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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.

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All things to do

596 to choose from · showing 241–288

Tampines Sun Plaza ParkFree

Tampines Sun Plaza Park

A big Tampines lawn with a playground

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden EastFree

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East

A small Ang Mo Kio garden round a pond

45 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Toa Payoh Sensory ParkFree

Toa Payoh Sensory Park

A small Toa Payoh park with a fountain and sculptures

45 min·Toa Payoh·Free

Pang Sua PondFree

Pang Sua Pond

Floating wetlands and a boardwalk in Choa Chu Kang

1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free

Waterboat House GardenFree

Waterboat House Garden

A pocket-sized garden by the Fullerton

15 min·Civic District·Free

Marsiling ParkFree

Marsiling Park

A hilly neighbourhood park in Woodlands

1 hour·Marsiling·Free

Elgin BridgeFree

Elgin Bridge

The 1929 bridge joining North and South Bridge Roads

10 min·Civic District·Free

Anderson BridgeFree

Anderson Bridge

Race track in F1 week, a bay walk the rest of the year

10 min·Civic District·Free

Bukit Brown CemeteryFree

Bukit Brown Cemetery

The last great Chinese cemetery, open to walkers

2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

Johore BatteryFree

Johore Battery

A replica 15-inch WWII gun in Changi

45 min·Changi·Free

Fort Tanjong KatongFree

Fort Tanjong Katong

Unearthed coastal fort under a Katong park

30 min·East Coast·Free

Digital Light CanvasFree

Digital Light Canvas

A free LED light floor at The Shoppes, big with kids

20 min·Marina Bay·Free

Geylang Serai Hari Raya BazaarFreeDates not announced

Geylang Serai Hari Raya Bazaar

Geylang Serai's Ramadan night market, once a year

2 hours·Geylang·Free

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

Peninsula PlazaFree

Peninsula Plaza

Little Myanmar on North Bridge Road

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Yue Hwa Chinese ProductsFree

Yue Hwa Chinese Products

The department store of Chinese medicine and silk

45 min·Chinatown·Free

Chinatown Complex Wet MarketFree

Chinatown Complex Wet Market

The working wet market under Chinatown Complex

45 min·Chinatown·Free

National Archives of SingaporeFree

National Archives of Singapore

The reading room of the nation's paper

1.5 hours·Civic District·Free

Singapore Sports MuseumFreeClosed until 2027

Singapore Sports Museum

Medals, the Stadium, a short indoor hour

1 hour·Kallang·Free

Mohamed Sultan RoadFree

Mohamed Sultan Road

The old club street, now restaurants

Evening·River Valley·Free

Joo Chiat After DarkFree

Joo Chiat After Dark

Shophouse bars and Peranakan tiles after dark

Evening·East Coast·Free

Pandan ReservoirFree

Pandan Reservoir

Kayaking, rowing and fishing in the west

1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free

Sungei Api ApiFree

Sungei Api Api

A riverside green space in Pasir Ris

1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free

Smooth-coated Otter SpottingFree

Smooth-coated Otter Spotting

Bishan, the Bay, or wherever the family has wandered

1 hour·Bishan·Free

Bedok Interchange Hawker CentreFree

Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre

Newer east-side hawker centre by the bus interchange

1 hour·Bedok·Free

Our Tampines Hub HawkerFree

Our Tampines Hub Hawker

Hawker stalls inside Tampines' giant community hub

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Chong Pang Market & Food CentreFree

Chong Pang Market & Food Centre

Yishun breakfast that north-siders defend

1 hour·Yishun·Free

Shunfu MartFree

Shunfu Mart

Neighbourhood hawker in Marymount with cult stalls

1 hour·Marymount·Free

City PlazaFree

City Plaza

Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar

1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free

Far East PlazaFree

Far East Plaza

Streetwear and tattoo studios just off Orchard

1 hour·Orchard·Free

Bugis+Free

Bugis+

Youth fashion in air-con, next to Bugis Street

1 hour·Bugis·Free

ION OrchardFree

ION Orchard

Orchard Road's flagship mall, with ION Sky up top

1.5 hours·Orchard·Free

Read BridgeFree

Read Bridge

Clarke Quay's heritage bridge over the river

10 min·Clarke Quay·Free

Coleman BridgeFree

Coleman Bridge

The river crossing named for the architect

10 min·Civic District·Free

Lim Bo Seng MemorialFree

Lim Bo Seng Memorial

Esplanade Park's memorial to a resistance hero

10 min·Civic District·Free

Tan Kim Seng FountainFree

Tan Kim Seng Fountain

A Victorian iron fountain in Esplanade Park

10 min·Civic District·Free

Mandai BoardwalkFree

Mandai Boardwalk

A free 3.3km reservoir walk beside the Mandai parks

1.5 hours·Mandai·Free

Chinatown LibraryFree

Chinatown Library

A small, quiet public library in Chinatown

30 min·Chinatown·Free

Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist ChurchFree

Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church

A national monument on Telok Ayer Street

20 min·Chinatown·Free

Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman TempleFree

Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple

A Kali temple further up Serangoon Road

25 min·Little India·Free

Foo Hai Ch'an MonasteryFree

Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery

A quiet Buddhist monastery in Geylang East

45 min·Geylang·Free

Free Walking Tour (tip-based)Free

Free Walking Tour (tip-based)

Tip-based walks in three heritage neighbourhoods

2.5 hours·Civic District·Free

Gluttons BayFree

Gluttons Bay

Satay and oyster omelette beside the Esplanade

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

Changi Village Hawker CentreFree

Changi Village Hawker Centre

Nasi lemak before the bumboat to Pulau Ubin

1 hour·Changi·Free

Tampines LibraryFree

Tampines Library

A big public library inside Our Tampines Hub

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Woodlands LibraryFree

Woodlands Library

One of the biggest public libraries, up north

1 hour·Woodlands·Free

Singapore River WalkFree

Singapore River Walk

Boat Quay to Marina Bay on foot, for free

1.5 hours·Civic District·Free