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
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TicketsOla Beach Club Banana Boat
15 minutes on a towed banana boat off Siloso
15 min·Sentosa·From S$30
TicketsWindsurfing Taster, East Coast
A first go at windsurfing off East Coast Park
2 hours·East Coast·From S$200
TicketsTerrarium Workshop
Build a glass-jar garden and take it home
2 hours·Tai Seng·From S$30
TicketsKokedama Workshop
Wrap a plant in a Japanese moss ball
2 hours·Yishun·From S$45
Pay thereHenna in Little India
A henna design on Serangoon Road in 20 minutes
30 min·Little India·About S$15
FreeClosed for nowlibrary@orchard
A design-led public library on Orchard Road
45 min·Orchard·Free
FreeNHB Heritage Trail (self-guided)
Self-guided heritage trails with maps and guides
2 hours·Citywide·Free
FreeHarmony Centre @ An-Nahdhah
An interfaith gallery inside a Bishan mosque
1 hour·Bishan·Free
TicketsSingapore Navy Museum
Ships and the strait at Changi Naval Base
2 hours·Changi·From S$8
FreePalawan Beach Play
Free sand, a playground and the bridge to the islet
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
TicketsOla Beach Club
Hawaiian-style family beach club on Siloso
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
TicketsCoastes
The long-running Siloso beach bar
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
TicketsJohor Premium Outlets
Outlet shopping across the Causeway; bring a passport
Full day·Johor·About S$80
Pay thereKukup Seafood Day Trip
Seafood lunch at a Johor kelong on stilts
Full day·Johor·About S$95
FreeSt Andrew's Cathedral
The white 1861 church across from the Padang
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeCathedral of the Good Shepherd
Singapore's oldest Catholic cathedral
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeCentral Sikh Temple
A gold-domed gurdwara on Towner Road
45 min·Kallang·Free
FreeMasjid Al-Abrar
A Chulia mosque on Telok Ayer, from 1827
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeSri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
A Ganesha temple on Ceylon Road in Katong
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeThe Padang
The open green at the heart of the Civic District
20 min·Civic District·Free
FreeOld Hill Street Police Station
The old MICA building and its rainbow windows
20 min·Civic District·Free
FreeThe Fullerton Hotel
The old General Post Office, now a hotel to wander
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeSTPI Creative Workshop & Gallery
Print and paper workshop on Robertson Quay
1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeNational Design Centre
Rotating design shows in an old Middle Road convent
1 hour·Bugis·Free
FreeAliwal Arts Centre
Arts studios in old school blocks, Kampong Gelam
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeGoodman Arts Centre
Artists' studios in an old school at Mountbatten
1 hour·East Coast·Free
TicketsSingapore Chinese Orchestra
Year-round hall concerts, plus the Huayi festival
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28
TicketsSingapore Indoor Stadium
The big-room gigs at Kallang
3 hours·Kallang·About S$88
TicketsStar Performing Arts Centre
The big hall for musicals and touring acts
3 hours·Buona Vista·About S$68
FreeSMU City Campus Walk
A university folded into the Civic District
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeNUS University Town
A campus town with a bridge and views of the west
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
TicketsTiong Bahru Bakery
Kouign-amann and coffee at the original estate shop
45 min·Tiong Bahru·From S$8
TicketsChye Seng Huat Hardware
Coffee roasters in an old Lavender hardware shop
1 hour·Kallang·From S$6
Tickets328 Katong Laksa
Katong laksa with cut noodles, eaten with a spoon
30 min·East Coast·From S$8
TicketsChin Mee Chin Confectionery
Kaya toast in Katong's tiled 1925 confectionery
30 min·East Coast·From S$6
TicketsKilliney Kopitiam
Toast, eggs and kopi at the Killiney Road original
30 min·Orchard·From S$6
Pay thereHeap Seng Leong
Kopi and a raw egg on North Bridge Road
20 min·Bugis·About S$4
FreeChinatown Food Street
Hawker stalls along pedestrianised Smith Street
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeGeylang Night Eating
24-hour zi char, frog porridge and durian stalls
2 hours·Geylang·Free
TicketsMellben Seafood
Heartland white pepper crab in the north-east
2 hours·Ang Mo Kio·From S$85
TicketsZén
Three Michelin stars on Bukit Pasoh
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$450
TicketsLabyrinth
Tasting menu of local produce near Esplanade
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$280
TicketsGibson
A martini parlour upstairs on Bukit Pasoh
2 hours·Chinatown·About S$26
TicketsBar Stories
Menu-free cocktails, made to order on Haji Lane
2 hours·Kampong Glam·About S$24
TicketsWooBar at W Sentosa
Hotel bar and pool for a low-key Sentosa night
2 hours·Sentosa Cove·From S$24
TicketsKTV / Karaoke Night
Private karaoke rooms, priced by the hour
3 hours·Citywide·From S$15
TicketsMuay Thai Taster Class
A first-time Muay Thai trial in the CBD
1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·From S$35
TicketsTai Chi at the Botanic Gardens
A small tai chi and qigong class by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$25