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 8 August 2022 to 14 August 2022.
Monday – 8 August 2022
What makes Singapore, Singapore!
Description: Come chill with Welcome Jam at Esplanade’s Red Dot August and jam to songs about 2022—what makes Singapore, SINGAPORE. Welcome Jam is a motley crew of creatives and performers made up of Fauzi, Steph, Eugene, Tiara, August and Jamie.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
P.S. I Love Singapore
Description: In celebration of our nation’s 57th birthday this year, Novo Winds, together with student musicians from Bendemeer Secondary School, Bedok South Secondary School, Maris Stella High School, Peirce Secondary School and Ngee Ann Secondary School presents P.S. I Love Singapore.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1915 – 2000 | 2045 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Songs of Swadesh – On High Spirits
Description: Artist to Artist and Singapore Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) with support from the High Commission of India, Singapore are coming together to perform an Indian multilingual MUSICAL with songs from the major languages. It also features an exceptional dance performance by guru Jyotica Joshi!
Category: Music & Dance
Location: Esplanade Annexe Studio
Time: 1930 – 2200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Tuesday – 9 August 2022
CROWN – ACOUSTIC
Description: Join AMNI as she performs acoustic versions of all her new songs from her debut album, CROWN. In this first live performance for her since the pandemic, the pop/R&B singer will also present new arrangements of her past releases.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1415 – 1445 | 1515 – 1545 | 1615 – 1645
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
CERATONE
Description: Taking inspiration from the vocal quality of pop star Billie Eilish, to the textures of glitch guru FLUME, CERATONE continues to expand the boundaries of music making through various genres. CERATONE shall play a plethora of original music, covers, and ambient music spontaneously.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Kaleidoscope
Description: Join Open Score Project as they present a kaleidoscope of well-loved songs and pieces that celebrate our national heritage and multi-cultural society!
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 2045 – 2115
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
16th National Day Sing-along
Description: 60-student strong combined schools choir from Woodgrove Primary School and Guangyang Secondary School will be performing a repertoire of multi-language National day songs. Focused on evoking shared memories of the masses, audiences can also expect to belt out local classics and all-time favourite tunes with homegrown singers Zuo En, Yutaki Ong, Irwin and Idah.
Category: Music
Location: Toa Payoh HDB Hub
Time: 1900 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
The Legend of The Little Sunbird
Description: The crimson sunbird may be small but he does his best to save a forest that is on fire. This is a lesson to all of us that each one of us can do our part to improve life on our planet.
Suitable for children 5 – 12 years old
Category: Storytelling
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 1000 – 1030 | 1100 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: 1000 – 1030 | 1100 – 1130
Leaf Printing
Description: Calling all budding artists! Join us in the Gardens to create some beautiful botanical prints. Children will be encouraged to observe different leaf shapes and patterns. They will also create a beautiful work of art using a leaf specimen of their choice.
Suitable for children 5 – 12 years old
Category: Workshop
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Time: 1000 – 1030 | 1130 – 1200 | 1430 – 1500 | 1600 – 1630
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: 1000 – 1030 | 1130 – 1200 | 1430 – 1500 | 1600 – 1630
Wednesday – 10 August 2022
No Activities.
Thursday – 11 August 2022
Weaving worlds
Description: Interweaving words, sounds, poetry and music, images are painted and worlds are traversed. In between these worlds, we search for and shape our own stories, bringing them to life in the invisible realm of every audience’s own imagination.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Friday – 12 August 2022
Mommies After Dark
Description: Creating music live in front of an audience, Stan and Wynne will weave instruments such as the Indonesian gendèr and the tongue drum into their mellifluous fabric of sound.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1845 – 1915 | 1945 – 2015
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Dansen John: In My Pocket
Description: Supported by an insanely talented band with the likes of Anson Koh on drums, Teo Boon Chye on saxophone, Koo Wen Long on violin, Allie Soh on keyboard, Shafeeq Hafiz on percussion, Iqmal Jumaat on electric guitar, Leonard on bass as well as local artists, Enya Lim and Narysal, Dansen John will share a collection of original songs written from a decade ago till present day.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1845 – 1930 | 2015 – 2100 | 2145 – 2230
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Fundamentals of Urban Farming
Description: The Green Sanctuary (Garden viewing and learning to use recyclable materials in your garden)
Category: Workshop
Location: Tampines Regional Library
Time: 1400 – 1530
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Chinatown Heritage Walks – Telok Ayer Heritage Trail
Description: Experience the oldest part of Chinatown, which is traditionally associated with the Hokkien and also the South Indian Muslim community, who settled along the original water front that ran along today’s Telok Ayer Street.
