Free things to do with kids in Singapore
Free kid-friendly activities in Singapore this week, checked for dates and venues. 63 listed.
Ends this weekend · Sat 7–Mon 9 Nov
FreeSCO Goes to Jalan Kayu at Fernvale Park
The Singapore Chinese Orchestra plays an open-air concert in Fernvale Park, from Chinese orchestral pieces to Rasa Sayang and a xinyao medley. Dizi, suona and guan soloists take turns in the spotlight, in a show for audiences of all ages.
Opening hours Sat 7 Nov, 6pmLocation Fernvale Park, Lorong SamakPrice FreeTip: Fernvale Park faces Thanggam LRT station. The concert runs about an hour, with no interval.
FreeFree Nature Sketching at the Singapore Botanic Gardens
A free sketching session in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, where volunteer artist Tham Pui San teaches drawing and observation skills. It's a calm, creative way to look closely at nature, and it moves indoors if the weather turns bad.
Opening hours Sat 7 Nov, from 8.30amLocation Service Desk, Tanglin Entrance, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, 259569Price FreeTip: Only 20 places: sign up at the service desk 15 minutes before the start, and bring your own drawing block and 2B and 4B pencils.
FreeDeepavali light-up and Festival Village, Little India
Little India lights up for Deepavali, with light displays across the district and a Festival Village of stalls selling traditional clothes, snacks, handicrafts and decorations.
Opening hours Festival Village Sat 10 Oct–Sun 8 NovLocation Festival Village, Campbell Lane, Little IndiaPrice Free
FreeteamLab: Infinite Existence at Supper House
Eight screen-based teamLab artworks drawing on nature, history and myth. Among them are Universe of Water Particles – Gold and four works from the Fleeting Flower series, such as Sunflower Phoenix and Peony Peacock.
Opening hours Thu–Sat 12pm–7pm, Sun 12pm–5pm, until Sun 8 Nov · closed Mon–WedLocation Supper House, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, #04-02, 37 Keppel Road, 089064Price Free
FreeDeepavali Open House at the Indian Heritage Centre
The Indian Heritage Centre becomes a Deepavali open house, with kids' activities and a weekend bazaar. Families can make a mini mithai box, paint a peacock clay brooch and try on a saree at the vintage photobooth.
Opening hours Tue–Sun 10am–6pm, Sat until 8pm, Sat 17 Oct–Sun 8 Nov · weekend crafts and bazaar Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 10am–5pmLocation Indian Heritage Centre, 5 Campbell Lane, 209924Price FreeTip: Festive money packets are given out free on weekends while stocks last, and a free English tour of the galleries starts in the lobby at 7pm on Saturdays.
FreePokéXciting! Pokémon parade at Jewel and Changi Airport
Pokémon's 30th-anniversary party comes to Changi, with all 27 first partner Pokémon parading together at Jewel's Forest Valley. Over at Terminal 3, a Singapore-exclusive Pikachu leads the stage shows, with meet-and-greets and photo spots.
Opening hours Sat 7 & Sun 8 NovLocation Jewel: Forest Valley, Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Boulevard, 819666
Terminal 3: Departure Hall, Changi Airport Terminal 3, 65 Airport Boulevard, 819663Price FreeTip: Pokémon GO players can also catch the PokéXciting! Pikachu in the game that weekend.
FreePokémon RUN 30 Festival Zone at The Kallang
Catch a Pikachu parade, walk through a Pokémon Time Tunnel and pose at photo spots in the festival village beside the 4km Pokémon RUN 30 fun run. There's also a Pikachu meet-and-greet, a Pokémon experience zone, sponsor booths and a pop-up store.
Opening hours Sat 7 & Sun 8 Nov, 8am–2pmLocation Stadium Roar, The KallangPrice FreeTip: The Kallang asks visitors to check the latest air quality before heading down.
FreeSingapore Book Street at VivoCity
A pop-up celebration of Singapore books, with a stamp rally that builds two art prints, a fossil show-and-tell and live sketching by illustrators. Children can also join bilingual storytelling and a choose-your-own-adventure reading where the audience votes on what happens next.
