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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

15 to choose from

Holland VillageFree

Holland Village

Cafes, a wet market and late bars

2 hours·Holland Village·Free

Barista Skills WorkshopTickets

Barista Skills Workshop

Pull an espresso and froth milk in two hours

2 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$128

Blu Jaz CafeTickets

Blu Jaz Cafe

Live jazz off Bali Lane, no cover some nights

Evening·Kampong Glam·From S$10

Chye Seng Huat HardwareTickets

Chye Seng Huat Hardware

Coffee roasters in an old Lavender hardware shop

1 hour·Kallang·From S$6

Tickets

The Mind Cafe

A Prinsep Street board-game cafe with a game library

2 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$8

Tickets

King and the Pawn

Board game cafe and bar on Purvis Street

Flexible·Bugis·From S$10

Free

Coexist Coffee Rooftop Studio

Coffee on a Hillview rooftop, open until 6pm

1 hour·Hillview·Free

Tickets

Joya Onsen Cafe

A Japanese-style public onsen in Jurong West

Half day·Jurong West·From S$45

Spectra Light & Water ShowFree

Spectra Light & Water Show

Free 15-minute light and water show on the bay

15 min·Marina Bay·Free

Holland Village Market & Food CentreFree

Holland Village Market & Food Centre

Upstairs hawker, downstairs wet market

1 hour·Holland Village·Free

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden WestFree

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West

A neighbourhood hill forest, surprisingly wild

1.5 hours·Ang Mo Kio·Free

Lim Chu Kang Nature ParkFree

Lim Chu Kang Nature Park

Nature on the farmland edge of the far north-west

2 hours·Lim Chu Kang·Free

Singapore International Jazz FestivalTicketsDates not announced

Singapore International Jazz Festival

International jazz acts, when the festival runs

Evening·Marina Bay·About S$88

Ghim Moh Market & Food CentreFree

Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre

A residents' breakfast hawker near Holland Village

1 hour·Holland Village·Free

Marina Bay Lights SailPreview

Marina Bay Lights Sail

A golden-hour sail toward the Marina Bay skyline, drinks on deck

2.5 hours·Harbourfront·S$149