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The weekend guide · Fri 6 – Sun 8 November

17 picks for the Deepavali long weekend, led by Little India's lights and the Festival Village's final nights. Add a free open house at the Indian Heritage Centre, two Pokémon days, Coffee Week, a clay market, free northern lights over the Supertrees and free music by the bay. Most of it ends on Sunday.

By JamieUpdated 4 November 202614 picks this weekend

If you only do one thing

Our pick of the weekend.

Deepavali light-up arches over Serangoon Road at night
iPhoto: Cpgfella, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Our pick of the weekend
Fri–Sun · lights 7pm–midnight · village ends Sun · Little India

Deepavali in Little India

Deepavali falls on Sunday, so Little India is at full volume: lights over Serangoon Road from 7pm and the Campbell Lane bazaar's final nights. Saturday is Deepavali eve, when trains and 54 bus services run late; the last North-South and East-West Line trains leave City Hall at 12.30am. Bring small notes, expect crowds by 9pm.

FreeLittle India MRTOfficial site
Good for families, couples, friends, solo

The rest of the weekend

In the order we’d recommend them.

A painted clay brooch of a peacock, the craft visitors make at the Indian Heritage Centre's Deepavali open house
Fri–Sun · 10am–6pm, Sat to 8pm · ends Sun

IHC Deepavali open house

Little India

The daytime half of a Deepavali weekend, and the one for small children: on Saturday and Sunday there's a free bazaar, a DIY mini mithai box and clay brooch painting until 7pm (5pm on Sunday), and a saree photo corner. Stay on Saturday for the free 7pm gallery tour, no registration needed. Ends Sunday.

Free for Singapore citizens and PRsLittle India MRTOfficial site
Good for families, solo
All 27 first-partner Pokémon mascots lined up in front of the Rain Vortex at Jewel Changi Airport's Forest Valley, with a crowd photographing them
Sat & Sun · 3pm and 6pm · free

Pokémon parade at Jewel

Changi

All 27 first-partner Pokémon parade through the Forest Valley at 3pm and 6pm on both days, free. Free wristbands are handed out two hours before each show, one per person, and the holding area at East Canyon opens an hour before. It is standing only, so take the 3pm show with small children.

FreeChangi Airport MRTOfficial site
Good for families, friends
Pokémon RUN 30's key visual
Sat & Sun · zone 8am–2pm · free

Pokémon RUN festival zone

Kallang

Registration for the 4km fun run has closed, but its festival zone at Stadium Roar is free to walk into from 8am to 2pm, through Riverside Walk and subject to capacity: games, photo spots and Pikachu on stage. Go early before the heat, and take the train: the carparks are closed all week.

Festival zone free; run by paid registrationStadium MRTOfficial site
Good for families, friends
Crowds at the coffee stands in a Sands Expo hall, from Singapore Coffee Week's own photos
Thu–Sun · to 6pm Sun · free

Singapore Coffee Week

Marina Bay

Four days of roasters, cafés and tastings in one hall, free to walk into. Friday afternoon is the quiet window for talking to the people who roast the beans; eat first, because sampling on an empty stomach is a mistake, and bring a bag for what you'll buy.

FreeBayfront MRTOfficial site
Good for friends, couples, solo
Shelves of handmade pottery and plants at the Singapore Clay Festival
Fri–Sun · 11am–9pm, Sun to 6pm

Singapore Clay Festival

Marina Bay

More than 240 potters selling under one roof, plus exhibitions, drop-in workshops and throwdowns: the easiest way to buy a bowl from the person who made it. Tickets start from S$10. Go Saturday for the best of the market; serious collectors should take Friday's 7pm talk.

From S$10Downtown MRTOfficial site
Good for couples, friends, solo
Novo Winds, a large wind orchestra, on stage
Fri–Sun evenings · free

Soundtracks at the Esplanade

Marina Bay

Three free nights by the bay: anime songs with Maboroshi Muse and YOKOMESHI on Friday, Novo Winds playing film scores on Saturday, and Pokémon and MapleStory tunes on Sunday. Each set is about 45 minutes, so it's a pre-dinner plan, and Saturday's is the one for families.

FreeEsplanade MRTOfficial site
Good for families, friends, couples, solo
Singapore Book Street 2026 artwork: shophouses built from giant books
Ended
Ended · Till Sun · 10am–10pm · free

Singapore Book Street

Telok Blangah

A free fair of local books with children's storytelling, a stamp rally and author sessions, and the easy place to spend leftover SG Culture Pass credits before you forget them. It ends Sunday; go in the morning before the mall fills.