Opening hours Mon 2–Sun 8 Nov, 10am–10pm dailyLocation VivoCity, Open Atrium, Level 1, 1 HarbourFront Walk, 098585Price FreeTip: Pick up a Stamp Rally Passport at the Info Counter to start the rally.
FreeTeroka Nusantara Festival at the Malay Heritage Centre
The Malay Heritage Centre's first Teroka Nusantara Festival lets families explore four traditional house types from across the Malay Archipelago. Cultural booths show off traditional textiles, food, games and musical instruments, with folk jazz on Baghdad Street and a bazaar on the lawn.
Opening hours Fri 6–Sun 8 Nov, 10am–10pm · Rumah Kita play space 10am–6pmLocation Malay Heritage Centre, 85 Sultan Gate, 198501Price FreeTip: The cultural booths are on the Saturday and Sunday only.
FreeAsia Pacific Food Expo at Singapore EXPO
A big food fair with over a hundred local exhibitors, brands from China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand, and a Hokkaido Pavilion. Browse regional specialities and food innovations, try samples from overseas exhibitors, and pick up show deals and festive gifts.
More in the East →Opening hours Fri 6–Mon 9 Nov, 11am–9pm dailyLocation Singapore EXPO Hall 4, 1 Expo Drive, 486150Price Free
FreeFree bouncy castle at Tanglin Mall
A bouncy castle takes over Tanglin Mall's Level 1 atrium, part of the mall's Kids Fun Hour programme of activities for children.
Opening hours Sat 7–Mon 9 Nov, 11am–8pmLocation Tanglin Mall, L1 Atrium, 163 Tanglin Road, 247933Price Free
FreeA Night of Disney & Pixar at Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Six local musicians sing Disney classics, Pixar soundtracks, princess ballads and Disney Channel movie songs on Esplanade's waterfront stage. It's part of Esplanade's Soundtracks series, with the city skyline as the backdrop.
Opening hours Mon 9 Nov, 7.15pm & 8.45pmLocation DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Drive, 038981Price FreeTip: Each show runs 45 minutes with no interval. It's outdoors, so rain can delay or move it.
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FreeSingtel Expressions Through Art at Gardens by the Bay
A free exhibition of 46 artworks by students from all 26 special education (SPED) schools in Singapore, on the theme “Future of Singapore”. Now in its fifth edition, it celebrates the students' talents and sets out to build a more inclusive society.
Opening hours Fri 6–Sun 22 Nov, daily 9am–9pmLocation The Colonnade, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, 018953Price Free
FreeFree entry to the National Orchid Garden
Explore the National Orchid Garden in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, from the Tan Hoon Siang Mist House to the Secret Ravine. The Sembcorp Cool House alone has over 1,000 species from five regions.
Opening hours Sun 8 Nov & Mon 23–Sun 29 Nov, 8.30am–7pm · last entry 6pmLocation National Orchid Garden, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, 259569Price FreeTip: Show your IC or pass at the ticketing counter at the entrance. Tickets bought in advance don't get the free entry.
FreeMovies by the Beach at Palawan Kidz City, Sentosa
Free outdoor films on the roof garden of Palawan Kidz City, where families settle on a mat under the night sky. Nature and wildlife documentaries from the Singapore Nature Film Festival now play before the main film.
Opening hours Sat & Sun until Sun 29 Nov, nature films from 6pm · Main film 7.30pmLocation Palawan Kidz City Roof Garden, Level 3, Palawan Beach, SentosaPrice FreeTip: Screenings are called off in bad weather, and Bluetooth speakers aren't allowed. Check the night's film: the Planet of the Apes films on 7, 8, 14 and 15 Nov are rated PG13.
FreeStories by the Beach, Palawan
A book buggy of pre-loved reads to enjoy on the sand.
Opening hours Daily, 24 hours, until Mon 30 NovLocation Palawan Beach, SentosaPrice FreeTip: It's a mobile library that moves along Palawan Beach, so keep an eye out for it. Books can be taken home, though bringing them back is encouraged.
