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
209 to choose from · showing 49–96
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
FreeTemple of 1,000 Lights
Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya on Race Course Road
30 min·Little India·Free
FreeBurmese Buddhist Temple
A white marble Buddha on Tai Gin Road
30 min·Balestier·Free
FreeWat Ananda Metyarama
A Thai Buddhist temple in Bukit Merah
30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeHajjah Fatimah Mosque
A mosque with a leaning minaret on Beach Road
20 min·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeJamae Chulia Mosque
A South Indian mosque on South Bridge Road
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeHong San See
A Hokkien temple on the hill at Mohamed Sultan
30 min·River Valley·Free
FreeTan Si Chong Su
A family clan temple by the river on Magazine Road
20 min·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeMaghain Aboth Synagogue
Singapore's oldest synagogue, on Waterloo Street
30 min·Bugis·Free
FreeClifford Pier & The Fullerton Bay
A 1933 landing pier, now an event venue
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeCavenagh Bridge
An 1869 suspension bridge you can still walk across
15 min·Civic District·Free
FreeHong Lim Park & Speakers' Corner
Singapore's only legal outdoor soapbox, plus a lawn
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeYouth Olympic Park
Sculptures on the Marina Bay waterfront walk
20 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeJapanese Cemetery Park
Southeast Asia's largest Japanese cemetery, in Hougang
1 hour·Hougang·Free
FreeMustafa Centre
A 24-hour department store in Little India
1.5 hours·Little India·Free
FreeOrchard Road Walk
Orchard's shopping mile, taken on foot
2 hours·Orchard·Free
FreeChinatown Night Market
Souvenirs and snacks on Pagoda Street after dark
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeLucky Plaza
Orchard's Filipino hub, busiest on Sundays
1 hour·Orchard·Free
FreeDates not announcedNational Day Parade
Singapore's birthday parade, at the Padang or the Bay
Evening·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsTerrarium Workshop
Build a glass-jar garden and take it home
2 hours·Tai Seng·From S$30
TicketsKokedama Workshop
Wrap a plant in a Japanese moss ball
2 hours·Yishun·From S$45
Pay thereHenna in Little India
A henna design on Serangoon Road in 20 minutes
30 min·Little India·About S$15
FreeClosed for nowlibrary@orchard
A design-led public library on Orchard Road
45 min·Orchard·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
FreeCentral Sikh Temple
A gold-domed gurdwara on Towner Road
45 min·Kallang·Free
FreeMasjid Al-Abrar
A Chulia mosque on Telok Ayer, from 1827
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeSri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
A Ganesha temple on Ceylon Road in Katong
30 min·East Coast·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
FreeThe Fullerton Hotel
The old General Post Office, now a hotel to wander
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeAliwal Arts Centre
Arts studios in old school blocks, Kampong Gelam
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeGoodman Arts Centre
Artists' studios in an old school at Mountbatten
1 hour·East Coast·Free
TicketsSingapore Chinese Orchestra
Year-round hall concerts, plus the Huayi festival
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28
TicketsStar Performing Arts Centre
The big hall for musicals and touring acts
3 hours·Buona Vista·About S$68
FreeSMU City Campus Walk
A university folded into the Civic District
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeNUS University Town
A campus town with a bridge and views of the west
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeElgin Bridge
The 1929 bridge joining North and South Bridge Roads
10 min·Civic District·Free
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
FreeFort Tanjong Katong
Unearthed coastal fort under a Katong park
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeDates not announcedGeylang Serai Hari Raya Bazaar
Geylang Serai's Ramadan night market, once a year
2 hours·Geylang·Free
FreeVesak Day, 20 MayVesak Day Temple Circuit
Lanterns, chanting and vegetarian stalls for Vesak
Half day·Chinatown·Free
FreeClosed for nowGolden Mile Complex
The brutalist block long known as Little Thailand
1.5 hours·Kallang·Free
FreePeninsula Plaza
Little Myanmar on North Bridge Road
1 hour·Civic District·Free
FreeYue Hwa Chinese Products
The department store of Chinese medicine and silk
45 min·Chinatown·Free