I will be highlighting events and activities to do in Singapore next week that are absolutely free. We do not have to spend money to enjoy ourselves. 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.
I am looking for sources of free events and activities, including volunteering, in Singapore. Do drop me an email at consumelesslife@gmail.com if you know of any of these free events and activities. 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 11 April 2022 to 17 April 2022.
Monday – 11 April 2022
Compositions from the Spoken Word
Description: Compositions from the Spoken Word is a half-hour long spoken word act that playfully answers ‘O’-Level English essay questions through original spoken word poetry. Watch poets Riqi Hanzrudyn and Max Pasakorn offer their takes on questions about home, humour, and happiness, and reflect on what it means to be a young spoken word poet today.
Category: Theatre
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 12 April 2022
Mei Kee, Owen & Mei Tan
Description: Join Mei Kee, Owen Choy and Mei Tan as they paint the picture of their lives through music from local artists such as Stephanie Sun and Kit Chan, alongside other popular Chinese pop songs, reinterpreted and presented live for the first time.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 13 April 2022
An Evening of Classical Violin Favourites
Description: Aged 7 – 18 years old, six talented young students of Meah Violin Studio present a repertoire of cornerstone violin works, featuring pieces by Handel, Vivaldi and Carl Bohm as well as selected movements of Kuchler and Rieding concertinos. Together with pianist Beatrice Lin, the evening will be wrapped up with Monti’s Czardas as well as a catchy ensemble piece, Molto Mambo, by Loreta Fin. This debut performance at the Esplanade Concourse acts as a welcome respite from their hectic school life!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
EMCC | Bring It Back To Live
Description: Celebrate the last day of classes with LIVE MUSIC on campus!
NUS Centre For the Arts is delighted to present Bring It Back To Live, a two-part concert featuring NUS’ own musical talents and held with a full-capacity live audience at UCC Theatre.
Category: Music
Location: NUS University Cultural Centre Theatre
Time: 1900 – 2000 | 2100 – 2200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Thursday – 14 April 2022
SP Jazz Band
Description: The Singapore Polytechnic Jazz Band showcase their versatility with a repertoire of swing tunes such as Misty, Emily and Billie’s Bounce, along with bossa nova and funk tunes such as Corcovado and The Chicken.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Friday – 15 April 2022
Guitar Emerge
Description: The learning never stops! Join students and teachers from Guitar Emerge Music School as they come together to perform familiar tunes by Queen, Bon Jovi, Chuck Berry, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many more.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wizard of Oz
Description: Adapted from fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Dance Thrilogy performs a delightful short dance version of this tale.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1945 – 2015 | 2100 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
AS IT IS
Description: Four fabricators come together to explore the nature of art, the relationship between our craft and our manufacturing productions. This project is in collaboration with Darren Mok, Jacqueline Sim, Matthias Yong, Tay Ining & Fellow Design, alongside audiences, at Toa Payoh Industrial Park.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Baremetalco
Time: 2000 – 2200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Momentary Bodies – A dance residency showcase
Description: A site-specific performance by *SCAPE dance residents for the second edition of the Dance Residency. Experience how each dance artist maneuvers and explores unique environments.
A guest performance Ontogeny ± will be featured in the evening performances.
Category: Dance
Location: Design Orchard
Time: 2000
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 16 April 2022
Edibles Discovery Tour
Description: Excite your taste buds as we discover the various edibles that can be grown in your backyard and balcony spaces. Learn about heirloom edibles used in cooking and sustainable gardening practices.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: HortPark, Visitor Services Centre
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. Visit the OCBC Arboretum and a section of the Mingxin Foundation Rambler’s Ridge.
The tour begins at the Visitor Centre at Gallop, and will take you through the OCBC Arboretum, viewing the dipterocarp collection. You will also experience the Mingxin Foundation Rambler’s Ridge, Forest Discovery Centre @ OCBC Arboretum and the Botanical Art Gallery.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Gallop Extension
Time: 0900 – 1030
Booking Requirement: Registration is required (Visitor Services @ Gallop) 15min before the scheduled tour. Limited slots available.
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!
Category: Guided Tour
Location: HortPark, Visitor Services Centre
Time: 0900 – 1609
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Succulents at Home
Description: Succulents are reputed to be carefree plants that require low maintenance. To begin beautifying your homes with these lovely plants, this talk will help you to select suitable containers and the right soil mix, as well as understand how to feed and propagate your succulents.
Category: Talk
Location: HortPark, MPH
Time: 0930 – 1030
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
AS IT IS
Description: Four fabricators come together to explore the nature of art, the relationship between our craft and our manufacturing productions. This project is in collaboration with Darren Mok, Jacqueline Sim, Matthias Yong, Tay Ining & Fellow Design, alongside audiences, at Toa Payoh Industrial Park.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Baremetalco
Time: 2000 – 2200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Momentary Bodies – A dance residency showcase
Description: A site-specific performance by *SCAPE dance residents for the second edition of the Dance Residency. Experience how each dance artist maneuvers and explores unique environments.
A guest performance Ontogeny ± will be featured in the evening performances.
