The best things to do in September 2026

Trade your usual aquarium walkthroughs for a glowing marine adventure at Into the Glowcean, happening at Singapore Oceanarium from September 5 to November 1. Dive into a sea of neon installations, glowing marine-life sculptures and family-friendly Halloween fun, with hands-on workshops and live performances adding extra sparkle. Get up close with sea jellies, try your hand at light painting, catch an LED violin performance or take home a manta ray lantern as a luminous keepsake. 

And if you’re looking for a night out with a little more bass, don’t miss Silent Disco: Deep Blue Beats on September 19 – the Oceanarium’s first-ever silent disco. From 8pm to 11pm, slip on wireless headphones, switch between three live DJ channels and dance among marine life. 

Oceanarium tickets start from $55 for adults and $43 for children and seniors, while Silent Disco: Deep Blue Beats costs $55 separately, including access to selected zones and one complimentary drink. Get yours here.

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Think you’ve seen everything at ArtScience Museum’s teamLab Future World? Now there are even more reasons to head back to the ever-changing experience. The beloved permanent exhibition has fully reopened with newly unveiled artworks and refreshed experiences. Discover artworks that exist in a state of constant transformation – water particles flow across the artwork space, while flowers emerge and respond to changing conditions, creating an interconnected environment where every movement can send a ripple through the space. 

And that’s just the start: must-sees including Crystal Universe, Animals of Flowers, Symbiotic Lives – A Whole Year per Year, and Light Sculpture with Paper Airplane remain part of the experience, with plenty of interactive ways for little ones to get involved, too. Find out more here.

The Nordic Film Festival returns to Filmhouse with a diverse cinematic lineup from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Highlights include an award-winning documentary on Iceland’s 1975 women’s strike and the closing film The Last Viking – a darkly comic thriller starring Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas as estranged brothers searching for forgotten stolen loot.

Spooky season hits Resorts World Sentosa with Universal Studios Singapore's 14th Halloween Horror Nights, featuring four haunted houses including a creepy karang guni store. Beyond the scares, check out interactive F1 racing simulators at WEAVE, MAC Cosmetics' fright night pop-up, or head to Singapore Oceanarium’s first-ever silent disco party surrounded by glowing marine habitats.

Attention all residents of Bishan, Tanjong Pagar and Tampines North: Weekend Brew Club is coming to you. The roving brew bar is bringing its signature coffee buffet, alongside a lineup of DJs and activities, for an afternoon of kopi-fuelled fun in your neighbourhood. Choose between Nanyang or Western brews, play espresso pong and corn toss, design fan crafts, and build your own matcha waffles. The Tampines edition also features Mid-Autumn mooncake workshops.