Here is a list of free stuff to do in Singapore next week. Explore and experience events and activities that are budget-friendly. I will focus on physical activities as there are already many things to do online.
Please check the respective websites to check for the latest details and availability.
If you have any free events and activities, including volunteering, in Singapore, do drop me an email at consumelesslife@gmail.com. Thanks!
For free stuff to do this week, check out last week’s post here.
Here is a list of free stuff to do in Singapore next week from 10 April 2023 to 16 April 2023.
Monday – 10 April 2023
Nanyang Primary School Choir
Description: The young singers from Nanyang Primary School Choir invites you to journey with them through cheerful and fun folk tunes and children’s songs, a humorous duet of cats, songs that inspire hope and confidence, and sing of dignity and inner strength. Through a mix of unison songs and two-part harmonies, let the NYPS Choir bring you a gentle evening of lighthearted, relaxing, heartwarming and inspiring melodies.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 11 April 2023
Gan Eng Seng & Zhangde Primary School Choirs
Description: Led by choral conductor Mrs Kwek-Puah Hwee Khee, two choirs from Gan Eng Seng and Zhangde Primary School will join hands to present a repertoire of songs from different genres.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 12 April 2023
NUS High School Choir
Description: Join the NUS High School Choir as they present a wide-ranging repertoire of classical chorales including Tap Tap, O Magnum Mysterium, Barso Re, as well as familiar pop numbers by One Direction, Jay Chou and Stephen Sanchez.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Kampong Gelam: Now You See It, Now You Don’t
Description: Friends of the Museums together with the Malay Heritage Foundation walking tour of Kampong Gelam historic precinct.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Sultan Gate
Time: 1030 – 1200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Thursday – 13 April 2023
Paheli
Description: Formed by three young musicians, Paheli (meaning riddle or enigma in Hindi) brings a bilingual performance to the stage. True to their name, the band presents an eclectic mix of music genres such as soul-pop, ballads, jazz and classical pieces, as well as Bollywood themes.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Friday – 14 April 2023
A Space for EveryBody
Description: Enjoy an informal sharing of a short performance created during the week of da:ns focus – EveryBody, led by Candoco Dance Company, for and with Singaporean dancers with disabilities and without disabilities: Diverse Abilities Dance Collective, Tung Ka Wai, Muhammad Ammar Nasrulhaq and more.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1800 – 1830 | 1900 – 1930
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Snippets of Sentiment
Description: Experience the beauty, grace and energy of young dancers from the Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS) Dance Group! Dancers from the Primary and Secondary divisions will be performing a mixture of traditional and contemporary styles of dance, showcasing both new items and familiar favourites ranging across the genres of ballet, jazz, classical Chinese and folk dance. Come celebrate their love of the language of movement!
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2030 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
EveryBody Dance Now
Description: Let your hair down, put on your dancing shoes and get ready for EveryBody Dance Now!
Everyone’s invited back to these moonlit dance workshops at the Esplanade Forecourt Garden, as part of da:ns focus EveryBody, where all bodies can freely take part and experience dance.
#trendingfriday
If you’re guilty of replaying dance TikToks to learn some moves in preparation for the next party, let the instructors from O School and Danz People show you what’s truly trending.
7.30pm – 8pm: Dancehall by O School
8.30pm – 9pm: Hip Hop by Danz People
9.15pm – 9.45pm: Kpop by O School
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Forecourt Garden
Time: 1930 – 2000 | 2030 – 2100 | 2115 – 2145
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Chinatown Heritage Walks – Kreta Ayer
Description: Experience Kreta Ayer, a predominantly Cantonese area in the 19th century, known for round-the-clock entertainment, with a concentration of teahouses, opera theatres and brothels.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Urban Redevelopment Authority
Time: 0930 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 15 April 2023
A Space for EveryBody
Description: Enjoy an informal sharing of a short performance created during the week of da:ns focus – EveryBody, led by Candoco Dance Company, for and with Singaporean dancers with disabilities and without disabilities: Diverse Abilities Dance Collective, Tung Ka Wai, Muhammad Ammar Nasrulhaq and more.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1800 – 1830 | 1900 – 1930
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
EveryBody Dance Now
Description: Let your hair down, put on your dancing shoes and get ready for EveryBody Dance Now!
Everyone’s invited back to these moonlit dance workshops at the Esplanade Forecourt Garden, as part of da:ns focus EveryBody, where all bodies can freely take part and experience dance.
