan Pemimpin·From S$45
FreeUsually August or SeptemberHungry Ghost Festival
Getai and offerings in the seventh lunar month
Evening·Citywide·Free
FreeStarts 21 JanuarySingapore Art Week
Galleries, museums and the Civic District after dark
Evening·Civic District·Free
ART SG
Contemporary art fair at Marina Bay Sands
Half day·Marina Bay·From S$80
TicketsRuns 13 to 22 NovemberSingapore Writers Festival
Readings and debates at the Arts House
Half day·Civic District·From S$15
TicketsStarts 21 MaySingapore International Festival of Arts
SIFA, the year's serious theatre and performance
varies·Civic District·From S$35
TicketsDates not announcedHuayi — Chinese Festival of Arts
The Esplanade's Chinese-language arts season
varies·Marina Bay·From S$30
TicketsStarts 20 NovemberKalaa Utsavam
The Esplanade's festival of Indian arts
varies·Marina Bay·From S$28
TicketsStarts 8 AprilPesta Raya
The Esplanade's festival of Malay arts
varies·Marina Bay·From S$25
Voices – A Festival of Song
Choirs, a cappella and singalongs at the Esplanade
Flexible·Marina Bay·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Biennale
The city's contemporary art blowout, every two years
Half day·Civic District·Free
TicketsWatercolour Workshop
Watercolour classes at New Bahru and Katong
2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$68
TicketsSoap-Making Workshop
A bar of soap you make and take home
2 hours·Ubi·From S$120
Oldham Theatre
Asian Film Archive screenings on Canning Rise
2 hours·Fort Canning·About S$10
Wardah Books
An Islamic bookshop a minute from Sultan Mosque
45 min·Kampong Glam·Free
Grassroots Book Room
A Chinese-language bookshop in Bukit Pasoh
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Wow Acoustics at The Adelphi
Vinyl and hi-fi on the Adelphi's third floor
45 min·Civic District·Free
SFS Somerset
An independent cinema run by Singapore Film Society
2 hours·Somerset·From S$15
Maqam Habib Noh and Haji Salleh Mosque
A 1903 mosque under Mount Palmer's two shrines
1 hour·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
National-monument church with a Tamil Mass
45 min·Rochor·Free
Kampong Kapor Methodist Church
Little India's 1930 church with a Peranakan service
1 hour·Little India·Free
Saint George's Church
Tanglin's 1913 Romanesque garrison church
1 hour·Tanglin·Free
Church of St Mary of the Angels
A Franciscan parish church in Bukit Batok
45 min·Bukit Batok·Free
Palelai Buddhist Temple
A Bedok monastery with daily chanting and meditation
1 hour·Bedok·Free
Gurdwara Sahib Yishun
A small Yishun gurdwara that welcomes visitors
1 hour·Yishun·Free
Gurdwara Sahib Silat Road
The gurdwara that serves langar all day
1 hour·Bukit Merah·Free
Jain Sthanak at Jalan Yasin
Morning puja and darshan at a Jain prayer hall
45 min·Eunos·Free
Sree Ramar Temple
Changi Village's Rama temple, built in 1946
45 min·Changi·Free
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
A Neo-Gothic national monument on Queen Street
45 min·Bras Basah·Free
TK Pottery Jungle
One of two surviving dragon kilns, plus workshops
2 hours·Jurong West·From S$80
Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club
Singapore's biggest songbird corner, best at dawn
1 hour·Ang Mo Kio·Free
Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox
A 1930s coastal-defence pillbox on Pasir Panjang Road
30 min·Pasir Panjang·Free
Echoes of Clementi Mural
A sepia comic mural at Clementi MRT Exits A and B
15 min·Clementi·Free
Chesed-El Synagogue
A synagogue on Oxley Rise since 1905
30 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free