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Snow in Singapore this Christmas 2026: where to see it, with show times

Edited by Jamie   14 November 2026

It is 25 degrees at night in December and Snow City has shut, so the snow now comes from machines at set times. These are the times.

Snow in Singapore this Christmas comes in nine places we could confirm, eight of them free, and every time below was read on the venue's own page on 13 November 2026. The quick answer: for an indoor, air-conditioned snowfall go to Jewel Changi Airport at 8.05pm; for the earliest show of the night go to CHIJMES, where it falls every half hour from 7pm; for foam you can wade into, Tanglin Mall at 7.30pm. Only Christmas Wonderland charges, from S$9 for an adult who books ahead.

None of it is snow in the meteorological sense. Tanglin Mall is the one venue that says what it uses, foam for its Avalanche and artificial snow for the show after it; the rest say snowfall and leave it there. Dress children in something that can get damp and bring a change of top for the foam.

Is Snow City still open?

No. Snow City, the indoor snow centre beside Science Centre Singapore in Jurong East, closed for good on Wednesday 30 September 2026. Its own website now carries only a farewell notice: permanently closed, with thanks for 26 years. There are no tickets, prices or opening hours to give, and the old ones still circulating online are out of date. That leaves Singapore with no year-round snow venue and no real snow you can pay to play in, so the Christmas shows below, which run from now to early January, are the whole list. The Science Centre next door is open as usual.

Snow show times at a glance, by area

  • Changi: Jewel, Shiseido Forest Valley. Fri 13 Nov to Sun 3 Jan. Mon–Thu 8.05pm and 9.05pm; Fri–Sun, eves of public holidays and public holidays 8.05pm, 9.05pm and 10.05pm. Free.
  • Changi: Airport Terminal 3, Departure Hall, Level 2. Mon 9 Nov to Sun 3 Jan. Weekdays 7.30pm and 8.30pm; weekends 7.30pm, 8.30pm and 9.30pm. Free.
  • Orchard: The Great Christmas Village, Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza. Fri 13 Nov to Sun 3 Jan. 8pm and 9pm daily. Free.
  • Orchard: Tanglin Mall, Level 1 Outdoor Foyer. Sat 14 Nov to Sun 3 Jan. Foam 7.30–7.45pm, snow 7.45–8pm daily; at weekends and on public holidays a second round, foam 8.30–8.45pm and snow 8.45–9pm. Free.
  • City Hall: CHIJMES, Mini Lawn. Fri 13 Nov to Thu 31 Dec. Nightly 7pm to 9pm, a 10-minute set every 30 minutes. Free.
  • Marina Bay: Christmas Wonderland, the Spalliera, Gardens by the Bay. Fri 27 Nov to Sun 3 Jan. 7.45pm, 8.45pm and 9.35pm daily, plus 10.15pm from 18 to 27 Dec. Ticketed.
  • HarbourFront: VivoCity, Outdoor Plaza, Level 1, under the 10-metre Mario. Fri 13 Nov to Sun 27 Dec. Tue–Sun 7.30pm and 8.30pm; none on Mondays. Free.
  • Buona Vista: The Star Vista, Star Plaza, Basement 1. Fri–Sun from 4 to 20 Dec, plus 24 and 25 Dec. 8.30pm. Free.
  • Woodleigh: The Woodleigh Mall, Level 1 outdoor space. Tue 1 to Thu 31 Dec. 7.30pm to 7.50pm daily. Free.

All the outdoor ones depend on the weather, and December is deep in the wet season, so keep an indoor fallback: the two at Changi are under a roof. Tanglin Mall is Orchard Boulevard MRT, VivoCity is HarbourFront, The Star Vista is Buona Vista and The Woodleigh Mall is Woodleigh; those four have published no photograph of their shows yet, so they sit in the timetable rather than the numbered list. Capitol Singapore, across the road from CHIJMES, promises snowfall in its 13 November to 31 December programme but has not published times. Suntec City, Marina Square and United Square, which ran shows last year, had posted nothing for 2026 when we checked, and neither Universal Studios Singapore nor Resorts World Sentosa mentions snow in this year's programme. Downtown East and City Square Mall are doing bubbles, not snow.