FreeIn the Ether at ArtScience Museum
ArtScience Museum's festival of art, science and technology, with eight works in the lobby and Basement 2, including Mimus, an industrial robot arm that reacts to visitors as they move, and a video of a drone searching a field for four-leaf clovers.
Opening hours Daily 9am–6pm until Sun 6 Dec · last entry 5pmLocation ArtScience Museum, Level 1 Lobby & Basement 2, 6 Bayfront Avenue, 018974Price Free
FreeFuntastical World of Fungi, Singapore Botanic Gardens
An exhibition on how fungi grow and spread and the jobs they do in nature, built around an art installation of live glowing mycelium. It also shows the many kinds of fungi found in Singapore, with more displays at the Gardens' main gates.
Opening hours Daily 9am–6pm until Sun 10 Jan 2027 · closed the last Tuesday of each monthLocation CDL Green Gallery @ SBG Heritage Museum, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, 259569Price FreeTip: The displays at the Gardens' main gates are open 5am to midnight, so you can see that part outside the gallery's hours.
FreeHIIT The Beach at Palawan Beach, Sentosa
An outdoor fitness pop-up on the sand with eight ice cream-themed workout zones, from swinging bars and box jumps to battle ropes and sled pushes. Climb over and crawl under obstacles, then cool off in a chill-out corner with ice cream, photo spots and limited-edition merchandise.
Opening hours Daily 8am–10pm until Sun 31 Jan 2027Location Palawan Beach, SentosaPrice FreeTip: Kids 12 and under must be with an adult at all times, and shoes are a must for the box jumps.
FreeHidden World: Creepy Crawlies of Singapore, Fort Canning
More than 120 kinds of Singapore insects, spiders and their relatives, shown through photographs, microscope images and live specimens, including a bug new to science found at Fort Canning and the Botanic Gardens.
Opening hours Daily 10am–6pm until Wed 31 Mar 2027Location Gallery@L3, Fort Canning Centre, Fort Canning Park, 5 Cox Terrace, 179620Price FreeTip: NParks warns that the big close-up photos of insects and spiders may feel intense for anyone uneasy around them.
FreeSHIPPED! Vessels of Taste at ArCH Square
An exhibition at ArCH Square, made with the Museum of Food, that links archaeology with Singapore's living food traditions. Old ceramics, bottles and storage jars show how families cooked, ate and stored food across generations.
Opening hours Wed–Sun 10am–6pm until Wed 31 Mar 2027 · closed public holidaysLocation ArCH Square, 125 Jalan Sultan, 199011Price Free
FreeSnoopy Pop-up Library at Plaza Singapura
A Peanuts-themed pop-up library at Plaza Singapura, with reading nooks in a PEANUTS School Bus, Charlie Brown's Classroom and Snoopy's Backyard. At Lucy's Booth, kids get book picks to match their mood.
Opening hours Daily 10am–10pm until Sun 19 Sep 2027 · Snoopy meet-and-greet Sat 7–Mon 9 Nov, 11am, 2pm & 4pmLocation Snoopy Pop-up Library, Plaza Singapura, #03-86 to 89, 68 Orchard Road, 238839Price FreeTip: Bring a library-compliant ID or NLB eCard, or request a QR day pass, to get in. Meet-and-greet queues start 30 minutes before each session.
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FreeHoliday Express at Tanglin Mall: snow shows and Christmas carnival
Foam avalanches and artificial snowfall fill Tanglin Mall's outdoor foyer, next to a carnival with a Christmas train ride and a bouncy castle. In the atrium, kids can colour an ornament, post a letter to Santa and record a festive message.
Opening hours Snow shows nightly 7.30pm–8pm, weekends & public holidays also 8.30pm–9pm, Sat 14 Nov–Sun 3 Jan · Carnival Fri 5pm–9pm, Sat & Sun 11am–9pm until Sun 20 Dec, then daily 11am–9pm till Sun 27 DecLocation Tanglin Mall, Level 1, 163 Tanglin Road, 247933Price Free
FreeChristmas Fest at Downtown East
Downtown East's Begonia Terrace hosts festive evenings of carnival games with prizes, a bouncy castle, kids' activities and special performances. There's ice cream, candy floss and popcorn too, beside a Christmas market with food stalls.
