What is new in Singapore, newest first: openings and closings, pop-ups, what has been announced, what is changing, and the guides published this week.
Eleven Christmas buffets, set dinners and takeaways for 2026, with prices from each hotel's own page. The first early-bird deadline is 29 November; four of the buffets are halal-certified and three options come in under S$60 a head.
Nine places to see snow in Singapore this Christmas, eight of them free, with exact show times from Jewel, Changi Airport, Orchard Road, CHIJMES, VivoCity and Christmas Wonderland. Snow City closed for good on 30 September 2026.
39 confirmed concerts from November 2026 to April 2027, in date order: BTS, Jay Chou, Bruno Mars, YOASOBI, Stray Kids and more, with venue, price range and the official ticket link for each.
Ten log cakes for Christmas 2026, cheapest first, with prices, sizes and order deadlines from each shop's own page. The cheapest is S$48.80, three are halal-certified and the first early-bird price ends on 20 November.
Eleven New Year's Eve dinners in Singapore for 31 December 2026, from S$108++ to S$598++, with seatings, what each price includes and which operators claim a fireworks view. All have published their price.
Singapore's 11 public holidays in 2027 from MOM's list, the five long weekends they make, the leave days that stretch three more, and MOE's 2027 school terms and holidays.
Chinese New Year 2027 is Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February; Monday 8 February is a public holiday if Sunday is your rest day. What is confirmed so far, what Chinatown, River Hongbao and Chingay have not announced, and what to book now.
Eleven halal-certified restaurants in Singapore, each checked on MUIS's directory: nasi padang, prata, dim sum, Indonesian, Arabic grills and four hotel buffets, with prices, hours and MRT.
Age.3, the Japanese fried sando shop that drew two-hour queues in Ginza, opened its first Singapore shop at ION Orchard (#B4-64/65) on Friday 13 November 2026, open daily 10am to 10pm. Lead with the Creme Brulee.
Sentosa has dated its BTS THE CITY ARIRANG events: a 3km run on Saturday 12 December (S$50 early bird until 21 November) and a 1,500-drone show on Palawan Beach, 18 to 20 December, plus a Fan Village and Night Out at RWS.
From Monday 16 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, all nine Monster Curry outlets serve a Meiji Black Choco Katsu Curry (S$16.90), chocolate curry fries (S$8.90) and Meiji honey toasts. Dine-in only, plus service charge and GST.
Teochew Meat Puff, the family stall that has sold at night markets for 40 years, ends its last pasar malam on Saturday 14 November 2026, on the field opposite Fernvale Primary School in Sengkang, 12pm to 9.30pm.
Singapore Art Week 2027 runs from 21 to 31 January with more than 100 events, including Dawn Ng's one-night live cinema show at Golden Mile Tower on 22 January, ART SG at Marina Bay Sands and the Louvre's masterpieces at ACM.
Christmas Wonderland returns to Gardens by the Bay from Friday 27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. Tickets are on sale now: adults S$9 to S$16 depending on the night, children S$7, under-3s free.
BLACKPINK's Jisoo brings her CLICK pop-up store to The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands from 13 to 29 November 2026. Entry is by Klook reservation only, opening 10am on 12 November; Singapore-exclusive T-shirt S$66, hoodie S$120.
Porta Porta, the Muslim-owned Southern Italian restaurant at 32 Jalan Pari Burong, closes for good on Thursday 31 December 2026 after 33 years. Lunch and dinner Tue-Sun until then; book on Chope or by phone.
Mr. Cheesecake, the Tokyo brand founded by chef Koji Tamura, opens its first Singapore shop as a pop-up at ION Orchard, Level 3, from Wednesday 11 November to 30 December 2026, 10am to 10pm. Singapore prices are not yet published.
Twelve things to do with children in the 2026 year-end school holidays, 21 November to 31 December: five free, the rest priced, from Jewel's snow and Pokémon trails to Studio Ghibli and a pantomime at Funan.
The Singapore-exclusive Pompompurin + Starbucks collection goes on sale on Tuesday 10 November 2026 in every store and online, from S$10.90 for a blind-bag pouch to S$46.90 for the plush, six of each item per customer.
The Kallang Countdown 2027 Concert with Highlight (Beast), Yung Raja and MIMIFLY: Stadium Roar, 31 Dec, doors 7.30pm, show 8.30pm. Standing tickets S$28 and S$38; app priority sale Mon 16 Nov 2pm, general sale Tue 17 Nov 3pm.
The last weekend before the school holidays: free Malay dance at the Esplanade, the Defence Collective Festival, dragon boats at Kallang, the Writers Festival's opening, Champagniac and the first Christmas villages. 18 picks.
Resorts World Sentosa's Season of Joy runs 27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027: a free eight-metre tree at WEAVE, 15 nights of fireworks inside Universal Studios and two K-pop silent discos at the Singapore Oceanarium.
Twelve Christmas markets and festive villages worth the trip in 2026: two villages on Orchard Road, one-weekend fairs at Sands Expo, the F1 Pit Building and CHIJMES, Christmas Wonderland and a free hilltop market at Fort Canning.
Where to see in 2027: the Marina Bay and Kallang countdowns and when to expect their announcements, the free places to watch, the festive villages open late, New Year's Day plans and the last trains home.
Ten openings worth a booking or a walk-in this month, each checked on the restaurant's own page: Moutai House, OVER, Osteria Da Su, three new Dempsey rooms, Barossa's reopening, BAO at New Bahru and Mr Cheesecake at ION.
Wag & Wild, the 19,000 sq ft dog water park in Jurong East, closes for good on Monday 30 November after five years because its land lease is ending. Slots are 1.5 hours, S$40.33 a dog on weekdays, three people included. Go soon.
