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 6 February 2023 to 12 February 2023.
Monday – 6 February 2023
An Evening of Classical Chords
Description: In this performance, Dr Manjula Surendra will present a few scintillating medleys of Carnatic ragas hemmed into composition with foot tapping rhythm. Vidwan K Sivakumar will accompany her on the mridangam, another divine instrument held by Lord Shiva.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 7 February 2023
Journey From East to West
Description: Join harmonicists Gim Dee and Chek Hin as they play familiar folk songs from Asia and well-known classical music from composers such as Bach.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 8 February 2023
Ostinato – An Exploration of Groove
Description: Spectrum Platform presents an evening of contemporary classical music that explores the aspirations of the modern, and inspirations in music of today. In this iteration, Sarah Ng (violin) and Justin Jaramillo (piano) perform a series of works by Arvo Pärt, John Corigliano and John Adams through the relatable lenses of groove.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
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!
Category: Film
Location: Bukit Panjang Public Library
Time: 1730 – 1930
Booking Requirement: Tickets at the door
Further Details: Website
Thursday – 9 February 2023
Passion and Tragedy
Description: The four interconnected movements of the Fantasie take the listener through Schubert’s inner world of his conflicting thoughts, from a lament that develops into a rage against life’s circumstances, a lively dance with carefree abandon, and finally, resignation and despair.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Courtyard
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Piano Plus
Description: Pianists from the NAFA School of Music’s Diploma in Music (Year 2) and Bachelor of Music with Honours (BMus 3) cohorts will present an evening of collaborative repertoire with instrumentalists and vocalists, as well as works for piano ensemble.
Category: Music
Location: Lee Foundation Theatre
Time: 1930 – 2045
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Friday – 10 February 2023
Brass’s Perspective
Description: Join the YST Brass Quintet as they perform a mixed bag of classical, jazz, Latin and Broadway tunes as well as pieces from Gershwin and Bernstein.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
NAFA Wind Ensembles in Action
Description: Putting their heart and souls in this performance—the young and the old, students and lecturers come together to perform an evening of instrumental music from different style periods ranging from Beethoven’s teacher to contemporary
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Strike Up The Band!!
Description: Join the PAssionArts AudioImage Wind Ensemble as they play tunes by Singaporean composers Kelly Tang and Benjamin Yeo, as well as arrangements of familiar songs from J-Pop, Mandopop, movies and musicals.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1915 – 2000 | 2045 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Chinatown Heritage Walks – Telok Ayer
Description: Experience Telok Ayer, which is traditionally associated with the Hokkien and also the South Indian Muslim community, who settled along the original waterfront that ran along today’s Telok Ayer Street.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Urban Redevelopment Authority
Time: 0930 – 1130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 11 February 2023
TK BAND EXTRAVAGANZA!
Description: Fresh out of their public concert, TK BAND IN CONCERT 2023, the TK Band is set to enthral and excite you with an eclectic selection of music from animes such as Totoro, Demon Slayer and many more. Join the band for an afternoon of light wind band music!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1315 – 1400
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
L.O.V.E Fam Jam
Description: Inspired by love songs from different generations that the family grew up with, the Ho Ho Ho’s present an eclectic mix of classic love tunes.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Play-along with nWinds
Description: Bring along your wind instrument for a chance to play alongside nWinds onstage. Scores will be provided.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1915 – 2000
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Pops at the Courtyard
Description: ITE West Harmony Brass Quintet and Mixed Wind Ensemble come together to perform favourites from Studio Ghibli, Disney and evergreen rock and pop tunes.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Courtyard
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Author Session with Liza Lin
Description: Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the detailed story on how China’s Communist Party is building a new kind of political control that’s powered by data and mass digital surveillance by author and journalist Liza Lin.
Category: Talk
Location: Ang Mo Kio Public Library
Time: 1030 – 1230
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Arise & Farm: What Are Plants?
Description: This session teaches young children on basic plant biology, which they learn through interacting with the teaching tools and handicraft. The session ends with a practical lesson to teach children how to grow their own vegetables.
Suitable for children aged 4 – 6.
Children must be accompanied by an adult during the programme. 1 adult can accompany up to 2 children.