Opening hours Fri 4 Dec 6.30pm–8.30pm · Sat 5 Dec 5.30pm–8.30pmLocation Begonia Terrace, Downtown East, 1 Pasir Ris Close, 519599Price Free
FreeSouthern Trail beach clean-up, Sentosa
A free guided walk past Sentosa's micro-forests and green-roof walkways, then a beach clean-up towards the Southernmost Point of Continental Asia. It ends with an introduction to marine conservation, from seagrass meadows to turtle nesting.
Opening hours Mon 16 Nov, 3pm–5pm · Sat 21 Nov, 9.30am–11.30amLocation Central Beach Bazaar, SentosaPrice FreeTip: Places are limited and only those given one get a confirmation email, so register your interest early. A session may be postponed for bad weather or haze, with a day's notice.
FreeSSO Musical Moments at Woodlands Hospital
A free hour of classical music by SSO musicians and singers, from Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik to Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Before it starts there's an Instrument Petting Zoo, a chance to see the instruments up close.
Opening hours Fri 13 Nov, 7.30pm, 1 hour · Doors and Instrument Petting Zoo from 6.30pmLocation Auditorium, Tower E, Level 1, Woodlands Hospital, WoodlandsPrice FreeTip: The free tickets must be registered for ahead, and the Instrument Petting Zoo is for ticketholders only.
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FreeSnoopy and friends meet-and-greets at Frasers malls
Snoopy visits five Frasers malls for the holidays, joined by Charlie Brown or Lucy, for hugs, high-fives and family selfies. Every mall also has PEANUTS Christmas decorations to pose with.
FreeChristmas at Jewel: tree and snowfall at Forest Valley
A 16-metre Christmas tree with a brownstone house at its centre fills Jewel's indoor Forest Valley, where snow falls among the trees. It's all indoors, so it works in any weather.
Opening hours Daily, 24 hours, Fri 13 Nov–Sun 3 Jan · Snowfall 8.05pm & 9.05pm, plus 10.05pm Fri–Sun, public holidays & their evesLocation Forest Valley, Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport Boulevard, 819666Price Free
FreePets on a Train: free French film at Canberra CC
A free community screening of Pets on a Train, an animated French film rated PG, in Canberra Community Club's multi-purpose hall in Sembawang. It's part of the vOilah! French Film Festival, and it's shown in French with English subtitles.
More in the North →Opening hours Sun 29 Nov, 6.30pmLocation Canberra CC, Multi-Purpose Hall, 2 Sembawang Crescent, #01-01, 757632Price Free
FreeFree French family films at One Punggol
Free screenings of family films from the vOilah! French Film Festival at One Punggol's Celebration Square, every one rated PG. They're in French with English subtitles, and the line-up includes Mune, Pets on a Train, Argonuts, The Choir, Sophie's Misfortunes and The Secret of Birds.
Opening hours Mon 16–Fri 20 Nov & Thu 26 Nov, 7pmLocation One Punggol, Celebration Square Zone 1, 1 Punggol Drive, 828629Price Free
FreeFree playgrounds at Mandai Wildlife WEST
Three free nature-themed playgrounds at Mandai Wildlife WEST, which is free to enter. Climb the obstacles of the pangolin-themed Pangolin Adventure, explore the burrow-inspired Pangolin Hideout, and cross the bridge through the mangrove-style roots, logs and boats of Forest Stream Trail.
More in the North →Opening hours Daily 7am–10.30pmLocation Mandai Wildlife WEST, 20 Mandai Lake Road, 729825Price Free
FreeFree French family films at Our Tampines Hub
Free screenings of family films from the vOilah! French Film Festival, every one rated PG, at Our Tampines Hub's Festive Plaza and Festive Arts Theatre. The line-up includes Mune, Pets on a Train, Argonuts, The Secret of Birds, Sophie's Misfortunes and The Choir.
