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 4 July 2022 to 10 July 2022.
Monday – 4 July 2022
Something Old, Something New
Description: Inspired by the timeless love of old and new, the Sugar Bees bring you a set of cherished American songbook standards alongside original close-harmony arrangements of their favourite contemporary songs.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1915 – 1945 | 2015 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 5 July 2022
Zhang Yuan
Description: Premised on how we can imagine new sonic and social horizons for dance music in this moment of stasis across global dance floors, through OSSP, Tang will create a series of sonic experiments that attempt to develop a radical sonic language for bodies in motion.
Category: Theatre
Location: Esplanade Rehearsal Studio
Time: 1900 – 2000
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
The Modern Tradition
Description: Award-winning drummer and multi-instrumentalist Eugene Seow presents The Modern Tradition — an intimate 30 minutes of jazz music as it has evolved through the ages.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1915 – 1945 | 2015 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 6 July 2022
It Takes 2² To Tango
Description: Em (pronounced like the letter M) Saxophone Quartet is made up of four versatile and experienced saxophonists who have played a wide variety of gigs across Singapore—from classical wind symphonies and traditional jazz big bands to contemporary music and even Thai pop.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1915 – 1945 | 2015 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Thursday – 7 July 2022
MT Trio
Description: MT trio presents jazz standards and popular song from various regions and eras, reimagined in the context of present-day Black American music.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1915 – 1945 | 2015 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Friday – 8 July 2022
Altoduo
Description: Fusing complex melodic bass & drums, with elements of mathrock, new-age and chill-hop, Altoduo is here to take you on a fresh “chillax” experience. Their tunes would take you from the aesthetics of a summer breeze to an urban nocturne, depicting a vulnerable and down-to-earth side of them, while revealing their conceptual nature in their songwriting.
Category: Music
Location: library@esplanade
Time: 1945 – 2030
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Date Night Friday: Richard Jackson
Description: Get in the romantic mood with Richard Jackson! Join a band comprising world-class musicians as they perform romantic tunes from The Beatles and Frank Sinatra to modern artists of a similar ilk. Jackson will also perform a range of originals and jazz standards.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1945 | 2015 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
The Blue Monks
Description: Join this well-loved ensemble as they perform some of their favourite tunes from their jam sessions, including Recorda Me by Joe Henderson, Song for my Father by Horace Silver and Old Folks by Willard Robison, along with other jazz standards like Miles Davis’ Solar.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1915 – 2000 | 2045 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Chinatown Heritage Walks – Kreta Ayer Heritage Trail
Description: Experience Kreta Ayer, a predominantly Cantonese area in the 19th century, known for round-the-clock entertainment with a concentration of teahouses, opera theatres and brothels.
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 01 Jul 2022 at 10am and will close on 05 Jul 2022 at 12 noon 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
Urban Farming Workshop
Description: Join Mark, an urban farmer from VertiVegies as he takes you on a journey into the dynamic world of modern agriculture.
Category: Workshop
Location: Choa Chu Kang Public Library
Time: 1600 – 1700
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 9 July 2022
ColdCut Quartet
Description: Emerged during the decade of local indie and post-rock acts, ColdCut Quartet began as a college band, comprising Luciano Lemus on guitar, Jelene Luar on keyboards, Nicholas Lee on bass and Anson Koh on drums.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1600 – 1630 | 1700 – 1730
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Kelapa Muda
Description: Kelapa Muda mixes fusion, avant-garde, jazz rock and everything else in between. Be prepared to be amazed.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1930 – 2015 | 2045 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Mad Labs
Description: Enter the mad labs of Litmus Jazz Ensemble as the band takes you through the processes and experiments behind their music; unveiling the methods to madness behind their solvent sultry solos and pumping acid grooves. Grab your coat and get your goggles ready—lab will be in session.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1945 | 2030 – 2115
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Stage Jam
Description: Join Singapore and international jazz artists as they come together in a series of exciting stage jams, with different guest performers each week. Watch sparks fly as they interact in spontaneous showcases of jazz musicianship.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 2200 – 2245
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!
Each participant will also receive a Sunnystep goodie bag consisting of water, snacks and a Sunnystep voucher.
Category: Exercise
Location: Jurong Lake Gardens
Time: 0900 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Guided Exhibition Tour @ Botanical Art Gallery
Description: Join us for a one hour guided tour of the Botanical Art Gallery, which showcases Singapore’s first permanent display of botanical art. Learn about the vital role that art plays in the scientific documentation of plants in Singapore and the region, as well as how art can inspire renewed appreciation of the natural world around us.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 1000 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Registration is required (Botanical Art Gallery) 15min before the scheduled tour.
