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
142 to choose from · showing 1–48
TicketsScience Centre Singapore
Hands-on science galleries in Jurong East
Half day·Jurong East·From S$12
TicketsKidsSTOP
Timed science play sessions for kids 8 and under
3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10
TicketsJumbo Seafood Chilli Crab
Chilli crab by weight, with mantou for the sauce
2 hours·East Coast·About S$98
TicketsWakeboarding Taster (Singapore Wake Park)
Beginner cable wakeboarding at East Coast Park
1 hour·East Coast·From S$55
FreeEast Coast Lagoon Food Village
Barbecued stingray by the sea, no booking needed
1.5 hours·East Coast·Free
TicketsWild Wild Wet
Singapore's largest water park, in Pasir Ris
Half day·Pasir Ris·From S$29
FreeEast Coast Park
Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits
Half day·East Coast·Free
TicketsSingapore Discovery Centre
Nation-building, flight simulators, kids' city
3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10
TicketsThe Intan
Private Peranakan house museum, by appointment
1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$64
TicketsOmni-Theatre
Dome-screen films next to the Science Centre
1 hour·Jurong East·From S$24
FreeChinese Garden
Twin Pagoda and Cloud Pagoda at Jurong Lake
2 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJapanese Garden
Seiwaen garden, next door to Chinese Garden
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeJurong Lake Gardens
Singapore's third national garden, by Jurong Lake
Half day·Jurong East·Free
FreeBedok Reservoir Park
Kayaks, a jogging loop and big eastern skies
2 hours·Bedok·Free
FreeKoon Seng Road Shophouses
The pastel Peranakan terraces of Joo Chiat
30 min·East Coast·Free
TicketsLong Beach Seafood
Black pepper crab, sold by weight, to share
2 hours·East Coast·About S$95
TicketsEast Coast SUP (PAssion Wave)
Stand-up paddle and windsurf rental at East Coast
2 hours·East Coast·About S$35
TicketsKatong-Joo Chiat Peranakan Walk
Koon Seng Road, a private museum and a kueh tea
2.5 hours·East Coast·From S$88
FreeFar East Organization Children's Garden
Free water play for 12 and under at Gardens by the Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeBedok 85 Market
An east-side breakfast market in Bedok North
1 hour·Bedok·Free
FreeMarine Parade Food Centre
An everyday hawker lunch in Marine Parade
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeKatong Park
The old seafront park, now inland, still breezy
45 min·East Coast·Free
FreeTampines Eco Green
A wild patch in the east, birds and boardwalks
2 hours·Tampines·Free
FreeLower Seletar Reservoir Park
A long dam walk and kayaks in the north-east
1.5 hours·Seletar·Free
FreeJurong Central Park
A Jurong town park next to the lakes
1 hour·Jurong East·Free
FreeAng Mo Kio 628 Market
North-east breakfast, long tables, kopi
1 hour·Ang Mo Kio·Free
FreeTampines Round Market
A round breakfast hall in Tampines
1 hour·Tampines·Free
FreeHaig Road Market & Food Centre
Katong-side hawker with roti prata nearby
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeJalan Kayu Prata
The prata strip in the north-east
45 min·Seletar·Free
TicketsWindsurfing Taster, East Coast
A first go at windsurfing off East Coast Park
2 hours·East Coast·From S$200
FreeSri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
A Ganesha temple on Ceylon Road in Katong
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeGoodman Arts Centre
Artists' studios in an old school at Mountbatten
1 hour·East Coast·Free
Tickets328 Katong Laksa
Katong laksa with cut noodles, eaten with a spoon
30 min·East Coast·From S$8
TicketsChin Mee Chin Confectionery
Kaya toast in Katong's tiled 1925 confectionery
30 min·East Coast·From S$6
TicketsMellben Seafood
Heartland white pepper crab in the north-east
2 hours·Ang Mo Kio·From S$85
Pay thereEast Coast Jetty Fishing
A rod, a jetty and maybe a fish at East Coast
3 hours·East Coast·About S$25
FreeBedok Town Park
A neighbourhood park beside Bedok Reservoir
1 hour·Bedok·Free
FreeAng Mo Kio Town Garden East
A small Ang Mo Kio garden round a pond
45 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free
FreeFort Tanjong Katong
Unearthed coastal fort under a Katong park
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeJoo Chiat After Dark
Shophouse bars and Peranakan tiles after dark
Evening·East Coast·Free
FreePandan Reservoir
Kayaking, rowing and fishing in the west
1.5 hours·Jurong East·Free
FreeSungei Api Api
A riverside green space in Pasir Ris
1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeBedok Interchange Hawker Centre
Newer east-side hawker centre by the bus interchange
1 hour·Bedok·Free
FreeOur Tampines Hub Hawker
Hawker stalls inside Tampines' giant community hub
1 hour·Tampines·Free
FreeFar East Plaza
Streetwear and tattoo studios just off Orchard
1 hour·Orchard·Free
TicketsEast Coast Night Cycle
12km of lamplit park path once the heat drops
2 hours·East Coast·From S$10
FreeFoo Hai Ch'an Monastery
A quiet Buddhist monastery in Geylang East
45 min·Geylang·Free
TicketsRoland Restaurant
No-frills chilli crab in Marine Parade
2 hours·East Coast·From S$75