65 Best Activities You Can Do in Singapore This Week

65 Best Activities You Can Do in Singapore This Week

 

Looking for some new guide on where you can enjoy discovering new stuff and places or even hanging out with your friends, spotting a larger than life art installation and more then check out this huge list of places and things you can do this week.

Chivas x Time Out Bar Hop

Enjoy a whisky-filled night filled with great cocktails from five of the top Singapore Bars. Where the Chivas x Time Out Bar Hope returns for three nights of great fun and you can look forward to sampling five specially crafted Chivas Mizunara cocktails, with bar bites and plenty of fun. Participating bar are MO bar, Roxy, Nutmeg and Clove, Ah Sam Cold Drink Stall, and Smoke and Mirrors with tickets start from $95 with transport between each location, a limited edition goodie bag, and a bar hop passport which you might win a lucky draw.

Event website:	https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/chivas-x-time-out-bar-hop-tickets-148183997325

 

Rewritten: The World Ahead of Us

Check out this text-based artwork as you walk, jog or cycle along the 36 kilometer long Coast to Coast Trail, with 14 eye-popping installations in eight nature parks across Singapore from Punggol to Jurong.

Event website:	https://publicarttrust.gov.sg/Latest/Rewritten_The_World_Ahead_of_Us_Commissions

 

Jaffa at SO

Enjoy this omakase journey like no other on the collaboration between SO/ Singapore’s Executive Chef Hong Dingzhao and Miznon’s Chef or Hakmimi. Where you can experience an open-air kitchen, rowdy chatter of diners, and plenty of comforting dishes which embrace the same spirit of Israeli hospitality and collab features modern Israeli cuisine.

Event website:	https://www.jaffa.com.sg/

 

Vector#1 An Economy of Means

Check this out of the box with Dance Nucleus’ Vector#1 An Economy Means where this experimental live art showcase adopts a gallery exhibitions format that is more familiar to visual arts to live works such as performance and more here.

Event website:	http://bit.ly/vector1tickets

 

Bomsori Kim Plays Mozart

With live music returning to the stage where you can enjoy the grand sounds of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and secure yourself a ticket for this evening event at the Esplanade Concert Hall where SSO Chief Conductor Hans Graf leads the ensemble as well as internationally celebrated South Korean Classical violinist Bomsori Kim who is set to perform Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.1

Event website:	https://www.sso.org.sg/

 

Fashionable in Asia

If you wonder what the sartorial sense of 18th, 19th and 20th century Asia was like then you can find the answer here at the Asian Civilisations Museum where the latest showcase Fashionable in Asia celebrates innovation in the space of tradition which reflects how the cross-cultural exchanges are revealed through dress with over 20 exquisite garments acquired by ACM.

Event website:	http://www.acm.org.sg/

 

Life in Edo

Japanophile or, Asian Civilisations Museum’s latest exhibition will set you a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun where you can explore the Japanese art and culture of the past and present through woodblock prints and photography from Edo Tokyo and Kyoto.

Event website:	https://www.nhb.gov.sg/acm/

 

Caribbean Cinema Showcase

This journey to the east of Singapore for the city’s first Caribbean cinema showcase where it relishes in the sights, sound, and stories of Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, and more at this Our Tampines Hub’s State of the art Festiva Arts Theatre for free.

Event website:	https://www.facebook.com/OurTampinesHub/

 

The Migrant

Javan Mynah, Dutch photographer Anais Lopez’s multimedia exhibitions use the bird’s journey as a vehicle to discuss migration, identity, belonging, human-animal relationship, and more. Where you can find audio, video, text, and photography on display here along with perspectives from biologists, political scientists and even gun enthusiasts weaved together to provide this well-rounded complex relationship between humans, animals, and the consequences of rapid urbanization.

Event website:	http://objectifs.com.sg/the-migrant/

 

Liquid Singapore Designs

Metamo Industries and UltraSuperNew gallery join forced together to present this novel art exhibition that gives you the artworks that use digital technology such as 3D printing, 2D digital printing, immersive environment and projections.

