Gallery afternoons, garden walks, markets and evenings out — ideas for every kind of day.
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Nine places to see snow in Singapore this Christmas, eight of them free, with exact show times from Jewel, Changi Airport, Orchard Road, CHIJMES, VivoCity and Christmas Wonderland. Snow City closed for good on 30 September 2026.
39 confirmed concerts from November 2026 to April 2027, in date order: BTS, Jay Chou, Bruno Mars, YOASOBI, Stray Kids and more, with venue, price range and the official ticket link for each.
Singapore's 11 public holidays in 2027 from MOM's list, the five long weekends they make, the leave days that stretch three more, and MOE's 2027 school terms and holidays.
Chinese New Year 2027 is Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February; Monday 8 February is a public holiday if Sunday is your rest day. What is confirmed so far, what Chinatown, River Hongbao and Chingay have not announced, and what to book now.
The last weekend before the school holidays: free Malay dance at the Esplanade, the Defence Collective Festival, dragon boats at Kallang, the Writers Festival's opening, Champagniac and the first Christmas villages. 18 picks.
Twelve Christmas markets and festive villages worth the trip in 2026: two villages on Orchard Road, one-weekend fairs at Sands Expo, the F1 Pit Building and CHIJMES, Christmas Wonderland and a free hilltop market at Fort Canning.
Where to see in 2027: the Marina Bay and Kallang countdowns and when to expect their announcements, the free places to watch, the festive villages open late, New Year's Day plans and the last trains home.
Fourteen free things worth a whole morning or evening, checked on their operators' pages: the Botanic Gardens, the Supertrees after dark, the Rain Vortex, free gigs at the Esplanade, the Southern Ridges, Ubin, Coney Island and more.
Twenty ways to win a wet day. Jewel's Rain Vortex is the one that improves in a downpour, the big museums are the safe bet, and the gem lab needs booking ahead.
Stadium nights, a fifth ART SG, a new Science Centre and pandas heading home. Start with the long weekends: Chinese New Year and Deepavali are the leave to book now.
Deepavali weekend, the Writers Festival and Brazil at the National Stadium. Book Monkey Goes West and Guns N' Roses now; the Christmas lights start on 27 November.
ACM is the anchor while the National Gallery’s big regional gallery is shut; pick the Gallery for its history or the children’s show. Then lunch at Violet Oon’s National Kitchen.
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.
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.
