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 26 December 2022 to 1 January 2023.
Monday – 26 December 2022
Songs Re:Imagined
Description: Songs Re:Imagined is a collaboration of songs, stories, lives and performers. Coming together from different worlds, experiences and performing styles, it is a collaboration among friends (who happen to also be neighbours!) brought together by the love and power of music to re-tell, re-interpret, and re-discover.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
HYRULXAZMIR
Description: Be enthralled by their magnetic showmanship and renditions of hits from influences like Tulus, Judika, Ne-Yo and Harry Styles. From throwback anthems to current bops, get hyped with HYRULXAZMIR through a repertoire of pop, R&B and funk music!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1945 | 2030 – 2115
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 27 December 2022
Heema Izzati
Description: Join songstress and multi-instrumentalist Heema as she takes you through her musical journey starting from her first public performance at the delicate age of three. From Disney to Rihanna, she will be showcasing a collection of songs in a variety of genres and languages, all of which have shaped her identity as a young performer.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 28 December 2022
The Ostrich of Kampong Glam LIVE!
Description: Join author-performer Kane Wheatley-Holder and sound design folks from Artwave for a tale you’ve never heard of—and might never hear of again!
Category: Storytelling
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Thursday – 29 December 2022
Inclusive Arts Movement
Description: Join Inclusive Arts Movement (I.AM) for an evening of soulful and inspiring performances by differently-abled talents. Feel the love as they share sentimental songs that are sure to stir your emotions.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Movie Date With BPPL!
Description: Calling all families, Join us for a movie date at Bukit Panjang Public Library!
Advisory: PG (Some violence)
Category: Film
Location: Bukit Panjang Public Library
Time: 1730 – 1930
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Friday – 30 December 2022
Inclusive Arts Movement
Description: Join Inclusive Arts Movement (I.AM) for an evening of soulful and inspiring performances by differently-abled talents. Feel the love as they share sentimental songs that are sure to stir your emotions.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1930 | 2000 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Festa!
Description: Join NovoBloco and Bloco Singapura this festive season for an entrancing evening of pulsating drums and dance alongside family and friends, both old and new.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1945 | 2030 – 2115
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 31 December 2022
The Next Wave
Description: Get the freshest sounds on your radar as handpicked by the finest ears in the industry including Dean Augustine (Cross Ratio Entertainment), Leonard Soosay (Snakeweed Studios) and singer-songwriter Linying, in collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.
1845 – 1930 – Shazza
2000 – 2045 – Thaarmin
2115 – 2200 – Alicia DC
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1930 | 2000 – 1945 | 2115 – 2200
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
The Next Wave
Description: Get the freshest sounds on your radar as handpicked by the finest ears in the industry including Dean Augustine (Cross Ratio Entertainment), Leonard Soosay (Snakeweed Studios) and singer-songwriter Linying, in collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.
1900 – 1940 – motifs
2000 – 2040 – motifs
2100 – 2140 – mattgnaw
2200 – 2240 – Narysal
2300 – 2340 – mattgnaw
Next Morning 0008 – 0048 – Narysal
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1940 | 2000 – 2040 | 2100 – 2140 | 2200 – 2240 | 2300 – 2340 | Next Morning 0008 – 0048
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Movie Time! @ Sengkang Public Library
Description: Unwind with a movie at Sengkang Public Library’s programme zone. Come on down to enjoy some of our favourite movies. Admission is free! Slots are limited, so do register quickly! Suitable for families, or anyone needing a break.
Rating: G
Est duration: 88 mins
Category: Film
Location: Sengkang Public Library
Time: 1400 – 1600
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Let’s Celebrate 2023
Description: Usher in the new year with an exciting slate of Let’s Celebrate 2023 activities as your favourite annual countdown party returns to The Promontory at Marina Bay! You will be treated to performances by a star-studded line-up of local and regional talents including Shila Amzah, Richie Koh, Yung Raja, ALYPH, Ebi Shankara, Glenn Yong, Desmond Ng, Rahimah Rahim and many more!
No outside food and drinks (even bottled water) are allowed so do eat and drink before attending the countdown.
Category: Festival
Location: The Promontory
Time: 1900 – 0015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Let’s Walk, Singapore
Description: Join the Sunnystep community for a free 3.5km walkathon at Jurong Lake Gardens! Our friendly Sunnystep staff will greet you at Jurong Lake Gardens (at the Oval)! 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 with a cooling stretch routine!
09:00 – 09:05: Introduction + Distribution of vouchers (no registration required)
09:05 – 09:15: Warm-up exercise
09:15 – 09:50: Walk
09:50 – 09:55: Water/ toilet break
09:55 – 10:25: Walk
10:25 – 10:30: Water/ Toilet break
10:30 – 10:50: Walk
10:50 – 11:00: Cool down stretch
Category: Exercise
Location: Jurong Lake Gardens
Time: 0900 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 1 January 2023
Leslie Low
Description: Known for his work with The Observatory and Hanging up the Moon, Leslie Low returns with music off his latest album, Nightingale. Expect intimate renditions of this album’s songs and see how he breathes new life into old songs from different periods of his musical oeuvre.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1800 – 1830 | 1900 – 1930
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Houg
Description: For the first time ever at Esplanade, Houg presents his music with the support of his band. Houg will perform tracks off his debut album, which was inspired by his journey between Singapore and Melbourne, trying to find a home for his music.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1845 – 1930 | 2015 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
My Tiong Bahru Heritage Tour
Description: Take a walk around Singapore’s only conserved housing estate with our volunteer guides to explore the pre-war and post-war architecture and learn about the culture and arts, food and romance, as well as intriguing people and stories associated with this charming and picturesque neighbourhood.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Tiong Bahru CC
Time: 1000 – 1200 | 1400 – 1600 | 1600 – 1800
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: 1000 – 1200 | 1400 – 1600 | 1600 – 1800
My Dawson Heritage Tour
Description: My Dawson Heritage Tour explores the history and heritage of Queenstown, Singapore’s first satellite town. Join us as we explore how Queenstown links to different periods throughout Singapore’s history, from it being founded as a port city in 1819, to achieving self-governance in 1959, and to its nation building from the 1960s to the present day.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Queenstown MRT Station
Time: 0830 – 1230
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
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
Pulp III: A Short Biography of the Banished Book
Description: Pulp III marks the midpoint of Rao’s ongoing decade-long project Pulp, which explores the history of book destruction and its impact on the futures of knowledge. The exhibition provides visitors the opportunity to engage with Rao’s work through daily screenings of her film, Talking Leaves, and a presentation of her book, Pulp III: An Intimate Inventory of the Banished Book, Volume III of V (Pulp Vol. III).
Filmed over five years in various locations including Venice and Singapore, Talking Leaves highlights the tales of those at the forefront of the effort to save books and libraries through personal confidences and elegiac reflections, as well as incendiary documentary and mytho-poetic languages.
Category: Exhibition
Location: ArtScience Museum
Date: 6 January 2023 – 24 January 2023
Booking Requirement: No
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
Doesn’t It Feel Like Christmas
Description: We’re decking the cinema halls this holiday season with 12 genres of Christmas films! From musicals to horror to animation to comedy, take a deep dive into the movies that make Christmas the most wonderful time of the year.
Come explore the secret movie sauce that films bring to the holidays and celebrate the happiest season of all with us at ArtScience Museum.
Free Movies
Frozen Sing-Along
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Edward Scissorhands
Gremlins
Category: Film
Location: ArtScience Museum
Date: 5 November 2022 – 6 January 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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