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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
An NC16 orchestral concert at Esplanade in November, then the Japanese stage musical at Sands Theatre in April. Neither is for young fans.
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.
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.
Jigger & Pony slips to 18th, Nutmeg & Clove climbs to 38th and Offtrack makes the extended list. Book Nutmeg & Clove's new Singlish-inspired menu before the climb brings the crowds back.
More than 2km of Serangoon Road is lit until 29 November, and Campbell Lane becomes a festival village from 10 October to 8 November. The last night is Deepavali itself; go earlier for elbow room.
Back after a three-year revamp with Zubir Said's piano, a restored HDB lift and voice stations where you add your own chapter. The anniversary programme ends 18 October; go after it for quiet.
Amitav Ghosh's Singapore Writers Festival keynote on Saturday 14 November is sold out. The S$30 Festival Pass, the S$15 Youth Pass and the other keynotes, from S$25, are still on sale for the 13 to 22 November festival.
Two weeks dark to install MRT-style ceiling fans, back on 16 October, and talk of a much longer closure in late 2027. For east-siders it's the weekend fallback while other centres are shut.
Esplanade's Indian arts festival turns 25 from 20 to 29 November with Sachin-Jigar's Singapore debut, two Aakash Odedra works, a comedy called Bedok to Bollywood and free shows by the bay.
A 70-plus-work retrospective of the ink painter and teacher who arrived in Singapore in 1956, in the Wu Guanzhong Gallery from 16 October to 31 January. One for an unhurried weekday afternoon.
