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.
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
26 to choose from
TicketsMINT Museum of Toys
50,000 vintage toys across five floors
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$30
FreeBugis Street Market
Covered street market for souvenirs and snacks
1.5 hours·Bugis·Free
FreeKwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple
Waterloo Street's busy temple to Guanyin
30 min·Bugis·Free
TicketsATLAS Bar
Art Deco gin temple in Parkview Square
2 hours·Civic District·From S$28
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Night Festival
Bras Basah.Bugis after dark, usually Aug–Sep
Evening·Bugis·Free
TicketsChinese Calligraphy Class
Ink, brush, one character you might frame
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$90
TicketsNutmeg & Clove
Singapore in a glass, now on Purvis Street
2 hours·Bugis·From S$24
FreeNational Library Roof Garden
Free views, free air-con and floors of books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
FreeMaghain Aboth Synagogue
Singapore's oldest synagogue, on Waterloo Street
30 min·Bugis·Free
FreeNational Design Centre
Rotating design shows in an old Middle Road convent
1 hour·Bugis·Free
Pay thereHeap Seng Leong
Kopi and a raw egg on North Bridge Road
20 min·Bugis·About S$4
FreeBugis+
Youth fashion in air-con, next to Bugis Street
1 hour·Bugis·Free
TicketsLive Comedy Night
A stand-up club on Queen Street
2 hours·Bugis·From S$25
TicketsAh Chew Desserts
Tang yuan and mango at a long-running dessert house
45 min·Bugis·From S$8
King and the Pawn
Board game cafe and bar on Purvis Street
Flexible·Bugis·From S$10
St Joseph's Church, Victoria Street
A national monument church on Victoria Street
30 min·Bugis·Free
Central Arts Library
Music scores, screenings and design books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
TicketsMalay Heritage Centre
Six galleries in the old sultan's palace, Kampong Gelam
1.5 hours·Kampong Glam·From S$10
FreeSultan Mosque
Kampong Gelam's gold dome, open to visitors most days
45 min·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeHaji Lane
Murals, independent shops and evening bars
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeKallang Riverside Park
Stadium, river, the old national heart
1 hour·Kallang·Free
FreeAliwal Arts Centre
Arts studios in old school blocks, Kampong Gelam
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
Wardah Books
An Islamic bookshop a minute from Sultan Mosque
45 min·Kampong Glam·Free
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
National-monument church with a Tamil Mass
45 min·Rochor·Free
Children's Biodiversity Library
A marine-themed children's library at Central Library
1 hour·Bras Basah·Free
PreviewChinatown Cocktail Crawl
An evening walk through three of Chinatown's shophouse bars
3 hours·Chinatown·S$119