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 18 April 2022 to 24 April 2022.
Monday – 18 April 2022
Ngee Ann Polytechnic Short Films
Description: Exploring themes of nature, material histories and interpersonal relationships, this showcase features works by students and recent graduates of Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film and Media Studies.
1900 – 1930
- Unknownature (2019) (PG)
- Angkat Tingkat (2020)
- Boundless (2019)
2000 – 2030
- Tomorrow (2019)
- Come See Me (2021) (PG)
- An Elephant Ate A Goldfish (2019) (PG)
Category: Film
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 19 April 2022
Short films from Temasek Polytechnic School of Design
Description: Exploring themes of diasporic identity, intergenerational relationships and historical struggles, this showcase features final year film projects by students of Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Design.
1900 – 1930
- Bahay (2022) (PG)
- 热爱传统 (Made with Passion) (2022) (G)
2000 – 2030
- Ixora Flower (2020) (PG)
Category: Film
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 20 April 2022
Fyrdauz Macbeth
Description: Catch Fyrdauz Macbeth live at the Esplanade Concourse for an evening of songs across the 1980s to the early 2000s.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
NAFA Chinese Concerto Competition Prizewinners’ Concert
Description: Prizewinners of NAFA’s Chinese Concerto Competition in 2021 and 2022 are soloists in this Chinese Orchestra concert led by Quek Ling Kiong.
Category: Music
Location: Lee Foundation Theatre
Time: 1930 – 2115
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Thursday – 21 April 2022
Ethereal Echo
Description: Ethereal Echo is a local band specializing in acoustic pop since 2015. They will be bringing popular hits such as Chasing Cars, Just Give Me A Reason and A Million Dreams.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Friday – 22 April 2022
An Evening with Owen Li
Description: Join Owen Li for a night of vocal appreciation as he presents an acoustic set of some of his favourite tunes by artists such as Ariana Grande, Jojo and Rascal Flatts, alongside original songs (including unreleased material!).
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Celebration of Youth
Description: Celebration of Youth showcases the diversity and vibrancy through a repertoire featuring various genres of music. Lively and joyous pieces from generations past and present will transport audiences of all ages back to their youth.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1945 – 2015 | 2100 – 2130
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.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: The URA Centre Atrium
Time: 0930 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
HS Dance – Down the Rabbit Hole
Description: HS Dance presents a modern retelling of Alice in Wonderland. This performance also features IASAS Dance.
Category: Dance
Location: Singapore American School
Time: 1800
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 23 April 2022
Heritage Tour
Description: For over 150 years, Singapore Botanic Gardens has been the birth place of South East Asia’s rubber and orchid industries. A walk through the re-developed Tanglin / Heritage Core of the Gardens will evoke memories of bygone days where ladies stroll through the Gardens with the parasols and long skirts. Highlights of the tour include the Bandstand, sculptures in the Gardens, the Heritage Trees, the Main Gate, the Saraca Stream Walk.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Visitor Services Desk at Tanglin Gate Botany Centre
Time: 0900 – 1000
Booking Requirement: Registration is required (Visitor Services) 15min before the scheduled tour. Limited slots available.
Further Details: Website
Learning Forest Tour
Description: The Learning Forest features a network of boardwalks and elevated walkways that allow visitors to explore habitats ranging from a freshwater forest wetland to a lowland rainforest. Visitors can learn about freshwater forest wetland ecosystems at the Keppel Discovery Wetlands and walk amongst a collection of some of the tallest tree species in Southeast Asia at the SPH Walk of Giants.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Visitor Services at Tyersall Gate
Time: 0900 – 1000
Booking Requirement: Registration is required (Visitor Services @ Tyersall Gate) 15min before the scheduled tour. Limited slots available.
Further Details: Website
Race Against Time
Description: This session introduces the research facilities at the Singapore Botanic Gardens such as the Library of Botany & Horticulture, Orchid & Micro-propagation laboratory and the Herbarium.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Visitor Services Desk at Tanglin Gate Botany Centre
Time: 1000 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Registration is required (Visitor Services) 15min before the scheduled tour. Limited slots available.
Further Details: Website
Monument Trail
Description: Visit the historical landmarks of the Civic District that tell the story of Singapore’s history, growth and development. Learn more about the heritage and other interesting trees around the vicinity.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Empress Place, Entrance of Cavenagh Bridge
Time: 1000 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Croc and Friends
Description: Go on a 45-minute guided walk with our volunteer, Bernard, to learn fascinating information about the crocodiles and their friends – such as their characteristics and behaviour, and observe them as they go about their daily business.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Wetland Centre
Time: 1130 – 1230 | 1230 – 1330
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: 1130 – 1230 | 1230 – 1330
62nd Trash Hero Beach Clean-Up – Selimang Beach
Description: Want to make a difference for the environment? Join this exclusive cleanup and start your movement with Trash Hero Singapore.
Category: Volunteer Work
Location: Sembawang Park
Time: 0900 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
An afternoon of String favourites by the MGS String Ensemble
Description: The upper secondary students of the Methodist Girls’ School String Ensemble present a repertoire filled with familiar string favourites! This includes Bach’s Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Handel’s Passacaglia, Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 and Joe Hisashi’s Studio Ghibli.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1315 – 1400
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
When You Wish Upon A Star
Description: Come enjoy an evening of songs presented by the Vocal Associates Ensemble of Young Voices. These singers train under Ms Khor Ai Ming and her team of teachers from Ms Khor’s Studio, a studio that empowers students to achieve their artistic potential through performances, and connects people through a shared love for singing.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Trenditions – Trending with Traditions
Description: Enjoy an exciting evening with Orkestra Sri Temasek and Megat Muhammad Firdaus as they present a performance that tracks the evolution of traditional Malay music based on the flexible genre of zapin.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1945 – 2015 | 2100 – 2145
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
#TeamUpEdition: Fort Canning Puzzle Hunt
Description: Do you want to explore Singapore in a fun way? Come try our Fort Canning Puzzle Hunt Adventure! And guess what, we are giving away 500 FREE tickets across four weekends for you to join us in this one-of a kind puzzle hunt. (Note: the usual price per ticket is $30).
Category: Games
Location: Fort Canning
Time: Various Timing
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 24 April 2022
An Afternoon Treat with SJIMB
Description: St Joseph’s Institution Military Band (SJIMB) presents a repertoire of familiar tunes from Disney classics Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast as well as popular movie music such as the theme song of The Avengers.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1315 – 1400
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Dance on the Harp!
Description: Join the Rave Harpers as they dance on the harp with the music! With both solo and ensemble harp work, these young harp players present a repertoire comprising Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers, Offenbach’s French Can-Can and more.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
We Are Young by Mus’Art Percussion Ensemble
Description: Let Mus’Art Youth Percussion ensemble show off their creativity with percussive beats and songs created from simple household items! They present a diverse repertoire ranging from classical pieces such as Bach’s Children’s Medley to Disney favourites such as Under the Sea, as well as Ed Sheeran’s hit song, Shape of you!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1945 – 2015 | 2100 – 2030
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: 21 May 2022 | 18 June 2022
Time: 0900 – 1130 | 1500 – 1730
Booking Requirement: Yes
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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