I will be highlighting events and activities to do in Singapore next week that is absolutely free. We do not have to spend money to enjoy ourselves. 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!
Here is a list of free stuff to do in Singapore next week from 7 March 2022 to 13 March 2022.
As it is the March school holidays, there are many events for children. Scroll down to the “Non-specific Date Activities to see more.
Monday – 7 March 2022
SWIMMING WITH MYNAH BIRDS
Description: SWIMMING WITH MYNAH BIRDS is a half-hour long delivery of brand new poetry exploring the intertwining and interconnectedness of history, science and nature in Singapore and beyond. It reflects on what it means to be human amidst of all of it.
Category: Poetry
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 8 March 2022
Jiwa Laut – The Spirit of the Sea
Description: Join Orang Pulau descendants Firdaus Sani and Asnida Daud as they share personal stories and music, expressing the spirit of the people from Singapore’s Southern Islands of Semakau and Sudong.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1900 – 1930 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Wednesday – 9 March 2022
Pirate Attack!
Description: The peaceful village of Kampung Bongsu, where people were happy and enjoying the good life, found itself threatened by a group of pirates one day. But with quick thinking and cooperation of the villagers, the pirates were fought off. Told from the perspective of a superstitious grandmother, Nenek Salmah, this charming story is accompanied by traditional Malay dance and gamelan music.
Category: Storytelling
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1830 – 1900
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Mu-cycle
Description: Set in a kampung in old Singapore, this performance tells a group of villagers who discover that they can make music with various household items and recycled materials. This “story without words” aims to create awareness about recycling and reducing waste. Audiences will be invited to join in the music-making and have lots of fun along the way!
Category: Storytelling
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Thursday – 10 March 2022
Pirate Attack!
Description: The peaceful village of Kampung Bongsu, where people were happy and enjoying the good life, found itself threatened by a group of pirates one day. But with quick thinking and cooperation of the villagers, the pirates were fought off. Told from the perspective of a superstitious grandmother, Nenek Salmah, this charming story is accompanied by traditional Malay dance and gamelan music.
Category: Storytelling
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1830 – 1900
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Mu-cycle
Description: Set in a kampung in old Singapore, this performance tells a group of villagers who discover that they can make music with various household items and recycled materials. This “story without words” aims to create awareness about recycling and reducing waste. Audiences will be invited to join in the music-making and have lots of fun along the way!
Category: Storytelling
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Friday – 11 March 2022
Lunchtime Concerts at ACM 2022: Chamber
Description: It’s lunchtime. Take a pause and join us for a musical interlude brought to you by students from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.
This programme is brought to you by ACM and the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.
Category: Music
Location: Asian Civilisation Museum
Time: 1230 – 1330
Booking Requirement: Yes (S$5 refundable deposit)
Further Details: Website
Landscapes for Life
Description: Taking a mock site within Queenstown and using simple visual aids, thought-provoking questions and games, participants will be led through a series of steps (analysing, brainstorming and conceptualizing) to understand the site context, come up with different spatial ideas and eventually editing / refining those ideas to arrive at a basic landscape design concept. They will then be guided to do a 5-10 min presentation of their design.
This workshop is intended for seniors 60 years and above.
Category: Landscaping
Location: Queenstown Public Library
Time: 1430 – 1630
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
CCKPL: 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.
This programme is meant for those 13 and above.
Category: Talk
Location: Choa Chu Kang Public Library
Time: 1600 – 1700
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Reminisce and Ruminate
Description: An evening of songs from animated tv shows from his childhood, Shak’thiya aims to tell a quiet story of the shows that helped him cope with growing older. You can also expect an eclectic blend of tunes ranging from nursery rhymes to fun easter egg songs belonging in and around mainstream and cult media during the 90s to the late 2000s. What does that mean? Come down and find out!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1830 – 1900 | 2000 – 2030
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Genki Music From Japan
Description: Join HIBIKIYA and HIBIKIDS as they bring the world of Japanese music through a display of amazing might and power of the taiko and other instruments. Join in the fun and witness the skills of the HIBIKIDS leader, a 9-year-old taiko drummer, as he showcases his talent with the ensemble.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1945 | 2030 – 2115
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 12 March 2022
Sengkang Public Library Anniversary Celebration!
Description: Calling all aspiring superheroes to defend Sengkang Public Library from nefarious villains! It will not be just all in a day’s work, but great fun as well! Participate in the booth activities and redeem tokens.
