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
44 to choose from
The Fragment Room
Singapore's first rage room, in MacPherson
1 hour·MacPherson·From S$38
Marina Bay Lights Sail
A golden-hour sail toward the Marina Bay skyline, drinks on deck
2.5 hours·Harbourfront·S$149
Chinatown Cocktail Crawl
An evening walk through three of Chinatown's shophouse bars
3 hours·Chinatown·S$119
Secret Shophouse Chef's Table
Nine courses of modern Singaporean cooking in a Blair Plain shophouse
3 hours·Chinatown·S$189
Harry Potter: Visions of Magic
10 wizarding rooms at WEAVE, Resorts World
1 hour·Sentosa·From S$49
Singapore Cable Car Sky Pass
Mount Faber Line and Sentosa Line, round trip
2 hours·Harbourfront·From S$35
ArtScience Museum
teamLab Future World and rotating shows at MBS
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$20
Mandai Gallery
Mandai's zoo-to-reserve story, free with a park ticket
45 min·Mandai·Free
Kusu Island Ferry
Tortoises and island temples, from Marina South Pier
Half day·Marina South·From S$18
Bintan Resort Ferries
Ferry from Tanah Merah to the Lagoi resorts on Bintan
Full day·Changi·From S$100
Sri Mariamman Temple
Singapore's oldest Hindu temple, free to enter
30 min·Chinatown·Free
Chinatown Heritage Centre
Restored 1950s shophouses on Pagoda Street
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$25
SuperPark Singapore
Finnish indoor activity park at Suntec Tower 2
2 hours·City Hall·About S$26
Omni-Theatre
Dome-screen films next to the Science Centre
1 hour·Jurong East·From S$24
Zouk Singapore
Zouk's main room at The Cannery in Clarke Quay
Late night·Clarke Quay·About S$38
NParks Free Guided Walk
Free walks with volunteer naturalists across the parks
2 hours·Citywide·Free
Christmas Wonderland
Markets and lights at Gardens by the Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
Light to Night Festival
Civic District art after dark, every January
Evening·Civic District·Free
Singapore Night Festival
Bras Basah.Bugis after dark, usually Aug–Sep
Evening·Bugis·Free
Dragon Boat Taster
Paddle a dragon boat on Kallang Basin
2 hours·Kallang·From S$18
Yoga at the Botanic Gardens
A small yoga class on the lawn by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$40
Goodman Arts Centre
Artists' studios in an old school at Mountbatten
1 hour·East Coast·Free
Leathercraft Workshop
Stitch a wallet or cardholder to take home
3 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$95
Singapore Food Festival
A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails
varies·Citywide·Free
Singapore Biennale
The city's contemporary art blowout, every two years
Half day·Civic District·Free
Singapore International Jazz Festival
International jazz acts, when the festival runs
Evening·Marina Bay·About S$88
Universal Studios Express Pass
Shorter USS queues, on top of a park ticket
Full day·Sentosa·From S$60
USS Twilight Thrill
Evening entry to USS from 4pm, with a meal voucher
4 hours·Sentosa·From S$85
Private Yacht Charter
A yacht to yourselves, for Lazarus or a harbour drift
5 hours·Sentosa Cove·From S$649
Woodlands Healing Garden
Wildflower terraces and a hilltop healing forest
45 min·Woodlands·Free
Yakult Factory Tour
Watch Yakult made through a glass gallery
1.5 hours·Senoko·From S$6.70
Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple
A Loyang temple with a festival calendar
30 min·Loyang·Free
Sultan Shoal Lighthouse Tour
A 3-hour ferry trip to a restricted island lighthouse
3 hours·Pasir Panjang·About S$78
Museum of Food Workshops
Heritage cooking workshops in Joo Chiat
Flexible·Joo Chiat·About S$60
Linocut Stamp Workshop at SHOU Studio
Carve and print a linocut stamp in two hours
2 hours·Little India·From S$25
Popaholic at Esplanade
Free pop sets at the Esplanade
Evening·Marina Bay·Free
Kampung Cookhouse at Tiong Bahru
Free family-recipe cooking demos in Tiong Bahru
2 hours·Tiong Bahru·Free
Long Kuan Hung Crocodile Farm Tour
A guided tour of a working crocodile farm
75 min·Lim Chu Kang·From S$22
Wheel Pottery Trial at Urth & Phire
A 90-minute first go at the pottery wheel
2 hours·MacPherson·From S$60
Gentle Walks Forest Bathing
A monthly guided forest walk in a different park
3 hours·Citywide·From S$60
Forest Bathing at The Sundowner
A two-hour private forest bathing session
2 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$150
Changi Sailing Club Dinghy Course
Learn to sail a Topper over four weekend days
4 days·Changi·From S$626.75
ONE°15 Marina Dive Programme
Fun dives and scuba courses at Sentosa Cove
Flexible·Sentosa Cove·From S$109
Kayak Orientation at The Kallang
A three-hour intro paddle on Marina Reservoir
3 hours·Kallang·From S$30