Dance together Saturday
Bring a friend to this +1 night and celebrate friendships, love and relationships through partner dances. Flying solo? Don’t worry, there will be dance-lovin’ Esplanade Volunteers ready to learn the steps with you.
7.30pm – 8pm: Jive by The DanceSport Academy
8.30pm – 9pm: Lindy Hop by Jazz Inc
9.15pm – 9.45pm: Cha-Cha by The DanceSport Academy
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Forecourt Garden
Time: 1930 – 2000 | 2030 – 2100 | 2115 – 2145
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
On the Street with ITE Dancers
Description: Drawing from trendy Gen Z hip hop styles and slick K-pop grooves, six dance teams from ITE colleges slay the stage nifty afro, lite-feet and K-pop choreography. Look out for their explosive energy as they groove to the latest and hottest pop songs!
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2030 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Gillman Barracks Heritage & Art Walk About
Description: Presented by Friends of the Museums (FOM), this tour is for all heritage and art enthusiasts looking to explore the treasures of Gillman Barracks.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Gillman Barracks
Time: 1600 – 1730
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Kampong Gelam: People and Places
Description: Friends of the Museums together with the Malay Heritage Foundation walking tour of Kampong Gelam historic precinct.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Sultan Gate
Time: 1000 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Fort Siloso Day Tour
Description: Friends of the Museums together with the Malay Heritage Foundation walking tour of Kampong Gelam historic precinct.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Fort Siloso Skywalk Lobby
Time: 1500 – 1630
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Thematic Gardens Tour
Description: Learn about the rich history of the Horthouse, our themed gardens, the events that take place in HortPark and more, in our thematic gardens tour!
Open to all ages, children under the age of 13 to be under parental/guardian guidance.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: HortPark
Time: 0900 – 1000
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Tour of Gallop Extension
Description: Join us for a guided walk through the Gallop Extension of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 0900 – 1030
Booking Requirement: Registration is required 15 minutes prior on a first-come-first-served basis at Visitor Services @ Gallop.
Further Details: Website
Plant Clinic
Description: Having trouble with your plant? Come see our Plant Health Specialists!
Discuss the plant health issues that may be affecting your plants. The clinic will also feature exhibits of common plant pests and diseases, as well as various soil types highlighting their differences in colour andtexture.
Category: Workshop
Location: HortPark
Time: 0900 – 1500
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
What’s in my mangrove?
Description: Join us for a guided walk of this unique mangrove wetlands located at the border of freshwater (river) and salt water (sea).
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Time: 0930 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 16 April 2023
No Limits Battle
Description: Everyone’s welcomed to check out this special No Limits Battle, where ILL-Abilities, an international all-star breakdance crew comprising differently-abled dancers, battle with some of the best homegrown break-dancers in Singapore.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1615 – 1645
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
EveryBody Dance Now (Accessible Sessions)
Description: An extension of the moonlit workshops of EveryBody Dance Now, this indoor session at Esplanade Concourse invites everyone and every body to take part and experience dance.
5.30pm: Flamenco by Spanish Dance Singapore
6.30pm: K-pop by Danz People and Down Syndrome Association (Singapore) Fusion Dance
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1730 – 1800 | 1830 – 1900
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
EveryBody Dance Now
Description: Let your hair down, put on your dancing shoes and get ready for EveryBody Dance Now!
Everyone’s invited back to these moonlit dance workshops at the Esplanade Forecourt Garden, as part of da:ns focus EveryBody, where all bodies can freely take part and experience dance.
Empowerment Sunday
Feel good about yourself as you awaken the powerful and passionate side of you through emotive movements. Also check out additional sessions at the Upper Concourse held earlier in the day, which are accessible and sign-language interpreted. Dance is a form of art for everybody and has the power to uplift our spirits!
7.30pm – 8pm: Flamenco by Spanish Dance Singapore
8.30pm – 9pm: Street Jazz by O School
9.15pm – 9.45pm: Voguing by Vogue In Progress
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Forecourt Garden
Time: 1930 – 2000 | 2030 – 2100 | 2115 – 2145
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Before We Forgot
Description: Dementia is much more than the loss of memories—gradually, what we thought defined us slowly slip away. Each short work in this performance, Before We Forgot, seeks to portray an aspect that is lost, and explores what is left behind. The dancers from DANSTUDIO hope to convey the message to cherish time with our loved ones, before all is forgetten.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2030 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Integrated Dance Workshop
Description: We welcome differently-abled participants between the ages of 15 and 30 to join this creative movement-exploration workshop conducted by ILL-Abilities, an international break dance crew comprising seven professional dancers who are differently-abled. This workshop aims to provide a platform for participants to discover their own strengths through creative movements, team activities, exercises and challenges.
