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
47 to choose from
TicketsDUCKtours
A wheeled boat through town and into Marina Bay
1 hour·Suntec·From S$49
TicketsCommune Kitchen Cooking Class
Hands-on cooking in a Frasers Tower studio
3 hours·Civic District·From S$132
TicketsOriginal Singapore Walks
Long-running guided walks through Singapore history
2.5 hours·Civic District·About S$42
TicketsPottery Wheel Class
Throw a bowl, get muddy, keep the pot
1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$58
TicketsChinese Calligraphy Class
Ink, brush, one character you might frame
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$90
TicketsChilli Crab Cooking Class
Cook the national dish, then eat it
3 hours·Tai Seng·From S$118
TicketsSushi-Making Class
Roll maki, shape nigiri, then eat them
3 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$150
TicketsYoga at the Botanic Gardens
A small yoga class on the lawn by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$40
TicketsMuay Thai Taster Class
A first-time Muay Thai trial in the CBD
1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·From S$35
TicketsTai Chi at the Botanic Gardens
A small tai chi and qigong class by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$25
TicketsJaan by Kirk Westaway
A classic view dinner 70 floors up at Swissôtel
2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$250
TicketsSourdough Baking Class
Five hours of sourdough in Kembangan
5 hours·Kembangan·From S$250
TicketsDim Sum Making Class
Make dim sum from scratch, then eat it
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$88
TicketsHot Yoga Class
Heated room, humidity you chose
1 hour·Orchard·About S$38
TicketsPeranakan Cooking Class
Nonya dishes in a hands-on Siglap class
3 hours·Siglap·From S$110
TicketsMalay Cooking Class
Cook Malay dishes from scratch in Siglap
3 hours·Siglap·From S$110
TicketsIndian Cooking Class
A hands-on Indian menu in Siglap
3 hours·Siglap·From S$130
TicketsWatercolour Workshop
Watercolour classes at New Bahru and Katong
2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$68
Pottery Trial Class at Arudio
Hand-building or wheel trial, up to 3 hours
3 hours·MacPherson·From S$70
RequestKatong Peranakan Walk & Laksa Lab
Katong's Peranakan terraces, then a laksa you cook yourself
3 hours·East Coast·S$75
Tickets28 HongKong Street
An unmarked speakeasy on the Boat Quay side
2 hours·Civic District·About S$24
Sunset Yoga at Sentosa
Beachside yoga on the first Sunday of the month
1 hour·Sentosa·From S$15
FreeCapitol Theatre
A restored 1930s movie palace on Stamford Road
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeAbdul Gafoor Mosque
A 1907 Saracenic-style mosque in Little India
20 min·Little India·Free
TicketsPeranakan Batik Workshop
Paint a batik piece in an open studio
3 hours·Katong·From S$90
TicketsBarista Skills Workshop
Pull an espresso and froth milk in two hours
2 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$128
FreeNUS University Town
A campus town with a bridge and views of the west
1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free
TicketsFreediving Taster
A four-hour freediving taster on Lazarus Island
Full day·Southern Islands·From S$170
TicketsLeathercraft Workshop
Stitch a wallet or cardholder to take home
3 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$95
FreeFoo Hai Ch'an Monastery
A quiet Buddhist monastery in Geylang East
45 min·Geylang·Free
TicketsReformer Pilates
Reformer machines, springs and plenty of core work
55 min·Orchard·From S$45
TicketsAerial Yoga
Yoga in ceiling hammocks, often upside down
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$50
Kinetics Climbing
A Serangoon Road climbing gym with day passes
2 hours·Farrer Park·From S$23
Joji's Diner
A 24-hour American diner on Upper Serangoon
1 hour·Serangoon·Free
Pottery Workshop at Studio Asobi
A 3-hour hand-building pottery session, Hougang
3 hours·Hougang·From S$95
Bookbinding Workshop at Based Book Arts
Handbind your own journal in Geylang
3 hours·Geylang·From S$110
Coastal PlayGrove at East Coast Park
A four-storey play tower and water play by the sea
2 hours·East Coast·Free
Jalan Bahar Clay Studios
A working pottery studio at a dragon kiln
1 hour·Jurong West·Free
1918 Heritage Bar
Cocktails in a 1918 mansion on Telok Blangah Hill
Evening·Telok Blangah·Free
Ramakrishna Mission Temple
A Vedanta temple open morning and evening
1 hour·Bartley·Free
Darma Muneeswaran Temple
A century-old Muneeswaran temple in Serangoon North
1 hour·Serangoon North·Free
Wheel Pottery Trial at Urth & Phire
A 90-minute first go at the pottery wheel
2 hours·MacPherson·From S$60
Wingfoil Lessons at East Coast
Learn to wingfoil off East Coast Park
2 hours·East Coast·About S$200
King of Boat Sea Fishing
Day and night fishing boats from Sembawang
Full day·Sembawang·From S$100
Opera Livehouse by Ping Sheh
Saturday-night Chinese opera on Smith Street
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$10
Simply Jazz by Tin Box
Live jazz sets at Marina at Keppel Bay
Evening·Harbourfront·Free
The Blackbird
Rock, blues and jazz bands at Gillman Barracks
Evening·Harbourfront·Free