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
430 to choose from · showing 193–240
TicketsKallang Basin Kayak
Sit-on-top kayaks on Kallang Basin by the Sports Hub
2 hours·Kallang·From S$18
TicketsFloral Fantasy
Disney Garden of Wonder, the Bay's third paid garden
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$24
FreeSentosa Nature Discovery
A free nature gallery and Swiftlet Bunker at Imbiah
1 hour·Sentosa·Free
FreeImbiah Lookout
Sentosa's ridge: luge, SkyHelix, Nature Discovery
1 hour·Sentosa·Free
TicketsStarts 27 NovemberChristmas Wonderland
Markets and lights at Gardens by the Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·Check price
Christmas on A Great Street
Orchard Road's Christmas lights and village
Evening·Orchard·Free
FreeStarts 15 JanuaryLight to Night Festival
Civic District art after dark, every January
Evening·Civic District·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Night Festival
Bras Basah.Bugis after dark, usually Aug–Sep
Evening·Bugis·Free
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
TicketsDragon Boat Taster
Paddle a dragon boat on Kallang Basin
2 hours·Kallang·From S$18
TicketsScentopia Perfume Workshop
Blend an orchid perfume at Siloso and keep the bottle
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$95
TicketsBanyan Tree Spa Marina Bay
Banyan Tree's spa at Marina Bay Sands
2 hours·Marina Bay·About S$220
TicketsSpa Esprit
A Singapore spa brand with several outlets
1.5 hours·Orchard·From S$110
TicketsEmployees Only Singapore
The New York speakeasy, Chinatown edition
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$20
TicketsNutmeg & Clove
Singapore in a glass, now on Purvis Street
2 hours·Bugis·From S$24
FreeAdam Road Food Centre
Nasi biryani with the expressway overhead
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeSeah Im Food Centre
HarbourFront hawker lunch before the cable car
45 min·Harbourfront·Free
FreeHolland Village Market & Food Centre
Upstairs hawker, downstairs wet market
1 hour·Holland Village·Free
FreeMarine Parade Food Centre
An everyday hawker lunch in Marine Parade
1 hour·East Coast·Free
TicketsHill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle
The Crawford Lane bak chor mee queue
45 min·Civic District·From S$8
TicketsA Noodle Story
Singapore-style ramen at Amoy Street Food Centre
45 min·Chinatown·From S$8
TicketsNational Kitchen by Violet Oon
Peranakan lunch in the National Gallery, with a view
2 hours·Civic District·From S$80
FreeNational Library Roof Garden
Free views, free air-con and floors of books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
FreeThe Arts House
Singapore's old Parliament House, now an arts venue
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeVictoria Theatre & Concert Hall
The clock-tower concert hall by the river
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeSingapore Chinese Cultural Centre
SINGAPO人 gallery and a rooftop over the CBD
1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
TicketsEurasian Heritage Gallery
Three Eurasian galleries on Ceylon Road, Katong
1 hour·Katong·From S$5
TicketsLive Turtle & Tortoise Museum
More than 600 turtles and tortoises, now in Yishun
1.5 hours·Yishun·From S$16
FreeThe Gem Museum
Free gemology gallery on Perak Road, by timeslot
1 hour·Little India·Free
TicketsSingapore Musical Box Museum
Antique musical boxes that still play, by booking
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$20
FreeTemple of 1,000 Lights
Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya on Race Course Road
30 min·Little India·Free
FreeBurmese Buddhist Temple
A white marble Buddha on Tai Gin Road
30 min·Balestier·Free
FreeJamae Chulia Mosque
A South Indian mosque on South Bridge Road
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeMaghain Aboth Synagogue
Singapore's oldest synagogue, on Waterloo Street
30 min·Bugis·Free
FreeClifford Pier & The Fullerton Bay
A 1933 landing pier, now an event venue
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeBukit Batok Nature Park
Shaded steps and a quarry lookout in Bukit Batok
1.5 hours·Bukit Batok·Free
FreeSembawang Park
An old jetty and casuarina trees on the north coast
2 hours·Sembawang·Free
FreeWoodlands Waterfront Park
A 400-metre jetty facing Johor across the water
1.5 hours·Woodlands·Free
FreeSpringleaf Nature Park
Kayak launch and a riverside boardwalk
1.5 hours·Central Catchment·Free
FreeUbin Sensory Trail
Herbs, fruit trees, a kampong path
45 min·Pulau Ubin·Free
FreeSembawang Hot Spring Park
Singapore's only hot spring, free foot baths
1.5 hours·Sembawang·Free
FreeEsplanade Park
Cenotaph, Lim Bo Seng, the waterfront strip
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeDhoby Ghaut Green
A pocket lawn over the MRT interchange
20 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free
FreeTiong Bahru Park
The neighbourhood lawn, birds, a playground
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeKallang Riverside Park
Stadium, river, the old national heart
1 hour·Kallang·Free
FreeClementi Woods Park
12-hectare woods beside West Coast Plaza
1.5 hours·Clementi·Free
FreeAng Mo Kio Town Garden West
A neighbourhood hill forest, surprisingly wild
1.5 hours·Ang Mo Kio·Free