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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

251 to choose from · showing 1–48

Singapore Sports Hub & National StadiumFree

Singapore Sports Hub & National Stadium

The dome, the river, a public concourse

1 hour·Kallang·Free

Tanjong Beach ClubFree

Tanjong Beach Club

Sentosa's original beach club, on public sand

Half day·Sentosa·Free

OCBC Aquatic CentreTickets

OCBC Aquatic Centre

Public laps in a championship pool

1 hour·Kallang·From S$2.60

library@orchardFreeClosed for now

library@orchard

A design-led public library on Orchard Road

45 min·Orchard·Free

PAssion Wave Kayak (Bedok / Marina Bay)Tickets

PAssion Wave Kayak (Bedok / Marina Bay)

Public sit-on-top kayak rental at Bedok or Marina Bay

2 hours·Bedok·About S$20

Chinatown LibraryFree

Chinatown Library

A small, quiet public library in Chinatown

30 min·Chinatown·Free

Istana Open HouseTicketsDates not announced

Istana Open House

Walk the Istana grounds on selected public holidays

2 hours·Orchard·From S$20

Tampines LibraryFree

Tampines Library

A big public library inside Our Tampines Hub

1 hour·Tampines·Free

Woodlands LibraryFree

Woodlands Library

One of the biggest public libraries, up north

1 hour·Woodlands·Free

ActiveSG BadmintonTickets

ActiveSG Badminton

Public courts, the national hobby

1.5 hours·Citywide·From S$8

Free

Art in Transit at MRT Stations

Commissioned public art in MRT stations

Flexible·Citywide·Free

Free

Jurong Fishery Port

A wholesale fish market that opens to the public

1 hour·Jurong·Free

Tickets

Choa Chu Kang Swimming Complex

Wave pool and slide at a public ActiveSG complex

2 hours·Choa Chu Kang·From S$2

Free

NTU Campus Art Trail

Self-guided public art and architecture at NTU

1 hour·Nanyang·Free

Tickets

Bukit Batok Swimming Complex

A public pool open since 1988, closed Wednesdays

2 hours·Bukit Batok·From S$1.30

Tickets

Senja-Cashew Swimming Complex

A public pool in Bukit Panjang, closed Wednesdays

2 hours·Bukit Panjang·From S$1.30

Tickets

Jurong Lake Gardens Pool

An inclusive public pool by Jurong Lake Gardens

2 hours·Jurong East·From S$1.30

Free

Serangoon Library

Singapore's first rooftop public library

1 hour·Serangoon·Free

Tickets

Serangoon Swimming Complex

A public pool open until 9.30pm, closed Thursdays

2 hours·Serangoon·From S$1.30

Tickets

Woodlands Swimming Complex

A public pool with aqua aerobics, closed Thursdays

2 hours·Woodlands·From S$1.30

Tickets

Joya Onsen Cafe

A Japanese-style public onsen in Jurong West

Half day·Jurong West·From S$45

FreeClosed until 2 December

Marine Park Public Gallery

A coral and mangrove display on St John's Island

2 hours·Southern Islands·Free

Tickets

Pinnacle@Duxton Skybridge

The 50th-floor skybridge, open to the public

30 min·Duxton·From S$6

Free

Toa Payoh Library

One of Singapore's oldest public libraries

1 hour·Toa Payoh·Free

Tickets

Jalan Besar Swimming Complex

Public pool with competition and wading pools

2 hours·Jalan Besar·From S$1.30

Tickets

Bishan Swimming Complex

Public pool with a wading pool for small ones

2 hours·Bishan·From S$1.30

Tickets

Yishun Swimming Complex

A public ActiveSG pool with a teaching pool

2 hours·Yishun·From S$1.30

Tickets

Hougang Swimming Complex

A public ActiveSG pool a short walk from Hougang

2 hours·Hougang·From S$1.30

Tickets

Geylang East Swimming Complex

A public ActiveSG pool on Aljunied Avenue 1

2 hours·Geylang·From S$1.30

Tickets

Katong ActiveSG Gym

A S$3.30 public gym at Katong Swimming Complex

1 hour·Katong·From S$3.30

Tickets

Yishun ActiveSG Gym

A drop-in public gym at Yishun Sport Centre

1 hour·Yishun·From S$3.30

Tickets

Hougang ActiveSG Gym

A drop-in public gym at Hougang Sport Centre

1 hour·Hougang·From S$3.30

Tickets

Jurong East ActiveSG Gym

A drop-in public gym at Jurong East Sport Centre

1 hour·Jurong East·From S$3.30

Tickets

Bukit Canberra ActiveSG Gym

A public gym by Canberra Cove in Sembawang

1 hour·Sembawang·From S$3.30

Singapore FlyerTickets

Singapore Flyer

A slow 30-minute turn above Marina Bay

30 min·Marina Bay·From S$46

AltitudeX Indoor SkydivingTickets

AltitudeX Indoor Skydiving

Sentosa wind tunnel, formerly iFly Singapore

2 hours·Sentosa·From S$59

Jewel Canopy ParkTickets

Jewel Canopy Park

Level 5 gardens and slides above the Rain Vortex

2 hours·Changi·From S$8

National Gallery SingaporeTickets

National Gallery Singapore

Southeast Asian art in two national monuments

3 hours·Civic District·From S$20

Science Centre SingaporeTickets

Science Centre Singapore

Hands-on science galleries in Jurong East

Half day·Jurong East·From S$12

Bollywood Veggies FarmFree

Bollywood Veggies Farm

Kranji organic farm and Poison Ivy bistro

2 hours·Kranji·Free

Marina Barrage & Picnic GreenFree

Marina Barrage & Picnic Green

Green Roof and water playground on the reservoir

2 hours·Marina Bay·Free

Singapore Maritime GalleryFree

Singapore Maritime Gallery

Free ship simulators above Marina South Pier

1.5 hours·Marina South·Free

Southern Islands Shared YachtTickets

Southern Islands Shared Yacht

A crewed catamaran out to the Lazarus sandbar

4 hours·Sentosa Cove·About S$129

Kranji Countryside TourTickets

Kranji Countryside Tour

Hay Dairies goats and lunch at Bollywood Farms

5 hours·Kranji·About S$75

Commune Kitchen Cooking ClassTickets

Commune Kitchen Cooking Class

Hands-on cooking in a Frasers Tower studio

3 hours·Civic District·From S$132

28 HongKong StreetTickets

28 HongKong Street

An unmarked speakeasy on the Boat Quay side

2 hours·Civic District·About S$24

CE LA VI SkyBar EntryTickets

CE LA VI SkyBar Entry

Sky Bar 57 floors up, with a house pour in the cover

Evening·Marina Bay·From S$38

Marquee Nightclub EntryTickets

Marquee Nightclub Entry

Indoor Ferris wheel nightclub at The Shoppes

Late night·Marina Bay·About S$48