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.
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All things to do
35 to choose from
TicketsDates not announcedChingay Parade
Singapore's big street parade at Chinese New Year
3 hours·Citywide·About S$28
FreeDates not announcedRiver Hongbao
Chinese New Year lanterns around Marina Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsChinese Calligraphy Class
Ink, brush, one character you might frame
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$90
FreeSingapore Chinese Cultural Centre
SINGAPO人 gallery and a rooftop over the CBD
1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
TicketsSingapore Chinese Orchestra
Year-round hall concerts, plus the Huayi festival
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28
FreeBukit Brown Cemetery
The last great Chinese cemetery, open to walkers
2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeYue Hwa Chinese Products
The department store of Chinese medicine and silk
45 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeTelok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church
A national monument on Telok Ayer Street
20 min·Chinatown·Free
TicketsDates not announcedHuayi — Chinese Festival of Arts
The Esplanade's Chinese-language arts season
varies·Marina Bay·From S$30
Grassroots Book Room
A Chinese-language bookshop in Bukit Pasoh
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple
A Loyang temple with a festival calendar
30 min·Loyang·Free
Chinese Seal Carving Workshop
Carve and print your own Chinese stone seal
2 hours·Rochor·From S$100
Union Book Co
A Chinese bookshop in Bras Basah Complex
30 min·Civic District·Free
China Cultural Centre in Singapore
Exhibitions and a library on Queen Street
1 hour·Bras Basah·Free
FreeLian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery
A 1902 monastery among Toa Payoh's HDB blocks
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeNational Library Roof Garden
Free views, free air-con and floors of books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
FreeChinatown Night Market
Souvenirs and snacks on Pagoda Street after dark
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeSt Andrew's Cathedral
The white 1861 church across from the Padang
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeVesak Day, 20 MayVesak Day Temple Circuit
Lanterns, chanting and vegetarian stalls for Vesak
Half day·Chinatown·Free
FreeChinatown Library
A small, quiet public library in Chinatown
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeTampines Library
A big public library inside Our Tampines Hub
1 hour·Tampines·Free
FreeWoodlands Library
One of the biggest public libraries, up north
1 hour·Woodlands·Free
Thekchen Choling
A Vajrayana Buddhist temple near Bendemeer
1 hour·Kallang·Free
Choa Chu Kang Library
A library built around an indoor garden
1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free
Bukit Panjang Library
A transport-themed library in Bukit Panjang Plaza
1 hour·Bukit Panjang·Free
Serangoon Library
Singapore's first rooftop public library
1 hour·Serangoon·Free
Bishan Library
A library built like a tree house of coloured pods
1 hour·Bishan·Free
Punggol Library
A new One Punggol library with a late study zone
1 hour·Punggol·Free
Central Arts Library
Music scores, screenings and design books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
Sembawang Library
Container-shaped reading spaces with a maritime theme
1 hour·Sembawang·Free
Sengkang Library
A library in Compass One that nods to the river
1 hour·Sengkang·Free
Pasir Ris Library
A mall library with a space for teenagers
1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free
Toa Payoh Library
One of Singapore's oldest public libraries
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
Clementi Library
A fifth-floor library inside The Clementi Mall
1 hour·Clementi·Free
Jurong West Library
A community-building library near Boon Lay MRT
1 hour·Jurong West·Free