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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

56 to choose from · showing 1–48

Pulau Ubin Bike RentalTickets

Pulau Ubin Bike Rental

Mountain bikes from about S$8, and free trails

Half day·Pulau Ubin·From S$8

Haw Par VillaFreeGrounds closed, Hell's Museum open

Haw Par Villa

Tiger Balm sculpture park, grounds partly closed

2 hours·Pasir Panjang·Free

East Coast Lagoon Food VillageFree

East Coast Lagoon Food Village

Barbecued stingray by the sea, no booking needed

1.5 hours·East Coast·Free

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial HallTicketsClosed for now

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Sun Yat Sen's Balestier villa, shut until 2027

1 hour·Balestier·About S$6

Hell's Museum at Haw Par VillaTickets

Hell's Museum at Haw Par Villa

The Ten Courts, interpreted for adults

2 hours·Pasir Panjang·From S$22

Changi Beach ParkFree

Changi Beach Park

Sand and kelong views next to Changi Village

2 hours·Changi·Free

Thomson Nature ParkFree

Thomson Nature Park

Forest trails past an old Hainanese village

2 hours·Central Catchment·Free

Holland VillageFree

Holland Village

Cafes, a wet market and late bars

2 hours·Holland Village·Free

FreeStarts 17 November

Christmas on A Great Street

Orchard Road's Christmas lights and village

Evening·Orchard·Free

Holland Village Market & Food CentreFree

Holland Village Market & Food Centre

Upstairs hawker, downstairs wet market

1 hour·Holland Village·Free

Little Island Brewing CoTickets

Little Island Brewing Co

Craft beer in Changi Village, near the Ubin boats

2 hours·Changi·From S$16

Changi Village Hawker CentreFree

Changi Village Hawker Centre

Nasi lemak before the bumboat to Pulau Ubin

1 hour·Changi·Free

Ghim Moh Market & Food CentreFree

Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre

A residents' breakfast hawker near Holland Village

1 hour·Holland Village·Free

Alexandra Village Food CentreFree

Alexandra Village Food Centre

Queenstown hawker, zi char, a working lunch

1 hour·Queenstown·Free

Free

Yishun Heritage Trail

Two old villages, a ring road and a heritage garden

Half day·Yishun·Free

Free

Sree Ramar Temple

Changi Village's Rama temple, built in 1946

45 min·Changi·Free

Free

Chuan Kee Boneless Braised Duck

Boneless braised duck at Ghim Moh Market

1 hour·Holland Village·Free

Free

Enabling Village

A disability-inclusive village open to everyone

2 hours·Redhill·Free

Tickets

The Artground at One Holland Village

Arts play space for families

75 min·Holland Village·From S$8

Free

Ulu Pandan Park Connector

A canal-side walk past herons and kingfishers

2 hours·Holland Village·Free

Free

Anchorvale Village Hawker Centre

A newer hawker centre on Anchorvale Road

1 hour·Sengkang·Free

Tickets

DreamDora at Dunearn Village

A walk-in indoor playground in Dunearn Village

1 hour·Bukit Timah·From S$28

Free

Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village

A market and food village in Boon Lay estate

1 hour·Boon Lay·Free

Free

Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre

A hawker centre in the Bidadari estate

1 hour·Bidadari·Free

Free

Hougang 105 Hainanese Village Centre

A hawker centre on Hougang Avenue 1

1 hour·Hougang·Free

Free

Villa Verde Park

A bridge to the Rail Corridor and a railway playground

45 min·Choa Chu Kang·Free

Sunrise Kayak Through Pulau Ubin MangrovesPreview

Sunrise Kayak Through Pulau Ubin Mangroves

Paddle Ubin's mangroves at sunrise, then breakfast in the village

4 hours·North-East·S$129

East Coast ParkFree

East Coast Park

Seafront cycling, sand and barbecue pits

Half day·East Coast·Free

Labrador Nature ReserveFree

Labrador Nature Reserve

WWII gun batteries, coastal forest and harbour views

2 hours·Harbourfront·Free

Coney Island ParkFree

Coney Island Park

Casuarinas, boardwalks and wild beaches off Punggol

3 hours·Coney Island·Free

West Coast ParkFree

West Coast Park

Adventure playground, dog run and BBQ pits in the west

2 hours·West Coast·Free

Kampong Lorong BuangkokFree

Kampong Lorong Buangkok

Singapore's last mainland kampong, still lived in

45 min·Buangkok·Free

Kent Ridge ParkFree

Kent Ridge Park

A canopy walk and a reflexology path on a WWII ridge

2 hours·Kent Ridge·Free

Dempsey HillFree

Dempsey Hill

Old barracks turned restaurants and antique shops

2 hours·Dempsey·Free

East Coast SUP (PAssion Wave)Tickets

East Coast SUP (PAssion Wave)

Stand-up paddle and windsurf rental at East Coast

2 hours·East Coast·About S$35

Pekan Quarry, Pulau UbinFree

Pekan Quarry, Pulau Ubin

A lookout over a drowned quarry

1 hour·Pulau Ubin·Free

Ubin Sensory TrailFree

Ubin Sensory Trail

Herbs, fruit trees, a kampong path

45 min·Pulau Ubin·Free

Choa Chu Kang ParkFree

Choa Chu Kang Park

A heartland park with a playground for the kids

1 hour·Choa Chu Kang·Free

East Coast Jetty FishingPay there

East Coast Jetty Fishing

A rod, a jetty and maybe a fish at East Coast

3 hours·East Coast·About S$25

GVmax VivoCityTickets

GVmax VivoCity

GV's 22.4m big screen at VivoCity, HarbourFront

2.5 hours·Harbourfront·From S$18

Istana Open HouseTicketsDates not announced

Istana Open House

Walk the Istana grounds on selected public holidays

2 hours·Orchard·From S$20

Downtown EastFree

Downtown East

Wild Wild Wet, food and the sea at Pasir Ris

Half day·Pasir Ris·Free

Singapore International Festival of ArtsTicketsStarts 21 May

Singapore International Festival of Arts

SIFA, the year's serious theatre and performance

varies·Civic District·From S$35

Pulau Ubin Guided TourTickets

Pulau Ubin Guided Tour

Bumboat, bike and Chek Jawa without getting lost

6 hours·Pulau Ubin·About S$85

Free

Changi Heritage Trail

Beaches, bungalows and wartime sites at Changi

Half day·Changi·Free

Tickets

SFS Somerset

An independent cinema run by Singapore Film Society

2 hours·Somerset·From S$15

Free

Puaka Hill, Pulau Ubin

Ubin's highest point, with quarry and skyline views

2 hours·Pulau Ubin·Free

Free

Changi Boardwalk

A shoreline boardwalk for birds and Johor views

1 hour·Changi·Free