Category: Games
Location: Sengkang Public Library
Time: 1200 – 1600
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sapling Protection Action (SPA) at Kranji Coastal Nature Park
Description: Sapling Protection Action (SPA) involves removing competing vegetation, clearing the stem base and replenishing leaf litter around saplings
Category: Environment Protection
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Visitor Centre)
Time: 1600 – 1800
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Ecolife at Coney Island Park
Description: The 80-hectare Coney Island Park houses a wide variety of habitats, including coastal forests, grasslands, mangroves, and Casuarina woodlands. It is home to a wide variety of fauna and flora, some of which are critically endangered. Come follow our volunteer guide to find out more and learn more about the interesting history of the island!
This walk is not recommended for young children without supervision. Participants are advised to wear comfortable walking shoes and exercise caution when walking.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Coney Island Park, West Entrance
Time: 0830 – 1030 | 0900 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: 0830 – 1030 | 0900 – 1100
Rain Forest Tour
Description: Discover the enchantment of our tropical rain forest with our volunteer guides in this one-hour tour. Please register 15 minutes before the tour at the Visitor Centre, Nassim Gate. Please note that we do not host Mandarin tours till further notice.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Visitor Centre, Nassim Gate
Time: 0900 – 1600
Booking Requirement: Limited slots available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Registration is required 15 minutes prior on a first-come-first-served basis at Visitor Services @ Nassim Gate
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. Visitors can learn about freshwater forest wetland ecosystems at the Keppel Discovery Wetlands and walk amongst a collection of some of the tallest tree species in Southeast Asia at the SPH Walk of Giants.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Visitor Services at Tyersall Gate
Time: 0900 – 1000
Booking Requirement: No but limited slots available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Registration is required 15 minutes before the tour at the Visitor Centre, Nassim Gate.
Further Details: Website
The joy of Indian Drumming!
Description: The Joy of Indian Drumming presents the three core drumming traditions of our school; bhangra dhol from Punjab, parai from Tamil Nadu and dhol tasha from Maharashtra.
Leap into the sights and sounds of each drumming tradition while learning about their rich heritage. Watch these lively folk art forms performed with dance and folk songs and be treated to Damaru’s signature energetic and passionate performances.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1945 | 2100 – 2145
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Sisters’ Act
Description: Join multi-instrumentalist sisters, 19-year-old Maya and 15-year-old Heema on their musical childhood journey. Their happy memories of tunes from Frozen to The Greatest Showman, Mulan and many more will get you snapping your fingers. You don’t need pixie dust and magic to go on this musical expedition with them!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1100 – 1130 | 1300 – 1330
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Jazz Today for Big Kids
Description: Isn’t jazz music for old people? Decide for yourself with Dawn Wong and her band in Jazz Today for Big Kids. Once listened to by just 2% of the world’s population, jazz music is seemingly clawing its way back into favour. Sample ‘new’ music and learn about living jazz composers and artistes who are breathing new life into the genre.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1630 – 1700 | 1930 – 2000
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
CCKPL: Trash to Treasure | Youth Corps Singapore
Description: Looking to spend a meaningful Saturday afternoon learning about the dirty side of our oceans? You’ve come to the right place.
Trash to Treasure will include storytelling of Captain Green and the Plastic Scene by Evelyn Bookless as well as a series of fun and engaging activities for children to learn more about the impact of marine litter on our marine ecosystem. Participants will join us in exciting activities and an arts and crafts session to upcycle marine litter! So sign up now and join us in our eco-superhero adventure!
This physical programme is recommended for children aged 7-9. This is a parent-child workshop. One sign-up for one parent-child pair.
Category: Art & Crafts
Location: Choa Chu Kang Public Library
Time: 1100 – 1230
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 13 March 2022
March Holiday Guided Birdwalk
Description: This March holidays, join the Singapore Birds Project for a casual nature walk around Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park! Suitable for families with young children and beginners, we’ll point out some of the more common garden birds in the park. Take a stroll and learn more about birds along the way!
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
Time: 0800 – 0930
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
SEEDLINGS – A Public Sharing
Description: SEEDLINGS is a programme that seeks to bring together a group of enthusiastic and arts-loving young people aged 7-12 years with diverse experiences and abilities. Participants attend a series of arts-based workshops, dialogues and performances as part of the March On festival programming.
Category: Sharing Session
Location: Esplanade Recital Studio
Time: 1500 – 1600
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Youth Lead: Sang Nila Has Arrived!
Description: In this workshop led by the young dancers of Maya Dance Theatre – Diverse Abilities Dance Collective (DADC), participants will experience the characters from the Sang Nila Utama story through dance! Following the classic tale, we will teach four movements from the characters: the ferocious waves, the joyful sailors, the loyal palace guards dance, and the hardworking farmer and fishermen.
