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.
- Where: Tanjong Pagar
- When: On until 22 Nov
- Price: 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.
- Where: Civic District
- When: On until 3 Oct 2027
- Price: Free
Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Art from the Musée du Louvre
Louis XIV's jade cup and a brass ewer shaped like a chicken lead 100 Louvre pieces at ACM until 24 January. Free for citizens and PRs; go on a Friday, when it stays open late.
- Where: Civic District
- When: On until 24 Jan 2027
- Price: Under S$30
Sacred Caves: Dunhuang, Buddhism, and the Silk Road
Four life-size Mogao cave replicas at the Asian Civilisations Museum until 7 March, plus a stamp rally that gets children round. The shortest route to Dunhuang runs through Empress Place.
- Where: Civic District
- When: On until 7 Mar 2027
- Price: Under S$30
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.
- Where: Civic District
- When: On until 31 Jan 2027
- Price: Under S$30
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.
- Where: Civic District
- When: On until 22 Nov
- Price: Under S$30
Deepavali Light-Up, Serangoon Road, Little India
More than 2km of Serangoon Road lit overhead every evening from 3 October to 29 November. Free; the quiet option is a weeknight, or late November once the festival has passed.
- Where: Little India
- When: On until 29 Nov
- Price: Free
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