The best things to do in Singapore this weekend (Sep 19-22)

Rev up your engines for an unforgettable weekend with Heineken. Partake in a variety of exciting F1-themed activities with refreshing Heineken from the 13 Heineken Bars in hand. Try your hand at being a pit crew member at the tyre changing station, snap the ultimate selfie at the photo booth, and keep up with all the on-track action with live screenings at Waterside @ F1, Marina Bay Circuit.  

Escape the urban jungle and reacquaint yourself with what nature has to offer. The family-friendly tour, organised by Edible Garden City, takes you on a multi-sensory adventure across their farm. Play farmer for a day as you smell, touch and taste the variety of edible crops grown on the premises, meet some feathered friends the free-ranging chickens, and explore how insects play an important role in recycling food waste.

Chinatown transforms into a brightly-lit spectacle to welcome the Mid-Autumn festivities – but this time, with a Singapore Bicentennial twist. Under a myriad of colourful cellophane lanterns along the streets are various numbers of festival activities including a mass lantern walk (September 8), nightly shows (now until September 13), and a festive bazaar and trade fair (now until September 22). Stick around for more traditional Chinese cultural performances and lion dance displays.

Dust off your yoga mat and find your zen at Yoga of Light, a powerful yoga and meditation workshop popping up this September at some Singapore's favourite venues like lululemon, Plain Vanilla Bakery, and Shake Farm. Yoga of Light is a powerful and uplifting experience with easy-to-follow restorative yoga and guided meditation, all set to gentle electronic music.

Here’s the perfect excuse to cruise: Marina at Keppel Bay is hosting an exclusive Bicentennial National Day voyage onboard its marine treasure, The Admiral, on August 3 and 9 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. With a pitstop at the Marina Bay right when the fireworks go off, it's a great alternative to catch the show away from the massive crowds.

From 18 to 20 July, you can commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on the moon at Moongazers. The three-day event is complementary to Floating Utopias. Specially curated by ArtScience Museum, the programmes explore the reverberations of Apollo 11's achievement through a series of performances, talks and workshops.

Check out Siah Armajani's first institutional exhibition in Asia. Inspired by democratic ideals and American vernacular architecture, this Iranian-born artist's sculptures, drawings and public installations dwell on principles like 'nobility of usefulness' and 'art on a civic scale'. Don't miss highlights which include the large-scale installation Sacco & Vanzetti Reading Room #3 (1988), the Tomb series drawings and models, and a film programme developed by film scholar and curator Dr Marc Glöde, which expands on Armajani’s early experimental films from 1970.

The family-favourite Rainforest Lumina returns with a second season that's packed with 10 new multisensory zones in a one-kilometre stretch of the lush tropical rainforest. Follow the luminous path that leads you to a quirky group of virtual animals known as the Creature Crew. Stay #woke on eco issues while you discover the enchanted world of Rainforest Lumina with an immersive audio-visual experience.

Feast your eyes on a visual treat at the ArtScience Museum. This playful yet poetic exhibition explores the history of inflatable objects, showcasing the effects they have on art, architecture and social activism over the decades after the first hot air balloon took off. Catch the masterpieces of over 15 international and local artists. Out of the 40 artworks featured, eight are of giant inflatables that are suspended in the galleries to amp up the dramatic displays.

Delve further into Singapore’s past with a two-part showcase at the historic Fort Canning Park. Time Traveller is a cinematic experience that takes you through 700 years of history with five multimedia shows. While Pathfinder is a free-and-easy experience that presents Singapore’s journey from past to present through eight interactive pavilions and installations.

Take the kiddos on an art adventure at National Gallery Singapore. This year’s Children’s Biennale features 11 interactive artworks by local and international artists. Let your little hitmakers create their own tunes at Chance Operations or immerse them in an experiential journey across time and space at Stardust: Soaring Through the Sky’s Embrace.

Enliven your Orchard experience with an all-new roving pop-up concept, NAO (Night at Orchard). Happening every first weekend of the month along the stretch between ION Orchard and Ngee Ann City, expect a showcase of talents across fashion, arts, dining, and music. Highlights include culinary offerings by popular brands like Old Chang Kee and Michelin-starred restaurant Shisen Hanten by Chen Kentaro, shopping options with the likes of up-and-coming brands such as oasis:skin and Indigo Culture, and busking performances from NoonTalk artiste Gavin Teo, One Moment of Glory winner Jill-Marie Thomas, and popular indie acts like Codie Loh, Raphael Leong and Yeo Ming Jun.   

Stop and smell the beautiful orchids like Phalaenopsis bellina and Maxillaria tenuifolia at Gardens by the Bay's newest orchid display in the Cloud Forest, Scentsational Orchids. Learn about the different scent each type produces, and take in the sweet and intense fragrance of the massive floral display.

This Easter weekend, take the kiddos out for an egg hunt, chase the Easter bunny, get your craft on and stuff yourself silly with chocolates at these Easter events.

Journey further into Southeast Asia – past and present – as the Asian Civilisations Museum opens three new permanent galleries Ancestors and Rituals, Christian Art and Islamic Art, along with new items on display in the museum's Trade galleries that explore the artistic exchanges within Asia and the rest of the world. The Ancestors and Rituals gallery shines its spotlight on a diverse range of Southeast Asian artefacts that reflect the barter of ideas and cultural interactions among various tribes and communities in the region. The Christian Art gallery exhibits intricate works of cross-cultural art created in Asia that are dedicated to the religion.  The Islamic Art showcases the wealth of artistic traditions that arise from the expansion of Islam in Southeast Asia. As part of Southeast Asia in the World, the museum is also hosting a new series of trails that provide visitors an understanding of Southeast Asia's role in the world through beautiful illustrations by local artist Muneera Malek.