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 289–336
FreeBugis+
Youth fashion in air-con, next to Bugis Street
1 hour·Bugis·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
TicketsFloral Arrangement Workshop
Arrange a bunch of flowers to take home
2 hours·Orchard·From S$168
TicketsLeVeL33
The world's highest microbrewery in a building
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$58
TicketsHeadrock VR
Free-roam VR at Siloso Southside on Sentosa
1 hour·Sentosa·About S$48
TicketsOutram Park Fried Kway Teow
Bib Gourmand char kway teow at Hong Lim Market
45 min·Chinatown·From S$6
TicketsNg Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh
Peppery Teochew bak kut teh, served since 1955
1 hour·Little India·From S$16
TicketsEsquina
Spanish small plates at a Keong Saik counter
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$95
TicketsNouri
A no-waste tasting menu on Amoy Street
2.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$220
TicketsGVmax VivoCity
GV's 22.4m big screen at VivoCity, HarbourFront
2.5 hours·Harbourfront·From S$18
FreeTampines Library
A big public library inside Our Tampines Hub
1 hour·Tampines·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
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
TicketsRuns 13 to 22 NovemberSingapore Writers Festival
Readings and debates at the Arts House
Half day·Civic District·From S$15
TicketsStarts 8 AprilPesta Raya
The Esplanade's festival of Malay arts
varies·Marina Bay·From S$25
TicketsStarts 8 JuneSingapore Open Badminton
World Tour badminton, live in a Kallang hall
Evening·Kallang·From S$35
TicketsFlower Dome
A cool glasshouse of seasonal flower displays
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
FreeSupertree Grove
The Supertrees, free to wander and best after dark
45 min·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsGardens + Flyer Combo
The Gardens domes and the Flyer, as two tickets
Half day·Marina Bay·From S$92
TicketsSouthern Islands Hop (Kusu + St John's + Lazarus)
Kusu, St John's and Lazarus on one ferry ticket
Full day·Marina South·From S$18
FreeSatay Street (Boon Tat)
Lau Pa Sat after dark, when the road becomes a grill
1 hour·Civic District·Free
TicketsNight City Lights Tour
The bay, Chinatown and a photo stop after dark
3 hours·Marina Bay·About S$65
TicketsLittle India Food Tour
Banana leaf, market snacks and a full lunch
3 hours·Little India·From S$79
TicketsKampong Glam Food Tour
Murtabak, teh tarik and Middle Eastern grills
3 hours·Kampong Glam·About S$75
TicketsWWII Heritage Combo
The Battlebox with Bukit Chandu, or Changi Chapel
5 hours·Civic District·About S$55
TicketsNational Gallery Guided Tour
The building and its art, with a guide
1.5 hours·Civic District·From S$20
FreeGhim Moh Market & Food Centre
A residents' breakfast hawker near Holland Village
1 hour·Holland Village·Free
FreeWoodlands 888 Market
Causeway-side hawker, breakfast before Johor
1 hour·Woodlands·Free
TicketsCreatures of the Night Show
Night Safari's animal show, included with entry
20 min·Mandai·From S$58
TicketsPororo Park Singapore
Pororo's indoor playground at Marina Square
2 hours·Marina Bay·About S$38
TicketsKidz Amaze
SAFRA indoor play in Jurong, Toa Payoh and Punggol
3 hours·Jurong East·About S$16
TicketsUSS Shows (Hollywood Dreams)
Parades and shows included with a USS day ticket
30 min·Sentosa·From S$76
MOE Heritage Centre
Singapore's schooling story, free on weekdays
1 hour·Balestier·Free
KWSH Heritage Gallery
Five elements of Chinese medicine, in an 1857 ward
1 hour·Boon Keng·Free
Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery
Chinese opera, puppetry and tea in Chinatown
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery
A Malay heartland's story inside Wisma Geylang Serai
45 min·Geylang Serai·Free
Botanic Gardens Heritage Museum
The Gardens' story since 1859, in Holttum Hall
45 min·Tanglin·Free
Objectifs Photography and Film Centre
Free photography and film shows in a Chapel Gallery
1 hour·Bras Basah·Free
Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
Five free contemporary art galleries at LASALLE
1 hour·Rochor·Free
Bukit Timah Railway Station
A 1932 station turned heritage gallery
45 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Oldham Theatre
Asian Film Archive screenings on Canning Rise
2 hours·Fort Canning·About S$10
Wardah Books
An Islamic bookshop a minute from Sultan Mosque
45 min·Kampong Glam·Free
Wow Acoustics at The Adelphi
Vinyl and hi-fi on the Adelphi's third floor
45 min·Civic District·Free
SFS Somerset
An independent cinema run by Singapore Film Society
2 hours·Somerset·From S$15
Kampong Kapor Methodist Church
Little India's 1930 church with a Peranakan service
1 hour·Little India·Free