Opening hours Thu 12–Sat 14 Nov, 12pm · Sun 15 Nov, 1pm, 2.30pm & 4.45pmLocation Our Tampines Hub, 1 Tampines Walk, 528523Price Free
FreeChristmas Together at Sands Expo
An indoor Christmas festival fills a hall at Sands Expo with a festive village of activities, workshops and shopping, many of them free. It raises support for the Singapore Red Cross Young Hearts.
Opening hours Fri 27–Sun 29 Nov, 10am–9pmLocation Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Hall F, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, 018956Price FreeTip: Each adult registers ahead for a free Village Pass; children under 18 go in on an accompanying adult's registration.
FreeLakeside Garden at Jurong Lake Gardens
A nature garden with Forest Ramble, a nature playgarden of 13 animal-inspired adventure stations, and the Clusia Cove water playground. Clusia Cove's water moves like coastal tides and ripples, and there's a Butterfly Maze with slides, bird hides in the Grasslands and the Rasau Walk boardwalk through a freshwater swamp.
Opening hours Grounds open 24 hours · Forest Ramble 8am–10pm, Clusia Cove 8am–7pm, closed Mon except public holidaysLocation Lakeside Garden, Jurong Lake GardensPrice FreeTip: Heron Play and Snake Play in Forest Ramble are closed for maintenance until further notice.
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FreeMusic Oasis: SCO at the Singapore Botanic Gardens
The Singapore Chinese Orchestra plays an open-air concert at the Botanic Gardens' Symphony Stage, with music inspired by the Great Wall and the Silk Road. A guan soloist takes the lead in a dance from The Silk Road Fantasia Suite.
Opening hours Sat 14 Nov, 6pmLocation Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, 259569Price FreeTip: Bring a picnic mat. The concert runs about an hour, with no interval.
FreeDefence Collective Festival 2026
Singapore's three defence museums hold a joint weekend festival of interactive exhibits, live programmes, hands-on workshops and family activities. Each museum takes its own theme: Our Land, Our Skies or Our Seas.
FreeGrandparents' Day at the National Museum of Singapore
A day for grandparents and grandchildren at the National Museum, with ten hands-on heritage booths and a drop-in fridge magnet craft. Play classic games such as congkak at the Table of Treasures play area, see six large artworks of seniors' lives and cheer on a seniors' talent show.
Opening hours Sat 21 Nov, 10am–4pmLocation National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road, 178897Price FreeTip: The drop-in activities need no registration.
FreeOur Climate-Ready Home exhibition at Kampung Admiralty
A roving government exhibition on how hotter days, heavier rain, dry spells and rising seas change everyday life at home. Families play interactive games, take a quiz for freebies, see a display of male Wolbachia mosquitoes, watch live shows where the audience joins in and meet agency mascots.
Opening hours Wed 18–Sun 22 Nov, 9am–7pm · Live shows at 12pm, 2pm, 4pm & 6pm (Sat 21 Nov at 1.30pm & 4pm)Location Kampung Admiralty, 676 Woodlands Drive 71, 730676Price FreeTip: The mascots (NEA's Captain Green, PUB's Water Wally and Water Sally, and SFA's food characters) and the balloon art come on the weekend, Sat 21 and Sun 22 Nov.
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FreeSWF Playground at The Arts House
The Singapore Writers Festival turns the Living Room at The Arts House into a play space for young readers and their families. Solve a detective scavenger hunt, follow a stamp trail to unmask The Visitor, spot landmarks in collages and read in the Reading Corner.
Opening hours Fri 13–Sun 22 Nov, Wed–Fri 2pm–10pm, Sat & Sun 10am–10pm, closed Mon 16 & Tue 17 Nov · Fri 13 Nov from 7pm, Sun 22 Nov till 6.30pmLocation Living Room, The Arts House at the Old Parliament, 1 Old Parliament Lane, 179429Price Free
FreeNot Quite Murukku at PIP's PLAYbox, Esplanade
A storytelling show for families at Esplanade's Indian festival of arts, Kalaa Utsavam. Manisha's murukku keep coming out lopsided, until Twisty the Murukku Genie-us takes her on an adventure to love what she makes, during her family's murukku-making before Deepavali.
