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
40 to choose from
TicketsCommune Kitchen Cooking Class
Hands-on cooking in a Frasers Tower studio
3 hours·Civic District·From S$132
FreeChinatown Complex Food Centre
Singapore's biggest hawker centre, over a wet market
1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
TicketsSpa Esprit
A Singapore spa brand with several outlets
1.5 hours·Orchard·From S$110
FreeTimbre
Local bands and beer at a one-north food park
Evening·Queenstown·Free
TicketsWild Rice at Funan
Singapore plays in Wild Rice's theatre at Funan
2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$45
FreeWhampoa Makan Place
Residents' hawker lunch on Whampoa Drive
1 hour·Whampoa·Free
TicketsEurasian Heritage Gallery
Three Eurasian galleries on Ceylon Road, Katong
1 hour·Katong·From S$5
TicketsLabyrinth
Tasting menu of local produce near Esplanade
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$280
TicketsFounder Bak Kut Teh
Peppery bak kut teh across several outlets
1 hour·Balestier·About S$16
TicketsAh Chew Desserts
Tang yuan and mango at a long-running dessert house
45 min·Bugis·From S$8
TicketsOpen Water Diver Course (local)
PADI Open Water: a pool session, then a yacht weekend
3 days·Paya Lebar·From S$838
PreviewHawker Champions After Dark
Eat through Old Airport Road in the evening with a local ex-chef
3.5 hours·Geylang·S$89
FreeSingapore Botanic Gardens
UNESCO-listed gardens, free to wander
Half day·Bukit Timah·Free
FreeLittle India Free Walking Tour
Temples, Tekka and Tan Teng Niah on a tip-based walk
2.5 hours·Little India·Free
FreeNewton Food Centre
Satay and grilled stingray after dark, by Newton MRT
1 hour·Newton·Free
TicketsThe Battlebox
WWII bunker under Fort Canning Hill
1 hour·Civic District·From S$20
TicketsRainforest Wild Adventure
Asia's first adventure wildlife park, at Mandai
Half day·Mandai·From S$55
FreeHaji Lane
Murals, independent shops and evening bars
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeClifford Pier & The Fullerton Bay
A 1933 landing pier, now an event venue
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeJubilee Bridge
Merlion to Esplanade, no steps
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeYouth Olympic Park
Sculptures on the Marina Bay waterfront walk
20 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeChinatown Night Market
Souvenirs and snacks on Pagoda Street after dark
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
TicketsRuns 4 to 6 DecemberBYD Singapore International Marathon
The whole city as a race course, every December
Full day·Citywide·From S$118
Tickets328 Katong Laksa
Katong laksa with cut noodles, eaten with a spoon
30 min·East Coast·From S$8
TicketsMellben Seafood
Heartland white pepper crab in the north-east
2 hours·Ang Mo Kio·From S$85
FreeToa Payoh Sensory Park
A small Toa Payoh park with a fountain and sculptures
45 min·Toa Payoh·Free
FreePeninsula Plaza
Little Myanmar on North Bridge Road
1 hour·Civic District·Free
TicketsAyurveda Treatment
Ayurvedic oil massage on Chander Road
1 hour·Little India·From S$70
Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
Five free contemporary art galleries at LASALLE
1 hour·Rochor·Free
Grassroots Book Room
A Chinese-language bookshop in Bukit Pasoh
45 min·Chinatown·Free
SFS Somerset
An independent cinema run by Singapore Film Society
2 hours·Somerset·From S$15
Pek Sin Choon
Nanyang tea blended and packed since 1925
30 min·Chinatown·Free
Comics and Games Library at Punggol Coast
A self-service comics library with a board-game area
1 hour·Punggol·Free
Art in Transit at MRT Stations
Commissioned public art in MRT stations
Flexible·Citywide·Free
Wallace Education Centre
A cow shed turned Wallace exhibition gallery
1 hour·Bukit Panjang·Free
Maduro Jazz and Whisky Bar
Live jazz and whisky at Sofitel Sentosa
Evening·Sentosa·Free
Sci-Fi Pop-up Library
A self-service sci-fi library with an art show
1 hour·Marine Parade·Free
Sky Garden Eden Farm Tour
A guided hour in the world's highest edible garden
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$35
Le Noir
A bar with a live band every night, no cover
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
Siglap Linear Park
A pedestrian green link to Marine Parade Road
30 min·Siglap·Free