Must be above 6 years old.
Category: Workshop
Location: Esplanade Rehearsal Studio
Time: 1630 – 1730
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Don’t stop the music
Description: Let’s get the party started! Be entertained by our Sarah Syazlina as she enthrals audiences with her soulful voice that complements her love for pop and R&B as she seeks to unlock the hearts of audiences. She will be accompanied by a group of young and talented musicians, The Banquet, who found each other through social media.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1100 – 1130 | 1300 – 1330
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
The Night We Couldn’t Sleep
Description: Are you afraid of the dark? Are you afraid of the monsters hiding under the bed? Are you afraid of the bully in school? Let siblings Dwayne and Sharon, along with their imaginary friend, Julian, bring YOU on an adventure through the stormy night and discover what it takes to be brave. Through a series of fun familiar songs, we can find courage to be kind, unique and to dream BIG!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1900 – 1945 | 2100 – 2145
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
LINK: Identity – A Work-in-progress Showcase
Description: Grace Kalaiselvi, Natalie Tse and Emanorwatty Saleh come together to create a work-in-progress installation in a creative collaboration with Polyglot Theatre (Australia). Designed for a multi-generational audience, the work invites children as well as their grown-ups (and their inner children) to interact and observe themselves through a curated environment of performance-facilitation. This installation will encourage participants to discover more about their identity, their families, communities and their world.
The workshop area consists of four spaces that explore different aspects of identity: through the self, through others around them, and through their world. With facilitation and guidance, participants will be led through a path and are encouraged to interact with different materials and textures.
For ages 0 – 12 (family-friendly), child below 12years must be accompanied by an adult.
Category: Workshop
Location: Esplanade Bay Room
Date: 11 March 2022 – 13 March 2022
Time: 1000 – 1040 | 1100 – 1140 | 1400 – 1440 | 1500 – 1540 | 1600 – 1640
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Arianna on Another Island
Description: One night, little Arianna is told the story of Ariadne, the princess who was lost on the island of Naxos. As she drifts off to sleep, Arianna wakes up on a strange island—not Naxos but Singapore! There she encounters trees, animals and mermaids as she learns more about her relationship with nature. Come Join Arianna on her adventures!
Recommended for children age 5 – 9 years old.
Category: Theatre
Location: Esplanade Recital Studio
Date: 11 March 2022 – 12 March 2022
Time: 1600 – 1700
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
The Legend of Bukit Merah: Hang Nadim and the Garfish
Description: The Legend of Bukit Merah: Hang Nadim and the Garfish explores the origins behind Bukit Merah and how it came to be.
Featuring an indoor obstacle course with six different stations as story chapters, audiences will observe how some demonstrators overcome each obstacle together with the actors, as they are guided through the story of Hang Nadim.
Recommended for children aged 3 – 6 years old.
Category: Interactive Theatre
Location: Esplanade Recital Studio
Date: 11 March 2022 – 12 March 2022
Time: 11 March 2022 (1800 – 1900) | 12 March 2022 (1400 – 1500)
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Pop-up Park
Description: Take a break from the fast-paced city life at Pop-up Park! Enter a world dedicated entirely to imagination and relaxation. Make your daydreams come to life through facilitated, open-ended activities and a space ready for rest and play!
Bring along something that offers you and your child comfort like a favorite blanket, pillow, or even soft toy!
Recommended for children aged 3 – 6 years old.
Category: Workshop
Location: Esplanade Recital Studio
Date: 11 March 2022 – 12 March 2022
Time: 11 March 2022 (1400 – 1500) | 12 March 2022 (1800 – 1900)
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
(Work-in-progress) PLAYtime! Together
Description: PLAYtime! is a theatre series produced by Esplanade for children between 3 to 6 years old. As part of March On 2022, the artists will present a work-in-progress showcase for feedback from families and peers as a key part of their work’s developmental milestone.
The work-in-progress showcases are opportunities for audience members to provide valuable feedback to the artists. With the responses in mind, this will guide the artists to continue their creative process leading to its full staging in Aug 2022.
Recommended for children aged 3 – 6 years old.
Category: Theatre
Location: Esplanade Recital Studio
Date: 12 March 2022 – 13 March 2022
Time: 1100 – 1200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Magic Circus – Monster Hunt
Description: A mysterious outlaw attacked the visiting circus Moe’s Mystical Menagerie and has let three monsters loose at Esplanade. The ringmaster offers a bounty for capturing the escapees in time for the opening show. Can you find clues, overcome obstacles and solve puzzles in the real world to unlock the next part of your story online? Strap on your smartphone and embark on a swashbuckling adventure that will test your constitution, courage and compassion.
