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.
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All things to do
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TicketsYa Hua Bak Kut Teh
Teochew peppery bak kut teh at Havelock and Keppel
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15
TicketsAh Chew Desserts
Tang yuan and mango at a long-running dessert house
45 min·Bugis·From S$8
TicketsRoland Restaurant
No-frills chilli crab in Marine Parade
2 hours·East Coast·From S$75
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
TicketsActiveSG Badminton
Public courts, the national hobby
1.5 hours·Citywide·From S$8
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
FreeSingapore River Walk
Boat Quay to Marina Bay on foot, for free
1.5 hours·Civic District·Free
FreeCivic District Heritage Trail
Padang, Gallery, cathedral and river on foot
2.5 hours·Civic District·Free
TicketsLes Amis
Three-Michelin-star French at Shaw Centre
3 hours·Orchard·From S$450
TicketsShoukouwa
Michelin-starred sushi counter by Fullerton Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$480
TicketsShinji by Kanesaka
Omakase sushi counter at The St. Regis
2 hours·Orchard·From S$150
TicketsSaint Pierre
Two-Michelin-star French at One Fullerton
2.5 hours·Marina Bay·From S$320
TicketsJade at The Fullerton
Cantonese in the old General Post Office
2 hours·Civic District·From S$90
FreeDowntown East
Wild Wild Wet, food and the sea at Pasir Ris
Half day·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeSembawang Hills Food Centre
Open-air evening hawker centre in Upper Thomson
1 hour·Upper Thomson·Free
FreeDunman Food Centre
A neighbourhood hawker centre near Katong
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeBukit Merah View Market
Heartland hawker centre with a few cult stalls
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeMei Ling Market & Food Centre
Old-school Queenstown hawker centre on a hill
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
FreeHougang 6/7 Market
A Hougang hawker centre for breakfast
1 hour·Hougang·Free
FreeUsually August or SeptemberHungry Ghost Festival
Getai and offerings in the seventh lunar month
Evening·Citywide·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Food Festival
A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails
varies·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
TicketsIYASAKA by Hashida
Chef Hatch Hashida's omakase counter in Sentosa
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$200
TicketsSushi Kimura Plus
Nine seats of omakase at Conrad Orchard
2 hours·Orchard·From S$380
TicketsMin Jiang
Sichuan cooking and Beijing duck at Goodwood Park
2 hours·Orchard·From S$90
TicketsCherry Garden
Cantonese dim sum at the Mandarin Oriental
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$95
TicketsJiang-Nan Chun
Cantonese dim sum lunch at the Four Seasons
2 hours·Orchard·From S$68
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
TicketsDates not announcedZoukOut
The beach EDM all-nighter on Siloso
Overnight·Sentosa·About S$128
TicketsDates not announcedSingapore International Jazz Festival
International jazz acts, when the festival runs
Evening·Marina Bay·About S$88
TicketsStarts 30 JanuaryHSBC SVNS Singapore
World-series rugby sevens at the National Stadium
Weekend·Kallang·From S$48
Singapore Yachting Festival
Superyachts and sailboats moored at Sentosa Cove
Half day·Sentosa·From S$54
TicketsStarts 8 JuneSingapore Open Badminton
World Tour badminton, live in a Kallang hall
Evening·Kallang·From S$35
TicketsFootball at the National Stadium
The Lions, or a touring club, under the dome
3 hours·Kallang·About S$28
TicketsCloud Forest
An indoor mountain with a 35-metre waterfall
1.5 hours·Marina Bay·From S$46
TicketsFlower Dome
A cool glasshouse of seasonal flower displays
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
FreeSupertree Grove
The Supertrees, free to wander and best after dark
45 min·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsMarina Bay Sands Infinity Pool
The pool in every Singapore search, hotel guests only
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$35
TicketsUniversal Studios Express Pass
Shorter USS queues, on top of a park ticket
Full day·Sentosa·From S$60