This is part of the series of monthly Chinatown tours conducted by URA’s volunteer guides from the Friends of the Museums.
Registration will open on 05 Aug 2022 at 10.00am and close on 10 Aug 2022 at 10 .00am or earlier depending on availability of spaces.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: The URA Centre Atrium
Time: 0930 – 1130
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Saturday – 13 August 2022
Workshop by Chu Hao Pei
Description: Organised as part of Fragments of Cheng Ho: The Useable Past within the Evolving Currents exhibition, this creative workshop conducted by artist Chu Hao Pei provides an opportunity for participants to delve into the historiography and fluidity of Cheng Ho in Singapore.
Category: Workshop
Location: Esplanade Recital Studio Foyer
Time: 1000 – 1200
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Ready to Launch
Description: Performing and music-making has been Varsha’s most favourite thing to do. And when you throw in the quirkiness and creativity of each bandmate, it results in fun on and off stage.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1600 – 1630 | 1700 – 1730
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Film Screening: Faraway My Shadow Wandered
Description: When he was a child, Junya promised his maternal grandfather that as the eldest grandson, he would take over the family Shinto shrine. However, this did not come to pass as Junya did not share the same family name and he grew estranged from his family over time.
Category: Film
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 2000 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
The SPF Band presents: We are SG!
Description: The performance will bring the audience through Singapore’s history, from the past to current times in the form of music. Delighting the audience with songs that depict the country’s determination, dreams and aspirations to overcome all challenges we may face, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) Band has curated a three-set performance by multiple ensembles.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1845 – 1930 | 2015 – 2100 | 2145 – 2230
Booking Requirement: No
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 before the tour at the Visitor Centre, 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 before the tour at the Visitor Centre, Nassim Gate.
Further Details: Website
What’s in my mud?
Description: Join us for an interesting guided walk featuring our lesser known creatures of the mudflats in Sungei Buloh.
Category: Guided Tour
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Wetland Centre
Time: 0930 – 1100
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Mural Painting with Yellow Mushmellow
Description: Join us for a collaborative mural painting session with illustration artist Yellow Mushmellow!
This workshop is limited to 12 pax.
All materials will be provided. No prior art background is required.
Category: Workshop
Location: National Design Centre
Time: 1100 – 1700
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Sunday – 14 August 2022
Nrityam: Dance of Identity
Description: Across time and space, dance has given expression to what is shared by all of us: a sense of movement, beauty, rhythm and joy. This performance showcases an eclectic range of dance traditions and styles, drawing inspiration from Javanese, Bengali and Indian heritages—and given a fresh and unique interpretation through the personal journeys of their performers. Join us to experience this dazzling exploration of dance, movement, and identities.
Category: Dance
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 1600 – 1630 | 1700 – 1730
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Film Screening: I Want To Go Home
Description: On 11 March 2011, Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife to the tsunami during the Great East Japan earthquake. Since that fateful day, he has been diving in the sea every week in search for her. Compelled and inspired to share his story, I Want To Go Home is a journey from Singapore to Onagawa through the lens of the intrigued to meet him.
Category: Film
Location: Esplanade Concourse
Time: 2000 – 2100
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Sounds of Bengal
Description: Immerse yourself in the sounds of another homeland—a place of bittersweet memories, loved ones and long-awaited reunions. The Migrants Band Singapore will bring you some of their favourite Bengali songs, even as they celebrate and cheer on their adopted city.
Category: Music
Location: Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Time: 1915 – 2000 | 2045 – 2130
Booking Requirement: No
Further Details: Website
Free Outdoor Family Yoga in Bishan Park
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!
THIS EVENT IS FREE. BRING YOUR OWN MATS!
Category: Fitness
Location: Ficus Green, Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
Time: 0800 – 0900
Booking Requirement: Yes
Further Details: Website
Non-Specific Date Activities
Singapore Botanic Gardens Heritage Festival 2022
Description: This year’s edition of the Singapore Botanic Gardens Heritage Festival is held in conjunction with the Singapore Garden Festival (SGF).
From 30 July to 9 August 2022, the Gardens will bring you through a heritage journey with activities such as concerts, guided tours, DIY trails and virtual activities! Join us in fun-filled programmes curated to celebrate the Gardens’ rich heritage.
Category: Festival
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Date: 30 July 2022 – 9 August 2022
Booking Requirement: Yes for some activities
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
Our Gift To Singapore
Description: In celebration of Singapore’s 57th birthday, artworks by persons with disabilities featured in National Day Parade (NDP) collaterals from 2020 to 2022 will be on public display collectively for the first time in an art exhibition entitled Our Gift to Singapore.
Category: Art
Location: Ion Opera Gallery
Date: 5 August 2022 – 10 August 2022
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
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
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
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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