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
24 to choose from
FreeThe Arts House
Singapore's old Parliament House, now an arts venue
45 min·Civic District·Free
FreeClifford Pier & The Fullerton Bay
A 1933 landing pier, now an event venue
30 min·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsSingapore Indoor Stadium
The big-room gigs at Kallang
3 hours·Kallang·About S$88
TicketsStar Performing Arts Centre
The big hall for musicals and touring acts
3 hours·Buona Vista·About S$68
TicketsBlu Jaz Cafe
Live jazz off Bali Lane, no cover some nights
Evening·Kampong Glam·From S$10
TicketsSingapore Symphony Orchestra
The SSO at Esplanade or Victoria Concert Hall
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$35
FreeVictoria Theatre & Concert Hall
The clock-tower concert hall by the river
varies·Civic District·Free
FreeHong Lim Park & Speakers' Corner
Singapore's only legal outdoor soapbox, plus a lawn
30 min·Chinatown·Free
TicketsArchery Taster
A one-hour beginner archery lesson with a coach
1 hour·Citywide·From S$60
Pay thereLaser Tag Arena
Dark rooms, vests and birthday-party energy
1 hour·Citywide·About S$32
FreeNational Design Centre
Rotating design shows in an old Middle Road convent
1 hour·Bugis·Free
FreeUsually August or SeptemberHungry Ghost Festival
Getai and offerings in the seventh lunar month
Evening·Citywide·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Food Festival
A yearly festival of food pop-ups and hawker trails
varies·Citywide·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 8 AprilPesta Raya
The Esplanade's festival of Malay arts
varies·Marina Bay·From S$25
Voices – A Festival of Song
Choirs, a cappella and singalongs at the Esplanade
Flexible·Marina Bay·Free
FreeDates not announcedSingapore Biennale
The city's contemporary art blowout, every two years
Half day·Civic District·Free
Nyonya Kebaya Workshop
Hands-on Nyonya kebaya styling in Katong
Flexible·Katong·From S$100
House of Tan Yeok Nee
The sole survivor of the Four Grand Mansions
45 min·Dhoby Ghaut·Free
Paradise Now Karaoke at SAFRA Choa Chu Kang
Karaoke rooms, darts and live music until 1am
Evening·Choa Chu Kang·From S$26
Great Eastern Promenade
A free sheltered 888m jogging loop round the stadium
1 hour·Kallang·Free
A Christmas Story at Fort Canning
A free Christmas market on Fort Canning Hill
2 hours·Civic District·Free
KC Arts Centre, Home of SRT
Evening theatre by Robertson Quay
2 hours·Clarke Quay·About S$48