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
105 to choose from · showing 1–48
TicketsArtScience Museum
teamLab Future World and rotating shows at MBS
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$22
FreeSpectra Light & Water Show
Free 15-minute light and water show on the bay
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsWings of Time
Sentosa's nightly fireworks show on Siloso Beach
20 min·Sentosa·From S$22
FreeJewel Rain Vortex (free viewing)
The world's tallest indoor waterfall, free to watch
30 min·Changi·Free
FreeGarden Rhapsody
Supertree light show, twice a night, free
15 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeBorealis at Supertree Grove
Free aurora installation at Gardens by the Bay
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
FreeNational Design Centre
Rotating design shows in an old Middle Road convent
1 hour·Bugis·Free
Singapore Yachting Festival
Superyachts and sailboats moored at Sentosa Cove
Half day·Sentosa·From S$54
TicketsCreatures of the Night Show
Night Safari's animal show, included with entry
20 min·Mandai·From S$58
TicketsUSS Shows (Hollywood Dreams)
Parades and shows included with a USS day ticket
30 min·Sentosa·From S$76
Objectifs Photography and Film Centre
Free photography and film shows in a Chapel Gallery
1 hour·Bras Basah·Free
The Private Museum
Free art shows in the former Osborne House
1 hour·Mount Emily·Free
Sci-Fi Pop-up Library
A self-service sci-fi library with an art show
1 hour·Marine Parade·Free
Christmas Train Show, Gardens by the Bay
Miniature trains through a Finnish Santa's hometown
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
Season of Joy at Resorts World Sentosa
Christmas installations and shows on Sentosa
Half day·Sentosa·Free
WaterB Light Show Cruise
A river-boat hour timed to the Marina Bay lights
1 hour·Clarke Quay·From S$40
Stargazing Night at Science Centre
A Friday planetarium show, then telescopes
Evening·Jurong East·From S$17
Our Cultural Medallion Story
A free showcase of Singapore's top arts award
1 hour·City Hall·Free
TicketsNational Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asian art in two national monuments
3 hours·Civic District·From S$20
TicketsAsian Civilisations Museum
Two millennia of Asian craft and trade by the river
2 hours·Civic District·From S$15
TicketsOn until 7 MarchSacred Caves: Dunhuang at ACM
Life-size Mogao caves at the Asian Civilisations Museum
2 hours·Civic District·From S$25
TicketsBird Paradise
3,500 birds in eight walk-through aviaries
Half day·Mandai·From S$49
TicketsScience Centre Singapore
Hands-on science galleries in Jurong East
Half day·Jurong East·From S$12
TicketsKusu Island Ferry
Tortoises and island temples, from Marina South Pier
Half day·Marina South·From S$18
FreeGardens by the Bay (Outdoor Gardens)
Supertrees and lakeside gardens, free to wander
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
FreeSiloso Beach
Sentosa's liveliest beach, with clubs and kayaks
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
FreeSingapore City Gallery
Free scale model of the city at URA
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
FreeNewton Food Centre
Satay and grilled stingray after dark, by Newton MRT
1 hour·Newton·Free
TicketsChildren's Museum Singapore
Hands-on heritage for 12 and under, Coleman Street
1.75 hours·Civic District·From S$15
TicketsThe Intan
Private Peranakan house museum, by appointment
1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$64
TicketsMadame Tussauds Singapore
More than 80 wax figures at Imbiah Lookout
1.5 hours·Sentosa·From S$38
TicketsOCBC Skyway
Walk the Supertrees, 22 metres up
45 min·Marina Bay·From S$14
FreeFountain of Wealth
Once the world's largest fountain, still free
20 min·Suntec·Free
TicketsOmni-Theatre
Dome-screen films next to the Science Centre
1 hour·Jurong East·From S$24
FreeEsplanade – Theatres on the Bay
The durian on the bay: concerts and free lobbies
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
FreeCapitol Theatre
A restored 1930s movie palace on Stamford Road
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeYueh Hai Ching Temple
Wak Hai Cheng Bio, a Telok Ayer temple from 1826
30 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeCivilian War Memorial
Four pillars for four communities, by the Padang
20 min·Civic District·Free
TicketsWillow Stream Spa
Fairmont's wet lounge and treatments
2 hours·Civic District·From S$160
TicketsBlu Jaz Cafe
Live jazz off Bali Lane, no cover some nights
Evening·Kampong Glam·From S$10
TicketsWild Rice at Funan
Singapore plays in Wild Rice's theatre at Funan
2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$45
TicketsHill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle
The Crawford Lane bak chor mee queue
45 min·Civic District·From S$8
FreeThe Arts House
Singapore's old Parliament House, now an arts venue
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeVictoria Theatre & Concert Hall
The clock-tower concert hall by the river
varies·Civic District·Free
Freeone-north Park
Biopolis lawns, a designed tech-campus green
45 min·Kent Ridge·Free
FreeDates not announcedNational Day Parade
Singapore's birthday parade, at the Padang or the Bay
Evening·Marina Bay·Free
FreeSri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
A Ganesha temple on Ceylon Road in Katong
30 min·East Coast·Free
FreeSTPI Creative Workshop & Gallery
Print and paper workshop on Robertson Quay
1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·Free