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
110 to choose from · showing 49–96
Arthur Park
A nature playgarden and fitness corner on Arthur Road
30 min·Marine Parade·Free
Nim Meadow Park
A playground that nods to rubber-plantation days
30 min·Serangoon·Free
Ang Mo Kio Linear Park
6.2 hectares of ribbon planting along Avenue 5
45 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free
Luxus Hills Park
A playground and fitness corner by Yio Chu Kang Road
20 min·Serangoon·Free
Hazel Park Open Space
A playground with a sandpit off Upper Bukit Timah
30 min·Bukit Panjang·Free
Dew Garden
A playground and fitness corner on Jalan Tari Payong
20 min·Sengkang·Free
TicketsWakeboarding Taster (Singapore Wake Park)
Beginner cable wakeboarding at East Coast Park
1 hour·East Coast·From S$55
FreeEsplanade Outdoor Theatre
Free gigs on the Marina Bay waterfront
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeLau Pa Sat Hawker Centre
Victorian market hall, with satay grilled on the street
1 hour·Civic District·Free
HIIT the Beach, Sentosa
A free beach fitness circuit at Palawan Beach
Flexible·Sentosa·Free
TicketsSingapore Discovery Centre
Nation-building, flight simulators, kids' city
3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10
FreeJapanese Garden
Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJurong Lake Gardens
Singapore's third national garden, by Jurong Lake
Half day·Jurong East·Free
TicketsLantern at Fullerton Bay
Rooftop pool bar on the water
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$28
Christmas on A Great Street
Orchard Road's Christmas lights and village
Evening·Orchard·Free
TicketsSentosa Golf Club
Tanjong and Serapong, sea-edge golf
5 hours·Sentosa·From S$420
TicketsBlu Jaz Cafe
Live jazz off Bali Lane, no cover some nights
Evening·Kampong Glam·From S$10
FreeTimbre
Local bands and beer at a one-north food park
Evening·Queenstown·Free
TicketsSingapore Symphony Orchestra
The SSO at Esplanade or Victoria Concert Hall
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$35
FreeBukit Batok Nature Park
Shaded steps and a quarry lookout in Bukit Batok
1.5 hours·Bukit Batok·Free
FreeWoodlands Waterfront Park
A 400-metre jetty facing Johor across the water
1.5 hours·Woodlands·Free
Freeone-north Park
Biopolis lawns, a designed tech-campus green
45 min·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeToa Payoh Town Park
Closed for redevelopment, due back in 2030
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeKatong Park
The old seafront park, now inland, still breezy
45 min·East Coast·Free
FreeMount Emily Park
A quiet hill park behind Dhoby Ghaut
45 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free
FreeVivoCity
HarbourFront's big mall and the Sentosa Express stop
1 hour·Harbourfront·Free
Laser Quest at HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok
Walk-in laser tag at a Bukit Batok clubhouse
20 min·Bukit Batok·From S$8
TicketsTerrarium Workshop
Build a glass-jar garden and take it home
2 hours·Tai Seng·From S$30
TicketsSingapore Chinese Orchestra
Year-round hall concerts, plus the Huayi festival
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28
FreeBedok Town Park
A neighbourhood park beside Bedok Reservoir
1 hour·Bedok·Free
FreeAng Mo Kio Town Garden East
A small Ang Mo Kio garden round a pond
45 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free
FreeMarsiling Park
A hilly neighbourhood park in Woodlands
1 hour·Marsiling·Free
TicketsHeadrock VR
Free-roam VR at Siloso Southside on Sentosa
1 hour·Sentosa·About S$48
TicketsPaintball / Gel Blaster
Outdoor paintball and gel blaster games for groups
1.5 hours·Yishun·From S$59
TicketsActiveSG Badminton
Public courts, the national hobby
1.5 hours·Citywide·From S$8
FreeDowntown East
Wild Wild Wet, food and the sea at Pasir Ris
Half day·Pasir Ris·Free
TicketsStarts 21 MaySingapore International Festival of Arts
SIFA, the year's serious theatre and performance
varies·Civic District·From S$35
TicketsStarts 8 JuneSingapore Open Badminton
World Tour badminton, live in a Kallang hall
Evening·Kallang·From S$35
TicketsFootball at the National Stadium
The Lions, or a touring club, under the dome
3 hours·Kallang·About S$28
TicketsHigh Tea with a Bay View
Hotel high tea with the skyline and air-con
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$68
TicketsTimezone Arcade
Claw machines and game credits, biggest at VivoCity
1.5 hours·Citywide·About S$20
Yishun Park Arboretum
Singapore's first arboretum, 70 dipterocarp species
1 hour·Yishun·Free
Changi Airport Viewing Malls
Plane-spotting galleries open round the clock
1 hour·Changi·Free
Kallang Riverside Disc Golf
A free disc golf course beside the Kallang River
1 hour·Kallang·Free
The Potter's Garden
A pottery-themed park beside two dragon kilns
1 hour·Jurong West·Free
King and the Pawn
Board game cafe and bar on Purvis Street
Flexible·Bugis·From S$10
Comics and Games Library at Punggol Coast
A self-service comics library with a board-game area
1 hour·Punggol·Free
1918 Heritage Bar
Cocktails in a 1918 mansion on Telok Blangah Hill
Evening·Telok Blangah·Free