Event website:	https://metamoind.com/

 

Lasalle Show

From contemporary arts to design and performance, this Lasalle Show spotlights the creative works of young talents from the art institution, which from May 20 to June 2 with more dance and theatre performance where you can three early show starting with a free exhibition titled Beautiful, Nice and Interesting from April 17 to May 5 featuring the final works of six graduates from Laselle’s MA Fine Arts program

Event website:	https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/events/lasalle-show-exhibition-2019

 

Explore The City With #Instawalk

See the city through new lenses with CapitaLand’s Explore the City with #Instawalk where you can play tourist in your own backyard and earn a $20 eCapitaVouchr upon completion of the tour. This interactive two-hour tour comes in two different packages of Civic Colours which take you from City Hall to Clarke Quay, and Bugis Waterloo and Kampung Glam tour take you to places like Bugis Junction and Albert Centre Market and Food Centre.

Event website:	https://www.capitaland.com/sg/en/shop/malls/discover/explore-the-city.html

 

Afterwords Travelling Exhibition

Check out calligraphy artist Malik Mazlan and haiku poet Dave Tai on their new perspectives to canvases created from drafts, past projects, and personal items by the haiku and calligraphy.

Venue name:	Singapore City

 

Earth Day at Science Centre Singapore

Let your kids enjoy their inner curiosity on Earth Day at Science Centre Singapore where a list of eco-friendly activities awaits from various exhibitions, limited edition tokens, bonus activity and more.

Event website:	https://www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/workshops-activities/international-days-at-scs

 

Gardeners’ Day Out

Cultivate your children’s love for plants by turning into NParks’ Gardeners’ Day Out programs where you can enjoy at the comfort from your own home with one for the whole family, the digital edition of Gardeners’ Day Out features informative talks and demonstrations on growing edibles and floral arrangements plus video tutorials on various kids activities.

Event website:	https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gdo

 

The Sea Show

Embark on an ocean exploration with kids at Singapore Maritime Gallery where its Changing Gallery turns into a labyrinth of kaleidoscopic corners with larger-than-life artworks, animations, and installations.

Event website:	https://eyeyah.com/

 

Timeless Wonder

Immerse in the beauty of nature indoors with ION Sky’s latest seasonal animated light show, Timeless Wonder where you can witness the shifting shades of the day’s transition from dusk to dawn.

Event website:	https://www.ionorchard.com/event/timeless-wonder-seasonal-light-show

 

Harry the Hat

Let Hary the Hat ticket the little one with this family-friendly humor at the Sands Theatre which is adapted from the much-loved folktale, as a story of a humble cap-selling peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys.

Event website:	https://www.marinabaysands.com/entertainment/shows/harry-the-hat.html

 

Reframe: A Time to Resist

Explore the power of cinema with this Asian Film Archive’s latest Reframe programme: A Time To Resist which screened at the Oldham Theatre, this programme focuses on India and how Indian cinema has put up as a means through which democracy has been imagined and negotiated.

The Art Passage

Enjoy your art appreciation to an unexpected location, Level 3 of Raffles City Shopping Centre where you can find Ode to Art, The Art Passage on this audio guided art tour inside a shopping mall. Eight local and international artists are set to put their masterpieces on display, starting with 66-year-old local artist Hong Zhu An whose 15 new artworks will be on show until May 31. To start the tour, simply scan the QR codes in the exhibition.

Event website:	https://www.odetoart.com/

 

SoleMates Gin Run

Enjoy this sweat sesh with SoleMates Gin Run which is brought to you by the same minds behind SoleMates Beer Run where you can enjoy this gin version of wholesome, guided four-kilometer scenic sundown run by the bay. There are three pitstops along the route – Le Noir Marina Bay Sands, Brewerkz One Fullerton, and lastly, Chimi’s where you’ll get to refuel and be rewarded with two gins and tacos.

Event website:	https://solematesginrun.eventbrite.sg

 

Peranakan Afternoon Tea

Enjoy this Nyonya Cuisine on a curated afternoon tea session where One Ninety Bar at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore has collaborated with Candlenut to create this weekend only Peranakan Afternoon Tea ($48-$68) where Chef Malcolm Lee turns time honoured recipes from his one Michelin starred restaurant and distil into bite-sized treats.

Event website:	https://www.fourseasons.com/singapore/dining/bar/one-ninety_bar/

 

#KasiOnRayaFest:  A Ramadan & Raya Fest

Enjoy the joys of Ramadan and Syawal with the Malay Heritage Centre (MHC) which brings you the #KasiOnRayaFest which will take place online and on-site with this hybrid cultural festival gets festive with a variety of activities for all to delight in it. If it’s the food you’re after, tune into MHC’s Facebook and Instagram pages on April 23 and 27, and May 7 and 21 for Selera Warisan: Ramadan Special.

