Singapore
Things to do
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All things to do
71 to choose from · showing 1–48
TicketsBatam Day Escape Ferry
About an hour by ferry to Batam for seafood and a spa
Full day·Batam·From S$76
TicketsG.Spa 24-Hour Escape
A 24-hour spa and nap lounge on Guillemard Road
Flexible·Geylang·From S$88
TicketsYunomori Onsen & Spa
Japanese-style baths at Kallang Wave Mall
Half day·Kallang·From S$49
TicketsSt. Gregory Spa
Hotel spa at PARKROYAL on Beach Road
2 hours·Beach Road·About S$180
TicketsBanyan Tree Spa Marina Bay
Banyan Tree's spa at Marina Bay Sands
2 hours·Marina Bay·About S$220
TicketsSpa Esprit
A Singapore spa brand with several outlets
1.5 hours·Orchard·From S$110
TicketsWillow Stream Spa
Fairmont's wet lounge and treatments
2 hours·Civic District·From S$160
FreeSungei Api Api
A riverside green space in Pasir Ris
1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free
TicketsSpago Singapore
Wolfgang Puck with a view at Marina Bay Sands
2 hours·Marina Bay·About S$120
TicketsEsquina
Spanish small plates at a Keong Saik counter
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$95
Pay thereThai Massage
Cheap shop or hotel spa, stretched either way
1.5 hours·Kallang·About S$40
Pay thereCouples Spa
Side-by-side treatments in one room
2 hours·Orchard·About S$280
TicketsRaffles Spa
The hotel spa attached to the Sling
2 hours·Civic District·From S$260
TicketsMandarin Oriental Spa
A quiet hotel spa on Marina Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$240
TicketsThe St. Regis Spa
Orchard luxury spa, the full ritual
2 hours·Orchard·From S$280
Keppel Centre for Art Education
A free art-play space for children aged 4 to 12
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Aramsa The Garden Spa
A garden spa inside Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
1 hour·Bishan·From S$98
Sembawang Library
Container-shaped reading spaces with a maritime theme
1 hour·Sembawang·Free
The Artground at One Holland Village
Arts play space for families
75 min·Holland Village·From S$8
Pasir Ris Library
A mall library with a space for teenagers
1 hour·Pasir Ris·Free
Upper Serangoon Park
A small green space with a fitness corner
30 min·Serangoon·Free
Chestnut Close Park
Play areas and an event space beside a canal
30 min·Bukit Panjang·Free
Hazel Park Open Space
A playground with a sandpit off Upper Bukit Timah
30 min·Bukit Panjang·Free
PreviewUrban Spa Reset: Massage & Breathwork
A 60-minute massage and guided breathwork in a private Orchard studio
2 hours·Orchard·S$139
Fort Siloso Audio Experience
A self-guided audio tour of Fort Siloso
Flexible·Sentosa·From S$12
TicketsSuperPark Singapore
Finnish indoor activity park at Suntec Tower 2
2 hours·City Hall·About S$26
FreeRobertson Quay
The quieter river, with restaurants and evening walks
Evening·Clarke Quay·Free
Pay therePeople's Park Complex Foot Massage
Chinatown's row of foot reflexology shops
1 hour·Chinatown·About S$18
FreeQian Hu Fish Farm
An ornamental fish farm with free entry
2 hours·Sungei Tengah·Free
Pay thereSingapore Helicopter Ride
The island from 1,000 feet
20 min·Seletar·About S$350
FreeDhoby Ghaut Green
A pocket lawn over the MRT interchange
20 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free
FreeChoa Chu Kang Park
A heartland park with a playground for the kids
1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free
FreeAliwal Arts Centre
Arts studios in old school blocks, Kampong Gelam
1 hour·Kampong Glam·Free
FreeGoodman Arts Centre
Artists' studios in an old school at Mountbatten
1 hour·East Coast·Free
FreeHDB Heartland Walk
A void deck, a market and a town park
2 hours·Toa Payoh·Free
FreeVesak Day, 20 MayVesak Day Temple Circuit
Lanterns, chanting and vegetarian stalls for Vesak
Half day·Chinatown·Free
FreeTelok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church
A national monument on Telok Ayer Street
20 min·Chinatown·Free
FreeStarts 21 JanuarySingapore Art Week
Galleries, museums and the Civic District after dark
Evening·Civic District·Free
TicketsStarts 21 MaySingapore International Festival of Arts
SIFA, the year's serious theatre and performance
varies·Civic District·From S$35
TicketsStarts 20 NovemberKalaa Utsavam
The Esplanade's festival of Indian arts
varies·Marina Bay·From S$28
Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
Five free contemporary art galleries at LASALLE
1 hour·Rochor·Free
Wow Acoustics at The Adelphi
Vinyl and hi-fi on the Adelphi's third floor
45 min·Civic District·Free
Gurdwara Sahib Yishun
A small Yishun gurdwara that welcomes visitors
1 hour·Yishun·Free
TK Pottery Jungle
One of two surviving dragon kilns, plus workshops
2 hours·Jurong West·From S$80
Boon Keng Road Fish Head Bee Hoon
Fish head bee hoon at a Bedok North stall
1 hour·Bedok·Free
Coastal PlayGrove at East Coast Park
A four-storey play tower and water play by the sea
2 hours·East Coast·Free
St Joseph's Church, Victoria Street
A national monument church on Victoria Street
30 min·Bugis·Free
Museum of Food Workshops
Heritage cooking workshops in Joo Chiat
Flexible·Joo Chiat·About S$60