You will require a smartphone with internet connectivity. You may enjoy the free Wi-Fi service at Esplanade.
Category: Games
Location: Various locations. Start point at Esplanade Courtyard
Date: 9 March 2022 – 20 March 2022
Time: 1000 – 2000 (Self-guided with total game-play duration of approximately 1hr)
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Youth Lead: Imaginarium – Tales of the Lost Sea Tribes
Description: As children grow up, they mature emotionally, socially, and in their cognitive abilities. Their sense of personal agency expands, and this workshop hopes to offer a safe space for musical outlet of these unique identities.
Apart from immersive performances that vividly bring mythical creatures of the sea alive, children will also be guided at improvising in groups alongside a dynamic mix of musicians from YST to create their own musical characters and stories in this Imaginarium.
12 Mar, 4.30pm: For children aged 7 – 9 years old
13 Mar, 2pm: For children aged 9 – 12 years old
Category: Theatre
Location: Esplanade Rehearsal Studio
Date: 12 March 2022 – 13 March 2022
Time: 12 March 2022 (1630 – 1800) | 13 March 2022 (1400 – 1530)
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
This Is What We Eat at Home
Description: Mealtimes at home are not only a time for eating. They are also about creating memories together, intertwined with knowledge passed down from one generation to the next, where elders and children invest in each other with care.
This is What We Eat at Home is a participatory photography project featuring 12 children and youths from very diverse households in Boon Lay. Through capturing meal preparations and candid sharing of their life experiences, these young persons and their family members shed light on a diversity of caregiving models, heritage and value systems that exist in a socially complex community.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Esplanade Courtyard
Date: 9 March 2022 – 31 March 2022
Guided tours are available on 11 – 13, 18 – 20 March 2022
Time: All Day (Guided tour at 1700 and 1800)
Booking Requirement: Yes
Limited capacity for guided tours. Registration for tours is available on a first-come, first-served basis onsite. Registration will open onsite 30mins before each tour session.
Further Details: Website
URA Special Exhibition on Autonomous Vehicles
Description: Led by URA volunteers, this approximately 25-minutes guided tour will provide you an introduction to Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), how they work, what Singapore is doing to facilitate their roll out, and how the proliferation of AVs may change urban planning in Singapore in the future.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Singapore City Gallery
Date: Guided tours are offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and alternate Saturdays from 18 January to 29 March 2022
Time: Every 20 minutes from 12:00pm to 1:40pm (6 tours per day)
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Guided Tours for Notations in Space
Description: Join a Guided Tour to explore the exhibition, as well as an exclusive look into STPI’s Creative Workshop. Guided Tours of the gallery and creative workshop is conducted by volunteer docents from Friends of the Museum.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: STPI Creative Workshop and Gallery
Date: 10 March 2022, 12 March 2022, 13 March 2022
Time: Depends on the date
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Guided Walks at MacRitchie Reservoir for Singapore World Water Day 2022
Description: Nature guided walks on the rainforest trails and water edge boardwalks at MacRitchie Reservoir by local env NGO Cicada Tree Eco-Place
Category: Guided Tour
Location: MacRitchie Reservoir
Date: 12 March 2022, 13 March 2022, 19 March 2022, 20 March 2022
Time: Depends on the date
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Walking through the Garden: Acoustic Chinese Instrumental Music Performance
Description: Walking through the Garden is a series of duet performances which showcases the beauty of Chinese instrumental music.
Category: Exhibition
Location: Kreta Ayer Square
Date: 12 March 2021 | 19 March 2021
Time: 1800 – 1900
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Life is Sweet: Ang Ku Kueh Girl Exhibition
Description: These illustrations were inspired by Wang Shijia’s reflections on life’s joys and struggles. But don’t mistake Ang Ku Kueh Girl for her creator! Ang Ku Kueh Girl is determined, persistent and a thankful optimist; Shijia aspires to be like her!
Many of these illustrations have been published before. They have since been updated with new details and colours. Shijia also added traditional Chinese motifs to convey her well wishes for visitors.
There are also other free exhibitions and events available at SCCC that you can check out here.
Category: Exhibition
Location: SCCC Auditorium Foyer, Level 9 and 10
Date: 7 January 2021 – 30 June 2022
Time: 0900 – 2200
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
One of Us, All of Us Exhibition
Description: Culminating from the One of Us video series, One of Us, All of Us is an exhibition that gives visitors untold insights into local Chinese dialect culture through an up close and personal showcase of over 20 people featured on the video series.
Category: Exhibition
Location: SCCC Concourse, Level 1
Date: 7 January 2021 – 31 March 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.
