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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

37 to choose from

Peranakan Batik WorkshopTickets

Peranakan Batik Workshop

Paint a batik piece in an open studio

3 hours·Katong·From S$90

Pottery Wheel ClassTickets

Pottery Wheel Class

Throw a bowl, get muddy, keep the pot

1.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$58

Scentopia Perfume WorkshopTickets

Scentopia Perfume Workshop

Blend an orchid perfume at Siloso and keep the bottle

2 hours·Sentosa·From S$95

Chinese Calligraphy ClassTickets

Chinese Calligraphy Class

Ink, brush, one character you might frame

1.5 hours·Bugis·From S$90

Barista Skills WorkshopTickets

Barista Skills Workshop

Pull an espresso and froth milk in two hours

2 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$128

Terrarium WorkshopTickets

Terrarium Workshop

Build a glass-jar garden and take it home

2 hours·Tai Seng·From S$30

Kokedama WorkshopTickets

Kokedama Workshop

Wrap a plant in a Japanese moss ball

2 hours·Yishun·From S$45

STPI Creative Workshop & GalleryFree

STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery

Print and paper workshop on Robertson Quay

1.5 hours·Clarke Quay·Free

Leathercraft WorkshopTickets

Leathercraft Workshop

Stitch a wallet or cardholder to take home

3 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$95

Floral Arrangement WorkshopTickets

Floral Arrangement Workshop

Arrange a bunch of flowers to take home

2 hours·Orchard·From S$168

Sourdough Baking ClassTickets

Sourdough Baking Class

Five hours of sourdough in Kembangan

5 hours·Kembangan·From S$250

Silver Jewellery WorkshopTickets

Silver Jewellery Workshop

Make a silver ring to wear home

3 hours·Chinatown·From S$120

Candle-Making WorkshopTickets

Candle-Making Workshop

Melt, pour and make a candle to take home

2 hours·Jalan Pemimpin·From S$45

City Photography WorkshopPay there

City Photography Workshop

Light, a walk and your camera off auto

3 hours·Marina Bay·About S$95

Watercolour WorkshopTickets

Watercolour Workshop

Watercolour classes at New Bahru and Katong

2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·From S$68

Soap-Making WorkshopTickets

Soap-Making Workshop

A bar of soap you make and take home

2 hours·Ubi·From S$120

Tickets

TK Pottery Jungle

One of two surviving dragon kilns, plus workshops

2 hours·Jurong West·From S$80

Tickets

LimCha Teochew Tea Appreciation

Gongfu tea tasting on East Coast Road

2 hours·Katong·From S$85

Tickets

Yixing Xuan Tea Workshop

Hands-on Chinese tea workshops in Tanjong Pagar

1.5 hours·Tanjong Pagar·From S$58

Tickets

Chinese Seal Carving Workshop

Carve and print your own Chinese stone seal

2 hours·Rochor·From S$100

Tickets

Pottery Workshop at Studio Asobi

A 3-hour hand-building pottery session, Hougang

3 hours·Hougang·From S$95

Tickets

Incense Journey at Sifr Aromatics

Burn and blend incense on Arab Street

Flexible·Kampong Glam·From S$100

TicketsOn until 12 December

Nyonya Kebaya Workshop

Hands-on Nyonya kebaya styling in Katong

Flexible·Katong·From S$100

Tickets

Bookbinding Workshop at Based Book Arts

Handbind your own journal in Geylang

3 hours·Geylang·From S$110

Tickets

Museum of Food Workshops

Heritage cooking workshops in Joo Chiat

Flexible·Joo Chiat·About S$60

Tickets

Linocut Stamp Workshop at SHOU Studio

Carve and print a linocut stamp in two hours

2 hours·Little India·From S$25

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Kintsugi Workshop at Stay Gold Studio

Mend a broken ceramic with gold in 2.5 hours

3 hours·Hillview·About S$189

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Wheel Pottery Trial at Urth & Phire

A 90-minute first go at the pottery wheel

2 hours·MacPherson·From S$60

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Pottery Trial Class at Arudio

Hand-building or wheel trial, up to 3 hours

3 hours·MacPherson·From S$70

Tea Chapter AppreciationTickets

Tea Chapter Appreciation

Brew your own pot in a Neil Road teahouse from 1989

1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40

Dim Sum Making ClassTickets

Dim Sum Making Class

Make dim sum from scratch, then eat it

3 hours·Chinatown·From S$88

FreeStarts 3 December

Voices – A Festival of Song

Choirs, a cappella and singalongs at the Esplanade

Flexible·Marina Bay·Free

Free

Geylang Serai Heritage Gallery

A Malay heartland's story inside Wisma Geylang Serai

45 min·Geylang Serai·Free

Free

Toh Garden

A working orchid farm open to visitors

1 hour·Sungei Tengah·Free

Tickets

Nyonya Kueh Sampling at Kim Choo

A set of Nyonya kueh and blue tea in a shophouse

1 hour·Katong·From S$8.50

TicketsStarts 20 November

Christmas Train Show, Gardens by the Bay

Miniature trains through a Finnish Santa's hometown

1 hour·Marina Bay·From S$12

FreeStarts 10 December

A Christmas Story at Fort Canning

A free Christmas market on Fort Canning Hill

2 hours·Civic District·Free