Further Details: Website
Guided Exhibition Tour @ Seed Bank
Description: Join us for a one hour guided tour of the Seed Bank. A conservation, research and education facility in the Singapore Botanic Gardens that focuses on conserving plant species by preserving the seeds and germplasm of plants in Southeast Asia.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 1000 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Registration is required (Visitor Services Desk, Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden) 15min before the scheduled tour.
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.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 0900 – 1000
Booking Requirement: Registration is required (Visitor Services Desk, Tyersall Gate) 15min before the scheduled tour.
Further Details: Website
Rain 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.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 0900 – 1000
Booking Requirement: Registration is required (Visitor Services Desk, Nassim Gate) 15min before the scheduled tour.
Further Details: Website
Jireh Food Rescue
Description: Free Collection of Rescued Fruits and Vegetables. For Fully Vaccinated Only!
Category: Food rescue
Location: 1 Tavistock Ave
Time: 1430 – 1530
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Guided Walk @ Dairy Farm Nature Park
Description: A former dairy farm now reclaimed by forest, this nature park is home to some of Singapore’s most interesting wildlife, from birds and bugs to colugos and snakes. Widely regarded by many veteran birdwatchers as one of the best spots locally to spot forest birds thanks to the unique assortment of plants found here, this is definitely a popular site for anyone interested in learning more about our forest biodiversity.
Join Nasry as he guides you through the wonders of one of Singapore’s best birdwatching spots.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Dairy Farm Nature Park Carpark A
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
[ScamWatch] Phishing & Impersonation Scams
Description: While there are many types of scams, they all share one thing in common – Scammers often offer false information or attractive deals to trick you into giving away your money or personal details. At this talk, meet police officers from Bedok Neighbourhood Police Centre and find out more about phishing and impersonation scams. Spot the signs and protect yourself!
Category: Talk
Location: Bedok Public Library
Time: 1100 – 1200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 10 July 2022
A Jazz Odyssey
Description: Join Sembawang Wind Orchestra (SWO) for a musical experience that transcends time and space. Comprising jazz music infused with cultures from America, Asia and Europe, this performance is a wonderful respite from the hustle of the city.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concert Hall
Time: 1400 – 1500
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Don Gomes, Louis Soliano & Ben Poh
Description: Don Gomes is one of Southeast Asia’s and Australia’s finest jazz talents. He is a pianist, vocalist, arranger, musical director, performer and composer. Known for his skilful piano chops, Gomes commutes between Perth, where he has been living, and Singapore and commands a strong following in both countries. For this performance, Gomes performs together with Louis Soliano on drums and Ben Poh on bass.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1700 – 1745 | 1815 – 1900
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Big Band Sunday: The Horns are Unique Jazz Band
Description: The Horns Are Unique Jazz Band plays iconic standards by Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Corltrane, Chet Baker, Jaco Pastorius and Wes Montgomery.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1945 | 2030 – 2115
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Free Outdoor Family Yoga
Description: Kickstart your day with an energising morning outdoor yoga session in the verdant gardens and enjoy the clean air in our lovely Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park at Ficus Green!
Bring your own mats.
Category: Music
Location: Ficus Green, Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
Time: 0800 – 0900
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
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
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Singapore Maritime Trail 2 – Our Progress
Description: Discover Singapore’s rich maritime stories through the Singapore Maritime Trails!
Category: Guided Tour
Location: HarbourFront Centre
Date: 9 July 2022, 13 August 2022, 10 September 2022
Time: 0900 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Guided Tour of “Space For Our Dreams” Exhibition
Description: Find out more about the planning concepts and strategies to guide Singapore’s development over the next 50 years and beyond.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Urban Redevelopment Authority
Date: Tuesdays, Thursdays and the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of June and July
Time: 1000 – 1100 | 1130 – 1230 | 1300 – 1400
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
We Tread in a Garden of Spells
Description: We Tread in a Garden of Spells is a specially curated film programme celebrating humanity’s fundamental connection with the hallowed land beneath our feet.
Free tickets are available on weekdays.
Category: Film
Location: ArtScience Museum
Date: 28 May 2022 – 31 July 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
Change the Present, Save the Oceans
Description: Learn about how Singapore has been working to mitigate the effects of urbanization and climate change, and how everyone has a part to play in building ocean resilience.
Closed on every last Tuesday of the month, except on Public Holidays – the closure day will then take place on the next working day
Category: Exhibition
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens, CDL Green Gallery
Date: 12 April 2022 – 14 August 2022
Time: 0900 – 1800
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Mythology RElooked
Description: Venture into the mystical realm of Chinese mythology through an interactive and immersive art experience in Mythology RElooked! Get your phones ready as you gear up to experience more than 20 art installations and works by local artists through immersive technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and digital reactive media. Are you ready to meet various mythological characters and relive their epic stories in unique and exciting ways?
Category: Exhibition
Location: SCCC Concourse, Level
Date: 14 May 2022 – 31 July 2022
Time: 1000 – 2000
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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