Opening hours Sat 21, Sun 22, Sat 28 & Sun 29 Nov, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 3.30pm & 5pmLocation PIP's PLAYbox, Level 4, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Drive, 038981Price FreeTip: Recommended for ages 6 and up. PIP's PLAYbox admits Esplanade&Me members, so sign up for the free account before you go.
FreeCentral Singapore Market
A roving community market where local farmers, small businesses and artists sell home-grown produce, healthy food and drinks and eco-friendly products, with eco workshops and performances by persons with disabilities.
Opening hours Sun 13 Dec, 8.30am–12.30pmLocation Yio Chu Kang Community Club, 50 Ang Mo Kio Street 61, 569163Price Free
FreeNParks guided garden tours, Jurong Lake Gardens
NParks-led walks through Jurong Lake Gardens, on the wildlife and family-friendly attractions of Lakeside Garden. Other tours visit the plants and traditional buildings of the Japanese and Chinese Gardens, and Singapore's largest public edible garden.
Opening hours Japanese Garden Sat 14 Nov, 5pm–7pm; Edible Garden Sat 14 Nov & Sat 12 Dec, 5pm–6.30pm; Chinese Garden Sat 28 Nov, 8.30am–10.30am · Lakeside South Sat 12 Dec, 5pm–7pm; Lakeside North Sat 26 Dec, 8.30am–10.30amLocation Lakeside North & Chinese Garden: Entrance Pavilion, North Carpark
Lakeside South: ActiveSG Park, South Carpark
Japanese Garden: Mempat Hall, Gardenhouse
Edible Garden: Grand Arch, Chinese GardenPrice FreeTip: Everyone, children included, must register for each tour: sign-ups close 3 days before it or once it's full. Heavy rain or rising haze can call a tour off.
FreeBuilt To Chill LEGO build at KidsSTOP, Science Centre
A festive LEGO pop-up at KidsSTOP where children learn how cities can stay cool, then build shady, green or cooling structures on a big LEGO platform. Artwork by children from past programmes is on show too.
More in the West →Opening hours Sat 21 Nov–Sun 3 Jan 2027, 10am–5pm · Closed Mon, except public and school holidaysLocation KidsSTOP Lobby, Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, 609081Price FreeAny weekend
FreeGarden Rhapsody + Borealis at Supertree Grove
The Supertrees' light-and-music show, plus Borealis, a northern-lights style light and sound show in the same grove.
Opening hours Rhapsody daily 7.45pm & 8.45pm · Borealis Sat, Sun & Mon 8pm–8.30pmLocation Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, 018953Price FreeTip: Borealis is called off if it rains, so check the sky before you set off.
FreeJacob Ballas Children's Garden
Asia's first garden made for children, with water play, streams and nature trails. The Tree House is closed while a new one is built.
Opening hours Tue–Sun 8am–7pm · closed Mondays except public holidaysLocation Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1H Cluny Road, 259604Price FreeTip: Water play is for ages 2–12, so pack a change of clothes (there's a changing area). Scooters and bikes aren't allowed in.
FreeBidadari Park
A stroller-friendly park with a nest-themed playground and wide, flat paths.
Opening hours Daily, 24 hoursLocation Bidadari Park, Bidadari Park Drive, Bartley Walk, Sang Nila Utama Road, Upper Aljunied RoadPrice FreeTip: Most of the park is wheelchair accessible, but the Woodland Experiential Trail and the Marshland Boardwalk are not.
FreeMalay Heritage Centre
The former home of the Sultanate of Singapore, with exhibits on Malay history and culture.
Opening hours Galleries Tue–Sun 10am–6pm · last entry 5.30pmLocation Malay Heritage Centre, 85 Sultan Gate, 198501Price FreeTip: Grab lunch around Kampong Glam after.
