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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

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Jumbo Seafood Chilli CrabTickets

Jumbo Seafood Chilli Crab

Chilli crab by weight, with mantou for the sauce

2 hours·East Coast·About S$98

Wakeboarding Taster (Singapore Wake Park)Tickets

Wakeboarding Taster (Singapore Wake Park)

Beginner cable wakeboarding at East Coast Park

1 hour·East Coast·From S$55

East Coast Lagoon Food VillageFree

East Coast Lagoon Food Village

Barbecued stingray by the sea, no booking needed

1.5 hours·East Coast·Free

Fort SilosoFree

Fort Siloso

Singapore's only preserved WWII coastal fort, free

2 hours·Sentosa·Free

East Coast ParkFree

East Coast Park

Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits

Half day·East Coast·Free

Labrador Nature ReserveFree

Labrador Nature Reserve

WWII gun batteries, coastal forest and harbour views

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free

West Coast ParkFree

West Coast Park

Adventure playground, dog run and BBQ pits in the west

2 hours·West Coast·Free

Koon Seng Road ShophousesFree

Koon Seng Road Shophouses

The pastel Peranakan terraces of Joo Chiat

30 min·East Coast·Free

Long Beach SeafoodTickets

Long Beach Seafood

Black pepper crab, sold by weight, to share

2 hours·East Coast·About S$95

1-Altitude CoastTickets

1-Altitude Coast

Sentosa rooftop pool bar looking over Palawan

Evening·Sentosa·From S$50

East Coast SUP (PAssion Wave)Tickets

East Coast SUP (PAssion Wave)

Stand-up paddle and windsurf rental at East Coast

2 hours·East Coast·About S$35

Katong-Joo Chiat Peranakan WalkTickets

Katong-Joo Chiat Peranakan Walk

Koon Seng Road, a private museum and a kueh tea

2.5 hours·East Coast·From S$88

Desaru Coast FerryTickets

Desaru Coast Ferry

Ferry from Tanah Merah to the beaches of Desaru Coast

Full day·Johor·From S$108

Marine Parade Food CentreFree

Marine Parade Food Centre

An everyday hawker lunch in Marine Parade

1 hour·East Coast·Free

Sembawang ParkFree

Sembawang Park

An old jetty and casuarina trees on the north coast

2 hours·Sembawang·Free

Clementi Woods ParkFree

Clementi Woods Park

12-hectare woods beside West Coast Plaza

1.5 hours·Clementi·Free

Katong ParkFree

Katong Park

The old seafront park, now inland, still breezy

45 min·East Coast·Free

Haig Road Market & Food CentreFree

Haig Road Market & Food Centre

Katong-side hawker with roti prata nearby

1 hour·East Coast·Free

Windsurfing Taster, East CoastTickets

Windsurfing Taster, East Coast

A first go at windsurfing off East Coast Park

2 hours·East Coast·From S$200

CoastesTickets

Coastes

The long-running Siloso beach bar

Half day·Sentosa·From S$30

Sri Senpaga Vinayagar TempleFree

Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple

A Ganesha temple on Ceylon Road in Katong

30 min·East Coast·Free

Goodman Arts CentreFree

Goodman Arts Centre

Artists' studios in an old school at Mountbatten

1 hour·East Coast·Free

328 Katong LaksaTickets

328 Katong Laksa

Katong laksa with cut noodles, eaten with a spoon

30 min·East Coast·From S$8

Chin Mee Chin ConfectioneryTickets

Chin Mee Chin Confectionery

Kaya toast in Katong's tiled 1925 confectionery

30 min·East Coast·From S$6

East Coast Jetty FishingPay there

East Coast Jetty Fishing

A rod, a jetty and maybe a fish at East Coast

3 hours·East Coast·About S$25

Fort Tanjong KatongFree

Fort Tanjong Katong

Unearthed coastal fort under a Katong park

30 min·East Coast·Free

Joo Chiat After DarkFree

Joo Chiat After Dark

Shophouse bars and Peranakan tiles after dark

Evening·East Coast·Free

East Coast Night CycleTickets

East Coast Night Cycle

12km of lamplit park path once the heat drops

2 hours·East Coast·From S$10

Roland RestaurantTickets

Roland Restaurant

No-frills chilli crab in Marine Parade

2 hours·East Coast·From S$75

Dunman Food CentreFree

Dunman Food Centre

A neighbourhood hawker centre near Katong

1 hour·East Coast·Free

Singapore Wake Park SessionTickets

Singapore Wake Park Session

System B or C, for riders who can already stand

1 hour·East Coast·From S$55

Water-Ski TasterPay there

Water-Ski Taster

Behind a boat on skis, with plenty of falls

1.5 hours·East Coast·About S$95

Free

Pasir Ris Heritage Trail

Seaside-themed flats, old playgrounds, a coastal park

1.5 hours·Pasir Ris·Free

Tickets

Coastal Life Boat Tour

A morning boat trip to floating fish farms

3 hours·Sembawang·About S$150

Free

Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox

A 1930s coastal-defence pillbox on Pasir Panjang Road

30 min·Pasir Panjang·Free

Tickets

LimCha Teochew Tea Appreciation

Gongfu tea tasting on East Coast Road

2 hours·Katong·From S$85

Free

Changi Bay Point

A breakwater boardwalk on the Changi coast

1 hour·Changi·Free

Free

Coastal PlayGrove at East Coast Park

A four-storey play tower and water play by the sea

2 hours·East Coast·Free

Free

Comics and Games Library at Punggol Coast

A self-service comics library with a board-game area

1 hour·Punggol·Free

Tickets

Northern Shores Kayak Trail

A 22km paddle from Changi to Sembawang

6 hours·Changi·From S$175

Tickets

The Ice Bath Club East Coast

Drop-in ice baths and a sauna on Tanjong Katong Road

1 hour·East Coast·From S$55

Tickets

Wingfoil Lessons at East Coast

Learn to wingfoil off East Coast Park

2 hours·East Coast·About S$200

Free

Changi Boardwalk

A shoreline boardwalk for birds and Johor views

1 hour·Changi·Free

Free

City Sprouts West Coast

A community farm inside West Coast Park

1 hour·West Coast·Free

TicketsStarts 31 December

Coastes New Year's Eve Countdown

Beachfront BBQ and a countdown on Siloso

Evening·Sentosa·From S$95

Free

Punggol Promenade Nature Walk

A wheelchair-friendly coastal walk with fishing decks

1 hour·Punggol·Free

Free

Sentosa Coastal Trail

A 2.2 km walk along Sentosa's rocky shore

45 min·Sentosa·Free

Free

Punggol Coast Hawker Centre

A hawker centre above the end of the NEL

1 hour·Punggol·Free