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
26 to choose from
FreeStarts 15 JanuaryLight to Night Festival
Civic District art after dark, every January
Evening·Civic District·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Night Festival
Bras Basah.Bugis after dark, usually Aug–Sep
Evening·Bugis·Free
TicketsSingapore Chinese Orchestra
Year-round hall concerts, plus the Huayi festival
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28
FreeUsually August or SeptemberHungry Ghost Festival
Getai and offerings in the seventh lunar month
Evening·Citywide·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Food Festival
A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails
varies·Citywide·Free
TicketsRuns 13 to 22 NovemberSingapore Writers Festival
Readings and debates at the Arts House
Half day·Civic District·From S$15
TicketsStarts 21 MaySingapore International Festival of Arts
SIFA, the year's serious theatre and performance
varies·Civic District·From S$35
TicketsDates not announcedHuayi — Chinese Festival of Arts
The Esplanade's Chinese-language arts season
varies·Marina Bay·From S$30
TicketsStarts 20 NovemberKalaa Utsavam
The Esplanade's festival of Indian arts
varies·Marina Bay·From S$28
TicketsStarts 8 AprilPesta Raya
The Esplanade's festival of Malay arts
varies·Marina Bay·From S$25
Voices – A Festival of Song
Choirs, a cappella and singalongs at the Esplanade
Flexible·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsDates not announcedSingapore International Jazz Festival
International jazz acts, when the festival runs
Evening·Marina Bay·About S$88
Singapore Yachting Festival
Superyachts and sailboats moored at Sentosa Cove
Half day·Sentosa·From S$54
Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple
A Loyang temple with a festival calendar
30 min·Loyang·Free
FreeYueh Hai Ching Temple
Wak Hai Cheng Bio, a Telok Ayer temple from 1826
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeTan Si Chong Su
A family clan temple by the river on Magazine Road
20 min·Clarke Quay·Free
FreeIstana Park
The lawn opposite the Istana gates
30 min·Orchard·Free
FreeChinatown Night Market
Souvenirs and snacks on Pagoda Street after dark
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeSri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
A Ganesha temple on Ceylon Road in Katong
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeBukit Brown Cemetery
The last great Chinese cemetery, open to walkers
2 hours·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeSri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple
A Kali temple further up Serangoon Road
25 min·Little India·Free
TicketsDates not announcedZoukOut
The beach EDM all-nighter on Siloso
Overnight·Sentosa·About S$128
Darma Muneeswaran Temple
A century-old Muneeswaran temple in Serangoon North
1 hour·Serangoon North·Free
Jews of Singapore Museum
A free museum on a community that built the city
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Sree Maha Mariamman Temple
Yishun's pink Hindu temple, open morning and evening
1 hour·Yishun·Free
Movies by the Beach
Free outdoor film nights at Palawan Kidz City
2 hours·Sentosa·Free