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.
It is the 2022 Baybeats weekend from 28 October to 30 October. There are more than 20 performances over the weekend. I won’t be listing all of them. You can check them out here.
Here is a list of free stuff to do in Singapore next week from 24 October 2022 to 30 October 2022.
Monday – 24 October 2022
LASALLE College of the Arts
Description: Don’t miss Popaholic Music!, performed by a collective of students from the LASALLE College of the Arts BA Honours Music. Catch these multi-talented performers in action as they uncover and explore popular music genres.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
FeeFiFoFemme
Description: Distilling their favourite radio chart hits from then to now, FeeFiFoFemme is excited to present two dynamic sets of well-loved pop bops ranging from bands of yesteryear—ABBA and the Bee Gees, to contemporary acts like Lizzo, Bruno Mars and Adele.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1845 – 1930 | 2000 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 25 October 2022
LASALLE College of the Arts
Description: Don’t miss Popaholic Music!, performed by a collective of students from the LASALLE College of the Arts BA Honours Music. Catch these multi-talented performers in action as they uncover and explore popular music genres.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 26 October 2022
LASALLE College of the Arts
Description: Fashion meets Music in this collaboration between a collective of students from LASALLE College of the Arts School of Fashion and BA Honours Music.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Aromatique Kampong Gelam
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 – 27 October 2022
LASALLE College of the Arts
Description: Fashion meets Music in this collaboration between a collective of students from LASALLE College of the Arts School of Fashion and BA Honours Music.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Umami Meats Fête
Description: This is an exclusive opportunity for you to experience the delicious flavors of cultivated, not caught, seafood which will be served in 3 different cuisine styles.
The cultivated seafood is a form of lab-grown meat.
Category: Food Tasting
Location: Food Innovation & Resource Centre
Time: 1730 – 1930
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Friday – 28 October 2022
IMAN
Description: Always singing from his heart, IMAN takes influences from fellow folk punk acoustic artists such as Joey Cape, The Late Tony Sly (NUFAN) as well as indie folk rockers Dashboard Confessional and The Gaslight Anthem. Audiences can look forward to mellowed down versions of his originals tunes during his first solo set, while his second set will feature his back band, The State of Mind, for full acoustic band renditions of his songs.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1830 – 1900 | 2030 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Astronauts
Description: Marrying old-school, feel-good R&B with contemporary hip-hop and pop offerings, Astronauts are resolute in their pursuit of all things funky and soulful.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1930 – 2000 | 2130 – 2200
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
motifs
Description: Singaporean shoegaze quintet, motifs, crafts a world of ethereal soundscapes by combining lilting melodies with reverb drenched nostalgia.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1930
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Open Stage
Description: Against the backdrop of our beautiful waterfront, the Open Stage features up-and-coming musicians in bite-sized 15-min sets held at the lawn right in front of the Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Lawn, outside Singtel Waterfront Theatre
Time: 1830 – 2300
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Hathaw9y
Description: hathaw9y are a Busan-based indie pop trio comprising Kiwi, Seyo and Teukmin. Formed in January 2020 when the pandemic was in full swing, the band quickly gained recognition by uploading demos to SoundCloud.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Annexe Studio
Time: 1935 – 2015
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 29 October 2022
Khana Bierbood
Description: Starting off as a group of friends who jammed together around Bangsaen Beach, Khana Bierbood was formed in 2012 and soon after began to approach their music more seriously.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2100 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
xena giam
Description: xena giam, a Singapore-born and bred aspiring singer-songwriter, portrays her life stories in her songwriting. Drawing inspiration from Moira Dela Torre, Bren Joy and Samm Henshaw, her music brings together emotions, soul and groove, all-in-one.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1830 – 1900
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Astronauts
Description: Marrying old-school, feel-good R&B with contemporary hip-hop and pop offerings, Astronauts are resolute in their pursuit of all things funky and soulful.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 2240 – 2320
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Open Stage
Description: Against the backdrop of our beautiful waterfront, the Open Stage features up-and-coming musicians in bite-sized 15-min sets held at the lawn right in front of the Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Lawn, outside Singtel Waterfront Theatre
Time: 1810 – 2240
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Let’s Walk, Singapore
Description: Our friendly Sunnystep staff will greet you at Yishun Park (entrance near SAFRA Yishun Country Club)! Before the walk commences, there will be a simple warm up stretch routine. We will also stop for toilet breaks and water breaks in between, and the walk will end off with a cooling stretch routine!
