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
26 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
Spring Blossoms, Gardens by the Bay
Lunar New Year blooms in the Flower Dome
Flexible·Marina Bay·From S$12
TicketsDates not announcedHuayi — Chinese Festival of Arts
The Esplanade's Chinese-language arts season
varies·Marina Bay·From S$30
TicketsTui Na / Chinese Massage
Oil-free Chinese massage in Chinatown or a TCM hall
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$45
Punggol Library
A new One Punggol library with a late study zone
1 hour·Punggol·Free
TicketsFormer Ford Factory
Where Singapore surrendered, 15 Feb 1942
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$7
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
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
Hung Huat Cakes and Pastries
A traditional pastry stall at Sims Vista Market
30 min·Geylang·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
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
The Albatross File Exhibition
Singapore's separation, from declassified files
1.5 hours·Bras Basah·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