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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

42 to choose from

Commune Kitchen Cooking ClassTickets

Commune Kitchen Cooking Class

Hands-on cooking in a Frasers Tower studio

3 hours·Civic District·From S$132

Singapore Art MuseumTickets

Singapore Art Museum

Contemporary art at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

2 hours·Harbourfront·From S$20

Tanjong Beach, SentosaFree

Tanjong Beach, Sentosa

Sentosa's quietest beach, with clubs if you want them

3 hours·Sentosa·Free

TicketsOn until 28 March

Sunset Serenity at Tanjong Beach

Restorative yoga and sound bathing on the sand

1 hour·Sentosa·From S$20

Jigger & PonyTickets

Jigger & Pony

Award-winning cocktails in the Amara hotel lobby

2 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$26

Tanjong Beach ClubFree

Tanjong Beach Club

Sentosa's original beach club, on public sand

Half day·Sentosa·Free

Sentosa Golf ClubTickets

Sentosa Golf Club

Tanjong and Serapong, sea-edge golf

5 hours·Sentosa·From S$420

Sushi-Making ClassTickets

Sushi-Making Class

Roll maki, shape nigiri, then eat them

3 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$150

Tras Link ParkFree

Tras Link Park

A pocket of CBD green by Tanjong Pagar station

15 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free

Fort Tanjong KatongFree

Fort Tanjong Katong

Unearthed coastal fort under a Katong park

30 min·East Coast·Free

CloudstreetTickets

Cloudstreet

Modern Australian fine dining in Tanjong Pagar

3 hours·Chinatown·From S$280

Free

Maqam Habib Noh and Haji Salleh Mosque

A 1903 mosque under Mount Palmer's two shrines

1 hour·Tanjong Pagar·Free

Tickets

Yixing Xuan Tea Workshop

Hands-on Chinese tea workshops in Tanjong Pagar

1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$58

Tickets

ME Games Tanjong Pagar

Private rooms for board games, mahjong and PS5

Flexible·Tanjong Pagar·From S$6

Free

Tanjong Rhu Pau

Handmade pau from a family shop since 1988

30 min·Kallang·Free

Tickets

Capybara Bathing

A communal bathhouse on Tras Street

90 min·Tanjong Pagar·From S$55

Tickets

The Ice Bath Club East Coast

Drop-in ice baths and a sauna on Tanjong Katong Road

1 hour·East Coast·From S$55

Free

The Elephant Room

Little India cocktails on Tanjong Pagar Road

Evening·Tanjong Pagar·Free

Free

Harmony in Diversity Gallery

A free gallery on Singapore's many faiths

1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·Free

Free

Gajah Gallery

Southeast Asian contemporary art at Distripark

45 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free

Free

Whitestone Gallery Singapore

A contemporary art gallery at Distripark

45 min·Tanjong Pagar·Free

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-DownPreview

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 AppreciationTickets

Tea Chapter Appreciation

Brew your own pot in a Neil Road teahouse from 1989

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40

Palawan Beach, SentosaFree

Palawan Beach, Sentosa

A calm beach and continental Asia's southernmost point

2 hours·Sentosa·Free

Rail CorridorFree

Rail Corridor

The old KTM line, now a 24km greenway

Half day·Bukit Timah·Free

Duxton HillFree

Duxton Hill

Blair Plain bars in conserved shophouses

Evening·Duxton·Free

Gillman BarracksFree

Gillman Barracks

Contemporary art galleries in 1936 army barracks

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free

Marina Reservoir KayakTickets

Marina Reservoir Kayak

Flat-water kayaking on Marina Reservoir

1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$27

A Noodle StoryTickets

A Noodle Story

Singapore-style ramen at Amoy Street Food Centre

45 min·Chinatown·From S$8

Singapore Chinese Cultural CentreFree

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

SINGAPO人 gallery and a rooftop over the CBD

1.5 hours·Chinatown·Free

Duxton Plain ParkFree

Duxton Plain Park

A linear park on an old railway trace

30 min·Duxton·Free

Katong ParkFree

Katong Park

The old seafront park, now inland, still breezy

45 min·East Coast·Free

Singapore Chinese OrchestraTickets

Singapore Chinese Orchestra

Year-round hall concerts, plus the Huayi festival

2 hours·Chinatown·From S$28

Singapore Indoor StadiumTickets

Singapore Indoor Stadium

The big-room gigs at Kallang

3 hours·Kallang·About S$88

GibsonTickets

Gibson

A martini parlour upstairs on Bukit Pasoh

2 hours·Chinatown·About S$26

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

City PlazaFree

City Plaza

Budget fashion and a Sunday crowd at Paya Lebar

1 hour·Paya Lebar·Free

Ya Hua Bak Kut TehTickets

Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh

Teochew peppery bak kut teh at Havelock and Keppel

1 hour·Tiong Bahru·From S$15

Singapore BiennaleFreeDates not announced

Singapore Biennale

The city's contemporary art blowout, every two years

Half day·Civic District·Free

Tickets

Sentosa Sea Kayak Trail

An easy morning paddle past Fort Siloso

4 hours·Sentosa·From S$95

Free

Telok Ayer Park

A lawn with garden swings in the CBD

15 min·Chinatown·Free