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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.

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All things to do

108 to choose from · showing 1–48

KidZania SingaporeTickets

KidZania Singapore

A mini city where kids run the jobs

Half day·Sentosa·From S$51

DUCKtoursTickets

DUCKtours

A wheeled boat through town and into Marina Bay

1 hour·Suntec·From S$49

Historical City Bike TourTickets

Historical City Bike Tour

Guided bike ride from Marina Bay to Kampong Gelam

4 hours·City Hall·From S$80

Singapore City GalleryFree

Singapore City Gallery

Free scale model of the city at URA

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Singapore Discovery CentreTickets

Singapore Discovery Centre

Nation-building, flight simulators, kids' city

3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10

SuperPark SingaporeTickets

SuperPark Singapore

Finnish indoor activity park at Suntec Tower 2

2 hours·City Hall·About S$26

St. Gregory SpaTickets

St. Gregory Spa

Hotel spa at PARKROYAL on Beach Road

2 hours·Beach Road·About S$180

NParks Free Guided WalkFree

NParks Free Guided Walk

Free walks with volunteer naturalists across the parks

2 hours·Citywide·Free

Chingay ParadeTicketsDates not announced

Chingay Parade

Singapore's big street parade at Chinese New Year

3 hours·Citywide·About S$28

Willow Stream SpaTickets

Willow Stream Spa

Fairmont's wet lounge and treatments

2 hours·Civic District·From S$160

FilmhouseTickets

Filmhouse

Indie cinema in the old Projector halls, Beach Road

2.5 hours·City Hall·From S$14

Dhoby Ghaut GreenFree

Dhoby Ghaut Green

A pocket lawn over the MRT interchange

20 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free

Pearl's Hill City ParkFree

Pearl's Hill City Park

The old reservoir hill above Chinatown

1 hour·Chinatown·Free

Park Connector Network RideFree

Park Connector Network Ride

Free park-to-park cycle paths across the island

Half day·Citywide·Free

Archery TasterTickets

Archery Taster

A one-hour beginner archery lesson with a coach

1 hour·Citywide·From S$60

Laser Tag ArenaPay there

Laser Tag Arena

Dark rooms, vests and birthday-party energy

1 hour·Citywide·About S$32

Bowling Alley SessionTickets

Bowling Alley Session

Still a thing, still air-conditioned

1.5 hours·Citywide·About S$18

BYD Singapore International MarathonTicketsRuns 4 to 6 December

BYD Singapore International Marathon

The whole city as a race course, every December

Full day·Citywide·From S$118

NHB Heritage Trail (self-guided)Free

NHB Heritage Trail (self-guided)

Self-guided heritage trails with maps and guides

2 hours·Citywide·Free

SMU City Campus WalkFree

SMU City Campus Walk

A university folded into the Civic District

45 min·Civic District·Free

KTV / Karaoke NightTickets

KTV / Karaoke Night

Private karaoke rooms, priced by the hour

3 hours·Citywide·From S$15

City PlazaFree

City Plaza

Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar

1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free

Jaan by Kirk WestawayTickets

Jaan by Kirk Westaway

A classic view dinner 70 floors up at Swissôtel

2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$250

Forest City LookTickets

Forest City Look

The empty mega-development across the strait

Full day·Johor·About S$70

ActiveSG BadmintonTickets

ActiveSG Badminton

Public courts, the national hobby

1.5 hours·Citywide·From S$8

Hungry Ghost FestivalFreeUsually August or September

Hungry Ghost Festival

Getai and offerings in the seventh lunar month

Evening·Citywide·Free

Singapore Food FestivalFreeDates not announced

Singapore Food Festival

A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails

varies·Citywide·Free

Singapore BiennaleFreeDates not announced

Singapore Biennale

The city's contemporary art blowout, every two years

Half day·Civic District·Free

Private Singapore City TourTickets

Private Singapore City Tour

Your own car and guide, from the Merlion to temples

4 hours·Citywide·From S$568

Night City Lights TourTickets

Night City Lights Tour

The bay, Chinatown and a photo stop after dark

3 hours·Marina Bay·About S$65

Changi Layover TourFree

Changi Layover Tour

Jewel, a slice of town, back before the gate

2.5 hours·Changi·Free

City Photography WorkshopPay there

City Photography Workshop

Light, a walk and your camera off auto

3 hours·Marina Bay·About S$95

Timezone ArcadeTickets

Timezone Arcade

Claw machines and game credits, biggest at VivoCity

1.5 hours·Citywide·About S$20

Free

Funan Roof Garden

A rooftop lawn and urban farm above City Hall

30 min·Civic District·Free

Free

Art in Transit at MRT Stations

Commissioned public art in MRT stations

Flexible·Citywide·Free

Tickets

Gentle Walks Forest Bathing

A monthly guided forest walk in a different park

3 hours·Citywide·From S$60

Free

Jews of Singapore Museum

A free museum on a community that built the city

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Free

Yishun Library

Pixel-themed furniture and virtual bookshelves

1 hour·Yishun·Free

Free

City Sprouts Henderson

A community urban farm on an old school site

1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free

Free

City Sprouts West Coast

A community farm inside West Coast Park

1 hour·West Coast·Free

TicketsOn until 19 December

Sky Garden Eden Farm Tour

A guided hour in the world's highest edible garden

1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$35

Tickets

AIRZONE at City Square Mall

A trampoline park by the hour near Farrer Park

1 hour·Farrer Park·From S$27.90

FreeOn until 29 November

Movies by the Beach

Free outdoor film nights at Palawan Kidz City

2 hours·Sentosa·Free

Free

Supreme Court Judicial Heritage Gallery

A walk-through of Singapore's law and its courtrooms

1.5 hours·City Hall·Free

Free

Our Cultural Medallion Story

A free showcase of Singapore's top arts award

1 hour·City Hall·Free

Tickets

Big Bus Night Tour

An open-top bus loop of the city after dark

3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$47.25

National Gallery SingaporeTickets

National Gallery Singapore

Southeast Asian art in two national monuments

3 hours·Civic District·From S$20

Peranakan MuseumTickets

Peranakan Museum

Beadwork, kebayas and wedding chambers

1.5 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$12