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.
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
269 to choose from · showing 145–192
Movies by the Beach
Free outdoor film nights at Palawan Kidz City
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
Amazonia at Great World
An indoor adventure playground for toddlers and kids
2 hours·River Valley·From S$38.90
East Coast Terrace Park
A playground and fitness corner in Marine Parade
30 min·Marine Parade·Free
Seletar Terrace Park
A playground and exercise corner in Seletar
30 min·Seletar·Free
Richards Avenue Park
A shady playground and fitness stop near Kovan
30 min·Kovan·Free
KPMG Wellness Garden
A therapeutic garden and nature gym by the sea
1 hour·East Coast·Free
Venus Green
A small green by the Windsor Nature Park car park
30 min·Bishan·Free
Taman Permata Park
A cosy playground green along Upper Thomson Road
30 min·Bishan·Free
Kim Pong Park
Art-deco swings and a pavilion near Tiong Bahru
30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free
Chestnut Close Park
Play areas and an event space beside a canal
30 min·Bukit Panjang·Free
Villa Verde Park
A bridge to the Rail Corridor and a railway playground
45 min·Choa Chu Kang·Free
Choa Chu Kang Way Park
Dragonfly motifs and a shaded playground
30 min·Choa Chu Kang·Free
Faber Heights Park
Slides and swings beside the Ulu Pandan connector
30 min·Clementi·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
RequestLittle India Spice Trail & Banana-Leaf Feast
Grind masalas, drape a sari and eat lunch off a banana leaf
3 hours·Little India·S$69
FreeTan Si Chong Su
A family clan temple by the river on Magazine Road
20 min·Clarke Quay·Free
TicketsOla Beach Club
Hawaiian-style family beach club on Siloso
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
FreeSmooth-coated Otter Spotting
Bishan, the Bay, or wherever the family has wandered
1 hour·Bishan·Free
Nanyang Sauce Brewery Tour
A one-hour tour of a family soy-sauce brewery
1 hour·Jurong·From S$39
Tanjong Rhu Pau
Handmade pau from a family shop since 1988
30 min·Kallang·Free
Tai Seng Fish Soup
Third-generation fish soup at Taman Jurong
45 min·Jurong West·Free
Kampung Cookhouse at Tiong Bahru
Free family-recipe cooking demos in Tiong Bahru
2 hours·Tiong Bahru·Free
Pasir Ris Library
A mall library with a space for teenagers
1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free
TicketsFlower Dome + Cloud Forest
Flower Dome and Cloud Forest on one ticket
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$46
TicketsSingapore Flyer
A slow 30-minute turn above Marina Bay
30 min·Marina Bay·From S$46
TicketsSingapore Cable Car Sky Pass
Mount Faber Line and Sentosa Line, round trip
2 hours·Harbourfront·From S$35
TicketsOn until 7 MarchSacred Caves: Dunhuang at ACM
Life-size Mogao caves at the Asian Civilisations Museum
2 hours·Civic District·From S$25
TicketsNational Museum of Singapore
The nation's story, in the 1887 building
2 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$18
TicketsPeranakan Museum
Beadwork, kebayas and wedding chambers
1.5 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$12
TicketsMINT Museum of Toys
50,000 vintage toys across five floors
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$30
TicketsSingapore River Cruise
A 40-minute bumboat ride down the Singapore River
40 min·Clarke Quay·From S$28
TicketsRoyal Albatross Sunset Sail
Four courses on the deck of a tall ship at sunset
2.5 hours·Harbourfront·From S$245
TicketsBintan Resort Ferries
Ferry from Tanah Merah to the Lagoi resorts on Bintan
Full day·Bintan·From S$100
TicketsWakeboarding Taster (Singapore Wake Park)
Beginner cable wakeboarding at East Coast Park
1 hour·East Coast·From S$55
FreeGardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)
Supertrees and lakeside gardens, free to wander
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeGrounds closed, Hell's Museum openHaw Par Villa
Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed
2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free
TicketsChinatown Heritage Centre
Restored 1950s shophouses on Pagoda Street
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$25
TicketsThe Battlebox
WWII bunker under Fort Canning Hill
1 hour·Civic District·From S$20
TicketsIndian Heritage Centre
Little India's museum, from Chettiar to cinema
1.5 hours·Little India·From S$10
TicketsChangi Chapel & Museum
POW stories, a replica chapel, quiet rooms
1.5 hours·Changi·From S$9
TicketsFormer Ford Factory
Where Singapore surrendered, 15 Feb 1942
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$7
TicketsReflections at Bukit Chandu
Malay Regiment's last stand, 13 Feb 1942
1 hour·Harbourfront·From S$7
TicketsRed Dot Design Museum
Award-winning objects on Marina Bay
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
TicketsHell's Museum at Haw Par Villa
The Ten Courts, interpreted for adults
2 hours·Pasir Panjang·From S$22