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
108 to choose from · showing 49–96
TicketsRoyal Albatross Sunset Sail
Four courses on the deck of a tall ship at sunset
2.5 hours·Harbourfront·From S$245
TicketsBig Bus Open-Top Tour
Open-top hop-on, hop-off bus on two routes
Full day·Suntec·About S$66
FreeKampong Gelam Free Walking Tour
Pay-what-you-like walk: Sultan Mosque to Haji Lane
2.5 hours·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeEsplanade Outdoor Theatre
Free gigs on the Marina Bay waterfront
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeMaxwell Food Centre
Tian Tian's Hainanese chicken rice, no booking
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
TicketsChildren's Museum Singapore
Hands-on heritage for 12 and under, Coleman Street
1.75 hours·Civic District·From S$15
FreeCivil Defence Heritage Gallery
Fire station museum on Hill Street
1 hour·Civic District·Free
FreeFountain of Wealth
Once the world's largest fountain, still free
20 min·Suntec·Free
FreeEsplanade – Theatres on the Bay
The durian on the bay: concerts and free lobbies
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeCHIJMES
A Gothic chapel and a courtyard of restaurants
45 min·Civic District·Free
TicketsRaffles Hotel Arcade & Long Bar
Singapore Slings and peanut shells at Long Bar
1 hour·Civic District·From S$44
FreeCapitol Theatre
A restored 1930s movie palace on Stamford Road
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeKong Meng San Phor Kark See
Singapore's largest Buddhist monastery, in Bishan
2 hours·Bishan·Free
FreeArmenian Church of St Gregory
Singapore's oldest church, from 1835
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeCivilian War Memorial
Four pillars for four communities, by the Padang
20 min·Civic District·Free
FreeHong Lim Market & Food Centre
Chicken rice worth arguing over, by Chinatown
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
TicketsATLAS Bar
Art Deco gin temple in Parkview Square
2 hours·Civic District·From S$28
TicketsKallang Basin Kayak
Sit-on-top kayaks on Kallang Basin by the Sports Hub
2 hours·Kallang·From S$18
TicketsMarina Reservoir Kayak
Flat-water kayaking on Marina Reservoir
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$27
Christmas on A Great Street
Orchard Road's Christmas lights and village
Evening·Orchard·Free
FreeStarts 15 JanuaryLight to Night Festival
Civic District art after dark, every January
Evening·Civic District·Free
Pay thereSingapore Helicopter Ride
The island from 1,000 feet
20 min·Seletar·About S$350
TicketsBanyan Tree Spa Marina Bay
Banyan Tree's spa at Marina Bay Sands
2 hours·Marina Bay·About S$220
TicketsSpa Esprit
A Singapore spa brand with several outlets
1.5 hours·Orchard·From S$110
TicketsNational Kitchen by Violet Oon
Peranakan lunch in the National Gallery, with a view
2 hours·Civic District·From S$80
FreeNational Library Roof Garden
Free views, free air-con and floors of books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
FreeThe Arts House
Singapore's old Parliament House, now an arts venue
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeVictoria Theatre & Concert Hall
The clock-tower concert hall by the river
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeSingapore Chinese Cultural Centre
SINGAPO人 gallery and a rooftop over the CBD
1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
FreeEsplanade Park
Cenotaph, Lim Bo Seng, the waterfront strip
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeKallang Riverside Park
Stadium, river, the old national heart
1 hour·Kallang·Free
FreeTampines Round Market
A round breakfast hall in Tampines
1 hour·Tampines·Free
FreePalawan Beach Play
Free sand, a playground and the bridge to the islet
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
FreeSt Andrew's Cathedral
The white 1861 church across from the Padang
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeCathedral of the Good Shepherd
Singapore's oldest Catholic cathedral
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeThe Padang
The open green at the heart of the Civic District
20 min·Civic District·Free
FreeOld Hill Street Police Station
The old MICA building and its rainbow windows
20 min·Civic District·Free
Pay thereHeap Seng Leong
Kopi and a raw egg on North Bridge Road
20 min·Bugis·About S$4
TicketsLabyrinth
Tasting menu of local produce near Esplanade
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$280
FreeAnderson Bridge
Race track in F1 week, a bay walk the rest of the year
10 min·Civic District·Free
FreeBukit Brown Cemetery
The last great Chinese cemetery, open to walkers
2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
TicketsTian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
The Maxwell stall behind the chicken-rice debate
45 min·Chinatown·From S$6
FreePeninsula Plaza
Little Myanmar on North Bridge Road
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Pay thereGolden Mile Thai Lunch
Thai lunch and fiery som tam around Golden Mile
1 hour·Kallang·About S$12
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
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