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 29 August 2022 to 4 September 2022.
Monday – 29 August 2022
Keroncong Bayu
Description: In conjunction with Red Dot August, Keroncong Bayu SG would like to celebrate local legends and songs in the Malay performing arts scene that incorporate keroncong in their works. Enjoy your favourite local songs with a twist of keroncong, from the songs of Kartina Dahari to those of Teresa Teng.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 30 August 2022
Poems from the Eternal Summer
Description: In a most contrasting fashion, Nanyang poetry evokes both soothing echoes and scorching aftertastes. Come and feel the music and magic of poetry from the eternal summer.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 31 August 2022
TSMC Tunes
Description: As part of Esplanade’s ongoing Red Dot August series, Sherman, Wayne and Yi Sheng will represent The Songwriter Music College (TSMC) in their performance of original songs written and composed by TSMC alumni and current students!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Kampong Gelam Heritage Walk
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 – 1 September 2022
No activities
Friday – 2 September 2022
The Takeover
Description: The Takeover celebrates the musical achievements, compositions and productions of artist and producer Ashidy Ridwan. Look forward to a night filled with popular drama and movie soundtracks.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1845 – 1930
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Bebas Milik Kita Showcase
Description: Join Yanto Sani as he performs original songs spanning the genres of rock, hip-hop and electronic music.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 2015 – 2100 | 2130 – 2215
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Sunset Walk at Jurong Lake Gardens
Description: Join us for a specially curated tour of Jurong Lake Gardens this Mid-Autumn Festival! While immersing in the beauty of the sunset, our guides will introduce the different species of flora and fauna in the Gardens.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Jurong Lake Garden
Time: 1830 – 1930
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Chinatown Heritage Walks – Tanjong Pagar Heritage Trail
Description: Experience Tanjong Pagar’s rich history and architectural gems.
This is part of the series of monthly Chinatown tours conducted by URA’s volunteer guides from the Friends of the Museums (FOM).
Registration will open on 26 Aug 2022 at 10am and closes on 30 Aug 2022 at 10am or earlier, depending on the availability of tickets.
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 – 3 September 2022
Irama Pantai Selatan
Description: Translating into “Southern Beach Tunes”, Irama Pantai Selantan is a duo that plays a genre they call maritime pop, which has heavy tropical influences. In this showcase, the duo will showcase their songs from their first album, Dendang Samudra, alongside new tracks from their upcoming EP.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1915 – 2000
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Kelana Pantun Temasek: Waris Magis
Description: Waris Magis is a high-spirited pantun performance that sheds light on the value of man by juxtaposing humanity with the supernatural. This 30-minute performance showcases the versatile nature of pantun, performed through musical forms and a theatrical play.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 2015 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
The Takeover
Description: The Takeover celebrates the musical achievements, compositions and productions of artist and producer Ashidy Ridwan. Look forward to a night filled with popular drama and movie soundtracks.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1845 – 1930
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Ramayan
Description: The Beatles meets psychedelic rock meets the Nusantara—Ramayan promises a mind-bending sonic experience of psychedelic sounds, infused with gritty guitar riffs and trippy synthesizers, energetic vocals and catchy hooks.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 2015 – 2100 | 2130 – 2215
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Playwriting 201 with Main Tulis Group
Description: Aimed at beginner and intermediate writers interested in playwriting, this two-hour workshop includes practical tips for how to improve your work, especially that daunting transformation between the first and second drafts. We’ll look at what makes a play ‘good’, and go over the most common traps new plays can suffer from.
Category: Workshop
Location: Esplanade Studio 219
Time: 1100 – 1300
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
The Art of Expressing Yourself Freely
Description: Enhance your creative musical expressions in this workshop by Yanto Sani, the winner of Suria’s Projek Lagu competition in 2021. This intimate session will allow participants to explore songwriting as Yanto walks through the writing process of pop-rock songs. Learn to understand your own songwriting skills, create catchy hooks and dive deeper into storytelling through lyrics.
Category: Workshop
Location: Esplanade Studio 219
Time: 1330 – 1500
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
SCRIPT READING: Pekung
Description: Pekung explores the themes of diversity, inclusion and equity told through the lives of those who forget and those who are forgotten.
Category: Theatre
Location: Esplanade Annexe Studio
Time: 1400 – 1500
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
SCRIPT READING: Kemas
Description: In Malay, kemas means tidy or neat—organised, well-placed, well-managed. But what if this organisation is invisible? What if it cannot be seen?
Category: Theatre
Location: Esplanade Annexe Studio
Time: 1600 – 1700
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Pukul Canang Pop-up
Description: Enjoy the beauty of words at our Courtyard Garden this Cipta Cita weekend! Bring your picnic mats, chill and watch pop-up performances by artists, spanning across acoustic music, poetry and storytelling.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Courtyard
Time: 1830 – 1900 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Kampong Gelam Heritage Walk
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
Storytelling with the Singapore Police Force
Description: Join our Police Officers from Woodlands Division for a special storytelling session about saving the earth together!
