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
52 to choose from · showing 1–48
TicketsArtScience Museum
teamLab Future World and rotating shows at MBS
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$22
TicketsTea Chapter Appreciation
Brew your own pot in a Neil Road teahouse from 1989
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40
TicketsKatong-Joo Chiat Peranakan Walk
Koon Seng Road, a private museum and a kueh tea
2.5 hours·East Coast·From S$88
TicketsDragon Boat Taster
Paddle a dragon boat on Kallang Basin
2 hours·Kallang·From S$18
TicketsTCM Consultation & Herbs
Pulse, tongue, a bag of bitter tea
1 hour·Chinatown·From S$35
TicketsAfternoon Tea at Raffles
The full colonial afternoon tea at Raffles Hotel
2 hours·Civic District·From S$88
TicketsHigh Tea with a Bay View
Hotel high tea with the skyline and air-con
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$68
FreeBalestier Bak Kut Teh Street
A whole road of peppery pork-rib tea
1 hour·Balestier·Free
Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery
Chinese opera, puppetry and tea in Chinatown
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Pek Sin Choon
Nanyang tea blended and packed since 1925
30 min·Chinatown·Free
LimCha Teochew Tea Appreciation
Gongfu tea tasting on East Coast Road
2 hours·Katong·From S$85
Yixing Xuan Tea Workshop
Hands-on Chinese tea workshops in Tanjong Pagar
1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$58
Thekchen Choling
A Vajrayana Buddhist temple near Bendemeer
1 hour·Kallang·Free
Chinese Opera Tea House
Chinese opera with English subtitles and tea
2 hours·Chinatown·From S$25
Nyonya Kueh Sampling at Kim Choo
A set of Nyonya kueh and blue tea in a shophouse
1 hour·Katong·From S$8.50
Yishun Swimming Complex
A public ActiveSG pool with a teaching pool
2 hours·Yishun·From S$1.30
TicketsAltitudeX Indoor Skydiving
Sentosa wind tunnel, formerly iFly Singapore
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$59
TicketsCommune Kitchen Cooking Class
Hands-on cooking in a Frasers Tower studio
3 hours·Civic District·From S$132
TicketsThe Intan
Private Peranakan house museum, by appointment
1 hour·Joo Chiat·From S$64
TicketsATLAS Bar
Art Deco gin temple in Parkview Square
2 hours·Civic District·From S$28
FreeFar East Organization Children's Garden
Free water play for 12 and under at Gardens by the Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsChinese Calligraphy Class
Ink, brush, one character you might frame
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$90
TicketsYoga at the Botanic Gardens
A small yoga class on the lawn by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$40
TicketsNational Kitchen by Violet Oon
Peranakan lunch in the National Gallery, with a view
2 hours·Civic District·From S$80
Laser Quest at HomeTeamNS Bukit Batok
Walk-in laser tag at a Bukit Batok clubhouse
20 min·Bukit Batok·From S$8
TicketsCoastes
The long-running Siloso beach bar
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
TicketsTai Chi at the Botanic Gardens
A small tai chi and qigong class by Eco Lake
1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$25
FreeYue Hwa Chinese Products
The department store of Chinese medicine and silk
45 min·Chinatown·Free
TicketsDim Sum Making Class
Make dim sum from scratch, then eat it
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$88
TicketsFounder Bak Kut Teh
Peppery bak kut teh across several outlets
1 hour·Balestier·About S$16
TicketsFootball at the National Stadium
The Lions, or a touring club, under the dome
3 hours·Kallang·About S$28
TicketsKampong Glam Food Tour
Murtabak, teh tarik and Middle Eastern grills
3 hours·Kampong Glam·About S$75
Coastal Life Boat Tour
A morning boat trip to floating fish farms
3 hours·Sembawang·About S$150
The Mind Cafe
A Prinsep Street board-game cafe with a game library
2 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$8
Lim Lam Hong Ang Ku Kueh
Handmade ang ku kueh shop in Bukit Merah
30 min·Bukit Merah·Free
King and the Pawn
Board game cafe and bar on Purvis Street
Flexible·Bugis·From S$10
Museum of Food Workshops
Heritage cooking workshops in Joo Chiat
Flexible·Joo Chiat·About S$60
Linocut Stamp Workshop at SHOU Studio
Carve and print a linocut stamp in two hours
2 hours·Little India·From S$25
Bukit Batok Swimming Complex
A public pool open since 1988, closed Wednesdays
2 hours·Bukit Batok·From S$1.30
The Fragment Room
Singapore's first rage room, in MacPherson
1 hour·MacPherson·From S$38
Woodlands Swimming Complex
A public pool with aqua aerobics, closed Thursdays
2 hours·Woodlands·From S$1.30
ONE°15 Marina Dive Programme
Fun dives and scuba courses at Sentosa Cove
Flexible·Sentosa Cove·From S$109
ParlConnect, Parliament Visitor Centre
A free visitor centre inside Parliament House
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Delta Swimming Complex
ActiveSG pool at Delta Sport Centre
2 hours·Redhill·From S$1.30
Pasir Ris Swimming Complex
Feature pool with two slides in Pasir Ris
2 hours·Pasir Ris·From S$2
Jalan Besar Swimming Complex
Public pool with competition and wading pools
2 hours·Jalan Besar·From S$1.30
Bishan Swimming Complex
Public pool with a wading pool for small ones
2 hours·Bishan·From S$1.30
Clementi Swimming Complex
Sport Singapore pool on Clementi Avenue 3
2 hours·Clementi·From S$1.30