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Museum of Ice Cream Singapore

Unlimited ice cream and a pool of sprinkles in Dempsey, from S$43 a head for about an hour. Worth it with children; expensive ice cream without them.

  • Dempsey
  • S$30–60
Attraction

Gardens by the Bay

The Supertrees, the outdoor gardens and the 7.45pm light show are free. You pay for the two cooled domes, and residents pay a good deal less than visitors.

  • Marina Bay
  • Free
Event

Christmas at Jewel 2026, Jewel Changi Airport

A 16m UNIQLO tree in Jewel’s Forest Valley and nightly snow from 13 Nov to 3 Jan; Canopy Park’s Starry Christmas costs S$6 for residents.

  • Changi
  • On until 3 Jan 2027
  • Free
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Super Mario Holiday Power-Up, VivoCity

Free Super Mario Christmas zones at VivoCity, 13 Nov–27 Dec, with snow Tue–Sun at 7.30 and 8.30pm and a Nintendo pop-up store from 1 Dec.

  • Telok Blangah
  • On until 27 Dec
  • Free
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Muara Festival 2026, Esplanade

Free zapin and Malay dance by the bay, 13–15 Nov, with live musicians back for the first time since 2022. Shows at 7.30 and 9.15pm.

  • Marina Bay
  • Last chance: until Sun 15 Nov
  • Free
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Diana Krall, Esplanade Concert Hall

The jazz singer and pianist returns to the Esplanade Concert Hall for two nights, 24 and 25 November at 8pm. From S$88.

  • Marina Bay
  • Opens Tue 24 Nov
  • S$60 and above
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Cats, Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical at Marina Bay Sands from 29 October to 22 November. From S$68, no under-7s.

  • Marina Bay
  • On until 22 Nov
  • S$60 and above
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SSO Christmas Concert 2026

A full orchestra, four choirs and Act 2 of The Nutcracker at the Esplanade on 11 and 12 December. Best for children five and up who can stay up late; no toddlers. Book early.

  • Marina Bay
  • Opens Fri 11 Dec
  • S$30–60
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Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2026

Every work under S$15,000 and the price usually on the wall: the least awkward way to buy real art. F1 Pit Building, 26 to 29 November; Friday evening is our pick.

  • Marina Bay
  • Opens Thu 26 Nov
  • Under S$30
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SSO Family Film Favourites

Film music, a full orchestra and four short showings at Victoria Concert Hall on 14 and 15 November, pitched at five-and-ups. Pick 11am, before the post-lunch slump.

  • Civic District
  • Last chance: until Sun 15 Nov
  • S$30–60
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Monkey Goes West (Wild Rice)

Wild Rice's holiday panto returns after a decade: songs, wushu and magic at Funan, 12 November to 27 December. Book a weekend matinee early; at about 150 minutes, evenings are long for small children.

  • Civic District
  • On until 27 Dec
  • S$60 and above
Event

Maria Taniguchi: Afterimage

Hand-painted brick canvases begun in 2008, duhat-wood towers and four films, at SAM until 22 November. Free for citizens and PRs; go slowly, and go soon.

  • Tanjong Pagar
  • On until 22 Nov
  • Under S$30
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Lai Foong Moi: Crossings

Trishaw riders, labourers on lunch break and a boat crossing quietly about belonging: the first solo show since the 1960s for a Nanyang pioneer. Free for locals, until October 2027.

  • Civic District
  • On until 3 Oct 2027
  • Free
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Pop after Pop: Art around Us

Warhol, Lichtenstein and Kruger beside Ming Wong and FX Harsono: 200-plus works across the National Gallery from 11 December, with the Guggenheim. Start with the names you don't know.

  • Civic District
  • Opens Fri 11 Dec
  • Under S$30
Event

Fan Chang Tien: Rhythm of the Southern Brush

Paintings, poems, calligraphy and seals by the ink teacher who settled in Singapore in 1956, at the National Gallery from 16 October to 31 January. Free for locals; give it a slow weekday.

  • Civic District
  • On until 31 Jan 2027
  • Under S$30
Event

Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts 2026

Esplanade's Indian arts festival turns 25 with Sachin-Jigar's Singapore debut, two Aakash Odedra works and free shows in the public spaces, 20 to 29 November. Book one night; stroll the rest.

  • Marina Bay
  • Opens Fri 20 Nov
  • Free
Event

Singapore Writers Festival 2026

Tan Twan Eng and Jemimah Wei among 300-plus voices across the Civic District, 13 to 22 November. Amitav Ghosh's keynote is sold out; Stephen Witt's was still on sale on 11 November. Pick three or four sessions.

  • Civic District
  • On until 22 Nov
  • Under S$30
Other

Ground Up Climbing

Crimpy setting, standard V-grades and an outdoor lead wall, on the second floor of the Civil Service Club near Farrer Park. A gym for getting stronger, not for the café.

  • Farrer Park
  • Under S$30
Other

SPACE 2B

Gongs, Tibetan singing bowls and crystal bowls on a quiet Telok Ayer side street. Start with the Gong Nidra if you've never meditated; there's nothing to get wrong.

  • Tanjong Pagar
Wellness

Capybara Bathing

A 90-minute hot–cold circuit in a Tras Street shophouse, named after the rodent that sits in warm water doing nothing. Phones stay in the locker, which is the hard part.