Category: Talk
Location: Bishan Public Library Courtyard
Time: 1030 – 1200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Discover Ecofiction: The Lorax
Description: Discover the genre of ecofiction with classic and contemporary stories that immerse you and your child in nature! Participants will participate in a storytelling, trivia about the story and its environmental issues, and a craft activity. This session will feature an adaptation of The Lorax by Dr Seuss (first published in 1971).
Suitable for children aged 4 – 6.
Children must be accompanied by an adult during the programme. 1 adult can accompany up to 2 children.
Category: Storytelling
Location: library@harbourfront
Time: 1400 – 1500
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Nature Heritage Walks at Rifle Range Nature Park
Description: Join the WWF-led guided walk to learn about the rich variety of plants and animals found in the park. You will get a chance to spot many types of wildlife such as the Sunda Colugo, hear the melodious call of the Straw-headed Bulbul, to name a few. The tour will include visits to Gliders Boardwalk to view animal crossing features such as rope bridges and colugo poles, Waterhen hide, and the Quarry Wetland which is transformed from the former Sin Seng Quarry.
The guided walks are suitable for individuals aged 12 years old and above. Those under 12 would need to be accompanied by an adult.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Rifle Range Nature Park
Time: 0900 – 1030
Booking Requirement: Yes
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 15 minutes prior on a first-come-first-served basis at Visitor Services @ Tyersall Gate
Further Details: Website
Rain Forest Tour
Description: Discover the enchantment of our tropical rain forest with our volunteer guides in this one-hour 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 @ Nassim Gate
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
My Alexandra Heritage Tour – Labrador Route
Description: My Alexandra Heritage Tour explores the military installations constructed by the British to defend Singapore’s naval outpost at Keppel Harbour. Join us as we explore the military history of Alexandra from the Gun Post in Fort Pasir Panjang and Keppel Harbour, to the Berlayer Beacon and Former Pasir Panjang Power Station.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Labrador Park MRT Station
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
My Mt Faber Heritage Tour – Labrador Route
Description: My Mount Faber Heritage Tour visits the military encampments, tunnel complexes and secret reservoirs constructed by the British at Mount Faber to defend their naval base in Keppel. Follow us on an adventure to the secret dungeons at the heart of our city and hear first-hand accounts of the former villagers and soldiers at Mt Faber.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Harbourfront Bus Interchange
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 12 February 2023
Voices of Nanyang
Description: Voices of Nanyang reflects Impressions of Nanyang Arts Association’s perception of Nanyang music, on how it marries and blends influences from Singapore’s ethnic groups — Chinese, Malay and Indian.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concert Hall
Time: 1400 – 1500
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
SIT Symphonique
Description: It’s a throwback to the ‘80s with SIT Symphonique as they perform tunes such as Michael Jackson Hit Mix, Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro medley and more.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1315 – 1400
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Selections from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
Description: Be treated to a selection of popular tunes from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky including its famous overture, a few of its popular dances, as well as the iconic Waltz of the Flowers.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
A Night with NOVO Saxophone Quintet
Description: Coming together to showcase the infinite timbres and broad spectrum of the saxophone family, NOVO Saxophone Quintet brings their unique sensibilities to the rarely heard quintet format.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Classical Crossover!
Description: Enjoy an evening of specially curated classical crossover tunes themed to a unique fashion of traditional classical works and contemporary artistry. Expect to hear familiar melodies from famous composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin and Johann Sebastian Bach, while enjoying the groovy mixes of pop, rock and jazz!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1915 – 2000 | 2045 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
SG Clean Day
Description: Bring along your friends and family to this meaningful activity where we go on a tour around the Gardens on a designated route, picking litter and plant debris along the way!
Participants will go along designated routes in the Gardens to collect any plant matter and litter, our GB volunteers onsite will also share interesting snippets about the Gardens along the way.
Attire: Comfortable Top with Sleeves, Long Pants, Covered Shoes (Sleeveless Tops, Shorts/Bermudas/Skirts and Open-Toe Footwear are not allowed).
Registered participants will receive more essential information about the event after the closing date.
