Things to do

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

26 to choose from

Free

Esplanade Outdoor Theatre

Free gigs on the Marina Bay waterfront

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

Tickets

Omni-Theatre

Dome-screen films next to the Science Centre

1 hour·Jurong East·From S$24

Free

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

The durian on the bay: concerts and free lobbies

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

Free

Capitol Theatre

A restored 1930s movie palace on Stamford Road

varies·Civic District·Free

Tickets

Wild Rice at Funan

Singapore plays in Wild Rice's theatre at Funan

2.5 hours·Civic District·From S$45

Free

Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall

The clock-tower concert hall by the river

varies·Civic District·Free

TicketsStarts 21 May

Singapore International Festival of Arts

SIFA, the year's serious theatre and performance

varies·Civic District·From S$35

Tickets

Oldham Theatre

Asian Film Archive screenings on Canning Rise

2 hours·Fort Canning·About S$10

Tickets

Chinese Opera Tea House

Chinese opera with English subtitles and tea

2 hours·Chinatown·From S$25

Tickets

KC Arts Centre, Home of SRT

Evening theatre by Robertson Quay

2 hours·Clarke Quay·About S$48

Tickets

Science Centre Singapore

Hands-on science galleries in Jurong East

Half day·Jurong East·From S$12

Tickets

KidsSTOP

Timed science play sessions for kids 8 and under

3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10

Tickets

Singapore Discovery Centre

Nation-building, flight simulators, kids' city

3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10

Free

The Arts House

Singapore's old Parliament House, now an arts venue

45 min·Civic District·Free

Tickets

Star Performing Arts Centre

The big hall for musicals and touring acts

3 hours·Buona Vista·About S$68

Free

NUS University Town

A campus town with a bridge and views of the west

1.5 hours·Kent Ridge·Free

Tickets

GVmax VivoCity

GV's 22.4m big screen at VivoCity, HarbourFront

2.5 hours·Harbourfront·From S$18

Free

Gluttons Bay

Satay and oyster omelette beside the Esplanade

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free

TicketsDates not announced

Huayi — Chinese Festival of Arts

The Esplanade's Chinese-language arts season

varies·Marina Bay·From S$30

TicketsStarts 20 November

Kalaa Utsavam

The Esplanade's festival of Indian arts

varies·Marina Bay·From S$28

TicketsStarts 8 April

Pesta Raya

The Esplanade's festival of Malay arts

varies·Marina Bay·From S$25

FreeStarts 3 December

Voices – A Festival of Song

Choirs, a cappella and singalongs at the Esplanade

Flexible·Marina Bay·Free

Tickets

Mandarin Oriental Spa

A quiet hotel spa on Marina Bay

2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$240

Free

Fort Canning Heritage Gallery

Free artefacts and a 700-year story on the hill

1 hour·Civic District·Free

Tickets

Stargazing Night at Science Centre

A Friday planetarium show, then telescopes

Evening·Jurong East·From S$17

Free

Esplanade Concourse Evenings

Free music and dance by the bay

1 hour·Marina Bay·Free