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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

105 to choose from · showing 49–96

Singapore Indoor StadiumTickets

Singapore Indoor Stadium

The big-room gigs at Kallang

3 hours·Kallang·About S$88

Star Performing Arts CentreTickets

Star Performing Arts Centre

The big hall for musicals and touring acts

3 hours·Buona Vista·About S$68

Mellben SeafoodTickets

Mellben Seafood

Heartland white pepper crab in the north-east

2 hours·Ang Mo Kio·From S$85

Changi Airport HighlightsFree

Changi Airport Highlights

Jewel and the landside terminals, no flight needed

3 hours·Changi·Free

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden EastFree

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East

A small Ang Mo Kio garden round a pond

45 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free

National Archives of SingaporeFree

National Archives of Singapore

The reading room of the nation's paper

1.5 hours·Civic District·Free

Bugis+Free

Bugis+

Youth fashion in air-con, next to Bugis Street

1 hour·Bugis·Free

Headrock VRTickets

Headrock VR

Free-roam VR at Siloso Southside on Sentosa

1 hour·Sentosa·About S$48

Live Comedy NightTickets

Live Comedy Night

A stand-up club on Queen Street

2 hours·Bugis·From S$25

Gluttons BayFree

Gluttons Bay

Satay and oyster omelette beside the Esplanade

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

Hungry Ghost FestivalFreeUsually August or September

Hungry Ghost Festival

Getai and offerings in the seventh lunar month

Evening·Citywide·Free

Singapore Art WeekFreeStarts 21 January

Singapore Art Week

Galleries, museums and the Civic District after dark

Evening·Civic District·Free

TicketsStarts 21 January

ART SG

Contemporary art fair at Marina Bay Sands

Half day·Marina Bay·From S$80

Singapore Writers FestivalTicketsRuns 13 to 22 November

Singapore Writers Festival

Readings and debates at the Arts House

Half day·Civic District·From S$15

IYASAKA by HashidaTickets

IYASAKA by Hashida

Chef Hatch Hashida's omakase counter in Sentosa

2 hours·Sentosa·From S$200

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

FreeStarts 3 December

Voices – A Festival of Song

Choirs, a cappella and singalongs at the Esplanade

Flexible·Marina Bay·Free

Supertree GroveFree

Supertree Grove

The Supertrees, free to wander and best after dark

45 min·Marina Bay·Free

Universal Studios Express PassTickets

Universal Studios Express Pass

Shorter USS queues, on top of a park ticket

Full day·Sentosa·From S$60

Gardens + Flyer ComboTickets

Gardens + Flyer Combo

The Gardens domes and the Flyer, as two tickets

Half day·Marina Bay·From S$92

Night City Lights TourTickets

Night City Lights Tour

The bay, Chinatown and a photo stop after dark

3 hours·Marina Bay·About S$65

Marina Bay Night WalkFree

Marina Bay Night Walk

Merlion, Helix and Spectra, with no ticket

2 hours·Marina Bay·Free

Hot Yoga ClassTickets

Hot Yoga Class

Heated room, humidity you chose

1 hour·Orchard·About S$38

Mandarin Oriental SpaTickets

Mandarin Oriental Spa

A quiet hotel spa on Marina Bay

2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$240

Free

Woodlands Heritage Trail

Temples, jetties and the Causeway in Singapore's north

Half day·Woodlands·Free

Free

Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore

Five free contemporary art galleries at LASALLE

1 hour·Rochor·Free

Free

Echoes of Clementi Mural

A sepia comic mural at Clementi MRT Exits A and B

15 min·Clementi·Free

Free

Kok Fah Technology Farm

Hydroponic farm tours and a weekend veg market

Flexible·Sungei Tengah·Free

Free

The Potter's Garden

A pottery-themed park beside two dragon kilns

1 hour·Jurong West·Free

Free

Botanical Art Gallery

Singapore's first permanent botanical art display

45 min·Bukit Timah·Free

Free

Choa Chu Kang Library

A library built around an indoor garden

1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free

Free

Enabling Village

A disability-inclusive village open to everyone

2 hours·Redhill·Free

Tickets

Jurong Lake Gardens Pool

An inclusive public pool by Jurong Lake Gardens

2 hours·Jurong East·From S$1.30

Tickets

Sauna Bath House

Two saunas and a cold plunge by Raffles Place

2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$55

Tickets

Hideaway Bathhouse

Infrared sauna and cold plunge pods at New Bahru

1 hour·River Valley·From S$62

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

Divelab Boat Dives from Raffles Marina

Full-day boat dives to Pulau Hantu and Jong

Full day·Tuas·From S$195

Tickets

Opera Livehouse by Ping Sheh

Saturday-night Chinese opera on Smith Street

1 hour·Chinatown·From S$10

Tickets

Chinese Opera Tea House

Chinese opera with English subtitles and tea

2 hours·Chinatown·From S$25

Free

Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery

A free rooftop garden with skyline views and art

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Free

CDL Green Gallery

Free exhibitions in a hempcrete gallery

30 min·Tanglin·Free

Free

Gajah Gallery

Southeast Asian contemporary art at Distripark

45 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free

Free

Sentosa Coastal Trail

A 2.2 km walk along Sentosa's rocky shore

45 min·Sentosa·Free

Tickets

Marina Bay Night Bike Tour

A guided evening ride round the lit-up bayfront

2 hours·Kampong Glam·From S$60