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
FreeTiong Bahru Park
The neighbourhood lawn, birds, a playground
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeAng Mo Kio Town Garden West
A neighbourhood hill forest, surprisingly wild
1.5 hours·Ang Mo Kio·Free
FreeBedok Town Park
A neighbourhood park beside Bedok Reservoir
1 hour·Bedok·Free
FreeMarsiling Park
A hilly neighbourhood park in Woodlands
1 hour·Marsiling·Free
FreeShunfu Mart
Neighbourhood hawker in Marymount with cult stalls
1 hour·Marymount·Free
FreeFree Walking Tour (tip-based)
Tip-based walks in three heritage neighbourhoods
2.5 hours·Civic District·Free
FreeDunman Food Centre
A neighbourhood hawker centre near Katong
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeKovan 209 Market
Kovan's neighbourhood breakfast market
1 hour·Kovan·Free
Queenstown Swimming Complex
Neighbourhood ActiveSG pool in Queenstown
2 hours·Queenstown·From S$1.30
Margaret Drive Hawker Centre
A neighbourhood hawker centre in Queenstown
1 hour·Queenstown·Free
Upper Serangoon Park
A small green space with a fitness corner
30 min·Serangoon·Free
Clementi Ave 2 Market and Cooked Food Centre
A neighbourhood market and cooked food centre
1 hour·Clementi·Free
Kaki Bukit 511 Market and Food Centre
A neighbourhood market and food centre in Bedok
1 hour·Bedok·Free
Lengkong Enam Park
A neighbourhood green for dog walks and jogs
30 min·Kembangan·Free
FreeHolland Village
Cafes, a wet market and late bars
2 hours·Holland Village·Free
TicketsPeranakan Batik Workshop
Paint a batik piece in an open studio
3 hours·Katong·From S$90
FreeToa Payoh Lorong 8 Market
Toa Payoh's breakfast queues on Lorong 8
1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeHaig Road Market & Food Centre
Katong-side hawker with roti prata nearby
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeCircuit Road Market
Old Airport Road's quieter cousin
1 hour·Geylang·Free
FreeRedhill Food Centre
Bukit Merah zi char for dinner
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·Free
FreeNHB Heritage Trail (self-guided)
Self-guided heritage trails with maps and guides
2 hours·Citywide·Free
FreeHDB Heartland Walk
A void deck, a market and a town park
2 hours·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeToa Payoh Sensory Park
A small Toa Payoh park with a fountain and sculptures
45 min·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeFort Tanjong Katong
Unearthed coastal fort under a Katong park
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeUsually August or SeptemberHungry Ghost Festival
Getai and offerings in the seventh lunar month
Evening·Citywide·Free
FreeJurong West 505 Market
A good west-side hawker centre near the lakes
1 hour·Jurong East·Free
Yishun Heritage Trail
Two old villages, a ring road and a heritage garden
Half day·Yishun·Free
Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery
A Malay heartland's story inside Wisma Geylang Serai
45 min·Geylang Serai·Free
Gurdwara Sahib Yishun
A small Yishun gurdwara that welcomes visitors
1 hour·Yishun·Free
Compassvale Walk Park
A tiny therapeutic garden with a foot reflexology path
30 min·Sengkang·Free
Boon Keng Road Fish Head Bee Hoon
Fish head bee hoon at a Bedok North stall
1 hour·Bedok·Free
Serangoon Library
Singapore's first rooftop public library
1 hour·Serangoon·Free
The Elephant Room
Little India cocktails on Tanjong Pagar Road
Evening·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Queenstown Heritage Trail
A self-guided walk through Queenstown's firsts
2 hours·Queenstown·Free
Telok Kurau Park
A big family park on the Siglap canal
1 hour·Joo Chiat·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
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
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
PreviewEast Coast Sunrise Cycle & Kopi Ride
A flat sunrise ride along East Coast Park, then kaya toast and kopi
3 hours·East Coast·S$65