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
33 to choose from
TicketsRed Dot Design Museum
Award-winning objects on Marina Bay
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
Freeone-north Park
Biopolis lawns, a designed tech-campus green
45 min·Kent Ridge·Free
Pay thereHenna in Little India
A henna design on Serangoon Road in 20 minutes
30 min·Little India·About S$15
FreeClosed for nowlibrary@orchard
A design-led public library on Orchard Road
45 min·Orchard·Free
FreeNational Design Centre
Rotating design shows in an old Middle Road convent
1 hour·Bugis·Free
Central Arts Library
Music scores, screenings and design books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
TicketsAsian Civilisations Museum
Two millennia of Asian craft and trade by the river
2 hours·Civic District·From S$15
FreeArmenian Church of St Gregory
Singapore's oldest church, from 1835
30 min·Civic District·Free
FreeTimbre
Local bands and beer at a one-north food park
Evening·Queenstown·Free
FreeJubilee Bridge
Merlion to Esplanade, no steps
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeHong Lim Park & Speakers' Corner
Singapore's only legal outdoor soapbox, plus a lawn
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeKranji Reservoir Park
A picnic strip on the water at Kranji
1 hour·Kranji·Free
TicketsSingapore Indoor Stadium
The big-room gigs at Kallang
3 hours·Kallang·About S$88
Pay thereEast Coast Jetty Fishing
A rod, a jetty and maybe a fish at East Coast
3 hours·East Coast·About S$25
FreePandan Reservoir
Kayaking, rowing and fishing in the west
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
TicketsSilver Jewellery Workshop
Make a silver ring to wear home
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$120
TicketsMandarin Oriental Spa
A quiet hotel spa on Marina Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$240
Saint George's Church
Tanglin's 1913 Romanesque garrison church
1 hour·Tanglin·Free
Keppel Centre for Art Education
A free art-play space for children aged 4 to 12
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Ang Mo Kio Dragon Playground
A 1979 dragon playground, one of four left
30 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free
Chinese Seal Carving Workshop
Carve and print your own Chinese stone seal
2 hours·Rochor·From S$100
Children's Biodiversity Library
A marine-themed children's library at Central Library
1 hour·Bras Basah·Free
Bukit Panjang Library
A transport-themed library in Bukit Panjang Plaza
1 hour·Bukit Panjang·Free
NTU Campus Art Trail
Self-guided public art and architecture at NTU
1 hour·Nanyang·Free
Enabling Village
A disability-inclusive village open to everyone
2 hours·Redhill·Free
T-Play at HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok
A transport-themed indoor playground for under-12s
2 hours·Bukit Batok·From S$30
Pasir Panjang Park
A small park on Singapore's old shoreline
30 min·Pasir Panjang·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
Toa Payoh Library
One of Singapore's oldest public libraries
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
Kim Pong Park
Art-deco swings and a pavilion near Tiong Bahru
30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free
Evolution Garden, Botanic Gardens
A trail through 3.5 billion years of plant life
40 min·Bukit Timah·Free
Foliage Garden, Botanic Gardens
A garden planted for the colour of its leaves
30 min·Bukit Timah·Free