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 13 February 2023 to 19 February 2023.
Monday – 13 February 2023
Let’s Talk Traditional
Description: Traditional Malay music is constantly under reinvention and assimilation, especially with regards to stylistic experimentation and compositional variety. However, the one thing that remains is the distinct feel and sound of which the Malay music flows.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 14 February 2023
Love Songs and Popular Classics
Description: Let the Musicians’ Initiative Wind Quintet serenade you this Valentine’s Day with popular pieces from the classical repertoire and some of the most romantic love songs.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 15 February 2023
Spectrum Platform: Murder Ballades
Description: Spectrum Platform presents an evening of contemporary classical music that explores the aspirations of the modern, and inspirations in music of today.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Thursday – 16 February 2023
Breathe
Description: Breathe invites you on a journey of tunes to quiet the mind, ground the senses and take time to breathe. This performance features classical arrangements on the harp, including music by Dowland and Mendelssohn as well as a little improvisation.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Friday – 17 February 2023
Selections from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
Description: Be treated to a selection of popular tunes from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky including its famous overture, a few of its popular dances, as well as the iconic Waltz of the Flowers.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Belle Melodie
Description: Singers and youth chorus soloists of the Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) Artists Training Programme (ATP) present an evening of ultra-tuneful classical works and operettas. This performance is sure to be an engaging experience for both the performers and the audience.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1915 – 2000 | 2045 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Sky Greens Virtual Learning Journey
Description: As part of the Tweenkerama| sustainability series, be taken on a virtual learning journey to the world’s first low-carbon, hydraulic-driven vertical farm. Discover how Sky Greens leverages on technology to minimise land usage yet still maximises output through smart urban vertical farming.
Participants will learn about the future of farming in alignment to Singapore’s “30 by 30” goal and get to ideate designs and solutions for creating their own urban farms.
* This programme is suitable for tweens aged 10-13 years old.
Category: Workshop
Location: Punggol Regional Library
Time: 1430 – 1530
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Chinatown Heritage Walks – Tanjong Pagar
Description: Experience Tanjong Pagar, gateway to the harbour and the railway. With a rich history, the area is also full of architectural gems, just waiting to be discovered.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Urban Redevelopment Authority
Time: 0930 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 18 February 2023
Lunchtime Performance
Description: This performance features a mix of ensemble and solo harp performances by the talented and passionate harp ensemble players from Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School. Join them as they perform classic and contemporary favourites as well as original compositions by their very own instructor and conductor, Ms Magdalene Wong.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1315 – 1345
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Dancing with Four Hands!
Description: Be treated to an evening of classical dance music and get to know the various styles of dance and origins of some well-known tunes.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Belle Melodie
Description: Singers and youth chorus soloists of the Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) Artists Training Programme (ATP) present an evening of ultra-tuneful classical works and operettas. This performance is sure to be an engaging experience for both the performers and the audience.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1915 – 2000 | 2045 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Former Ford Factory Guided Tour
Description: Join us for a guided tour of the Former Ford Factory and discover stories of the Japanese invasion and Occupation of Singapore, as well as the resistance and resilience of the people. There will also be a screening of the short documentary film “Battle For Singapore”, which chronicles the fall of Singapore and features archival photographs and video footage of key events.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Fort Siloso Skywalk Lobby
Time: 1100 – 1230 | 1400 – 1530
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. 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
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
Kampong Gelam – From Princes to Paupers
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
Bird Watching
Description: Join us for a bird watching tour at the Southern Ridges, where up to 43 species of birds have been spotted so far. This tour will take you through the Forest Walk and the Singing Forest in search of these beautiful birds. Do bring along a pair of binoculars or a camera with a zoom function for a better experience.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Mount Faber Park
Time: 0730 – 0930
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
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
Time: 0900 – 1000
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!
Category: Guided Tour
Location: HortPark
Time: 0900 – 1000
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Rifle Range Nature Park Guided Tour
Description: This 1-hour guided walk will allow participants to learn more about our rich biodiversity and the animal crossing features such as rope bridges and colugo poles. Find out how these structures enhance the ecological connectivity for our wildlife and the importance of Rifle Range Nature Park as a green buffer to protect Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Rifle Range Nature Park
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
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
Vermi Composting
Description: Fertilisers are added to soil to increase the nutrients level so that plants can grow vigorously and reproduce. There are two classes of fertilisers – organic and inorganic. Do you know the differences between different types of organic fertilisers and what works best for your plants’ needs?
The first 20 participants will receive a free sample of Wermeal Bloom from Werms.inc!
Category: Talk
Location: HortPark
Time: 0930 – 1030
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
What’s in my water?
