Things to do on a rainy day in Singapore
A wet afternoon in Singapore calls for a roof, and there's plenty of choice. This list is museums and galleries, indoor playgrounds and science centres, spas and bathhouses, and workshops where you make something and carry it home. Most keep you in air-con for the whole visit, so the weather only decides how you arrive.
Choose by who's coming. Galleries and heritage museums suit adults and older children who like to read the labels, hands-on science and indoor play suit the younger ones, and a spa or a pottery class suits a pair who'd rather not go outside at all.
National Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asian art in two national monuments
3 hours·Civic District·From S$20
Our pick
National Gallery Singapore holds the biggest public collection of Southeast Asian modern art, in the old Supreme Court and City Hall. It fills an afternoon on its own. Visitors pay S$20, and the permanent galleries are free for Singaporeans and PRs. Save the roof decks for the end.
With children, Science Centre Singapore makes a better half day. Science Centre Singapore
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ArtScience Museum
teamLab Future World and rotating shows at MBS
2 hours·Marina Bay·From S$20
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
The durian on the bay: concerts and free lobbies
1 hour·Marina Bay·Free
Harry Potter: Visions of Magic
10 wizarding rooms at WEAVE, Resorts World
1 hour·Sentosa·From S$49
G.Spa 24-Hour Escape
A 24-hour spa and nap lounge on Guillemard Road
Flexible·Geylang·From S$88
Exploria at Mandai
Indoor nature storytelling, Mandai's cheapest ticket
2 hours·Mandai·From S$38
Commune Kitchen Cooking Class
Hands-on cooking in a Frasers Tower studio
3 hours·Civic District·From S$132
Marquee Nightclub Entry
Indoor Ferris wheel nightclub at The Shoppes
Late night·Marina Bay·About S$48
Gardens by the Bay Guided Tour
The conservatories with a guide and tickets sorted
2.5 hours·Marina Bay·About S$55
Asian Civilisations Museum
Two millennia of Asian craft and trade by the river
2 hours·Civic District·From S$15
Capitol Theatre
A restored 1930s movie palace on Stamford Road
varies·Civic District·Free
Singapore Oceanarium
The rebuilt S.E.A. Aquarium, now in 22 zones
3 hours·Sentosa·From S$55
Yunomori Onsen & Spa
Japanese-style baths at Kallang Wave Mall
Half day·Kallang·From S$49
Curiosity Cove
Indoor nature playscape for kids 12 and under
2 hours·Mandai·From S$48
Tea Chapter Appreciation
Brew your own pot in a Neil Road teahouse from 1989
1.5 hours·Chinatown·From S$40
Singapore Indoor Stadium
The big-room gigs at Kallang
3 hours·Kallang·About S$88
National Gallery Guided Tour
The building and its art, with a guide
2 hours·Civic District·From S$38
Sacred Caves: Dunhuang at ACM
Life-size Mogao caves at the Asian Civilisations Museum
2 hours·Civic District·From S$25
Gillman Barracks
Contemporary art galleries in 1936 army barracks
2 hours·Harbourfront·Free
Flower Dome + Cloud Forest
Flower Dome and Cloud Forest on one ticket
3 hours·Marina Bay·From S$46
Damai Spa at Capella
Forest spa at Capella on Sentosa, serious about quiet
3 hours·Sentosa·About S$280
Science Centre Singapore
Hands-on science galleries in Jurong East
Half day·Jurong East·From S$12
Chilli Crab Cooking Class
Cook the national dish, then eat it
3 hours·East Coast·About S$148
KTV / Karaoke Night
Private rooms, fruit platters, the national hobby
3 hours·Citywide·About S$40
National Museum of Singapore
The nation's story, in the 1887 building
2 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$20
Peranakan Batik Workshop
Wax, dye and a batik piece to take home
3 hours·Katong·About S$88
AltitudeX Indoor Skydiving
Sentosa wind tunnel, formerly iFly Singapore
2 hours·Sentosa·From S$59
St. Gregory Spa
Hotel spa with a wet circuit near City Hall
2 hours·City Hall·About S$98
KidsSTOP
Timed science play sessions for kids 8 and under
3 hours·Jurong East·From S$10
Sushi-Making Class
Roll maki, shape nigiri, then eat them
3 hours·Orchard·About S$128
The Other Room
A hideaway whisky bar at Marriott Tang Plaza
2 hours·Orchard·From S$28
Peranakan Museum
Beadwork, kebayas and wedding chambers
1.5 hours·Dhoby Ghaut·From S$12
Pottery Wheel Class
Throw a bowl, get muddy, keep the pot
2.5 hours·Tiong Bahru·About S$95
Nerf Action Xperience
18,000 sq ft of foam-dart arenas at Marina Square
3 hours·Marina Bay·About S$35
Banyan Tree Spa Marina Bay
Banyan Tree's spa by the bay, with a wet circuit
2 hours·Marina Bay·About S$220
KidZania Singapore
A mini city where kids run the jobs
Half day·Sentosa·From S$51
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