FreeChildren's Museum Singapore
A museum built just for children 12 and under, with hands-on galleries on Singapore's past.
Opening hours Tue–Sun 9am–5.45pm, entry at 9am, 11am, 2pm and 4pm · closed Fri 13 NovLocation Children's Museum Singapore, 23-B Coleman Street, 179807Price FreeTip: Only Level 1 is open until Thu 12 Nov, and a walk-in may not get in, so book a slot online before you go.
FreeNational Museum of Singapore
The draw for kids is Singapore Odyssea in the Glass Rotunda, where a wristband wakes up an animated wildlife companion that guides you through Singapore's story. The revamped Singapore History Gallery tells more than 700 years of history with hands-on and multimedia displays, and outside by the Front Lawn, A Whale of a Tale is a playground modelled on the blue whale skeleton the museum once displayed.
Opening hours Daily 10am–7pm · A Whale of a Tale playground open 24/7Location National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road, 178897Price FreeTip: Singapore Odyssea is by timed entry, so book a slot on the museum's website before you go.
FreeBukit Batok Library (newly reopened)
A newly renovated library with a Sound Cave, Story Caves and moving kinetic art.
Opening hours Daily 9am–9pm, staff from 11am · closed on public holidays and from 3pm Fri 27 NovLocation Bukit Batok Library, West Mall, #03-01, 1 Bukit Batok Central Link, 658713Price Free
FreeSunday kids' activities at Cosford Container Park
An outdoor food container park with kids' activities like face painting and bingo, plus marshmallow roasting and plane-spotting.
Opening hours Sundays & public holidays, 5pm–7.30pm · face painting 5pm–6pmLocation Cosford Container Park, 30 Cosford Road, 499550Price FreeTip: Kids' bingo is for 12 and under only. Face painting may not run when there's a special event on.
FreePIP's PLAYbox at Esplanade
A play space for children and their grown-ups, with a cosy loft, an arts and craft area, a reading corner of books by Singapore writers and illustrators and an outdoor play area.
Opening hours Daily 11am–2pm & 3pm–6pmLocation PIP's PLAYbox, Level 4, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Drive, 038981Price FreeTip: Sign up for a free Esplanade&Me account before you go: everyone registers at the door, babies included.
FreeChildren's Garden at Gardens by the Bay
A garden for kids 12 and under, with a toddler zone of swaying bridges and stepping springs for ages 1–5, and rainforest tree houses on a rope-and-ladder trail plus sensor-triggered water play for ages 6–12.
Opening hours Thu–Sun & public holidays 9am–7pm, last entry 6pm · water play until 6.30pmLocation Far East Organization Children's Garden, Bay South Garden, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, 018953Price FreeTip: Go in by the new entrance near the Sun Pavilion while the bridge works are on.
FreeSungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
A protected wetland reserve where families walk boardwalks through the mangroves and may spot monitor lizards, otters and estuarine crocodiles. It was the first place in Singapore named an ASEAN Heritage Park, and its 18m Aerie Tower looks out over the wetlands.
Opening hours 7am–7pm · last entry 6.30pmLocation Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Visitor Centre, 60 Kranji Way, 739453Price FreeTip: Some areas close on days when high tides or bad weather flood them, and NParks posts those dates on the reserve's page.
FreeSembawang Hot Spring Park
A park built around a hot spring, where families soak their feet in a cascading foot bath of tiered pools and cook eggs at the egg cooking station. Kids can also splash about at its interactive water feature.
Opening hours 7am–7pmLocation Sembawang Hot Spring Park, Gambas AvenuePrice FreeTip: Bring your own eggs and a container for the egg cooking station. The foot bath closes for cleaning on Mondays and Thursdays, 11am–2pm.
FreeSingapore Air Force Museum
The air force's own museum, with hands-on galleries, a theatre that puts you in a fighter jet's cockpit, and retired aircraft in its outdoor gallery. Kids can fold paper crafts of a Black Knights jet and RSAF soldiers.
