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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.

Previews stay on this site, with no charge. Tickets link out to where you buy them. Free entry needs no ticket, though some places ask you to book.

All things to do

77 to choose from · showing 49–77

Telok Blangah Hill ParkFree

Telok Blangah Hill Park

Terrace gardens on a ridge above HarbourFront

1.5 hours·Harbourfront·Free

Singapore Night FestivalFreeDates not announced

Singapore Night Festival

Bras Basah.Bugis after dark, usually Aug–Sep

Evening·Bugis·Free

FilmhouseTickets

Filmhouse

Indie cinema in the old Projector halls, Beach Road

2.5 hours·City Hall·From S$14

Bukit Batok Nature ParkFree

Bukit Batok Nature Park

Shaded steps and a quarry lookout in Bukit Batok

1.5 hours·Bukit Batok·Free

Admiralty ParkFree

Admiralty Park

Riverside boardwalks in a large north-west park

2 hours·Admiralty·Free

Esplanade ParkFree

Esplanade Park

Cenotaph, Lim Bo Seng, the waterfront strip

45 min·Civic District·Free

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden WestFree

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West

A neighbourhood hill forest, surprisingly wild

1.5 hours·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Bidadari ParkFree

Bidadari Park

A new park on an old cemetery, Alkaff Lake

1.5 hours·Bidadari·Free

Tampines Eco GreenFree

Tampines Eco Green

A wild patch in the east, birds and boardwalks

2 hours·Tampines·Free

Zhenghua Nature ParkFree

Zhenghua Nature Park

A forest strip along the BKE

2 hours·Bukit Panjang·Free

Lower Peirce Reservoir ParkFree

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Boardwalk through secondary forest at Lower Peirce

1.5 hours·Central Catchment·Free

Eco-Link@BKEFree

Eco-Link@BKE

The wildlife bridge over the Bukit Timah Expressway

1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free

Park Connector Network RideFree

Park Connector Network Ride

Free park-to-park cycle paths across the island

Half day·Citywide·Free

Goodman Arts CentreFree

Goodman Arts Centre

Artists' studios in an old school at Mountbatten

1 hour·East Coast·Free

HDB Heartland WalkFree

HDB Heartland Walk

A void deck, a market and a town park

2 hours·Toa Payoh·Free

Free

Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre

The old "60 stalls" food centre, rebuilt

1 hour·Jurong West·Free

Creatures of the Night ShowTickets

Creatures of the Night Show

Night Safari's animal show, included with entry

20 min·Mandai·From S$58

Tiong Bahru Walking TourTickets

Tiong Bahru Walking Tour

The art deco estate, its market and bookshops

2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$45

Fort Canning Guided WalkFree

Fort Canning Guided Walk

The forbidden hill, its spice garden and the bunker

2 hours·Civic District·Free

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

Gurdwara Sahib Yishun

A small Yishun gurdwara that welcomes visitors

1 hour·Yishun·Free

Free

Sree Ramar Temple

Changi Village's Rama temple, built in 1946

45 min·Changi·Free

Free

Hampstead Wetlands Park

A freshwater wetland inside Seletar Aerospace Park

1 hour·Seletar·Free

Free

Ang Mo Kio Dragon Playground

A 1979 dragon playground, one of four left

30 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Free

Lam Yeo Coffee Powder Factory

Nanyang coffee roasted since 1959, Balestier

30 min·Balestier·Free

Free

Choa Chu Kang Library

A library built around an indoor garden

1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free

Free

Ramakrishna Mission Temple

A Vedanta temple open morning and evening

1 hour·Bartley·Free

Free

Marine Park Public Gallery

A coral and mangrove display on St John's Island

2 hours·Southern Islands·Free

MacRitchie Dawn Trek & Treetop WalkPreview

MacRitchie Dawn Trek & Treetop Walk

Dawn in the forest, then the TreeTop Walk before the crowds

3 hours·MacRitchie·S$59