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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

17 to choose from

Peranakan MuseumTickets

Peranakan Museum

Beadwork, kebayas and wedding chambers

1.5 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$12

Emerald HillFree

Emerald Hill

Peranakan terrace houses off Orchard Road

45 min·Orchard·Free

Baba HouseTicketsClosed until 2027

Baba House

Peranakan terrace on Neil Road, closed until 2027

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$18

The IntanTickets

The Intan

Private Peranakan house museum, by appointment

1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$64

Koon Seng Road ShophousesFree

Koon Seng Road Shophouses

The pastel Peranakan terraces of Joo Chiat

30 min·East Coast·Free

Katong-Joo Chiat Peranakan WalkTickets

Katong-Joo Chiat Peranakan Walk

Koon Seng Road, a private museum and a kueh tea

2.5 hours·East Coast·From S$88

Peranakan Batik WorkshopTickets

Peranakan Batik Workshop

Paint a batik piece in an open studio

3 hours·Katong·From S$90

National Kitchen by Violet OonTickets

National Kitchen by Violet Oon

Peranakan lunch in the National Gallery, with a view

2 hours·Civic District·From S$80

Joo Chiat After DarkFree

Joo Chiat After Dark

Shophouse bars and Peranakan tiles after dark

Evening·East Coast·Free

Peranakan Cooking ClassTickets

Peranakan Cooking Class

Nonya dishes in a hands-on Siglap class

3 hours·Siglap·From S$110

Free

Kampong Kapor Methodist Church

Little India's 1930 church with a Peranakan service

1 hour·Little India·Free

TicketsOn until 12 December

Nyonya Kebaya Workshop

Hands-on Nyonya kebaya styling in Katong

Flexible·Katong·From S$100

Tickets

Nyonya Kueh Sampling at Kim Choo

A set of Nyonya kueh and blue tea in a shophouse

1 hour·Katong·From S$8.50

Katong Peranakan Walk & Laksa LabRequest

Katong Peranakan Walk & Laksa Lab

Katong's Peranakan terraces, then a laksa you cook yourself

3 hours·East Coast·S$75

Asian Civilisations MuseumTickets

Asian Civilisations Museum

Two millennia of Asian craft and trade by the river

2 hours·Civic District·From S$15

Armenian Church of St GregoryFree

Armenian Church of St Gregory

Singapore's oldest church, from 1835

30 min·Civic District·Free

National Design CentreFree

National Design Centre

Rotating design shows in an old Middle Road convent

1 hour·Bugis·Free