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
279 to choose from · showing 193–240
FreeJewel Rain Vortex (free viewing)
The world's tallest indoor waterfall, free to watch
30 min·Changi·Free
FreeSingapore Sports Hub & National Stadium
The dome, the river, a public concourse
1 hour·Kallang·Free
FreeLabrador Nature Reserve
WWII gun batteries, coastal forest and harbour views
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeLearning Forest, Botanic Gardens
Free swamp-forest boardwalks in the Botanic Gardens
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeLittle Guilin (Bukit Batok)
A flooded granite quarry by Bukit Gombak MRT
1 hour·Bukit Batok·Free
FreeAnn Siang Hill & Club Street
Shophouse bars, staircases and the after-work crowd
Evening·Chinatown·Free
FreeDuxton Hill
Blair Plain bars in conserved shophouses
Evening·Duxton·Free
FreeCivilian War Memorial
Four pillars for four communities, by the Padang
20 min·Civic District·Free
FreeRaffles' Landing Site
A white Raffles statue on the river's north bank
15 min·Civic District·Free
FreeGillman Barracks
Contemporary art galleries in 1936 army barracks
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
FreeChomp Chomp Food Centre
Open-air evening hawker in Serangoon Gardens
1.5 hours·Serangoon·Free
TicketsEast Coast SUP (PAssion Wave)
Stand-up paddle and windsurf rental at East Coast
2 hours·East Coast·About S$35
FreeHay Dairies Goat Farm
Singapore's only goat farm, free for small groups
1.5 hours·Kranji·Free
TicketsForest Adventure
High ropes over Bedok Reservoir
2.5 hours·Bedok·From S$38
TicketsKallang Ice World
Two-hour skating sessions on the ice in Kallang
2 hours·Kallang·About S$20
TicketsMacRitchie Reservoir Kayak
Sit-on-top kayaks on MacRitchie's forest reservoir
1 hour·MacRitchie·From S$18
FreeTemple of 1,000 Lights
Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya on Race Course Road
30 min·Little India·Free
FreeWat Ananda Metyarama
A Thai Buddhist temple in Bukit Merah
30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeJubilee Bridge
Merlion to Esplanade, no steps
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeTampines Eco Green
A wild patch in the east, birds and boardwalks
2 hours·Tampines·Free
FreeMustafa Centre
A 24-hour department store in Little India
1.5 hours·Little India·Free
FreeVivoCity
HarbourFront's big mall and the Sentosa Express stop
1 hour·Harbourfront·Free
FreeAliwal Arts Centre
Arts studios in old school blocks, Kampong Gelam
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
TicketsGibson
A martini parlour upstairs on Bukit Pasoh
2 hours·Chinatown·About S$26
TicketsTai Chi at the Botanic Gardens
A small tai chi and qigong class by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$25
TicketsPAssion Wave Kayak (Bedok / Marina Bay)
Public sit-on-top kayak rental at Bedok or Marina Bay
2 hours·Bedok·About S$20
Pay thereEast Coast Jetty Fishing
A rod, a jetty and maybe a fish at East Coast
3 hours·East Coast·About S$25
FreeWaterboat House Garden
A pocket-sized garden by the Fullerton
15 min·Civic District·Free
TicketsConstant Wind Sailing Taster
Learn to sail off Changi in a two-hour taster
2 hours·Changi·From S$50
TicketsPunggol Settlement
Seafood dinners facing the strait at Punggol Point
2 hours·Punggol·About S$35
FreeSmooth-coated Otter Spotting
Bishan, the Bay, or wherever the family has wandered
1 hour·Bishan·Free
FreeCity Plaza
Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar
1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free
TicketsCUT by Wolfgang Puck
Wolfgang Puck's steakhouse under the Shoppes
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$180
TicketsNg Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh
Peppery Teochew bak kut teh, served since 1955
1 hour·Little India·From S$16
TicketsDates not announcedIstana Open House
Walk the Istana grounds on selected public holidays
2 hours·Orchard·From S$20
TicketsYa Hua Bak Kut Teh
Teochew peppery bak kut teh at Havelock and Keppel
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15
TicketsRoland Restaurant
No-frills chilli crab in Marine Parade
2 hours·East Coast·From S$75
FreeWoodlands Library
One of the biggest public libraries, up north
1 hour·Woodlands·Free
TicketsJade at The Fullerton
Cantonese in the old General Post Office
2 hours·Civic District·From S$90
FreeDowntown East
Wild Wild Wet, food and the sea at Pasir Ris
Half day·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeSembawang Hills Food Centre
Open-air evening hawker centre in Upper Thomson
1 hour·Upper Thomson·Free
FreeHougang 6/7 Market
A Hougang hawker centre for breakfast
1 hour·Hougang·Free
TicketsAdventure Cove Rainbow Reef Snorkel
Snorkel Rainbow Reef on an Adventure Cove day ticket
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$34
TicketsWWII Heritage Combo
The Battlebox with Bukit Chandu, or Changi Chapel
5 hours·Civic District·About S$55
FreeMarina Bay Night Walk
Merlion, Helix and Spectra, with no ticket
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsCreatures of the Night Show
Night Safari's animal show, included with entry
20 min·Mandai·From S$58
TicketsAmazon River Quest
River Wonders boat ride, S$5 on top of entry
15 min·Mandai·From S$5
FreeFort Canning Guided Walk
The forbidden hill, its spice garden and the bunker
2 hours·Civic District·Free