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
37 to choose from
Peranakan Batik Workshop
Paint a batik piece in an open studio
3 hours·Katong·From S$90
Pottery Wheel Class
Throw a bowl, get muddy, keep the pot
1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$58
Scentopia Perfume Workshop
Blend an orchid perfume at Siloso and keep the bottle
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$95
Chinese Calligraphy Class
Ink, brush, one character you might frame
1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$90
Barista Skills Workshop
Pull an espresso and froth milk in two hours
2 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$128
Terrarium Workshop
Build a glass-jar garden and take it home
2 hours·Tai Seng·From S$30
Kokedama Workshop
Wrap a plant in a Japanese moss ball
2 hours·Yishun·From S$45
STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery
Print and paper workshop on Robertson Quay
1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·Free
Leathercraft Workshop
Stitch a wallet or cardholder to take home
3 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$95
Floral Arrangement Workshop
Arrange a bunch of flowers to take home
2 hours·Orchard·From S$168
Sourdough Baking Class
Five hours of sourdough in Kembangan
5 hours·Kembangan·From S$250
Silver Jewellery Workshop
Make a silver ring to wear home
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$120
Candle-Making Workshop
Melt, pour and make a candle to take home
2 hours·Jalan Pemimpin·From S$45
City Photography Workshop
Light, a walk and your camera off auto
3 hours·Marina Bay·About S$95
Watercolour Workshop
Watercolour classes at New Bahru and Katong
2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$68
Soap-Making Workshop
A bar of soap you make and take home
2 hours·Ubi·From S$120
TK Pottery Jungle
One of two surviving dragon kilns, plus workshops
2 hours·Jurong West·From S$80
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
Chinese Seal Carving Workshop
Carve and print your own Chinese stone seal
2 hours·Rochor·From S$100
Pottery Workshop at Studio Asobi
A 3-hour hand-building pottery session, Hougang
3 hours·Hougang·From S$95
Incense Journey at Sifr Aromatics
Burn and blend incense on Arab Street
Flexible·Kampong Glam·From S$100
Nyonya Kebaya Workshop
Hands-on Nyonya kebaya styling in Katong
Flexible·Katong·From S$100
Bookbinding Workshop at Based Book Arts
Handbind your own journal in Geylang
3 hours·Geylang·From S$110
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
Kintsugi Workshop at Stay Gold Studio
Mend a broken ceramic with gold in 2.5 hours
3 hours·Hillview·About S$189
Wheel Pottery Trial at Urth & Phire
A 90-minute first go at the pottery wheel
2 hours·MacPherson·From S$60
Pottery Trial Class at Arudio
Hand-building or wheel trial, up to 3 hours
3 hours·MacPherson·From S$70
Tea Chapter Appreciation
Brew your own pot in a Neil Road teahouse from 1989
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40
Dim Sum Making Class
Make dim sum from scratch, then eat it
3 hours·Chinatown·From S$88
Voices – A Festival of Song
Choirs, a cappella and singalongs at the Esplanade
Flexible·Marina Bay·Free
Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery
A Malay heartland's story inside Wisma Geylang Serai
45 min·Geylang Serai·Free
Toh Garden
A working orchid farm open to visitors
1 hour·Sungei Tengah·Free
Nyonya Kueh Sampling at Kim Choo
A set of Nyonya kueh and blue tea in a shophouse
1 hour·Katong·From S$8.50
Christmas Train Show, Gardens by the Bay
Miniature trains through a Finnish Santa's hometown
1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12
A Christmas Story at Fort Canning
A free Christmas market on Fort Canning Hill
2 hours·Civic District·Free