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
660 to choose from · showing 289–336
FreeOur Tampines Hub Hawker
Hawker stalls inside Tampines' giant community hub
1 hour·Tampines·Free
FreeChong Pang Market & Food Centre
Yishun breakfast that north-siders defend
1 hour·Yishun·Free
FreeShunfu Mart
Neighbourhood hawker in Marymount with cult stalls
1 hour·Marymount·Free
FreeCity Plaza
Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar
1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free
FreeFar East Plaza
Streetwear and tattoo studios just off Orchard
1 hour·Orchard·Free
FreeBugis+
Youth fashion in air-con, next to Bugis Street
1 hour·Bugis·Free
FreeION Orchard
Orchard Road's flagship mall, with ION Sky up top
1.5 hours·Orchard·Free
FreeRead Bridge
Clarke Quay's heritage bridge over the river
10 min·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeColeman Bridge
The river crossing named for the architect
10 min·Civic District·Free
FreeLim Bo Seng Memorial
Esplanade Park's memorial to a resistance hero
10 min·Civic District·Free
FreeTan Kim Seng Fountain
A Victorian iron fountain in Esplanade Park
10 min·Civic District·Free
FreeMandai Boardwalk
A free 3.3km reservoir walk beside the Mandai parks
1.5 hours·Mandai·Free
FreeChinatown Library
A small, quiet public library in Chinatown
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeTelok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church
A national monument on Telok Ayer Street
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeSri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple
A Kali temple further up Serangoon Road
25 min·Little India·Free
FreeFoo Hai Ch'an Monastery
A quiet Buddhist monastery in Geylang East
45 min·Geylang·Free
TicketsOutram Park Fried Kway Teow
Bib Gourmand char kway teow at Hong Lim Market
45 min·Chinatown·From S$6
FreeFree Walking Tour (tip-based)
Tip-based walks in three heritage neighbourhoods
2.5 hours·Civic District·Free
TicketsTanjung Piai Day Trip
The southernmost tip of mainland Asia, in Johor
Full day·Johor·About S$6
FreeGluttons Bay
Satay and oyster omelette beside the Esplanade
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeChangi Village Hawker Centre
Nasi lemak before the bumboat to Pulau Ubin
1 hour·Changi·Free
TicketsAh Chew Desserts
Tang yuan and mango at a long-running dessert house
45 min·Bugis·From S$8
FreeTampines Library
A big public library inside Our Tampines Hub
1 hour·Tampines·Free
FreeWoodlands Library
One of the biggest public libraries, up north
1 hour·Woodlands·Free
TicketsActiveSG Badminton
Public courts, the national hobby
1.5 hours·Citywide·From S$8
FreeSingapore River Walk
Boat Quay to Marina Bay on foot, for free
1.5 hours·Civic District·Free
FreeCivic District Heritage Trail
Padang, Gallery, cathedral and river on foot
2.5 hours·Civic District·Free
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
FreeDunman Food Centre
A neighbourhood hawker centre near Katong
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeBukit Merah View Market
Heartland hawker centre with a few cult stalls
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeMei Ling Market & Food Centre
Old-school Queenstown hawker centre on a hill
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
FreeHougang 6/7 Market
A Hougang hawker centre for breakfast
1 hour·Hougang·Free
FreeUsually August or SeptemberHungry Ghost Festival
Getai and offerings in the seventh lunar month
Evening·Citywide·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Food Festival
A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails
varies·Citywide·Free
FreeStarts 21 JanuarySingapore Art Week
Galleries, museums and the Civic District after dark
Evening·Civic District·Free
Voices – A Festival of Song
Choirs, a cappella and singalongs at the Esplanade
Flexible·Marina Bay·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Biennale
The city's contemporary art blowout, every two years
Half day·Civic District·Free
FreeSupertree Grove
The Supertrees, free to wander and best after dark
45 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeKaya Toast Breakfast
Kopi, kaya toast and soft eggs for breakfast
30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeSatay Street (Boon Tat)
Lau Pa Sat after dark, when the road becomes a grill
1 hour·Civic District·Free
FreeGardens by the Bay Guided Tour
Free weekend nature walks with a Gardens guide
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeChangi Layover Tour
Jewel, a slice of town, back before the gate
2.5 hours·Changi·Free
FreeMarina Bay Night Walk
Merlion, Helix and Spectra, with no ticket
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeBalestier Bak Kut Teh Street
A whole road of peppery pork-rib tea
1 hour·Balestier·Free
FreeGhim Moh Market & Food Centre
A residents' breakfast hawker near Holland Village
1 hour·Holland Village·Free
FreeAlexandra Village Food Centre
Queenstown hawker, zi char, a working lunch
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
FreeTanglin Halt Market
Old Queenstown, stalls people still cross town for
1 hour·Queenstown·Free