Gyu-Kaku, the Japanese grill-it-yourself yakiniku chain, closes its CHIJMES restaurant for good on Sunday 15 November. It is the only outlet on its Singapore locations page, and rewards points die with it. Book a weekday lunch this week.
Snowcology’s Chef Snow and Thanying’s head chef Gust cook a four-hands dinner at Amara Singapore on 27 and 28 November, S$168++ a head.
BAO Fast Foods, the London bao team’s Taiwanese fried chicken and convenience shop, pops up at New Bahru from 11 November to 28 December.
Barossa Steak & Grill at VivoCity has reopened after a revamp and sells its Australian F1 wagyu oyster blade for S$12 instead of S$68 until Sunday 15 November: 100 a day, walk-in and dine-in only, one each. Be there at 11.30am on a weekday.
Disney On Ice presents Let’s Dance! skates into the Singapore Indoor Stadium from 13 to 21 March 2027. Presale starts 4 November.
Christmas on A Great Street switches on at Shaw House Urban Plaza at 7pm on Tuesday 17 November and stays lit until 3 January, with a giant Merli, a nightly Hilton projection show and a free Christmas Eve street party. Go on a weeknight.
The 13th Sake Matsuri runs on 28 and 29 November at Marina Bay Sands. Three-hour sessions cost S$60, or S$128 for a full-day VIP pass.
The third Singapore Coffee Week ran from 5 to 8 November 2026 in Sands Expo Hall C and has now ended. The People's Choice Café result went out on the organisers' social channels; no 2027 dates yet.
The global girl group play the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 10 February 2027. Presales run from Tuesday 10 November; general sale opens on Ticketmaster at 10am on Friday 13 November. Prices are not yet out.
Two gelato flavours made with Queic’s cheesecakes, Buttery Blue Cheese and Eazy Brie-zy, are on at Messina on Club Street until 8 November, while stocks last.
OVER, the competitive eater’s first restaurant, sold out its kitchen in its opening days and reopened on 28 October. Every dish comes in three sizes, up to challenge platters.
The first Singapore Book Street runs 2–8 November at VivoCity. Entry is free, and more than 1,200 Singapore titles can be paid for with Culture Pass credits.
Glowing Oceans is a dark, wet room where live plankton light up blue as you walk through them. Residents pay from S$7 on off-peak days.
Book Moutai House for the month's big night and Osteria Da Su for a walk-in. Hairy crab runs to 30 November, Deepavali feasts fall on the first weekend, and five of these cost under S$30.
Japan’s life-size dinosaur show plays Resorts World Sentosa from 3 to 6 December. Tickets from S$58, family package S$320.
A licensed Studio Ghibli exhibition opens on the West Lawn on Friday 18 December and runs to 4 July 2027: 12 scenes, Totoro, the Cat Bus and a Spirited Away bathhouse. Residents S$39, children S$29. Book January, not opening weekend.
Deepavali is on Sunday 8 November, so Monday 9 November is a public holiday for most workers: a three-day weekend.
The 7–8 November starter parade at Jewel has been and gone, but the free PokéXciting displays in Forest Valley, including a 3-metre Pikachu and the Snorlax Zone, stay until 31 January 2027, and the card-game trail runs to 3 January.
The group behind one-star Nae:um has opened a Korean-accented Italian osteria next door, with half the seats kept for walk-ins. Lunch now runs Thursday to Saturday, 11.30am to 2pm.
An NC16 orchestral concert at Esplanade in November, then the Japanese stage musical at Sands Theatre in April. Neither is for young fans.
The couple behind Lao Liang at Berseh Food Centre are retiring on 31 October. If trotter jelly is your dish, go this month.
No crystals, no manifesting, no S$300 juice cleanse: ten honest ways to feel better in this city, most of them cheap. Start with a trail before breakfast.
Nowhere Baths for quiet, Plunge Club for company, Joya for a proper Japanese onsen and Hideaway if you'd rather plunge in private.
Twelve places most residents drive past: a Joo Chiat house museum whose curator lives upstairs, a quarry turned lake, a jazz lounge behind an unmarked door.
Fifteen odd corners for a weekday morning: the 1942 surrender in two buildings, a kampong that refused to leave, an airport museum with a jet to race. Most are free.
Six wine bars by mood: natural wine with chicken nuggets, a walk-in cellar, a 600-label book, grand cru by the sip and fizz with a skyline. Tell the staff your budget.
Ten bars for different nights: world-ranked shophouse rooms, a gin tower in Gotham, a hotel rickhouse and the Long Bar, once. If you only book one, book Jigger & Pony.
A 400-year-old Shizuoka tea family and a Gaia Group patisserie share 15 seats at The Star Vista. Order the flight of three matchas, and go on a weekday afternoon if you want a chair.
A free, 70,000 sq ft Christmas village in Hall F at Marina Bay Sands for three days from 27 November: 150-plus brands, 40 workshops, rides and a Santa's Post Office for the children.
A café devoted to yerba mate, upstairs from a yakitori bar on Bali Lane, run by a ceramicist who used to be a coffee purist. Order the gourd service and bring an afternoon.
The Malaysian chain's last Singapore outlet, at Kallang Wave, named Sunday 11 October as its final day after more than 12 years. The landlord didn't renew; OldTown hasn't ruled out a return.
TWG's biggest shop anywhere is airside at Terminal 3, with a museum of antique samovars and tea ice cream. You need a boarding pass to see it, so get to your next T3 flight early.
Central PSI hit 186 on 9 October, the worst reading of 2026, and NEA warned the smoke may keep drifting in. Check the reading on the day and keep outdoor plans loose.
The fifth ART SG runs 22 to 24 January at Marina Bay Sands with S.E.A. Focus under the same roof, so the region and the world can be done in one building. Keep the evenings free for openings.
