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
1067 to choose from · showing 241–288
FreeFar East Organization Children's Garden
Free water play for 12 and under at Gardens by the Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeGarden Rhapsody
Supertree light show, twice a night, free
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeBorealis at Supertree Grove
Free aurora installation at Gardens by the Bay
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsForest Adventure
High ropes over Bedok Reservoir
2.5 hours·Bedok·From S$38
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
TicketsDates not announcedChingay Parade
Singapore's big street parade at Chinese New Year
3 hours·Citywide·About S$28
FreeDates not announcedRiver Hongbao
Chinese New Year lanterns around Marina Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeStarts 22 JanuaryThaipusam Procession
Kavadi bearers walk from Perumal to Tank Road
Half day·Little India·Free
Pay thereSingapore Helicopter Ride
The island from 1,000 feet
20 min·Seletar·About S$350
TicketsClimb Central
Indoor climbing for first-timers at Kallang Wave
2 hours·Kallang·From S$38
TicketsKallang Ice World
Two-hour skating sessions on the ice in Kallang
2 hours·Kallang·About S$20
TicketsSentosa Golf Club
Tanjong and Serapong, sea-edge golf
5 hours·Sentosa·From S$420
Pay thereSentosa Parasailing
Towed up under a parachute over the harbour
30 min·Sentosa·About S$79
Pay thereFlyboard Singapore
Water-jet boots at Marina Bay or Sentosa
1 hour·Marina Bay·About S$168
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
TicketsPeranakan Batik Workshop
Paint a batik piece in an open studio
3 hours·Katong·From S$90
TicketsPottery Wheel Class
Throw a bowl, get muddy, keep the pot
1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$58
TicketsScentopia Perfume Workshop
Blend an orchid perfume at Siloso and keep the bottle
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$95
TicketsChinese Calligraphy Class
Ink, brush, one character you might frame
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$90
TicketsChilli Crab Cooking Class
Cook the national dish, then eat it
3 hours·Tai Seng·From S$118
TicketsSushi-Making Class
Roll maki, shape nigiri, then eat them
3 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$150
TicketsBarista Skills Workshop
Pull an espresso and froth milk in two hours
2 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$128
TicketsWine Tasting in Dempsey
Wine masterclasses at Dempsey
2 hours·Dempsey·About S$75
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
TicketsWillow Stream Spa
Fairmont's wet lounge and treatments
2 hours·Civic District·From S$160
TicketsYoga at the Botanic Gardens
A small yoga class on the lawn by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$40
TicketsSound Bath & Breathwork
Singing bowls and slow breathing in a dim room
1.5 hours·Haig Road·From S$40
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
TicketsManhattan Bar
Conrad Orchard hotel bar, Asia's 50 Best fixture
2 hours·Orchard·From S$28
TicketsAuld Alliance
A whisky bar with its own bottlings, at the Capitol
2 hours·Civic District·About S$30
TicketsBlu Jaz Cafe
Live jazz off Bali Lane, no cover some nights
Evening·Kampong Glam·From S$10
FreeTimbre
Local bands and beer at a one-north food park
Evening·Queenstown·Free
TicketsSingapore Symphony Orchestra
The SSO at Esplanade or Victoria Concert Hall
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$35
TicketsFilmhouse
Indie cinema in the old Projector halls, Beach Road
2.5 hours·City Hall·From S$14
TicketsWild Rice at Funan
Singapore plays in Wild Rice's theatre at Funan
2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$45
FreeAdam Road Food Centre
Nasi biryani with the expressway overhead
1 hour·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeZion Riverside Food Centre
Open-air hawker lunch by the river at Great World
1 hour·River Valley·Free
FreeSeah Im Food Centre
HarbourFront hawker lunch before the cable car
45 min·Harbourfront·Free
FreeWhampoa Makan Place
Residents' hawker lunch on Whampoa Drive
1 hour·Whampoa·Free
FreeBedok 85 Market
An east-side breakfast market in Bedok North
1 hour·Bedok·Free