Category: Volunteer
Location: Gardens by the Bay
Time: 0830 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Travel Quest
Description: Join us for an islandwide Travel Quest flagging off outside Tampines MRT Station and ending at Jurong East Bus Interchange! Happening in conjunction with SG Clean Day on Sunday, 12 February 2023, 8:30am to 12:30pm (registration starts at 7:30am).
Limited to first 200 registered.
Category: Games
Location: Starts at Tampines MRT, ends at Jurong East Bus Interchange
Time: 0730 – 1230
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website | My Post
Free Outdoor Family Yoga in Bishan Park
Description: Gather your loved ones, and friends to enjoy a fun & energetic yoga session for some great bonding time. Enjoy plenty of yoga fun and laughter while building confidence, self-esteem, as well as strong, healthy bodies and minds through partner poses.
Category: Exercise
Location: Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
Time: 0800 – 0900
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Singapore Police Force Combined Band Concert
Description: Fancy a picnic accompanied by a live band performance? Spend an evening at the Symphony Stage at the Singapore Botanic Gardens with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) Combined Band on 12 February 2023, Sunday at 5.30pm.
Category: Music
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 1730 – 1830
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
My Alexandra Heritage Tour – Gillman Route
Description: My Alexandra Heritage Tour explores the military installations constructed by the British to defend Singapore’s naval outpost at Keppel Harbour. Join us as we explore the military history of Alexandra, beginning from Former Gillman Barracks and Alexandra Barracks, to the massacre at Alexandra Hospital.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Labrador Park MRT Station
Time: 0830 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
Lunar Toons
Description: High on every major awards festival’s list of contenders, these films showcase the highest artistic standards of the animation artform and storytelling, whilst exploring how families lean into each other in times of need. Heartfelt, heartwarming and meaningful for all ages, Lunar Toons invites you to cosy up in ArtScience Cinema with your loved ones and let the films take you on a profound cinematic journey.
Films
DC League of Super-Pets
Ron’s Gone Wrong
Turning Red
Category: Film
Location: ArtScience Cinema
Date: 26 January 2023 – 3 March 2023
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Circular Futures: Next Gen
Description: The work shown in this exhibition pushes the boundaries of sustainable design and addresses how we can better approach environmental concerns. It provides potential solutions for the damage caused by human impact on this Earth and projects new possibilities for living in the future.
The exhibition explores how sustainable design can be beautiful and proves that embracing environmental constraints does not prevent designers and architects from generating novel ideas.
Category: Exhibition
Location: National Design Centre
Date: 6 January 2023 – 31 March 2023
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition
Description: The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the instruments developed by UNESCO. Cultural heritage does not end at monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
Date: 17 March 2023 – 20 March 2023
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
What Makes a Chinese New Year, Singaporean?
Description: This exhibition is presented through different stalls for visitors to learn about the various “ingredients” that go into the making of a Singaporean Chinese New Year. Some distinctive events and practices featured in the exhibition include festivities like River Hongbao and Chingay, goodies like pineapple tarts and love letters, and customs such as the giving of red packets and praying to the Jade Emperor.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Library@Chinatown
Date: 28 January 2023 – 27 February 2023
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Uncommon Market Vegetables
Description: Come visit this exhibition and learn about some uncommon vegetables that you may or may not have heard about. Many of these can be found in Singapore’s wet markets and supermarkets, and are also planted on the grounds of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Centre for Ethnobotany
Date: 17 December 2022 – 18 June 2023
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Guided Tour of the Police Heritage Centre
Description: The Police Heritage Centre (PHC) welcomes visitors with a showcase of multifarious exhibits and multimedia displays that highlights the rich history of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) from the colonial times till the present day. Immerse yourself in the challenges of early policing, the post-WWII period of secret societies resurgence and communist subversion, as well as learn how community policing has brought the police and community closer together to fight crime, making Singapore one of the safest countries in the world. The PHC also pays tribute to the heroism and sacrifice of police officers who have died in the line of duty to keep Singapore safe and secure.
When visiting, you may wish to set aside 1.5 hours for the guided tour and for some time to explore the Heritage Centre.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: New Phoenix Park, Police Headquarters
Date: Guided tours are offered from Tuesdays to Saturdays (Till February)
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
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
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
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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