Event website:	https://www.facebook.com/malayheritage/

 

Sikhs in Singapore – A Story Untold

Check out these first Sikhs in Singapore from the Punjab region of India in the late 19th century, sailing from the port of Calcutta to join the Sikh Police Contingent under the colonial administration here at the time. Other than this, you also can find stories of migration and settlement, rich heritage and culture of the Sikh community in Singapore.

Event website:	https://www.indianheritage.gov.sg

 

The Curious Case of the Missing Peranakan Treasure

Get to know the storied halls of our grande dame with this interactive play set in the iconic Raffles Hotel Singapore which is the first of its kind virtual interactive play that invites you to be a part of an enthralling detective to investigate the missing Peranakan treasure on this magic of 360 degrees virtual reality (VR).

Event website:	http://www.rafflessingapore.com/offer/treasures-of-raffles/

 

Songkran Water Fest

Check out this event at Wild Wild Wet as they transform into the Thai-themed attraction for the all-new month-long Songkran water festival.

Event website:	https://www.downtowneast.com.sg/

 

Textures: The Bottled City

Enjoy this arts Festival Textures which returns to champion Singapore literature (Sing Lit) with its diverse community from March 26 to April 25. This year the edition takes on the form of a mobile installation and traveling library with the theme The Bottled City, where you can fix your eyes on the books, miniatures, papercuts, sculptures, terrariums, and more here.

Event website:	https://www.theartshouse.sg/

 

#ShopGreener

This department store in Ngee Ann City is unveiling a new sustainability-focused programme that aims to push the Japanese retail giant’s commitment to global sustainability where it is tapping into the growing consumer awareness and demand for more eco-conscious retail option. From April 1 to May 31, #ShopGreener with Takashimaya’s rollout of exciting consumer activations, eco-conscious brand offerings, an eco-food bazaar and a one-of-a-kind recycled art installation.

Event website:	https://www.takashimaya.com.sg/

 

The Studios

With the reopening of theatres, the Studious is taking on a hybrid format this year to bring some theatre magic to your homes and to the iconic durian-shaped Esplanade where you can enjoy your inner drama queen or king to a front seat view of live performances.

Event website:	https://www.esplanade.com/festivals-and-series/the-studios/2021

 

Through the Eyes of a Child: Art by Quek Hong Shin

Get ready to step back in time with the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre’s new exhibition where this event you can witness the vanishing collective memories from coconut trees towered over attap houses, children playing in the busy back alleys of old Chinatown and more.

Venue name:	Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC)

 

QingMing Festival

QingMing Festival falls on the 15th day after the spring equinox and besides welcoming the new season, it also brings families together to remember their deceased love ones. To mark the Qingming Festival, the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre is launching online programmes that spotlight the customs and traditions practised during the festival.

Event website:	https://singaporeccc.org.sg/

 

The Rescue Project

Instead of dumping your old clothes into the bin, bring them to 313@somerset as the mall pairs up with Swapaholic for The Rescue Project. From March 26 to April 4, give your pre-loved threads a new lease of life by dropping them off at the Declutter Collection Drive on level two.

Event website:	http://events.swapaholic.com/trp

 

Taberu Tohoku Tour

When you can’t fly to Japan just yet, you can try to embark on a virtual voyage that takes you to the Tohoku Region in Northeast Japan with the Japanese Rail Cafe’s online travel fair, now Taberu Tohoku Tour features a series of webinars that highlights the best sightseeing spot and delectable food of the region with all live-streamed from Japan.

Event website:	http://jrtimes.sg/ttt

 

Wildflower

Curated by Mama Magnet and presented in collaboration with venue SainouSpace at 80 Playfair Road, this will be a spot worth your art schedule with captivating exhibitions of paintings by Indonesian artist Patricia Thebez on her 10-year journey with bipolar disorder, identity and freedom.

Event website:	https://calendly.com/sainouspace/wildflower

 

Hydeout: The Prelude

Enjoy this region’s first multi-genre music festival to shake up the scene with fun, global sounds and eye-catching art in one massive space where you can find a lineup includes beach-blonde pop starlet Rita Ora, R&B darling Tinashe, EDM’s poster boy Martin Garrix, progressive house star Nicky Romero, and even Singapore’s very own DJ and producer Myrne.