  • Tanjong Pagar
  • S$30–60
Wellness

Raffles Spa

The quietest way to spend serious money at Raffles: a spa in the arcade with steam room, sauna, onsen-style pool and Omorovicza's gold rituals. Save it for a milestone.

  • Civic District
  • S$60 and above
Wellness

St. Gregory at Pan Pacific Singapore

Tui na done properly in hotel comfort: an hour of kneading along the meridians on Level 4 of the Pan Pacific, then tea, steam and a pool. For desk-bound shoulders.

  • Marina Bay
  • S$60 and above
Wellness

Plunge Club

A social bathhouse three floors up on North Canal Road: a 40-person sauna, two ice baths, neon lighting and alcohol-free socials. The CBD's new after-work round is a round of the circuit.

  • Clarke Quay
  • S$30–60
Wellness

Joya Onsen Cafe

A proper Japanese onsen on Upper Jurong Road: nude, gender-segregated baths, a sauna and ice pool on each side and a tatami café for noodles after. Worth the trek west.

  • Jurong
  • S$30–60
Gallery or museum

The Intan

A Joo Chiat terrace house with more than 5,000 Peranakan pieces and no glass cases, where the owner lives, pours the tea and explains what you’re sitting on. By appointment only.

  • Joo Chiat
  • S$60 and above
Gallery or museum

MINT Museum of Toys

One collector's 50,000 toys in a purpose-built glass box on Seah Street. Go with someone of a different generation; leave toddlers, who can look but not touch, for another day.

  • Bugis
  • S$30–60
Gallery or museum

Battlebox

Nine metres under Fort Canning's picnic lawns, the bunker where the decision to give up Singapore was taken. About an hour, free on the basic ticket, and bookings can't be changed once made.

  • Civic District
  • Free
Gallery or museum

Former Ford Factory

The Ford boardroom on Upper Bukit Timah Road where Singapore was surrendered in 1942, still there and still plain. Come at the weekend for the free volunteer-led tour.

  • Bukit Timah
  • Under S$30
Other

The Star Theatre

A 5,000-seat hall above The Star Vista mall, reached by open-air escalators. No house season: follow the promoters, book early, and eat downstairs before the show.

  • one-north
  • S$60 and above
Other

KC Arts Centre – Home of SRT

Singapore Repertory Theatre's 380-seat riverside home at Robertson Quay: close enough to see the actors sweat, big enough for a proper play, with a children's company for first-timers.

  • Robertson Quay
  • S$30–60
Other

Filmhouse (formerly The Projector)

The Projector's old halls on level 5 of Golden Mile Tower, reopened as Filmhouse by the people who ran them, with better projectors. Still the place for films the multiplexes won't show.

  • Beach Road
  • Under S$30
Other

Capitol Theatre

A 1930 picture palace on Stamford Road with a zodiac dome, two white Pegasus beside the stage and a line-up that depends on who has booked the room. The seat is the show; arrive early and look up.

  • Civic District
  • S$60 and above
Other

Victoria Theatre & Victoria Concert Hall

Two colonial halls under one clock tower: the SSO’s home on one side, a hire theatre on the other. Book the concert hall for the music; check the theatre’s listings before assuming.

  • Civic District
  • S$30–60
Other

Hom Yoga

A calm, design-led studio on the sixth floor of Orchard Central: vinyasa, hatha and yin on one timetable, and a newcomers' trial week to work out which you are before committing.

  • Orchard
  • S$30–60
Wellness

Aramsa ~ The Garden Spa

A spa inside Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park where each of the 12 treatment rooms has its own courtyard and outdoor bath. Expensive, so save it for an occasion and book the longest courtyard time.

  • Bishan
  • S$60 and above
Wellness

Nowhere Baths

A thermal bathhouse on Dempsey Hill that asks you to switch off, not show off: two hot pools, a sauna, a steam room, a cold plunge and a lounge for tea. No phones, quiet voices, small groups.

  • Dempsey
  • S$30–60
Shop

Public Garden

A pop-up weekend market where a hundred-odd indie labels from across Asia time their launches. Free in, a different venue each edition; check the next date before you plan.

  • Marina Bay
  • Free
Shop

Design Orchard (DORS)

The one Orchard Road building where every label is Singapore-made: 80-plus brands at street level, a planted roof to sit on and a dining floor upstairs. Go for gifts, not bargains.

  • Orchard
  • Free
Gallery or museum

Changi Chapel and Museum

Singapore's war told through what the Changi prisoners kept: a hidden camera, a Morse set in a matchbox, a 400-page diary. Allow an hour, and note it shuts on Mondays.

  • Changi
  • Under S$30
Gallery or museum

National Museum of Singapore

The Singapore History Gallery reopened on 10 October 2026 after its first full revamp in 20 years, with a 1978 HDB lift, the Zouk sign and a rickshaw you can pull. Bring a grandparent.

  • Civic District
  • Under S$30

More things to do collections

Guide

Make something, try something

A catch-up goes easier with a shared task. Choose pottery or climbing by the kind of concentration you want, and book a proper introduction rather than winging it.

  • 2 picks
Guide

Gardens by the Bay

Don't buy everything. Our guide to the conservatory, the viewpoint and the ticket that suit one evening at the Gardens, and what to leave for next time.

  • 5 picks