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.
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
42 to choose from
Commune Kitchen Cooking Class
Hands-on cooking in a Frasers Tower studio
3 hours·Civic District·From S$132
Singapore Art Museum
Contemporary art at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
2 hours·Harbourfront·From S$20
Tanjong Beach, Sentosa
Sentosa's quietest beach, with clubs if you want them
3 hours·Sentosa·Free
Sunset Serenity at Tanjong Beach
Restorative yoga and sound bathing on the sand
1 hour·Sentosa·From S$20
Jigger & Pony
Award-winning cocktails in the Amara hotel lobby
2 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$26
Tanjong Beach Club
Sentosa's original beach club, on public sand
Half day·Sentosa·Free
Sentosa Golf Club
Tanjong and Serapong, sea-edge golf
5 hours·Sentosa·From S$420
Sushi-Making Class
Roll maki, shape nigiri, then eat them
3 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$150
Tras Link Park
A pocket of CBD green by Tanjong Pagar station
15 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Fort Tanjong Katong
Unearthed coastal fort under a Katong park
30 min·East Coast·Free
Cloudstreet
Modern Australian fine dining in Tanjong Pagar
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$280
Maqam Habib Noh and Haji Salleh Mosque
A 1903 mosque under Mount Palmer's two shrines
1 hour·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Yixing Xuan Tea Workshop
Hands-on Chinese tea workshops in Tanjong Pagar
1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$58
ME Games Tanjong Pagar
Private rooms for board games, mahjong and PS5
Flexible·Tanjong Pagar·From S$6
Tanjong Rhu Pau
Handmade pau from a family shop since 1988
30 min·Kallang·Free
Capybara Bathing
A communal bathhouse on Tras Street
90 min·Tanjong Pagar·From S$55
The Ice Bath Club East Coast
Drop-in ice baths and a sauna on Tanjong Katong Road
1 hour·East Coast·From S$55
The Elephant Room
Little India cocktails on Tanjong Pagar Road
Evening·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Harmony in Diversity Gallery
A free gallery on Singapore's many faiths
1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Gajah Gallery
Southeast Asian contemporary art at Distripark
45 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Whitestone Gallery Singapore
A contemporary art gallery at Distripark
45 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Tanjong Pagar Plaza Market and Food Centre
A market and hawker centre in Tanjong Pagar
1 hour·Tanjong Pagar·Free
Sentosa Sunset SUP & Beach Club Wind-Down
Learn to stand-up paddle on Tanjong Beach, then stay out for sunset
2.5 hours·Sentosa·S$99
Tea Chapter Appreciation
Brew your own pot in a Neil Road teahouse from 1989
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40
Palawan Beach, Sentosa
A calm beach and continental Asia's southernmost point
2 hours·Sentosa·Free
Rail Corridor
The old KTM line, now a 24km greenway
Half day·Bukit Timah·Free
Duxton Hill
Blair Plain bars in conserved shophouses
Evening·Duxton·Free
Gillman Barracks
Contemporary art galleries in 1936 army barracks
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
Marina Reservoir Kayak
Flat-water kayaking on Marina Reservoir
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$27
A Noodle Story
Singapore-style ramen at Amoy Street Food Centre
45 min·Chinatown·From S$8
Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
SINGAPO人 gallery and a rooftop over the CBD
1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free
Duxton Plain Park
A linear park on an old railway trace
30 min·Duxton·Free
Katong Park
The old seafront park, now inland, still breezy
45 min·East Coast·Free
Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Year-round hall concerts, plus the Huayi festival
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28
Singapore Indoor Stadium
The big-room gigs at Kallang
3 hours·Kallang·About S$88
Gibson
A martini parlour upstairs on Bukit Pasoh
2 hours·Chinatown·About S$26
PAssion Wave Kayak (Bedok / Marina Bay)
Public sit-on-top kayak rental at Bedok or Marina Bay
2 hours·Bedok·About S$20
City Plaza
Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar
1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free
Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh
Teochew peppery bak kut teh at Havelock and Keppel
1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15
Singapore Biennale
The city's contemporary art blowout, every two years
Half day·Civic District·Free
Sentosa Sea Kayak Trail
An easy morning paddle past Fort Siloso
4 hours·Sentosa·From S$95
Telok Ayer Park
A lawn with garden swings in the CBD
15 min·Chinatown·Free