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.
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 12 September 2022 to 18 September 2022.
The Esplanade free activities are not updated since writing this. Check out here for the latest Esplanade activities.
Monday – 12 September 2022
No Activities
Tuesday – 13 September 2022
No Activities
Wednesday – 14 September 2022
EMCC | Fruit Basket Vol. 3
Description: Take your pick from the sweet basket of local alt-rock, indie-pop-rock and rap sounds from Ultra Mega Cat Attack, RENE, and Sambal Snake.
Category: Music
Location: NUS University Cultural Centre
Time: 1930 – 2120
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
MoneySense Annual Campaign 2022
Description: Learn how to prepare yourself for a comfortable retirement. Understand the basics of retirement planning and factors you need to consider when planning your retirement. Learn how to build your retirement fund through CPF and investing and protect you healthcare needs through insurance. Know how you can plan ahead with CPF nominations and the Lasting Power of Attorney.
Category: Talk
Location: Senja-Cashew Community Club
Time: 1400 – 1600
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Trades of Kampong Gelam Then and Now
Description: Friends of the Museums together with the Malay Heritage Foundation walking tour of Kampong Gelam historic precinct.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Malay Heritage Centre
Time: 1030 – 1200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Thursday – 15 September 2022
World Cleanup Day Community Gathering
Description: To kick start WCD, we’ll be having a community gathering to get together, bond as a community and learn more about other community partners.
Category: Volunteer
Location: Cosentino Show Room
Time: 1830 – 2100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Friday – 16 September 2022
TGIF Music Station
Description: Featuring Singapore’s favourite performing artists and rising stars, join us for good local music performances at TGIF Music Station every month!
Category: Music
Location: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
Time: 2000 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Chinatown Heritage Walks – Telok Ayer Heritage Trail
Description: Experience the oldest part of Chinatown, which is traditionally associated with the Hokkien and also the South Indian Muslim community, who settled along the original water front that ran along today’s Telok Ayer Street.
This is part of the series of monthly Chinatown tours conducted by URA’s volunteer guides from the Friends of the Museums.
Admission is free but PRE-REGISTRATION is required.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: The URA Centre Atrium
Time: 0930 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 17 September 2022
Hydroponic Gardening at Home
Description: Find out more about hydroponic gardening, a simple alternative to traditional gardening. Using a DIY hydroponics kit, discover how you can grow vegetables and other garden edibles at home. Get started on your green journey with this simple and fuss-free method of gardening!
This programme is intended for those aged 50 and above.
Category: Workshop
Location: Malay Heritage Centre
Time: 1400 – 1600
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Trades of Kampong Gelam Then and Now
Description: Friends of the Museums together with the Malay Heritage Foundation walking tour of Kampong Gelam historic precinct.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Malay Heritage Centre
Time: 1030 – 1200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
My River Valley Heritage Tour
Description: My River Valley Heritage Tour explores the rich multicultural and multireligious landscape of the River Valley neighbourhood. This will take us through many shophouses, places of worship and other landmarks around the Singapore River.
There are special requirements regarding attire and things to bring. Please read the description on the website carefully.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Fort Canning MRT Station
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
My Telok Blangah Heritage Tour
Description: My Telok Blangah heritage tour traces the 700-year history of Singapore as a prosperous port city at the southern tip of Peninsula Malaysia, from a trading emporium founded by the legendary Sang Nila Utama in 1299, to a pirate-infested free port established by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819 and a modern metropolis in the 21st century.
There are special requirements regarding attire and things to bring. Please read the description on the website carefully.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Harbourfront MRT Exit D
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Nature Cleanup @Pulau Ubin
Description: We are a group of volunteers who do regular cleanups on Pulau Ubin every month. Our aim is to make Pulau Ubin a cleaner island and a better place for the wildlife.
Category: Volunteer
Location: Pulau Ubin Jetty
Time: 1430 – 1600
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Fort Siloso Day Tour
Description: 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.
Category: Talk
Location: Fort Siloso Skywalk Lobby
Time: 1500 – 1630
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Bees and Butterflies Trail Tour
Description: Journey with us as we explore the relationship between these pollinators and plants in the garden and their significance. Gain a greater appreciation of Singapore’s rich diversity of bees and butterflies.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Hort Park
Time: 0900 – 1000
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Eco Printing Art
Description: Plants are an excellent source of natural pigments. Join CIB Ambassador Felicia to understand more about natural dyes from plants. She will also demonstrates how to print beautiful flowers and leaves on fabric.
Category: Talk
Location: Hort Park
Time: 1100 – 1145
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.
Recommended for ages 6 and above. Please note that dogs are not allowed on this tour.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 0900 – 1030
Booking Requirement: Registration is required 15 minutes before the tour at the Visitor Centre, Gallop.
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, Visitor Centre
Time: 0930 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 18 September 2022
My Holland Village Heritage Tour
Description: My Holland Village traces the evolution of Singapore’s first satellite town from a rubber plantation in the 1870s to a bustling military village in the 1930s and a renowned expatriate centre and tourist attraction in the 2000s.
Participants will hear a first-hand account of this transformation from colourful figures in Holland Village and Commonwealth.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Holland Village MRT Station
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
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
Waves Of Change Festival 2022
Description: The Waves of Change Festival is an annual celebration of the big blue! Organised to inspire love, care and action for the ocean, the 2022 edition features a variety of ocean-related exhibitions created by ocean lovers – from illuminating underwater photography by Singapore’s dive community and captivating short stories by local writers; to multimedia ocean art and entertaining films and discussions.
Highlights
- Films
- Talks
- Workshops
Category: Festival
Location: ArtScience Museum
Date: 10 September 2022 – 9 October 2022
Booking Requirement: Some yes, some no
Further Details: Website
Farm in the Sky! + compost
Description: Get your hands dirty, build some muscles, meet some new like-minded people while building a rooftop community farm from scratch!
Category: Environment
Location: Beauty World Centre
Date: Saturday and Sundays in July – October
Booking Requirement: Yes
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: No
Further Details: Website
Nian Hua: Of Deities, Guardians and Auspicious Art
Description: Nian Hua: Of Deities, Guardians and Auspicious Art is a collaboration with the Chongqing China Three Gorges Museum and showcases new year prints produced in China from the Qing dynasty to the 1980s. A close examination of the iconography of these prints, which are deeply rooted in popular beliefs and folk customs, provides insights into the rarely-documented attitudes and values of the common people in China.
Free guided tours are available. Check with the front desk.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
Date: 21 Jan 2022 – 25 Sep 2022
Time: 1000 – 1700
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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