Event website:	https://www.hydeoutworld.com/

 

Hershey’s Amazing Chocolate Machine

Enjoy this chocolatey affair that involves cocoa, games, Instagram-worthy installation and loads of family fun at the first in Changi Chocolate experience with the iconic American brand.

Event website:	http://www.changiairport.com/hershey

 

NUS Arts Festival

Enjoy the NUS Arts Festival on its 16yh edition where you can find performances across all genres of dance, music, theatre, film, visual and literary arts by over 300 students and academics from the National University of Singapore (NUS). Want to enjoy art from the safety of home? You can also find some key shows online for a limited time during the festival at nusartsfestival.com.

Venue name:	National University of Singapore

 

Objectifs Documentary Award Exhibitions

Enjoy these awe-inspiring works of upcoming Asian photographers who are also recipients of the third Objectifs Documentary Award where local artist Sarah Isabelle Tan, features elements of collaboration between the artists and the individuals with whom they share intimate, long terms domestic relationships.

Event website:	https://www.objectifs.com.sg/

 

 

CASA By Chloe Manasseh

This British fine artist Chloe Manasseh explores her Sephardic roots in her solo exhibition at Art Porters Gallery where the exhibition reflects on how one’s concept of home and identity shift over time.

Event website:	https://www.artporters.com/

 

Paw-verbs on the Lawn

Check out the cat or kucing in these proverbs to life, as Malay Heritage Centre (MHC) teams up with popular Japanese artist Juno for Paw-verbs on the Lawn. Where you can see it in the flesh as 30 of her vivid cat illustrations are featured as standees alongside 10 common Malay proverbs on the lawn of the heritage centre.

Venue name:	Malay Heritage Centre

 

Goodman Open House

Explore how nature inspires art at this year’s Goodman Open House, which you can find this virtual arts festival and get close and personal with President artist from Goodman Arts Centre.

Event website:	https://www.goodmanartscentre.sg/events/44-goodman-open-house-2021

 

The Sea of Tiki

If you are looking for a Polynesian escape without leaving the tropical island of Singapore then head to SEA Aquarium as it transforms into the Sea of Tiki which referred to as the sacred images of gods and creation from New Zealand and the Marquesas Islands.

Event website:	https://www.rwsentosa.com/en/attractions/sea-aquarium/promotions-and-events/the-sea-of-tiki

 

Squaring The Circle

Singaporean artist Ben Loong is having his solo exhibition, curated by Syed Muhd Hafiz at Mizuma Gallery where it represents Ben Loong’s latest body of works and produced since the past year where you can find studio based materials like clay and bone china.

Event website:	https://www.mizuma.sg/

 

Picturing the Pandemic: A Visual Record of Covid-19 in Singapore

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore with the museum’s first major exhibitions that charts the Covid-19 pandemic in Singapore.

Event website:	https://www.nhb.gov.sg/nationalmuseum/our-exhibitions/exhibition-list/picturing-the-pandemic

 

Wu Guanzhong: Learning From the Master

The National Gallery Singapore welcomes all art types to celebrate the genius creativity of CHinese painter Wu Guanzhongwho is known for seamlessly blending Chinese ink and Western modernism.

Event website:	https://www.nationalgallery.sg/

 

SSOPlayON!

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s (SS) digital season continues with more concert to be streamed from the stage to the comfort of your home.

Event website:	http://sso.org.sg/playon

 

HK-SG DIgital Travel Bubble

If you plan for the Hong Kong-Singapore physical travel bubble then check out this HK-SG Digital Travel Bubble which is co-presented by Sing Lit Station and The Substation.

Event website:	http://www.poetry.sg/travelbubble

 

A Voyage of Love and Longing

A new interactive exhibition is set t dwell in the newly refresh Goh Seng Choo Gallery at the National Museum of Singapore, where you won’t find in history books, where a series of illustration from the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History with Malay literally.

Event website:	https://www.nhb.gov.sg/

 

Best Bar Voyage

Publico, together with the World’s Best Bar is bringing the best international cocktail experience to you by kicking off with drinks from Caprice Bar at Four Seasons Hong Kong with three exclusive libations.

 

Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition

Check out this whole new level as The Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition where you can find close to 200 original props, costumes, models and artwork from the film franchise occupying the ArtScience Museum.

