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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.

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

1067 to choose from · showing 433–480

HDB Heartland WalkFree

HDB Heartland Walk

A void deck, a market and a town park

2 hours·Toa Payoh·Free

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

Changi Airport HighlightsFree

Changi Airport Highlights

Jewel and the landside terminals, no flight needed

3 hours·Changi·Free

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

East Coast Jetty FishingPay there

East Coast Jetty Fishing

A rod, a jetty and maybe a fish at East Coast

3 hours·East Coast·About S$25

Freediving TasterTickets

Freediving Taster

A four-hour freediving taster on Lazarus Island

Full day·Southern Islands·From S$170

Bedok Town ParkFree

Bedok Town Park

A neighbourhood park beside Bedok Reservoir

1 hour·Bedok·Free

Pasir Ris Town ParkFree

Pasir Ris Town Park

A fishing pond and playground in Pasir Ris

1.5 hours·Pasir Ris·Free

Tampines Sun Plaza ParkFree

Tampines Sun Plaza Park

A big Tampines lawn with a playground

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden EastFree

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East

A small Ang Mo Kio garden round a pond

45 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Toa Payoh Sensory ParkFree

Toa Payoh Sensory Park

A small Toa Payoh park with a fountain and sculptures

45 min·Toa Payoh·Free

Pang Sua PondFree

Pang Sua Pond

Floating wetlands and a boardwalk in Choa Chu Kang

1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free

Waterboat House GardenFree

Waterboat House Garden

A pocket-sized garden by the Fullerton

15 min·Civic District·Free

Marsiling ParkFree

Marsiling Park

A hilly neighbourhood park in Woodlands

1 hour·Marsiling·Free

Elgin BridgeFree

Elgin Bridge

The 1929 bridge joining North and South Bridge Roads

10 min·Civic District·Free

Anderson BridgeFree

Anderson Bridge

Race track in F1 week, a bay walk the rest of the year

10 min·Civic District·Free

Bukit Brown CemeteryFree

Bukit Brown Cemetery

The last great Chinese cemetery, open to walkers

2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Johore BatteryFree

Johore Battery

A replica 15-inch WWII gun in Changi

45 min·Changi·Free

Fort Tanjong KatongFree

Fort Tanjong Katong

Unearthed coastal fort under a Katong park

30 min·East Coast·Free

Digital Light CanvasFree

Digital Light Canvas

A free LED light floor at The Shoppes, big with kids

20 min·Marina Bay·Free

Geylang Serai Hari Raya BazaarFreeDates not announced

Geylang Serai Hari Raya Bazaar

Geylang Serai's Ramadan night market, once a year

2 hours·Geylang·Free

Vesak Day Temple CircuitFreeVesak Day, 20 May

Vesak Day Temple Circuit

Lanterns, chanting and vegetarian stalls for Vesak

Half day·Chinatown·Free

Hawker Chan (Liao Fan)Tickets

Hawker Chan (Liao Fan)

Soya sauce chicken at Chinatown Complex

45 min·Chinatown·About S$5

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken RiceTickets

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

The Maxwell stall behind the chicken-rice debate

45 min·Chinatown·From S$6

Golden Mile ComplexFreeClosed for now

Golden Mile Complex

The brutalist block long known as Little Thailand

1.5 hours·Kallang·Free

Peninsula PlazaFree

Peninsula Plaza

Little Myanmar on North Bridge Road

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Yue Hwa Chinese ProductsFree

Yue Hwa Chinese Products

The department store of Chinese medicine and silk

45 min·Chinatown·Free

Chinatown Complex Wet MarketFree

Chinatown Complex Wet Market

The working wet market under Chinatown Complex

45 min·Chinatown·Free

National Archives of SingaporeFree

National Archives of Singapore

The reading room of the nation's paper

1.5 hours·Civic District·Free

Singapore Sports MuseumFreeClosed until 2027

Singapore Sports Museum

Medals, the Stadium, a short indoor hour

1 hour·Kallang·Free

Constant Wind Sailing TasterTickets

Constant Wind Sailing Taster

Learn to sail off Changi in a two-hour taster

2 hours·Changi·From S$50

TCM Consultation & HerbsTickets

TCM Consultation & Herbs

Pulse, tongue, a bag of bitter tea

1 hour·Chinatown·From S$35

Golden Mile Thai LunchPay there

Golden Mile Thai Lunch

Thai lunch and fiery som tam around Golden Mile

1 hour·Kallang·About S$12

Mohamed Sultan RoadFree

Mohamed Sultan Road

The old club street, now restaurants

Evening·River Valley·Free

Joo Chiat After DarkFree

Joo Chiat After Dark

Shophouse bars and Peranakan tiles after dark

Evening·East Coast·Free

Pandan ReservoirFree

Pandan Reservoir

Kayaking, rowing and fishing in the west

1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free

Sungei Api ApiFree

Sungei Api Api

A riverside green space in Pasir Ris

1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free

Punggol SettlementTickets

Punggol Settlement

Seafood dinners facing the strait at Punggol Point

2 hours·Punggol·About S$35

Smooth-coated Otter SpottingFree

Smooth-coated Otter Spotting

Bishan, the Bay, or wherever the family has wandered

1 hour·Bishan·Free

Bedok Interchange Hawker CentreFree

Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre

Newer east-side hawker centre by the bus interchange

1 hour·Bedok·Free

Our Tampines Hub HawkerFree

Our Tampines Hub Hawker

Hawker stalls inside Tampines' giant community hub

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Chong Pang Market & Food CentreFree

Chong Pang Market & Food Centre

Yishun breakfast that north-siders defend

1 hour·Yishun·Free

Shunfu MartFree

Shunfu Mart

Neighbourhood hawker in Marymount with cult stalls

1 hour·Marymount·Free

City PlazaFree

City Plaza

Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar

1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free

Far East PlazaFree

Far East Plaza

Streetwear and tattoo studios just off Orchard

1 hour·Orchard·Free

Bugis+Free

Bugis+

Youth fashion in air-con, next to Bugis Street

1 hour·Bugis·Free