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
251 to choose from · showing 97–144
TicketsBowling Alley Session
Still a thing, still air-conditioned
1.5 hours·Citywide·About S$18
FreeHarmony Centre @ An-Nahdhah
An interfaith gallery inside a Bishan mosque
1 hour·Bishan·Free
TicketsOla Beach Club
Hawaiian-style family beach club on Siloso
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
TicketsCoastes
The long-running Siloso beach bar
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
FreeSt Andrew's Cathedral
The white 1861 church across from the Padang
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeThe Padang
The open green at the heart of the Civic District
20 min·Civic District·Free
FreeSTPI Creative Workshop & Gallery
Print and paper workshop on Robertson Quay
1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeNational Design Centre
Rotating design shows in an old Middle Road convent
1 hour·Bugis·Free
FreeAliwal Arts Centre
Arts studios in old school blocks, Kampong Gelam
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeSMU City Campus Walk
A university folded into the Civic District
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeNUS University Town
A campus town with a bridge and views of the west
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
TicketsKTV / Karaoke Night
Private karaoke rooms, priced by the hour
3 hours·Citywide·From S$15
FreeHDB Heartland Walk
A void deck, a market and a town park
2 hours·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeChangi Airport Highlights
Jewel and the landside terminals, no flight needed
3 hours·Changi·Free
FreeVesak Day, 20 MayVesak Day Temple Circuit
Lanterns, chanting and vegetarian stalls for Vesak
Half day·Chinatown·Free
FreeClosed for nowGolden Mile Complex
The brutalist block long known as Little Thailand
1.5 hours·Kallang·Free
FreeNational Archives of Singapore
The reading room of the nation's paper
1.5 hours·Civic District·Free
TicketsTCM Consultation & Herbs
Pulse, tongue, a bag of bitter tea
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$35
TicketsLittle Island Brewing Co
Craft beer in Changi Village, near the Ubin boats
2 hours·Changi·From S$16
TicketsOutram Park Fried Kway Teow
Bib Gourmand char kway teow at Hong Lim Market
45 min·Chinatown·From S$6
TicketsHorse Riding Taster
A first riding lesson at a Bukit Timah club
1 hour·Kranji·From S$143
TicketsShisen Hanten
Michelin-recognised Sichuan cooking in Orchard
2 hours·Orchard·From S$95
TicketsAh Chew Desserts
Tang yuan and mango at a long-running dessert house
45 min·Bugis·From S$8
TicketsRoland Restaurant
No-frills chilli crab in Marine Parade
2 hours·East Coast·From S$75
FreeStarts 21 JanuarySingapore Art Week
Galleries, museums and the Civic District after dark
Evening·Civic District·Free
ART SG
Contemporary art fair at Marina Bay Sands
Half day·Marina Bay·From S$80
TicketsMin Jiang
Sichuan cooking and Beijing duck at Goodwood Park
2 hours·Orchard·From S$90
TicketsStarts 21 MaySingapore International Festival of Arts
SIFA, the year's serious theatre and performance
varies·Civic District·From S$35
TicketsStarts 20 NovemberKalaa Utsavam
The Esplanade's festival of Indian arts
varies·Marina Bay·From S$28
TicketsMarina Bay Sands Infinity Pool
The pool in every Singapore search, hotel guests only
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$35
FreeChangi Layover Tour
Jewel, a slice of town, back before the gate
2.5 hours·Changi·Free
TicketsWWII Heritage Combo
The Battlebox with Bukit Chandu, or Changi Chapel
5 hours·Civic District·About S$55
TicketsTimezone Arcade
Claw machines and game credits, biggest at VivoCity
1.5 hours·Citywide·About S$20
TicketsKidz Amaze
SAFRA indoor play in Jurong, Toa Payoh and Punggol
3 hours·Jurong East·About S$16
FreeFort Canning Guided Walk
The forbidden hill, its spice garden and the bunker
2 hours·Civic District·Free
Balestier Heritage Trail
Temples, shophouses and old hospital wards on foot
2 hours·Balestier·Free
Sembawang Heritage Trail
Naval base landmarks, old bungalows and a temple
Half day·Sembawang·Free
Ang Mo Kio Heritage Trail
The Clover Block, a bird corner and heartland temples
Half day·Ang Mo Kio·Free
Toa Payoh Heritage Trail
Singapore's first HDB town, dragon playground included
2 hours·Toa Payoh·Free
Yishun Heritage Trail
Two old villages, a ring road and a heritage garden
Half day·Yishun·Free
Changi Heritage Trail
Beaches, bungalows and wartime sites at Changi
Half day·Changi·Free
Woodlands Heritage Trail
Temples, jetties and the Causeway in Singapore's north
Half day·Woodlands·Free
MOE Heritage Centre
Singapore's schooling story, free on weekdays
1 hour·Balestier·Free
SGH Museum
Two centuries of medicine in a 1926 monument
1 hour·Outram·Free
KWSH Heritage Gallery
Five elements of Chinese medicine, in an 1857 ward
1 hour·Boon Keng·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