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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

273 to choose from · showing 241–273

Vesak Day Temple CircuitFreeVesak Day, 20 May

Vesak Day Temple Circuit

Lanterns, chanting and vegetarian stalls for Vesak

Half day·Chinatown·Free

Golden Mile ComplexFreeClosed for now

Golden Mile Complex

The brutalist block long known as Little Thailand

1.5 hours·Kallang·Free

City PlazaFree

City Plaza

Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar

1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free

Chinatown LibraryFree

Chinatown Library

A small, quiet public library in Chinatown

30 min·Chinatown·Free

Tampines LibraryFree

Tampines Library

A big public library inside Our Tampines Hub

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Pesta RayaTicketsStarts 8 April

Pesta Raya

The Esplanade's festival of Malay arts

varies·Marina Bay·From S$25

HSBC SVNS SingaporeTicketsStarts 30 January

HSBC SVNS Singapore

World-series rugby sevens at the National Stadium

Weekend·Kallang·From S$48

Singapore Open BadmintonTicketsStarts 8 June

Singapore Open Badminton

World Tour badminton, live in a Kallang hall

Evening·Kallang·From S$35

Football at the National StadiumTickets

Football at the National Stadium

The Lions, or a touring club, under the dome

3 hours·Kallang·About S$28

USS Twilight ThrillTickets

USS Twilight Thrill

Evening entry to USS from 4pm, with a meal voucher

4 hours·Sentosa·From S$85

Private Singapore City TourTickets

Private Singapore City Tour

Your own car and guide, from the Merlion to temples

4 hours·Citywide·From S$568

Gardens by the Bay Guided TourFree

Gardens by the Bay Guided Tour

Free weekend nature walks with a Gardens guide

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

Tiong Bahru Walking TourTickets

Tiong Bahru Walking Tour

The art deco estate, its market and bookshops

2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$45

Free

Woodlands Heritage Trail

Temples, jetties and the Causeway in Singapore's north

Half day·Woodlands·Free

Tickets

Oldham Theatre

Asian Film Archive screenings on Canning Rise

2 hours·Fort Canning·About S$10

Free

Grassroots Book Room

A Chinese-language bookshop in Bukit Pasoh

45 min·Chinatown·Free

Free

Church of Our Lady of Lourdes

National-monument church with a Tamil Mass

45 min·Rochor·Free

Free

Funan Roof Garden

A rooftop lawn and urban farm above City Hall

30 min·Civic District·Free

Free

Changi Airport Viewing Malls

Plane-spotting galleries open round the clock

1 hour·Changi·Free

Tickets

The Mind Cafe

A Prinsep Street board-game cafe with a game library

2 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$8

Tickets

King and the Pawn

Board game cafe and bar on Purvis Street

Flexible·Bugis·From S$10

Free

Raffles Marina Lighthouse

A breakwater walk to a lighthouse in Tuas

1 hour·Tuas·Free

Tickets

Raffles Marina Breakwater Fishing

Day-pass fishing off a Tuas breakwater

Flexible·Tuas·From S$20

Tickets

Kintsugi Workshop at Stay Gold Studio

Mend a broken ceramic with gold in 2.5 hours

3 hours·Hillview·About S$189

Free

DBS Sailing at the Bay

Free 30-minute sails on Marina Bay

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

Tickets

King of Boat Sea Fishing

Day and night fishing boats from Sembawang

Full day·Sembawang·From S$100

Free

Pasir Panjang Park

A small park on Singapore's old shoreline

30 min·Pasir Panjang·Free

Free

Harmony in Diversity Gallery

A free gallery on Singapore's many faiths

1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·Free

FreeStarts 10 December

A Christmas Story at Fort Canning

A free Christmas market on Fort Canning Hill

2 hours·Civic District·Free

Free

Tampines Heritage Trail

A town trail from the Hub to the Round Market

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Free

Ethnobotany Garden, Botanic Gardens

Plants people ate, built with and healed with

45 min·Bukit Timah·Free

MacRitchie Dawn Trek & Treetop WalkPreview

MacRitchie Dawn Trek & Treetop Walk

Dawn in the forest, then the TreeTop Walk before the crowds

3 hours·MacRitchie·S$59

East Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi RidePreview

East Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi Ride

A flat sunrise ride along East Coast Park, then kaya toast and kopi

3 hours·East Coast·S$65