Singapore
Things to do
Theme parks, hawker food and free gardens, for a spare hour or a whole day.
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
41 to choose from
Pay thereLive Comedy Night
Stand-up rooms, local bills, a weekday crowd
2 hours·Civic District·About S$25
MOE Heritage Centre
Singapore's schooling story, free on weekdays
1 hour·Balestier·Free
Yakult Factory Tour
Watch Yakult made through a glass gallery
1.5 hours·Senoko·From S$6.70
TicketsUniversal Studios Singapore
Seven themed zones, including Minion Land
Full day·Sentosa·From S$76
TicketsAltitudeX Indoor Skydiving
Sentosa wind tunnel, formerly iFly Singapore
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$59
TicketsSingapore Zoo
Open-concept rainforest zoo at Mandai
Full day·Mandai·From S$49
TicketsCuriosity Cove
Indoor nature playscape for kids 12 and under
2 hours·Mandai·From S$48
TicketsScience Centre Singapore
Hands-on science galleries in Jurong East
Half day·Jurong East·From S$12
TicketsKidsSTOP
Timed science play sessions for kids 8 and under
3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10
FreeLau Pa Sat Hawker Centre
Victorian market hall, with satay grilled on the street
1 hour·Civic District·Free
TicketsWild Wild Wet
Singapore's largest water park, in Pasir Ris
Half day·Pasir Ris·From S$29
TicketsSingapore Discovery Centre
Nation-building, flight simulators, kids' city
3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10
TicketsHyperDrive Indoor Go-Karts
Three-storey electric circuit at Palawan Beach
1 hour·Sentosa·From S$41
FreeKampong Lorong Buangkok
Singapore's last mainland kampong, still lived in
45 min·Buangkok·Free
FreeHong Lim Market & Food Centre
Chicken rice worth arguing over, by Chinatown
1 hour·Chinatown·Free
Tickets1-Altitude Coast
Sentosa rooftop pool bar looking over Palawan
Evening·Sentosa·From S$50
Pay thereLOOF
Rooftop shack above Odeon Towers
2 hours·Civic District·About S$18
TicketsKallang Basin Kayak
Sit-on-top kayaks on Kallang Basin by the Sports Hub
2 hours·Kallang·From S$18
TicketsForest Adventure
High ropes over Bedok Reservoir
2.5 hours·Bedok·From S$38
FreeChristmas Wonderland
Markets and lights at Gardens by the Bay
2 hours·Marina Bay·Free
TicketsClimb Central
Indoor climbing for first-timers at Kallang Wave
2 hours·Kallang·From S$38
TicketsMarina Bay Golf Course
Public 18 holes with the skyline behind
5 hours·Marina Bay·From S$85
TicketsA Noodle Story
Singapore-style ramen at Amoy Street Food Centre
45 min·Chinatown·From S$8
FreeSembawang Hot Spring Park
Singapore's only hot spring, free foot baths
1.5 hours·Sembawang·Free
FreeRaffles Place Park
The CBD's pocket green, sculptures, lunch
15 min·Civic District·Free
TicketsOla Beach Club
Hawaiian-style family beach club on Siloso
Half day·Sentosa·From S$30
FreeFar East Plaza
Streetwear and tattoo studios just off Orchard
1 hour·Orchard·Free
TicketsHeadrock VR
Free-roam VR at Siloso Southside on Sentosa
1 hour·Sentosa·About S$48
TicketsOutram Park Fried Kway Teow
Bib Gourmand char kway teow at Hong Lim Market
45 min·Chinatown·From S$6
TicketsUSS VIP Experience
A guided USS day, admission and Express included
5 hours·Sentosa·About S$378
TicketsAdventure Cove Rainbow Reef Snorkel
Snorkel Rainbow Reef on an Adventure Cove day ticket
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$34
TicketsSingapore Wake Park Session
System B or C, for riders who can already stand
1 hour·East Coast·From S$55
TicketsKidz Amaze
SAFRA indoor play in Jurong, Toa Payoh and Punggol
3 hours·Jurong East·About S$16
Pay thereWater-Ski Taster
Behind a boat on skis, with plenty of falls
1.5 hours·East Coast·About S$95
Kreta Ayer Heritage Gallery
Chinese opera, puppetry and tea in Chinatown
45 min·Chinatown·Free
Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery
A Malay heartland's story inside Wisma Geylang Serai
45 min·Geylang Serai·Free
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
National-monument church with a Tamil Mass
45 min·Rochor·Free
Church of St Mary of the Angels
A Franciscan parish church in Bukit Batok
45 min·Bukit Batok·Free
Keppel Centre for Art Education
A free art-play space for children aged 4 to 12
1 hour·Civic District·Free
Kok Fah Technology Farm
Hydroponic farm tours and a weekend veg market
Flexible·Sungei Tengah·Free
PreviewMacRitchie Dawn Trek & Treetop Walk
Dawn in the forest, then the TreeTop Walk before the crowds
3 hours·MacRitchie·S$59