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
32 to choose from
FreeEsplanade Outdoor Theatre
Free gigs on the Marina Bay waterfront
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsBlu Jaz Cafe
Live jazz off Bali Lane, no cover some nights
Evening·Kampong Glam·From S$10
FreeTimbre
Local bands and beer at a one-north food park
Evening·Queenstown·Free
TicketsSingapore Musical Box Museum
Antique musical boxes that still play, by booking
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$20
TicketsStar Performing Arts Centre
The big hall for musicals and touring acts
3 hours·Buona Vista·About S$68
Voices – A Festival of Song
Choirs, a cappella and singalongs at the Esplanade
Flexible·Marina Bay·Free
Lifted Trax
A specialist record shop up on Lorong Telok
45 min·Clarke Quay·Free
Nelson Bar Sembawang
Singapore's oldest sailor bar, on the Sembawang Strip
Evening·Sembawang·Free
Paradise Now Karaoke at SAFRA Choa Chu Kang
Karaoke rooms, darts and live music until 1am
Evening·Choa Chu Kang·From S$26
Maduro Jazz and Whisky Bar
Live jazz and whisky at Sofitel Sentosa
Evening·Sentosa·Free
Simply Jazz by Tin Box
Live jazz sets at Marina at Keppel Bay
Evening·Harbourfront·Free
The Blackbird
Rock, blues and jazz bands at Gillman Barracks
Evening·Harbourfront·Free
Central Arts Library
Music scores, screenings and design books
1 hour·Bugis·Free
Esplanade Concourse Evenings
Free music and dance by the bay
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
Live Music at Sensoryscape
Free Friday and Saturday acts at Glow Garden
Evening·Sentosa·Free
Island Symphony at Sensoryscape
Free community orchestras at Glow Garden
Flexible·Sentosa·Free
Le Noir
A bar with a live band every night, no cover
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeSpectra Light & Water Show
Free 15-minute light and water show on the bay
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeJewel Rain Vortex (free viewing)
The world's tallest indoor waterfall, free to watch
30 min·Changi·Free
FreeGarden Rhapsody
Supertree light show, twice a night, free
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
Christmas on A Great Street
Orchard Road's Christmas lights and village
Evening·Orchard·Free
TicketsSingapore Symphony Orchestra
The SSO at Esplanade or Victoria Concert Hall
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$35
Laser Quest at HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok
Walk-in laser tag at a Bukit Batok clubhouse
20 min·Bukit Batok·From S$8
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
TicketsDates not announcedZoukOut
The beach EDM all-nighter on Siloso
Overnight·Sentosa·About S$128
FreeSupertree Grove
The Supertrees, free to wander and best after dark
45 min·Marina Bay·Free
Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery
Chinese opera, puppetry and tea in Chinatown
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Coastes New Year's Eve Countdown
Beachfront BBQ and a countdown on Siloso
Evening·Sentosa·From S$95
Sentosa Heritage Trail
Three self-guided routes through Sentosa's past
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
A Christmas Story at Fort Canning
A free Christmas market on Fort Canning Hill
2 hours·Civic District·Free