Description: Join us for an interesting morning walk getting to know the creatures and plants that lives in and around the water edges of Sungei Buloh.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Time: 0930 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
My Holland Village 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.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Holland Village MRT Station
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
My Telok Blangah 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.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Harbourfront MRT
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 19 February 2023
Rasanubhuti – Experiencing the Beauty of Emotions
Description: This performance challenges the artists to convey the same essence of the navarasas, without a dancer but through emotive musical pieces instead. Rasanubhuti will be presented by Vaishnavi Anand on vocals along with Bombay V Anand on the violin and Sai Akhileshwar on the mridangam.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Belle Melodie
Description: Singers and youth chorus soloists of the Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) Artists Training Programme (ATP) present an evening of ultra-tuneful classical works and operettas. This performance is sure to be an engaging experience for both the performers and the audience.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1915 – 2000 | 2045 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
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. Our tour does not just focus on the great historical figures that gave rise to many of these places, but also on the everyday people and communities that breathe life into these places
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Fort Canning MRT Station
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
Lunar Toons
Description: High on every major awards festival’s list of contenders, these films showcase the highest artistic standards of the animation artform and storytelling, whilst exploring how families lean into each other in times of need. Heartfelt, heartwarming and meaningful for all ages, Lunar Toons invites you to cosy up in ArtScience Cinema with your loved ones and let the films take you on a profound cinematic journey.
Films
DC League of Super-Pets
Ron’s Gone Wrong
Turning Red
Category: Film
Location: ArtScience Cinema
Date: 26 January 2023 – 3 March 2023
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Circular Futures: Next Gen
Description: The work shown in this exhibition pushes the boundaries of sustainable design and addresses how we can better approach environmental concerns. It provides potential solutions for the damage caused by human impact on this Earth and projects new possibilities for living in the future.
The exhibition explores how sustainable design can be beautiful and proves that embracing environmental constraints does not prevent designers and architects from generating novel ideas.
Category: Exhibition
Location: National Design Centre
Date: 6 January 2023 – 9 April 2023
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition
Description: The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the instruments developed by UNESCO. Cultural heritage does not end at monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
Date: 17 March 2023 – 20 March 2023
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
What Makes a Chinese New Year, Singaporean?
Description: This exhibition is presented through different stalls for visitors to learn about the various “ingredients” that go into the making of a Singaporean Chinese New Year. Some distinctive events and practices featured in the exhibition include festivities like River Hongbao and Chingay, goodies like pineapple tarts and love letters, and customs such as the giving of red packets and praying to the Jade Emperor.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Library@Chinatown
Date: 28 January 2023 – 27 February 2023
Booking Requirement: No
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
Guided Tour of the Police Heritage Centre
Description: The Police Heritage Centre (PHC) welcomes visitors with a showcase of multifarious exhibits and multimedia displays that highlights the rich history of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) from the colonial times till the present day. Immerse yourself in the challenges of early policing, the post-WWII period of secret societies resurgence and communist subversion, as well as learn how community policing has brought the police and community closer together to fight crime, making Singapore one of the safest countries in the world. The PHC also pays tribute to the heroism and sacrifice of police officers who have died in the line of duty to keep Singapore safe and secure.
When visiting, you may wish to set aside 1.5 hours for the guided tour and for some time to explore the Heritage Centre.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: New Phoenix Park, Police Headquarters
Date: Guided tours are offered from Tuesdays to Saturdays (Till February)
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
兔gether
Description: SCCC’s Roof Garden comes alive with a spectacular rabbit-themed art installation exhibition to welcome the Year of the Rabbit. Entitled 兔gether, the art installations created by local art and design studio Whisky and Foxtrot LLP, the mixed-media artwork presents a cast of characters from Chinese New Year mythology. These characters will showcase local Chinese New Year practices enjoyed together with family and friends.
Light Shows
Visitors can also look forward to special light shows with narration of the story of Tu Zai’s journey home to celebrate Chinese New Year with his family and friends.
Light shows will be held on 7 Jan, 14 Jan, 28 Jan, 25 Feb and 25 Mar from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
Date: 18 December 2022 – 31 March 2023
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Singapore Biennale 2022
Description: Singapore Biennale 2022 is here from 16 October 2022 to 19 March 2023 and will showcase art from a myriad of local and international artists at multiple locations around Singapore. The main location for the arts festival is ticketed and will be at 39 Tanjong Pagar Distripark with over 40 artists showing their art. Tickets are free for children aged 6 and below, persons with disabilities (PWD) and their caretakers, and local/locally-based students and teachers.
However, there are still plenty of free art installations to view at other locations. The amount of art at these free locations can be quite minimal so you should look for things to do and eat in the area besides just going there to view the art.
Category: Festival
Location: Various locations around Singapore
Date: 16 October 2022 – 19 March 2023
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website | My Article
Children’s Museum Singapore
Description: Let’s “Start With Wonder” at Children’s Museum Singapore. We are the first museum in Singapore dedicated to children 12 years old and below! We believe in sparking wonder and the power of play in a safe environment.
Adults are unable to visit without a child accompanying them.
Admission is free until 31 March 2023
Category: Museum
Location: Children’s Museum Singapore
Date: Till 31 March 2023 (Closed on Mondays)
Booking Requirement: Yes
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: 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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