FreeHarbourFront MRTOfficial site
Good for families, solo
Blue and green light and cloud drifting through the Supertree Grove at night during Borealis, from Gardens by the Bay's own photos
Sat, Sun & Mon · 8pm–8.30pm · free

Borealis at Supertree Grove

Marina Bay

Dan Acher's light and cloud installation turns the sky over the Supertrees into something like the northern lights for half an hour on Saturday, Sunday and the holiday Monday. It's free, outdoors and cancelled if it rains, so check the sky at 7.30pm and get there early for a spot under the trees.

FreeBayfront MRTOfficial site
Good for families, couples, friends, solo
Crowded aisles of food stalls in a Singapore Expo hall at a previous Asia Pacific Food Expo, from Singapore EXPO's own photos
Fri–Mon · 11am–9pm · free

Asia Pacific Food Expo

Tampines

A free hall of snacks, sauces and show deals from food makers across Asia, with exhibitors from China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand and a Hokkaido pavilion, open until the holiday Monday. It's the place to stock the larder for the year end; go at 11am before the aisles fill, and bring a trolley bag.

FreeExpo MRTOfficial site
Good for families, friends, couples
Shahi Maharani's buffet counter at Raffles City, with chafing dishes and a chef behind it
Fri–Sun lunch · Sun dinner

Shahi Maharani's Deepavali spread

Civic District

If you'd rather book than queue in Little India, this is the festive table: a Diwali lunch buffet on Friday (S$48++), weekend lunch buffets (S$58++) and a Grand Diwali dinner on Sunday itself (S$88++). Children under 7 eat free, which makes it the family option.

Lunch from S$48++; Sunday dinner S$88++City Hall MRTOfficial site
Good for families, couples
Lemongrass cake with scallops from Chef Andy Fung's residency at Golden Peony
Till 15 Nov · lunch and dinner

Golden Peony residency

Marina Bay

Chef Andy Fung of Liu at Conrad Bangkok cooks Cantonese with a Thai accent for two weeks only, in set menus and à la carte, including lemongrass cake with scallops. A long-weekend lunch is the way in; the hotel hasn't published residency prices, so ask when you book.

Promenade MRTOfficial site
Good for families, couples

New this weekend

Just opened. Be the first of your friends to go.

Children and adults wading through a lagoon of glowing blue plankton at Glowing Oceans
New · Tue–Sun 10am–5pm

Glowing Oceans

Jurong

Opened this week: a dark, shallow lagoon of live plankton that glows blue as you wade through it. For ages 4 and up, with under-12s supervised, and you will get your feet wet. Residents pay from S$7 off-peak, but this weekend is peak, so book.

With Science Centre admission; residents S$12 adults at peak timesJurong East MRTOfficial site
Good for families, couples
A jewelled brooch and a worn tin carrier from Exceptional/Everyday at the Peranakan Museum
New · till 29 Aug 2027

Exceptional/Everyday

Civic District

The Peranakan Museum's new show puts recent acquisitions beside everyday objects, from jewelled brooches to a battered tin carrier, with an activity trail for children. A quiet hour indoors if the weather turns. S$6 for citizens and PRs, S$18 for others.

S$6 citizens and PRs; S$18 othersCity Hall or Bras Basah MRTOfficial site
Good for couples, solo, families
A boy hopping across a Zoolympix challenge station at Mandai, from Mandai Wildlife Group's own photos
New from Sat · daily 10am–7pm

Zoolympix at Mandai

Mandai

Opens on Saturday: ten challenges on the Mandai Wildlife East lawn, each based on one of the reserve's star animals, with a stamp at each and a medal at the end. The launch weekend adds a tapir meet-and-greet and a windmill workshop. Residents pay S$15; go early or after 4pm, as it's an open lawn.

S$20; S$15 for Singapore residents or with a park ticketSpringleaf MRTOfficial site
Good for families

Last chance

These have now finished.

Sunflower Surprise 2026 key visual: sunflowers, Portuguese tiles and a ship by t
Ended
Ended · Ends Mon 9 Nov · 9am–9pm

Sunflower Surprise

Marina Bay

The Flower Dome's Portuguese sunflower display closes on the public holiday, so this is its last weekend. Go at 9am, before the tour groups, and stay for the cool air if the afternoon is hot. Flower Dome admission applies.

Flower Dome admissionBayfront MRTBook on Klook
Good for families, couples
Close-up of a Queic ice cream sandwich, cheesecake gelato pressed between brown butter sablé cookies
Ended
Ended · Ends Sun · while stocks last

Blue cheese gelato

Chinatown

The blue cheese and brie gelato made with Queic's cheesecakes ends on Sunday, if it lasts that long. Scoops and tubs are at Messina on Club Street only; Queic's shops do them as ice cream sandwiches. Ask for a taste of the blue cheese before you commit.

Telok Ayer MRTOfficial site
Good for friends, couples, solo
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