Category: Talk
Location: Yishun Public Library
Time: 1130 – 1200
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Sunset Walk at Jurong Lake Gardens
Description: Join us for a specially curated tour of Jurong Lake Gardens this Mid-Autumn Festival! While immersing in the beauty of the sunset, our guides will introduce the different species of flora and fauna in the Gardens.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Jurong Lake Gardens
Time: 1830 – 1930
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.
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 – 1000
Booking Requirement: Registration is required 15 minutes prior on a first-come-first-served basis at Visitor Services @ Gallop.
Further Details: Website
Healing Garden Tour
Description: The Healing Garden showcases over 400 varieties of plants used medicinally. Spread over 2.5 hectares, this garden is designed as a tranquil retreat with medical plants traditionally used in Southeast Asia as the main focus.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 0900 – 1000 | 1000 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Registration is required 15 minutes before the tour at the Visitor Centre, Nassim Gate.
Further Details: Website
Another World is Possible | Future of Work Expert Edition
Description: Another World is Possible is a panel discussion about the role of design and technology in building a more ethical and equitable world.
Category: Talk
Location: library@harbourfront
Time: 1600 – 1730
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 4 September 2022
Ramayan
Description: The Beatles meets psychedelic rock meets the Nusantara—Ramayan promises a mind-bending sonic experience of psychedelic sounds, infused with gritty guitar riffs and trippy synthesizers, energetic vocals and catchy hooks.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1915 – 2000
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Kelana Pantun Temasek: Waris Magis
Description: Waris Magis is a high-spirited pantun performance that sheds light on the value of man by juxtaposing humanity with the supernatural. This 30-minute performance showcases the versatile nature of pantun, performed through musical forms and a theatrical play.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 2015 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Irama Pantai Selatan
Description: Translating into “Southern Beach Tunes”, Irama Pantai Selantan is a duo that plays a genre they call maritime pop, which has heavy tropical influences. In this showcase, the duo will showcase their songs from their first album, Dendang Samudra, alongside new tracks from their upcoming EP.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1945 | 2015 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Pukul Canang Pop-up
Description: Enjoy the beauty of words at our Courtyard Garden this Cipta Cita weekend! Bring your picnic mats, chill and watch pop-up performances by artists, spanning across acoustic music, poetry and storytelling.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Courtyard
Time: 1830 – 1900 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Sunset Walk at Jurong Lake Gardens
Description: Join us for a specially curated tour of Jurong Lake Gardens this Mid-Autumn Festival! While immersing in the beauty of the sunset, our guides will introduce the different species of flora and fauna in the Gardens.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Jurong Lake Gardens
Time: 1830 – 1930
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
Lights by the Lake 2022 @ Jurong Lake Gardens
Description: As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, join us to celebrate at our annual Lights by The Lake 2022 event held at the Jurong Lake Gardens.
Highlights
Lantern displays | 25 AUG – 18 SEP | 1900 – 2300
Music under the moonlight | 26, 27 AUG, 2, 3, 9, 10 SEP | 1945 – 2015 | 2045 – 2115
Dragonboat Try-Outs | 27, 28 AUG, 3, 4, 10, 11 SEP | 1600 – 1700 | 1700 – 1800
Craft sessions by Coastal Natives | 28 AUG – 11 SEP | Various Timings
Workout by ActiveSG | 25 AUG – 8 SEP | 1900
Category: Festival
Location: Jurong Lake Gardens
Date: 14 July 2022 – 11 September 2022
Booking Requirement: Some yes, some no
Further Details: Website
Festival at the Fort 2022
Description: This year’s edition of Festival at the Fort is held in conjunction with Singapore Night Festival.
From 26 August to 4 September, a variety of activities and programmes have been organised such as exhibitions, movie screenings, guided tours, game tours and craft activities.
Highlights
Movie Screenings
In Search of The Flower Guardian (Treasure Hunt Activity)
Asian Spices & Cocktails: A Demo & Tasting Session
Craft Activities
Heritage on the Hill Tour
Category: Festival
Location: Fort Canning Park
Date: 26 August 2022 – 4 September 2022
Booking Requirement: Some yes, some no
Further Details: Website
OBJECTIFS CINEMA: NOW SHOWING
Description: Welcome to Objectifs Cinema: Now Showing, a celebration of the richness and diversity of Southeast Asian short films. It is an exhibition that hopes to gather film lovers of all backgrounds through screenings, talks, sharing sessions, and a film memorabilia showcase. It aims to set the stage for deeper discussions and a broader understanding of short films from the region.
- Alternative Voices | 14 July – 27 July
- Southeast Asia Now | 28 July – 10 August
- Experimental Shorts | 11 August – 24 August
- Shorts From Film Schools | 25 August – 2 September
- Shorts From Film Schools | 3 September – 11 September
Category: Film
Location: 155 Middle Road, Singapore 188977
Date: 14 July 2022 – 11 September 2022
Booking Requirement: Probably 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
Imaging Paradise
Description: Come ponder the past, present and future of what a modern utopia means to local filmmakers, and how one can better understand, appreciate and preserve our collective memory through film this August in celebration of National Day.
Free tickets available for selected movies
Category: Film
Location: ArtScience Museum
Date: 1 August 2022 – 8 September 2022
Time: Various Timings
Booking Requirement: Yes
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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