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
29 to choose from
TicketsKatong-Joo Chiat Peranakan Walk
Koon Seng Road, a private museum and a kueh tea
2.5 hours·East Coast·From S$88
TicketsPeranakan Batik Workshop
Paint a batik piece in an open studio
3 hours·Katong·From S$90
TicketsEurasian Heritage Gallery
Three Eurasian galleries on Ceylon Road, Katong
1 hour·Katong·From S$5
FreeKatong Park
The old seafront park, now inland, still breezy
45 min·East Coast·Free
FreeHaig Road Market & Food Centre
Katong-side hawker with roti prata nearby
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeSri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
A Ganesha temple on Ceylon Road in Katong
30 min·East Coast·Free
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
FreeFort Tanjong Katong
Unearthed coastal fort under a Katong park
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeJoo Chiat After Dark
Shophouse bars and Peranakan tiles after dark
Evening·East Coast·Free
FreeDunman Food Centre
A neighbourhood hawker centre near Katong
1 hour·East Coast·Free
TicketsPeranakan Cooking Class
Nonya dishes in a hands-on Siglap class
3 hours·Siglap·From S$110
TicketsWatercolour Workshop
Watercolour classes at New Bahru and Katong
2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$68
Popiah Tour at Kway Guan Huat
Watch popiah skin made, then wrap your own
1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$10.90
LimCha Teochew Tea Appreciation
Gongfu tea tasting on East Coast Road
2 hours·Katong·From S$85
Nyonya Kebaya Workshop
Hands-on Nyonya kebaya styling in Katong
Flexible·Katong·From S$100
Katong Square Antique Centre
Vintage and antique booths in Katong Square
45 min·Katong·Free
The Ice Bath Club East Coast
Drop-in ice baths and a sauna on Tanjong Katong Road
1 hour·East Coast·From S$55
Nyonya Kueh Sampling at Kim Choo
A set of Nyonya kueh and blue tea in a shophouse
1 hour·Katong·From S$8.50
Katong Swimming Complex
Sport Singapore pool on Wilkinson Road
2 hours·Katong·From S$1.30
Katong ActiveSG Gym
A S$3.30 public gym at Katong Swimming Complex
1 hour·Katong·From S$3.30
Quentin's Eurasian Restaurant
Eurasian home cooking on Ceylon Road
2 hours·Katong·From S$15.80
Arthur Park
A nature playgarden and fitness corner on Arthur Road
30 min·Marine Parade·Free
RequestKatong Peranakan Walk & Laksa Lab
Katong's Peranakan terraces, then a laksa you cook yourself
3 hours·East Coast·S$75
FreeKoon Seng Road Shophouses
The pastel Peranakan terraces of Joo Chiat
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeMarine Parade Food Centre
An everyday hawker lunch in Marine Parade
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeGoodman Arts Centre
Artists' studios in an old school at Mountbatten
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeCity Plaza
Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar
1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free
Marine Parade Road Park
A fitness corner and a Madras Thorn heritage tree
20 min·Marine Parade·Free