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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

81 to choose from · showing 49–81

Mott 32 SingaporeTickets

Mott 32 Singapore

Hong Kong-style Chinese at Marina Bay Sands

2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$120

Ya Hua Bak Kut TehTickets

Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh

Teochew peppery bak kut teh at Havelock and Keppel

1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15

ShoukouwaTickets

Shoukouwa

Michelin-starred sushi counter by Fullerton Bay

2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$480

Singapore International Festival of ArtsTicketsStarts 21 May

Singapore International Festival of Arts

SIFA, the year's serious theatre and performance

varies·Civic District·From S$35

Huayi — Chinese Festival of ArtsTicketsDates not announced

Huayi — Chinese Festival of Arts

The Esplanade's Chinese-language arts season

varies·Marina Bay·From S$30

Kalaa UtsavamTicketsStarts 20 November

Kalaa Utsavam

The Esplanade's festival of Indian arts

varies·Marina Bay·From S$28

Pesta RayaTicketsStarts 8 April

Pesta Raya

The Esplanade's festival of Malay arts

varies·Marina Bay·From S$25

Maxwell Food Centre TourTickets

Maxwell Food Centre Tour

Chicken rice and the rest of the hall, with a guide

2.5 hours·Chinatown·About S$69

Gardens by the Bay Guided TourFree

Gardens by the Bay Guided Tour

Free weekend nature walks with a Gardens guide

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

Raffles SpaTickets

Raffles Spa

The hotel spa attached to the Sling

2 hours·Civic District·From S$260

Southern Ridges Guided WalkTickets

Southern Ridges Guided Walk

Henderson Waves and Forest Walk at a guide's pace

3 hours·Harbourfront·About S$40

Free

Sree Ramar Temple

Changi Village's Rama temple, built in 1946

45 min·Changi·Free

Tickets

Ubin 4Rivers Kayak Trail

A half-day paddle through Ubin's mangrove creeks

5 hours·Pulau Ubin·From S$135

Tickets

Round Ubin Sea Kayak

A 22 km guided paddle right around Pulau Ubin

6 hours·Pulau Ubin·From S$175

Tickets

Sungei Simpang Kayak Trail

A beginner-friendly paddle into a riverine mangrove

4 hours·Sembawang·From S$105

Free

Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club

Singapore's biggest songbird corner, best at dawn

1 hour·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Free

Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox

A 1930s coastal-defence pillbox on Pasir Panjang Road

30 min·Pasir Panjang·Free

Free

Changi Airport Viewing Malls

Plane-spotting galleries open round the clock

1 hour·Changi·Free

Tickets

Pottery Workshop at Studio Asobi

A 3-hour hand-building pottery session, Hougang

3 hours·Hougang·From S$95

Free

Petain Road Shophouses

A tiled shophouse row in Jalan Besar

20 min·Jalan Besar·Free

Tickets

Northern Shores Kayak Trail

A 22km paddle from Changi to Sembawang

6 hours·Changi·From S$175

Free

Sri Siva Durga Temple

A Potong Pasir temple with posted worship times

1 hour·Potong Pasir·Free

Tickets

Wheel Pottery Trial at Urth & Phire

A 90-minute first go at the pottery wheel

2 hours·MacPherson·From S$60

Tickets

The Sundowner Farm Experience

Hand-feed rescued honeybees beside Bukit Timah

2 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$115

Free

DBS Sailing at the Bay

Free 30-minute sails on Marina Bay

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

Tickets

Sungei Khatib Bongsu Kayak Trail

A half-day paddle through a mangrove river

5 hours·Sembawang·From S$135

Tickets

Mr Bucket Chocolate Tour and Tasting

An hour in a Dempsey chocolate factory, with tastings

1 hour·Dempsey·From S$20

TicketsStarts 31 December

Coastes New Year's Eve Countdown

Beachfront BBQ and a countdown on Siloso

Evening·Sentosa·From S$95

Tickets

Speedboat Cruise and Dine

A speedboat run and a meal from Sentosa Cove

2 hours·Sentosa·From S$119

TicketsOn until 31 March

Immersive Rainforest Trails, Sentosa

A guided rainforest walk with a plant focus

1.5 hours·Sentosa·From S$77.11

Katong Peranakan Walk & Laksa LabRequest

Katong Peranakan Walk & Laksa Lab

Katong's Peranakan terraces, then a laksa you cook yourself

3 hours·East Coast·S$75

Chinatown Cocktail CrawlPreview

Chinatown Cocktail Crawl

An evening walk through three of Chinatown's shophouse bars

3 hours·Chinatown·S$119

East Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi RidePreview

East Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi Ride

A flat sunrise ride along East Coast Park, then kaya toast and kopi

3 hours·East Coast·S$65