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
15 to choose from
FreeNational Library Roof Garden
Free views, free air-con and floors of books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
TicketsRuns 13 to 22 NovemberSingapore Writers Festival
Readings and debates at the Arts House
Half day·Civic District·From S$15
TicketsTiong Bahru Walking Tour
The art deco estate, its market and bookshops
2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$45
Wardah Books
An Islamic bookshop a minute from Sultan Mosque
45 min·Kampong Glam·Free
Grassroots Book Room
A Chinese-language bookshop in Bukit Pasoh
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Union Book Co
A Chinese bookshop in Bras Basah Complex
30 min·Civic District·Free
Central Arts Library
Music scores, screenings and design books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
Yishun Library
Pixel-themed furniture and virtual bookshelves
1 hour·Yishun·Free
FreeTiong Bahru Park
The neighbourhood lawn, birds, a playground
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeClosed for nowlibrary@orchard
A design-led public library on Orchard Road
45 min·Orchard·Free
FreeTampines Library
A big public library inside Our Tampines Hub
1 hour·Tampines·Free
TicketsActiveSG Badminton
Public courts, the national hobby
1.5 hours·Citywide·From S$8
Comics and Games Library at Punggol Coast
A self-service comics library with a board-game area
1 hour·Punggol·Free
Sci-Fi Pop-up Library
A self-service sci-fi library with an art show
1 hour·Marine Parade·Free
Clementi Library
A fifth-floor library inside The Clementi Mall
1 hour·Clementi·Free