Questions people ask

Is it real snow? No. Tanglin Mall labels its two shows foam and artificial snow; Christmas Wonderland puts its own 'snowfall' in quotation marks; the others simply call it snowfall. With Snow City closed since 30 September 2026, there is no real snow open to the public in Singapore.

Which snow shows are free? All of them except Christmas Wonderland: Jewel, Changi Airport Terminal 3, the Great Christmas Village, Tanglin Mall, CHIJMES, VivoCity, The Star Vista and The Woodleigh Mall charge nothing to watch. Christmas Wonderland costs S$9 to S$16 for adults depending on the night and S$7 for children aged 3 to 12; under-3s are free.

Which is best for toddlers? None of the venues publishes an age or height rule for its snow, so go by bedtime and by air-conditioning. CHIJMES starts earliest, at 7pm, with a set every half hour, so a missed one costs you 20 minutes rather than an hour. Terminal 3 at 7.30pm and Jewel at 8.05pm are indoors and cool. Tanglin Mall's 7.30pm foam is the one small children can get into, which is the point and also the laundry.

What time is the snow at Christmas Wonderland? Blizzard Time at the Spalliera runs with the Garden Rhapsody light show at 7.45pm, 8.45pm and 9.35pm every night, with an extra Blizzard Time at 10.15pm from 18 to 27 December. The organiser's schedule is dated 2 November and is subject to weather. Ticket prices by night are in our Christmas Wonderland tickets story.

Does it snow in Singapore? No. The Meteorological Service puts the usual night-time minimum at 23 to 25°C and December's 24-hour average at 26.8°C, which is the coolest the year gets. Everything on this page comes out of a machine.

For the rest of the season: the Christmas in Singapore guide, the Christmas markets, the school holidays guide, Christmas dining, New Year's Eve, free things to do and this month's things to do. This page is updated as venues publish or change their times.

Valid Friday 13 November 2026 – Sunday 3 January 2027 · Refreshed each season

The roundup

  1. A girl and a boy reach up towards falling snow among plants and fairy-lit trees at Jewel

    Snowfall in the Shiseido Forest Valley, Jewel Changi Airport

    Fri 13 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · Mon–Thu 8.05pm and 9.05pm · Fri–Sun, eves of public holidays and public holidays 8.05pm, 9.05pm and 10.05pm · Changi

    The one to pick if you want snow without sweat: it falls indoors, among the trees of the Forest Valley beside this year's Christmas tree. Two shows on weeknights and a third at 10.05pm from Friday to Sunday and on holidays and their eves. Jewel says there is snow at Canopy Park too, but marks its showtimes as Forest Valley only, so stand in the Forest Valley, which is free, and do not buy a Canopy Park ticket for the snow. Best for families in the east and anyone with small children; the compromise is the trip to the airport. Be in place ten minutes early.

    FamiliesCouples
    Admission
    Free in the Forest Valley; Canopy Park on Level 5 is ticketed
    Venue
    Shiseido Forest Valley, Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Boulevard
    Getting there
    Changi Airport MRT
    Book on Klook
  2. Two presenters in front of the arched PokéXciting! stage in the Changi Airport Terminal 3 Departure Hall, with Pokémon figures in the flower beds on either side

    Light & Snow Show, Changi Airport Terminal 3

    Mon 9 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · weekdays 7.30pm and 8.30pm · weekends 7.30pm, 8.30pm and 9.30pm · Changi

    The second indoor option, and the one with a show attached: the snow falls in the Terminal 3 Departure Hall at the Changi Festive Village, where this year's stage belongs to Pikachu for Pokémon's 30th anniversary. The airport says no ticket, purchase or registration is needed. Weekdays get two shows and weekends three; the page does not say which pattern a public holiday follows, so count on 7.30pm and 8.30pm. Pair it with Jewel next door: 7.30pm here, 8.05pm or 9.05pm there. The photo shows the stage, not the snow, which the airport has not pictured yet.