Event website:	https://www.marinabaysands.com/company-information/media-centre/star-wars.html?

Home Truly: Growing Up With Singapore, the 1950s to the Present

The National Museum of Singapore’s latest exhibition features artefacts and photographs from the National Collection and members of the public where you can find audio-visual footage, sounds, scents and special digital features that reveal the personal stories of over 100 Singaporeans.

Event website:	https://www.nhb.gov.sg/nationalmuseum/

 

Sub/merged & An Unnatural History

Fresh off Heman Chong’s Walking in the City, Singapore Art Museum (SAM) presents two larger-than-life artworks for the latest presentation on the hoardings surrounding the buildings. Finbarr Fallon’s Sub/merged imagines a subterranean city of the future, while An Unnatural History by Darel Seow with Lee Xin Li explores the struggles between man and nature.

Event website:	https://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/

 

Once Upon a Time on The Orient Express

Explore yourself at this legendary train, pop up the attraction of Once Upon A Time On the Orient Express where it showcases a fairy tale universe related to travel, culture and you can find some most extraordinary objects and documents to showcase centuries of history that retraces the legacy of the train.

Event website:	https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/orient2021

 

Earth Alive

Check out the world-class scientist from Earth Observatory of Singapore, Science Centre Singapore on the Earth Alive exhibition to school visitor of all ages about the world we live in. Expect larger-than-life lessons through life-size interactive displays, and learn how the changes on our planet impact the environment and cause natural phenomena such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

Event website:	https://www.science.edu.sg/

 

Urang Banjar: Heritage and Culture of the Banjar in Singapore

This Malay CultureFest where it shows the heritage and culture of Banjar community and gets to understand Singapore’s smallest sub-ethnic Malay community through ethnographic objects, photographs, community stores and more.

Event website:	https://www.malayheritage.gov.sg/

 

 

DigMuse Presents: Virtual Showcase

Go beyond the museums with the virtual edition of DIgiMuse where you can explore Singapore’s heritage through a variety of digital formats that are fun and innovative.

Event website:	https://www.roots.gov.sg/sgcultureanywhere

 

Days – and Counting

Open House is rolling out a sleepwalking digital art experience titled Days and counting where you can enjoy an immersive virtual trail through audio, text and moving images.

Event website:	https://ohopenhouse.online/daysandcounting/

 

Singapore Community Radio

Turn up the volume for a brand new local radio show where it returns with a brand new look and programmes that are curated and produced by an entirely new team. Available to stream for free via Twitch and Mixcloud Live, as well as Facebook Live for selected shows.

Event website:	https://www.facebook.com/sgcommunityradio/

 

Discovering Chinese Singaporean Culture

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC) resumes activity on with its inaugural permanent exhibition which debuted in March this year. Explore what it means to be uniquely Chinese Singaporean through five specially curated interactive zones.

 

Check out this digital portal better known as SIFA v2.020 where you can get all your art fix with a line up of engaging programmes and virtual events including talks lead by theatre directors and artist.

Event website:	https://www.a-list.sg/sifa-v2-020/

 

Esplanade Offstage

This exclusive online broadcast of selected music performance at the centre are available to watch for free.

Event website:	https://www.esplanade.com/offstage/arts

 

VCH Community Concerts

Singapore Symphony Orchestra’s (SS) beloved free community concerts are making a comeback this March where this programme kicks off with the first concert right at Victoria Concert Hall.

This specially tailored concert will introduce children to classical music through storytelling, keeping them engaged with narration, illustration, animation and music performed by the SSO. Recommended for children aged 4 and above. Tickets will be available at the early-bird price of $15 from 10 am on March 17 to 10am on March 20, and $20 thereafter.

For more info, visit sso.org.sg.

 

Time Capsule at Singapore Flyer

Enjoy this attraction which takes you through two levels and 700 years of Singapore’s history. Check out on singaporeflyer.com to view existing packages, choose your dates and make your purchase right now.

 

GalleryAnyWhere

National Gallery Singapore has just launch an online platform for art lovers where it is the Gallery’s one-stop access to an array of rich digital and virtual experience to keep art lovers engaged and entertained with art. The portal offers five distinct segments: Browse, Watch, Listen, Play, Explore – each replicating the different experiences you’d get at the Gallery.