Pre-registration is required and participants should fall under these criteria:
- Individuals with disabilities (physical, sensory, developmental and/or intellectual)
- Able to follow simple verbal cues and instructions
- Aged between 15 to 30 years old
Category: Dance Workshop
Location: Esplanade Rehearsal Studio
Time: 1100 – 1230
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Let’s Dance! A party for migrants & friends
Description: All for one and one for all—Helmed by their fellow migrant workers in Singapore, this event welcomes all migrant workers and friends to come together, relax and enjoy a performance as well as a party.
In this showcase, Singapore-based migrant workers from a myriad of professions and countries share their stories through a series of dance performances. Following this, everyone is invited to take the dance floor and show off their own moves, accompanied by a special DJ set playing popular beats from the region. On top of the good memories made at this celebratory session, take home a goodie bag as well to remember this party.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Annexe Studio
Time: 1300 – 1430 | 1600 – 1730
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Celebrating Earth Day: MacRitchie Forest Walk
Description: Join Cicada Tree Eco-Place for a guided walk in MacRitchie forest, part of the largest nature reserve and green lung in Singapore, and home to rich biodiversity. We will be exploring Windsor Nature Park and Venus Loop for this walk led by our volunteer guides.
This walk is free of charge and suitable for kids 5 years old and above.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Venus Loop
Time: 0900 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
Nature and Sustainability Tour
Description:
Join us for free guided walks to learn about climate change, biodiversity and sustainable features in the Gardens!
There are currently 4 routes under the Nature and Sustainability tour.
- Biodiversity and Ecosystems
- Seeds and Senses
- Carbon and Climate
- Urban Wetlands
New slots will be released every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Gardens By The Bay
Date: Every Saturday and Sunday, 8.30am – 9.30am
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Uncommon Market Vegetables
Description: Come visit this exhibition and learn about some uncommon vegetables that you may or may not have heard about. Many of these can be found in Singapore’s wet markets and supermarkets, and are also planted on the grounds of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Centre for Ethnobotany
Date: 17 December 2022 – 18 June 2023
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Special Tours at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
Description: How did Chinese Singaporeans develop the habit of having kaya toast for breakfast, and what is kopi siudai? Why do Chinese Singaporeans lohei during Chinese New Year and observe Zhongyuan in the seventh lunar month? How did these habits and practices develop, and what are some other Chinese Singaporean customs? Join a tour specially curated for new citizens and non-Singaporeans to better appreciate the distinctiveness of Chinese Singaporean culture. Each session includes a guided tour and short discussion segment.
Tour is free. Suitable for those aged 15 and above. Each participant will also receive a complimentary bottle of Cooling Water from Three Legs brand.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Chinese Culture Centre
Date: 1st Saturday of every month of 2023
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Singapore Sports Hub – Experience Sports Session
Description: Get ready for new exercise experiences with the refreshed Experience Sports Sessions! The daily free fitness programmes focus on five core aspects – Cardio, Endurance, Flexibility, Strength and Zen.
Join Experience Sports Sessions to work out and keep fit now! Participants are welcome to walk-in and join the free fitness programmes, slots are limited.
Highlights
- Yoga
- Tabata
- HIIT
- Zumba
- Dancing
Visit the website for the latest schedule.
Category: Exercise
Location: Singapore Sports Hub
Date: Everyday
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
SCDF Fire Station Open House
Description: Visitors to our Fire Station can look forward to the following during the guided tour:
- Introduction to the Open House;
- Introduction to Emergency Vehicles and their capabilities;
- Demo on donning the full protective gear;
- Demo on using various equipment/appliances; and
- Photo taking
Category: Exhibition
Location: Various Fire Stations
Date: Saturdays
Time: 0900 – 0950 | 1000 – 1050
Booking Requirement: Reccomended
Further Details: Website
If you have any free events or activities that you would like included or if there are any new sources of free activities, do drop me an email at consumelesslife@gmail.com.
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