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
34 to choose from
FreeGardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)
Supertrees and lakeside gardens, free to wander
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeEsplanade Outdoor Theatre
Free gigs on the Marina Bay waterfront
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsYoga at the Botanic Gardens
A small yoga class on the lawn by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$40
FreeHong Lim Park & Speakers' Corner
Singapore's only legal outdoor soapbox, plus a lawn
30 min·Chinatown·Free
TicketsPaintball / Gel Blaster
Outdoor paintball and gel blaster games for groups
1.5 hours·Yishun·From S$59
Pasir Panjang Machine-Gun Pillbox
A 1930s coastal-defence pillbox on Pasir Panjang Road
30 min·Pasir Panjang·Free
Kallang Riverside Disc Golf
A free disc golf course beside the Kallang River
1 hour·Kallang·Free
Skatepark at Lakeside Garden
Singapore's biggest outdoor skate park, free to use
2 hours·Jurong East·Free
Skate Park, The Kallang
Rails, a fun-box and a mini-quarter pipe
2 hours·Kallang·Free
The Kallang Hard Courts
Three outdoor basketball courts, free to book
2 hours·Kallang·Free
Movies by the Beach
Free outdoor film nights at Palawan Kidz City
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
TicketsFlower Dome + Cloud Forest
Flower Dome and Cloud Forest on one ticket
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$46
FreeGrounds closed, Hell's Museum openHaw Par Villa
Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed
2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free
TicketsHell's Museum at Haw Par Villa
The Ten Courts, interpreted for adults
2 hours·Pasir Panjang·From S$22
TicketsNational Orchid Garden
Over 1,500 orchid species in the Botanic Gardens
1.5 hours·Bukit Timah·From S$15
FreeEsplanade – Theatres on the Bay
The durian on the bay: concerts and free lobbies
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeConey Island Park
Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol
3 hours·Coney Island·Free
TicketsStarts 27 NovemberChristmas Wonderland
Markets and lights at Gardens by the Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·Check price
FreeSembawang Hot Spring Park
Singapore's only hot spring, free foot baths
1.5 hours·Sembawang·Free
FreeAng Mo Kio Town Garden West
A neighbourhood hill forest, surprisingly wild
1.5 hours·Ang Mo Kio·Free
TicketsDates not announcedHuayi — Chinese Festival of Arts
The Esplanade's Chinese-language arts season
varies·Marina Bay·From S$30
TicketsStarts 8 AprilPesta Raya
The Esplanade's festival of Malay arts
varies·Marina Bay·From S$25
FreeSupertree Grove
The Supertrees, free to wander and best after dark
45 min·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsThe St. Regis Spa
Orchard luxury spa, the full ritual
2 hours·Orchard·From S$280
Compassvale Walk Park
A tiny therapeutic garden with a foot reflexology path
30 min·Sengkang·Free
Coastal PlayGrove at East Coast Park
A four-storey play tower and water play by the sea
2 hours·East Coast·Free
REVA Social Wellness
Hot and cold pools and a sauna by Somerset MRT
Flexible·Orchard·From S$36
Tampines Boulevard Park
Sand play, a dragon slide and a mini cycling track
1 hour·Tampines·Free
WaterB Light Show Cruise
A river-boat hour timed to the Marina Bay lights
1 hour·Clarke Quay·From S$40
Clementi Swimming Complex
Sport Singapore pool on Clementi Avenue 3
2 hours·Clementi·From S$1.30
Stargazing Night at Science Centre
A Friday planetarium show, then telescopes
Evening·Jurong East·From S$17
Esplanade Concourse Evenings
Free music and dance by the bay
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
Bukit Canberra ActiveSG Gym
A public gym by Canberra Cove in Sembawang
1 hour·Sembawang·From S$3.30
PreviewGardens by the Bay Night Photography Walk
Night photography among the Supertrees, from blue hour to the Skyway
2.5 hours·Marina Bay·S$95