Category: Fitness
Location: Yishun Park
Time: 0900 – 1100
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: Lifelong Learning Institute
Time: 1400 – 1730
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Nature Walk @ Holland Plain
Description: Home to some very interesting habitats and fauna that are now quite rare in modern-day Singapore, the Holland Plain remains one of the best-kept secrets of the West – until now. With the recent announcement of the Cross-Island Line Phase 2, this area is set to be developed. Public feedback is currently open until November 7 for the Environmental Impact Assessments of these areas, available freely online.
Join us as we explore this beautiful site, and learn more about Singapore’s land use patterns and the thought that goes behind planning for such developments. As the trail is not paved and can get pretty messy at times, we recommend booties/wetshoes.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: King Albert Park MRT Station
Time: 0900 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Kampong Gelam: A Kueh Lapis
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
NParks Concert Series in the Park: Rockestra®
Description: Head down to Fort Canning Park dressed to the nines as we celebrate the good ol’ times. Themed “Saturday Night Retro Fever”, Rockestra® will bring you on a sonic journey to the past, with hits from the 70s to the 90s!
Category: Music
Location: Fort Canning Park
Time: 1900 – 2200
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 – 30 October 2022
Trust The Chaos
Description: Trust The Chaos brings together a variety of genres into a rhythmically powerful and musically diverse sound. The music is powered by unbreakable harmonies, soaring vocals, catchy guitar riffs and thumping bass, tied together with foot stomping percussive beats.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1800 – 1840 | 2000 – 2040
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Aggressive Raisin Cat
Description: Aggressive Raisin Cat is a five-piece progressive metalcore band from Singapore, boasting a blend of heavy, technical yet melodic compositions. After being relatively inactive from 2020 to 2021, the band is back in full force with a new lineup and new material.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1830 – 1900
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Khana Bierbood
Description: Starting off as a group of friends who jammed together around Bangsaen Beach, Khana Bierbood was formed in 2012 and soon after began to approach their music more seriously.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 2240 – 2320
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
False Plaintiff
Description: False Plaintiff is an emo/alternative rock quintet based in Singapore. Formed in 2012, the outfit’s music has been described by many as brutally honest, terrifyingly confessional, as well as firm with highly relatable and truthful lyricism.
Category: Music
Location: Powerhouse²
Time: 1905 – 1945
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Open Stage
Description: Against the backdrop of our beautiful waterfront, the Open Stage features up-and-coming musicians in bite-sized 15-min sets held at the lawn right in front of the Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Lawn, outside Singtel Waterfront Theatre
Time: 1810 – 2240
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Picnic In The City 2022
Description: Picnic in the City, organized by the Public Hygiene Council, will be happening on Sunday, 30 October 2022 from 8am to 10.30am. This event is held in conjunction with our Quarterly SG Clean Day, a day without cleaners.
I have an article here which you can find out more.
Category: Volunteer
Location: Somerset Youth Park
Time: 0800 – 1030
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
Fight The Deadliest Monster With Pedro
Description: Join Pedro the Sea Lion at HarbourFront Centre, Level 1 Atrium, from 10 – 30 October on a mission to take on plastic pollution that is harming his aquatic friends!
Complete missions to claim a ranger buddies pin.
Suitable for kids aged from 4 -10.
Category: Games
Location: Harbourfront Centre Atrium Level 1
Date: 10 – 30 October 2022
Booking Requirement: No
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
Vacheron Constantin: Experience The Anatomy of Beauty
Description: Discover watchmaking art through Vacheron Constantin’s history, where the sense of Beauty is expressed through aesthetics matched only by its perfect technical arrangement.
Category: Art
Location: ArtScience Museum
Date: 16 October 2022 – 2 November 2022
Booking Requirement: Yes
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 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
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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