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 31 October 2022 to 6 November 2022.
Monday – 31 October 2022
I-rie Monday
Description: Roll out the end of October, cool as the breeze with Zulfadli as he shares some reggae vibes.
Make your Monday i-rie with easy listening music by Bob Marley, Jason Mraz and more.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 1 November 2022
The Staircase Duo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coxKnWbshJk
Description: Get nostalgic with The Staircase Duo as they play songs from the soundtracks of Disney films, Grease and other classic movie and television moments. Relive iconic big-screen moments as they transport you back in time!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1915 – 1945 | 2015 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 2 November 2022
The Staircase Duo
Description: Get nostalgic with The Staircase Duo as they play songs from the soundtracks of Disney films, Grease and other classic movie and television moments. Relive iconic big-screen moments as they transport you back in time!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 2015 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Kampong Gelam: Back to School
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 – 3 November 2022
Golden Hollywood Jazz
Description: Did you know that some of the most beloved jazz standards were born through film? Join vocalist Vivienne Wong on a journey through Hollywood’s Golden Age (1920s-1960s) and enjoy her renditions of songs specially written for the silver screen!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1915 – 1945 | 2015 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
International Artist Series: Brian Hsu & Nellie Seng
Description: Brian Hsu (Associate Professor and Keyboard Department Coordinator, Loyola University New Orleans) and Nellie Seng (Head of Keyboard Studies, NAFA) present a piano duo recital featuring works by Rachmaninoff, Medtner, and Stravinsky.
Category: Music
Location: Lee Foundation Theatre
Time: 1930 – 2045
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Friday – 4 November 2022
Muara 2022: NUS Ilsa Tari
Description: NUS Ilsa Tari presents an evening of interactive dance performances, across various forms of Malay dance such as asli, zapin, and more.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Muara 2022: Festival Opening
Description: Featuring artists from some of the best of Singapore’s Malay dance scene, the opening of Muara Festival features dances from classic Malay films alongside brand new choreographed creations.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1930 – 2030 | 2050 – 2150
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 5 November 2022
Muara 2022: NUS Ilsa Tari
Description: NUS Ilsa Tari presents an evening of interactive dance performances, across various forms of Malay dance such as asli, zapin, and more.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Muara 2022: Mari Menari 1
Description: In order to promote the continuation of Malay dance arts, this platform allows for youth performers from Primary and Secondary school(s) to gain exposure and confidence by performing on the “big stage”.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1500 – 1700
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Muara 2022: Festival Day 2
Description: The second day of dance showcases features contemporary dance. Look forward to performances by veterans of Mak Mak Menari and Pak Pak Penglipur, as well as performances by schools in the Muara Youth Dance Development Programme alongside singers Rudy Djoharnain, Asiah Sinan and many more.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1930 – 2030 | 2050 – 2150
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Muara 2022: Tarian Filem Workshop (Tari Junjung Duli Tuanku)
Description: Want to learn some basic Malay dance moves? Stop by Esplanade Annexe Studio during Muara Festival to enjoy two full days of free interactice Malay dance workshops. Open to the general public and for individuals from all walks of life, Era Dance Theatre will demonstrate and teach dance pieces and steps for all to try, led by the group’s senior choreographers. This session will be led by Zairin Abdul Latiff and assisted by Muhd Taufik Ishak.
Category: Workshop
Location: Esplanade Annexe Studio
Time: 1130 – 1300
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
From Seeds to Harvest @ Bishan Public Library
Description: As part of the Earth Heroes series, this session immerses children in the process of farming through hands-on activities and teaches the role of photosynthesis in the growth of plants.
This programme is suitable for children ages 7 to 12.
Category: Workshop
Location: Bishan Public Library
Time: 1030 – 1200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Let’s Reduce Food Wastage!
Description: Do you know what happens to the spoilt food or leftovers that were thrown away?
These food waste goes to the landfills and are being incinerated.
Burning food waste requires fossil fuels that release carbon emissions. This increases the Earth’s temperature and contribute to global warming. So, let’s learn how we can reduce food waste to help Mother Earth!
This is a parent-child programme suitable for children 4 – 6 years old.
Category: Talk
Location: Clementi Public Library
Time: 1130 – 1230
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
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: 1500 – 1700
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. Visit the OCBC Arboretum and a section of the Mingxin Foundation Rambler’s Ridge. The tour begins at the Visitor Centre at Gallop, and will take you through the OCBC Arboretum, viewing the dipterocarp collection. You will also experience the Mingxin Foundation Rambler’s Ridge, Forest Discovery Centre @ OCBC Arboretum and the Botanical Art Gallery.
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. It is laid out thematically relating to component parts of the body such as head, respiratory and reproductive systems. 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
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
Sunday – 6 November 2022
Muara 2022: NUS Ilsa Tari
Description: NUS Ilsa Tari presents an evening of interactive dance performances, across various forms of Malay dance such as asli, zapin, and more.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Muara 2022: Mari Menari 2
Description: In order to promote the continuation of Malay dance arts, this platform allows for youth performers from Tertiary and emerging groups to gain exposure and confidence by performing on the “big stage”.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1500 – 1700
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Muara 2022: Festival Day 3
Description: In order to promote the continuation of Malay dance arts, this platform allows for youth performers from Tertiary and emerging groups to gain exposure and confidence by performing on the “big stage”.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1930 – 2030 | 2050 – 2150
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Muara 2022: Tarian Terompah/Tengkelek Workshop
Description: Want to learn some basic Malay dance moves? Stop by Esplanade Annexe Studio during Muara Festival to enjoy two full days of free interactice Malay dance workshops. Open to the general public and for individuals from all walks of life, Era Dance Theatre will demonstrate and teach dance pieces and steps for all to try, led by the group’s senior choreographers. This session will be led by Mohd Arif and assisted by Nurul Nursyamin & Nuriqqah Bte Abdul Majid.
Category: Workshop
Location: Esplanade Annexe Studio
Time: 1130 – 1300
Booking Requirement: Yes
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: 1400 – 1600
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
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
Shape, Form, Potter Exhibition by Ceramic Loft
Description: Ceramic Loft proudly presents Shape, Form, Potter, an exhibition of ceramic works that speak of the passion and inspirations that drive each potter’s creative process and creation.
Shape, Form, Potter showcases the works of 10 potters.
Category: Art
Location: Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy
Date: 3 – 6 November 2022
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Yellow Ribbon Community Arts Festival
Description: Previously known as the Yellow Ribbon Community Art & Poetry Exhibition, the Yellow Ribbon Community Arts Festival (YRCAF) will be held at Gardens by the Bay on November 5 this year.
The exhibition focuses on the rehabilitation efforts by inmates and ex-offenders through art and poetry. Art and poetry provides a platform for their reflection and expression and through this, fosters reconciliation, bringing them closer to their families and communities.
Besides the exhibition, the Yellow Ribbon Community Arts Festival includes weekend activities such as band performances by Halfway Houses, sales of food and merchandise, and art workshops for all to enjoy. Join us to create a community of support and a society beyond second chances.
Category: Festival
Location: Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay
Date: 5 – 13 November 2022
Booking Requirement: No
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
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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