Category: Dance
Location: Design Orchard
Time: 1600 | 2000
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Fort Siloso Day Tour
Description: Built in the late 19th century as an important installation for protecting our coastline, Fort Siloso is now home to a wealth of WWII memorabilia, including the largest collection of coastal guns in Singapore. Come and explore the fortified military structures and tunnels with our passionate guides, as they journey with you back in time with stories of yesteryears. Conclude your tour at the newly revamped Surrender Chambers, where you will be guided through six interactive zones, from the Japanese invasion till their eventual surrender at the end of WWII.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Fort Siloso Skywalk Lobby
Time: 1500 – 1630
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
The Game of Stacking Voices
Description: The pandemic made singing a real challenge for young a cappella groups over the last two years, especially since online meeting tools are limited in their ability to replicate real-time ensemble singing. As a result, new ideas were incubated on how to produce music using the human voice. To navigate and overcome these circumstances, ITE’s That Acappella Group (TAG) have honed their skills in stacking human voices to be combined post-recording. TAG is now looking forward to adjusting back to live (and real life), communicating to the audience directly with their voice.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Annette Lee: All-In-One
Description: Annette Lee: All-In-One is local musician, actor and filmmaker Annette Lee’s first headlining concert. It is a sign-up-only, free concert; her way of giving back to her fans who have supported her work as an multi-hyphenate content creator over the last 2 years.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Theatre
Time: 1930 – 2130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Dancers@Work
Description: Join us for an uplifting evening of dance by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts’ (NAFA) students, alumni, and lecturers! Dancers @ Work showcases the edge and versatility of NAFA’s conservatory-trained performers. The performance features a variety of dance styles, including contemporary, classical, and fusion jazz by Yenny Widjaja (Indonesia), Supatchai Lappakornkul (Thailand), Rosa Park (Korea), Yeo Hana (Singapore), as well as student choreographers.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1945 – 2015 | 2100 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Friendship is the Best Romance
Description: In this workshop, we will be exploring the ways people fall in and out of friendships via a series of discussions, in-class readings and ideating exercises. The aim will be to see how the mercurial nature of friendships might be utilised to our advantage as storytellers, and as essential building blocks in our ideation of characters and storylines within our practices of fiction.
Category: Workshop
Location: Toa Payoh Public Library
Time: 1400 – 1600
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 17 April 2022
Swiss Weeks 2022
Description: This April, join us for an intimate Sunday evening filled with soulful tunes by Swiss-Singaporean artist and pop icon, Tabitha Nauser. Tabitha will perform at the enchanting Flower Field Hall at Gardens by the Bay. She will be performing her chart topping hits including her newest single ‘Won’t Stop’.
Category: Music
Location: Flower Field Hall
Time: 1800 – 1900
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Shonn
Description: Look forward to a night of chill acoustic tunes as Shonn serenades you with his warm soothing vocals. For the first time, he will be performing original songs live, featuring tracks about love and heartbreak from his upcoming debut EP Solace. He will also change things up with his own stripped-down renditions of recent chart-topping songs.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Gratitude
Description: Directed by Zaini Tahir, Gratitude presents a myriad of dance performances from Republic Polytechnic CREATE Club along with a guest performance from NUS Dance Ensemble, showcasing the essence of Malay dance, hip hop, contemporary dance as well as martial arts presented through a contemporary lens.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1945 – 2015 | 2100 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
Singapore Maritime Trail – Our Heritage
Description: Discover Singapore’s rich maritime stories through the Singapore Maritime Trails!
Category: Guided Tour
Location: SMU School of Accountancy
Date: 7 May 2022 | 4 June 2022
Time: 0900 – 1130 | 1500 – 1730
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Singapore Maritime Trail – Our Progress
Description: Discover Singapore’s rich maritime stories through the Singapore Maritime Trails!
Category: Guided Tour
Location: HarbourFront Centre
Date: 11 June 2022
Time: 0900 – 1130 | 1500 – 1730
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Singapore Maritime Trail – Our Legacy
Description: Discover Singapore’s rich maritime stories through the Singapore Maritime Trails!
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Telok Ayer MRT Station, Exit B
Date: 16 April 2022 | 21 May 2022 | 18 June 2022
Time: 0900 – 1130 | 1500 – 1730
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
ArtScience on Screen: The Modern Fables of Masaaki Yuasa
Description: Yakitori, yakuza, and mermaids collide in the wonderfully kaleidoscopic genius mind of acclaimed Japanese animator and director Masaaki Yuasa.
Mind Game (2004)
Lu Over The Wall (2017)
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
Ride Your Wave (2019)
Category: Movie Screening
Location: Art Science Museum
Date: 4 March 2022 – 17 April 2022 (Free screenings only on weekdays)
Time: 1400 – 1830 (Screen time dependant on movie)
Booking Requirement: Yes (Can try to walk in on weekdays)
Further Details: Website
ArtScience Museum x NOWNESS: Meditative Screens
Description: Come witness how community, song, language and spirituality transcend chaos through an inextricable bond of hope across 4 very specially curated short films in conjunction with NOWNESS.
First Sunday
Nabs
The Dictionary
Boys Will Be Flowers
Category: Movie Screening
Location: Art Science Museum
Date: 4 March 2022 – 17 April 2022 (Free screenings only on weekdays)
Time: 1030 – 1300 (Total screen time 19 minutes)
Booking Requirement: Yes (Can try to walk in on weekdays)
Further Details: Website
Life is Sweet: Ang Ku Kueh Girl Exhibition
Description: These illustrations were inspired by Wang Shijia’s reflections on life’s joys and struggles. But don’t mistake Ang Ku Kueh Girl for her creator! Ang Ku Kueh Girl is determined, persistent and a thankful optimist; Shijia aspires to be like her!
Many of these illustrations have been published before. They have since been updated with new details and colours. Shijia also added traditional Chinese motifs to convey her well wishes for visitors.
There are also other free exhibitions and events available at SCCC that you can check out here.
Category: Exhibition
Location: SCCC Auditorium Foyer, Level 9 and 10
Date: 7 January 2021 – 30 June 2022
Time: 0900 – 2200
Booking Requirement: No
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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