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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

660 to choose from · showing 1–48

Jewel Canopy ParkTickets

Jewel Canopy Park

Level 5 gardens and slides above the Rain Vortex

2 hours·Changi·From S$8

Buddha Tooth Relic TempleFree

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Tang-style temple, free entry, rooftop garden

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Mandai GalleryFree

Mandai Gallery

Mandai's zoo-to-reserve story, with complimentary entry

45 min·Mandai·Free

Bollywood Veggies FarmFree

Bollywood Veggies Farm

Kranji organic farm and Poison Ivy bistro

2 hours·Kranji·Free

Singapore Botanic GardensFree

Singapore Botanic Gardens

UNESCO-listed gardens, free to wander

Half day·Bukit Timah·Free

Marina Barrage & Picnic GreenFree

Marina Barrage & Picnic Green

Green Roof and water playground on the reservoir

2 hours·Marina Bay·Free

Merlion ParkFree

Merlion Park

The 8.6-metre icon, free and obligatory

30 min·Marina Bay·Free

Singapore Maritime GalleryFree

Singapore Maritime Gallery

Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier

1.5 hours·Marina South·Free

Chinatown Free Walking TourFree

Chinatown Free Walking Tour

Temples, shophouses and clan streets, for a tip

2.5 hours·Chinatown·Free

Little India Free Walking TourFree

Little India Free Walking Tour

Temples, Tekka and Tan Teng Niah on a tip-based walk

2.5 hours·Little India·Free

Kampong Gelam Free Walking TourFree

Kampong Gelam Free Walking Tour

Pay-what-you-like walk: Sultan Mosque to Haji Lane

2.5 hours·Kampong Glam·Free

Pulau Ubin Bike RentalTickets

Pulau Ubin Bike Rental

Mountain bikes from about S$8, and free trails

Half day·Pulau Ubin·From S$8

Sungei Buloh Wetland WalkFree

Sungei Buloh Wetland Walk

Wetland walks with crocodiles and migrating birds

3 hours·Kranji·Free

Gardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)Free

Gardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)

Supertrees and lakeside gardens, free to wander

2 hours·Marina Bay·Free

Spectra Light & Water ShowFree

Spectra Light & Water Show

Free 15-minute light and water show on the bay

15 min·Marina Bay·Free

Helix Bridge & Bayfront WalkFree

Helix Bridge & Bayfront Walk

A DNA-inspired footbridge with skyline views

45 min·Marina Bay·Free

Esplanade Outdoor TheatreFree

Esplanade Outdoor Theatre

Free gigs on the Marina Bay waterfront

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

Lau Pa Sat Hawker CentreFree

Lau Pa Sat Hawker Centre

Victorian market hall, with satay grilled on the street

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Maxwell Food CentreFree

Maxwell Food Centre

Tian Tian's Hainanese chicken rice, no booking

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Sri Mariamman TempleFree

Sri Mariamman Temple

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, free to enter

30 min·Chinatown·Free

Fort Canning ParkFree

Fort Canning Park

A free 22-hectare hill park above the Civic District

2 hours·Civic District·Free

Henderson Waves & Southern RidgesFree

Henderson Waves & Southern Ridges

A timber wave of a bridge on the Southern Ridges

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free

Haw Par VillaFreeGrounds closed, Hell's Museum open

Haw Par Villa

Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed

2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free

Tiong Bahru Market & Food CentreFree

Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre

Breakfast upstairs, wet market downstairs

1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·Free

East Coast Lagoon Food VillageFree

East Coast Lagoon Food Village

Barbecued stingray by the sea, no booking needed

1.5 hours·East Coast·Free

Palawan Beach, SentosaFree

Palawan Beach, Sentosa

A calm beach and continental Asia's southernmost point

2 hours·Sentosa·Free

FreeOn until 31 January

HIIT the Beach, Sentosa

A free beach fitness circuit at Palawan Beach

Flexible·Sentosa·Free

ION SkyFree

ION Sky

Orchard from levels 55 and 56, no ticket needed

45 min·Orchard·Free

Bugis Street MarketFree

Bugis Street Market

Covered street market for souvenirs and snacks

1.5 hours·Bugis·Free

Clarke Quay Riverside NightFree

Clarke Quay Riverside Night

River bars, shophouse colour and late satay

Evening·Clarke Quay·Free

Fort SilosoFree

Fort Siloso

Singapore's only preserved WWII coastal fort, free

2 hours·Sentosa·Free

Siloso BeachFree

Siloso Beach

Sentosa's liveliest beach, with clubs and kayaks

2 hours·Sentosa·Free

Thian Hock Keng TempleFree

Thian Hock Keng Temple

Singapore's oldest Hokkien temple, on Telok Ayer

30 min·Chinatown·Free

Singapore City GalleryFree

Singapore City Gallery

Free scale model of the city at URA

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Emerald HillFree

Emerald Hill

Peranakan terrace houses off Orchard Road

45 min·Orchard·Free

Bukit Timah Nature ReserveFree

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Rainforest trails on Singapore's highest hill

3 hours·Bukit Timah·Free

MacRitchie Reservoir ParkFree

MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Reservoir boardwalks and a long forest loop, free

3 hours·MacRitchie·Free

East Coast ParkFree

East Coast Park

Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits

Half day·East Coast·Free

Newton Food CentreFree

Newton Food Centre

Satay and grilled stingray after dark, by Newton MRT

1 hour·Newton·Free

Kranji War MemorialFree

Kranji War Memorial

Quiet Commonwealth war cemetery in Kranji

1 hour·Kranji·Free

HortParkFree

HortPark

The Southern Ridges' gardening hub, with a bee trail

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free

Changi Chapel & MuseumTickets

Changi Chapel & Museum

POW stories, a replica chapel, quiet rooms

1.5 hours·Changi·From S$9

Former Ford FactoryTickets

Former Ford Factory

Where Singapore surrendered, 15 Feb 1942

1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$7

Reflections at Bukit ChanduTickets

Reflections at Bukit Chandu

Malay Regiment's last stand, 13 Feb 1942

1 hour·Harbourfront·From S$7

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial HallTicketsClosed for now

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Sun Yat Sen's Balestier villa, shut until 2027

1 hour·Balestier·About S$6

NUS MuseumFree

NUS Museum

South and Southeast Asian art on campus

1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free

RSAF Air Force MuseumFree

RSAF Air Force Museum

Jets on the ground at Paya Lebar

2 hours·Paya Lebar·Free

Fuk Tak Chi MuseumFree

Fuk Tak Chi Museum

One of Singapore's oldest temples, now a tiny museum

30 min·Chinatown·Free