    Families
    Admission
    Free; no ticket or registration
    Venue
    Departure Hall, Level 2, Changi Airport Terminal 3, 65 Airport Boulevard
    Getting there
    Changi Airport MRT
  3. The rainbow entrance arch of the Great Christmas Village at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza at night, with Kiztopia characters and visitors walking in, from the Orchard Road Business Association's photos

    Snowfall at the Hitachi Santa House, The Great Christmas Village, Ngee Ann City

    Fri 13 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 8pm and 9pm daily · village open 3–10pm, Fri and Sat in December to 10.30pm, 24 Dec to 1am · Orchard

    The Orchard Road one, and the easiest to fold into an evening you were having anyway: snow at the Hitachi Santa House on the Civic Plaza at 8pm and 9pm every night until 3 January, with the lights along the road before and after. Watching costs nothing. The village around it runs on a carnival card, from S$35, and the claw machines are between you and the exit, so agree the budget before you arrive. Weeknights in November are the gentle version; a December Saturday at 8pm is a crowd with a snow machine. Take the 9pm if you can; it is the thinner of the two.

    FamiliesFriends
    Admission
    Free to watch; rides and games on a carnival card from S$35
    Venue
    Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, 391 Orchard Road
    Getting there
    Orchard MRT
    Official site
  1. A woman holding a small child as artificial snow falls around them at night, with a Santa hat and fairy lights behind, from CHIJMES's Magical Winterland listing

    Magical Winterland snowfall, CHIJMES

    Fri 13 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026 · nightly 7–9pm, 10 minutes every 30 minutes · Civic District

    The most forgiving timetable on the list: a 10-minute snowfall on the Mini Lawn every 30 minutes from 7pm to 9pm, every night until New Year's Eve, so nobody has to sprint for an 8pm sharp. It is also the earliest start, which matters if bedtime is 8. The setting does half the work, the lit chapel, with a light show on the Main Lawn at the same half-hour rhythm from 7pm to 10pm. Better for couples and for families eating at CHIJMES than as a trip on its own; the lawn is small and open to the sky, so a wet evening cancels the plan.

    CouplesFamiliesFriends
    Admission
    Free
    Venue
    Mini Lawn, CHIJMES, 30 Victoria Street
    Getting there
    City Hall MRT
  2. Artificial snow falling over a crowd beneath the lit arches of the Spalliera at Christmas Wonderland, Gardens by the Bay

    Blizzard Time at the Spalliera, Christmas Wonderland, Gardens by the Bay

    Fri 27 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 7.45pm, 8.45pm and 9.35pm daily · extra 10.15pm show 18–27 Dec · fairground 6.30–11pm, last entry 10.15pm · Marina Bay

    The biggest and the only one you pay for. Blizzard Time falls around the Spalliera, a 20-metre Italian light structure in the Supertree Grove, timed with the Garden Rhapsody light show at 7.45pm, 8.45pm and 9.35pm, with a fourth at 10.15pm from 18 to 27 December. The organiser says it is subject to weather, and calls the fair a rain-or-shine event with no refunds for ordinary rain. Entry is by timed session from 6.30pm, so book the 6.30pm or 7.30pm session and be at the Spalliera by 7.35pm. Worth it if you want the fairground too; for the snow alone, the free ones do the job.

    FamiliesCouplesFriends
    Admission
    Adults S$9–S$13 booked by the day before, S$12–S$16 on the day; children 3–12 S$7; under 3 free
    Venue
    Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive
    Getting there
    Bayfront MRT

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