Opening hours 10am–5pm, closed Wednesdays · last entry 4.30pmLocation Singapore Air Force Museum, 400 Airport Road, 534234Price FreeTip: Book a slot online before you go.
FreeJurassic Mile at Changi Airport
More than 20 life-sized dinosaurs of nine species stand along a kilometre of cycling and jogging path by Changi Airport. They include meat-eaters, plant-eaters and ones that fly, and the tallest is almost 5m high.
Opening hours Daily, open 24 hoursLocation Jurassic Mile, Changi Airport Terminal 4, Public Level 1Price FreeTip: From Terminal 4, take the exit to Arrival Pick-up (Doors 1–3) and follow the signs on the ground.
FreeSingapore Discovery Centre
An interactive gallery on the Singapore story, Through the Lens of Time, takes families on an immersive journey from the island's past to the present day. The centre also runs ticketed games such as laser tag and escape rooms.
Opening hours Weekdays 12pm–6pm, weekends, public & school holidays 11am–7pm · last entry 30 minutes before closingLocation Singapore Discovery Centre, 510 Upper Jurong Road, 638365Price FreeTip: Bring proof of identity, which the gallery checks at the door.
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FreeSCDF Fire Station Open House
Firefighters show families around a working fire station, with fire engines and equipment, drills, a hands-on go with a fire hose and a session for kids. They also cover first aid, CPR and fire safety, and the stations taking part run from Woodlands and Ang Mo Kio to Jurong, Tuas, Tampines and Punggol.
Opening hours Saturdays, tours 9am–9.50am & 10am–10.50am · postponed when the PSI is above 200Location 16 SCDF fire stations across SingaporePrice FreeTip: Book online at least three working days ahead (by Wednesday 11.30am for that Saturday); walk-ins get in only when slots are left.
FreeHay Dairies goat farm, Lim Chu Kang
A goat dairy farm in the Lim Chu Kang countryside, where families wander round on a free and easy visit and see the goats milked and fed each day. Its shop sells the farm's fresh goat's milk, in original and chocolate flavours.
Opening hours 9am–4pm, closed Tuesdays except public holidaysLocation Hay Dairies, 250 Neo Tiew Crescent, 719866Price FreeTip: Families and groups under 10 can just turn up: no booking is needed.
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FreeMandai Boardwalk
A 3.3km boardwalk along the edges of River Wonders and Singapore Zoo, looking out over Upper Seletar Reservoir, with glimpses of the zoo's giraffes. Spot kingfishers, tree frogs and dragonflies, rest at the themed stations and the lookout, or scan the QR code at either entrance for a self-guided digital trail.
Opening hours Daily 7am–7pm · Last entry 6pmLocation Mandai Boardwalk, Mandai Wildlife EAST, Mandai Lake RoadPrice FreeTip: Macaques here link prams with food, so keep snacks out of sight and never feed the wildlife.
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FreeChinese and Japanese Gardens, Jurong Lake Gardens
Two heritage gardens by Jurong Lake, rejuvenated and reopened. Climb the seven-storey Cloud Pagoda for views all round, find your animal among the 12 Chinese Zodiac statues and follow the boardwalk along Cascading Creek, then see Singapore's largest water lily collection and the terrariums of the Breathing Gallery in the Japanese Garden.
Opening hours Daily 5.30am–12am · Breathing Gallery Tue–Sun 9am–9pmLocation Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden, Jurong Lake GardensPrice FreeTip: Water Wall Court in the Chinese Garden is closed for maintenance until further notice, and so is the Sunken Garden toilet in the Japanese Garden.
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FreeDiscovery Tour at Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center, Bulim
Hyundai Motor Group's innovation centre at Bulim runs Discovery Tours through its smart farm, with a taste of the fresh greens, a VR tour of the car factory, a ride on the Skytrack and a stop at the IONIQ Lounge.
Opening hours Tue–Sun, 10am–7pmLocation Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore, 2 Bulim Link, 649674Price FreeTip: Skytrack riders must be at least 100cm tall, with a booster seat under 135cm, and young children are advised to skip the VR factory tour.
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