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
71 to choose from · showing 49–71
FreeMaxwell Food Centre
Tian Tian's Hainanese chicken rice, no booking
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
TicketsMalay Heritage Centre
Six galleries in the old sultan's palace, Kampong Gelam
1.5 hours·Kampong Glam·From S$10
TicketsClosed for nowSun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Sun Yat Sen's Balestier villa, shut until 2027
1 hour·Balestier·About S$6
FreeCapitol Theatre
A restored 1930s movie palace on Stamford Road
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeChinese Garden
Twin Pagoda and Cloud Pagoda at Jurong Lake
2 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJapanese Garden
Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeThe Cenotaph
The 1922 war memorial in Esplanade Park
15 min·Civic District·Free
FreeStarts 15 JanuaryLight to Night Festival
Civic District art after dark, every January
Evening·Civic District·Free
FreeJamae Chulia Mosque
A South Indian mosque on South Bridge Road
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeEsplanade Park
Cenotaph, Lim Bo Seng, the waterfront strip
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeDhoby Ghaut Green
A pocket lawn over the MRT interchange
20 min·Dhoby Ghaut·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
FreeSMU City Campus Walk
A university folded into the Civic District
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeStarts 21 JanuarySingapore Art Week
Galleries, museums and the Civic District after dark
Evening·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
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Biennale
The city's contemporary art blowout, every two years
Half day·Civic District·Free
TicketsMandai 2-Attraction Destination Pass
Any two Mandai parks on one day ticket
Full day·Mandai·From S$88
MOE Heritage Centre
Singapore's schooling story, free on weekdays
1 hour·Balestier·Free
Keppel Centre for Art Education
A free art-play space for children aged 4 to 12
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Forest Discovery Centre
Forest exhibits in a bungalow from 1898
1 hour·Dempsey·Free
COMO Adventure Grove
Tree-inspired climbing and slides for children
1.5 hours·Dempsey·Free