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
44 to choose from
TicketsCuriosity Cove
Indoor nature playscape for kids 12 and under
2 hours·Mandai·From S$48
FreeWest Coast Park
Adventure playground, dog run and BBQ pits in the west
2 hours·West Coast·Free
FreePasir Ris Park
Mangrove boardwalk and a giant playground
2 hours·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeTiong Bahru Park
The neighbourhood lawn, birds, a playground
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeChoa Chu Kang Park
A heartland park with a playground for the kids
1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free
FreePasir Ris Town Park
A fishing pond and playground in Pasir Ris
1.5 hours·Pasir Ris·Free
FreeTampines Sun Plaza Park
A big Tampines lawn with a playground
1 hour·Tampines·Free
Bukit Gombak Park
Hill trek and butterfly garden at Bukit Gombak
1 hour·Bukit Batok·Free
COMO Adventure Grove
Tree-inspired climbing and slides for children
1.5 hours·Dempsey·Free
Novena Park
A shady jogging park along Jalan Novena
45 min·Balestier·Free
Telok Kurau Park
A big family park on the Siglap canal
1 hour·Joo Chiat·Free
East Coast Terrace Park
A playground and fitness corner in Marine Parade
30 min·Marine Parade·Free
Seletar Terrace Park
A playground and exercise corner in Seletar
30 min·Seletar·Free
Richards Avenue Park
A shady playground and fitness stop near Kovan
30 min·Kovan·Free
KPMG Wellness Garden
A therapeutic garden and nature gym by the sea
1 hour·East Coast·Free
Venus Green
A small green by the Windsor Nature Park car park
30 min·Bishan·Free
Taman Permata Park
A cosy playground green along Upper Thomson Road
30 min·Bishan·Free
Kim Pong Park
Art-deco swings and a pavilion near Tiong Bahru
30 min·Tiong Bahru·Free
Chestnut Close Park
Play areas and an event space beside a canal
30 min·Bukit Panjang·Free
Villa Verde Park
A bridge to the Rail Corridor and a railway playground
45 min·Choa Chu Kang·Free
Choa Chu Kang Way Park
Dragonfly motifs and a shaded playground
30 min·Choa Chu Kang·Free
Faber Heights Park
Slides and swings beside the Ulu Pandan connector
30 min·Clementi·Free
Arthur Park
A nature playgarden and fitness corner on Arthur Road
30 min·Marine Parade·Free
Nim Meadow Park
A playground that nods to rubber-plantation days
30 min·Serangoon·Free
Ang Mo Kio Linear Park
6.2 hectares of ribbon planting along Avenue 5
45 min·Ang Mo Kio·Free
Luxus Hills Park
A playground and fitness corner by Yio Chu Kang Road
20 min·Serangoon·Free
Hazel Park Open Space
A playground with a sandpit off Upper Bukit Timah
30 min·Bukit Panjang·Free
Dew Garden
A playground and fitness corner on Jalan Tari Payong
20 min·Sengkang·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
FreeBukit Batok Nature Park
Shaded steps and a quarry lookout in Bukit Batok
1.5 hours·Bukit Batok·Free
FreeWoodlands Waterfront Park
A 400-metre jetty facing Johor across the water
1.5 hours·Woodlands·Free
Freeone-north Park
Biopolis lawns, a designed tech-campus green
45 min·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeToa Payoh Town Park
Closed for redevelopment, due back in 2030
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeKatong Park
The old seafront park, now inland, still breezy
45 min·East Coast·Free
FreeMount Emily Park
A quiet hill park behind Dhoby Ghaut
45 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free
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
FreeMarsiling Park
A hilly neighbourhood park in Woodlands
1 hour·Marsiling·Free
Yishun Park Arboretum
Singapore's first arboretum, 70 dipterocarp species
1 hour·Yishun·Free
The Potter's Garden
A pottery-themed park beside two dragon kilns
1 hour·Jurong West·Free
Coastal PlayGrove at East Coast Park
A four-storey play tower and water play by the sea
2 hours·East Coast·Free
Yunnan Park
The original Nantah Arch and an open plaza
30 min·Jurong West·Free
City Sprouts West Coast
A community farm inside West Coast Park
1 hour·West Coast·Free