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
98 to choose from · showing 49–96
KWSH Heritage Gallery
Five elements of Chinese medicine, in an 1857 ward
1 hour·Boon Keng·Free
Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery
Chinese opera, puppetry and tea in Chinatown
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery
A Malay heartland's story inside Wisma Geylang Serai
45 min·Geylang Serai·Free
Botanic Gardens Heritage Museum
The Gardens' story since 1859, in Holttum Hall
45 min·Tanglin·Free
Objectifs Photography and Film Centre
Free photography and film shows in a Chapel Gallery
1 hour·Bras Basah·Free
Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
Five free contemporary art galleries at LASALLE
1 hour·Rochor·Free
The Private Museum
Free art shows in the former Osborne House
1 hour·Mount Emily·Free
Bukit Timah Railway Station
A 1932 station turned heritage gallery
45 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Oldham Theatre
Asian Film Archive screenings on Canning Rise
2 hours·Fort Canning·About S$10
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
A Neo-Gothic national monument on Queen Street
45 min·Bras Basah·Free
Botanical Art Gallery
Singapore's first permanent botanical art display
45 min·Bukit Timah·Free
House of Tan Yeok Nee
The sole survivor of the Four Grand Mansions
45 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free
Museum of Food Workshops
Heritage cooking workshops in Joo Chiat
Flexible·Joo Chiat·About S$60
Wallace Education Centre
A cow shed turned Wallace exhibition gallery
1 hour·Bukit Panjang·Free
Fort Canning Heritage Gallery
Free artefacts and a 700-year story on the hill
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Marine Park Public Gallery
A coral and mangrove display on St John's Island
2 hours·Southern Islands·Free
Sustainable Singapore Gallery
Singapore's sustainability story, with hourly tours
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
Jews of Singapore Museum
A free museum on a community that built the city
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Pioneers' Memorial Hall
A hall on Chinese pioneers, by guided tour only
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
Forest Discovery Centre
Forest exhibits in a bungalow from 1898
1 hour·Dempsey·Free
CDL Green Gallery
Free exhibitions in a hempcrete gallery
30 min·Tanglin·Free
Harmony in Diversity Gallery
A free gallery on Singapore's many faiths
1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Gajah Gallery
Southeast Asian contemporary art at Distripark
45 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Whitestone Gallery Singapore
A contemporary art gallery at Distripark
45 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free
China Cultural Centre in Singapore
Exhibitions and a library on Queen Street
1 hour·Bras Basah·Free
The Albatross File Exhibition
Singapore's separation, from declassified files
1.5 hours·Bras Basah·Free
National Archives Reading Room
Read Singapore's historical records in person
2 hours·Civic District·Free
Supreme Court Judicial Heritage Gallery
A walk-through of Singapore's law and its courtrooms
1.5 hours·City Hall·Free
REDSEA Gallery at Dempsey Hill
A contemporary art gallery in old army barracks
45 min·Dempsey·Free
Our Cultural Medallion Story
A free showcase of Singapore's top arts award
1 hour·City Hall·Free
FreeGrounds closed, Hell's Museum openHaw Par Villa
Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed
2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free
FreeEmerald Hill
Peranakan terrace houses off Orchard Road
45 min·Orchard·Free
FreeChinese Garden
Twin Pagoda and Cloud Pagoda at Jurong Lake
2 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeKent Ridge Park
A canopy walk and a reflexology path on a WWII ridge
2 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeArmenian Church of St Gregory
Singapore's oldest church, from 1835
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeRaffles' Landing Site
A white Raffles statue on the river's north bank
15 min·Civic District·Free
FreeGillman Barracks
Contemporary art galleries in 1936 army barracks
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Night Festival
Bras Basah.Bugis after dark, usually Aug–Sep
Evening·Bugis·Free
TicketsWillow Stream Spa
Fairmont's wet lounge and treatments
2 hours·Civic District·From S$160
TicketsNational Kitchen by Violet Oon
Peranakan lunch in the National Gallery, with a view
2 hours·Civic District·From S$80
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
FreeNUS University Town
A campus town with a bridge and views of the west
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeCivic District Heritage Trail
Padang, Gallery, cathedral and river on foot
2.5 hours·Civic District·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Biennale
The city's contemporary art blowout, every two years
Half day·Civic District·Free
TicketsWWII Heritage Combo
The Battlebox with Bukit Chandu, or Changi Chapel
5 hours·Civic District·About S$55
Changi Heritage Trail
Beaches, bungalows and wartime sites at Changi
Half day·Changi·Free
Jurong Heritage Trail
25 stops, from an early food centre to Chinese Garden
Flexible·Jurong·Free