Things to do in Singapore today

Sip your rice instead of eating it at Sake Sake, a festival dedicated to the fermented rice drink. Back on September 26 and 27, the edition brings a boozy weekend of seasonal pours, craft labels, and unexpected local eats. There'll be over 100 free-flow sakes and specialty Japanese beverages – and over 30% of the line-up is brand-new, featuring seasonal arrivals, rare allocations, specialty Hot Nama sakes, and homebrews.

What makes this edition extra special is its food programme. For the first time, Shukuu is bringing its decade-long pairing expertise to local comfort food. Certified sommeliers will guide you on how clean, aromatic, or rich brews sit alongside Singaporean favourites like laksa. The kitchen is also serving event-exclusive bites like torched swordfish in ponzu marinade and returning favourites like deep-fried zucchini-wrapped camembert. 

Shukuu's resident sommelier team will be on hand throughout to match pours to your palate. And if you find a bottle you love, you can take it home with festival retail discounts of up to 15% off. 

There’s always room to learn something new and start planning your career journey. From AI and digital skills to healthcare, finance, media and aviation, SkillsFuture Festival 2026 brings more than 140 events and activities to locations across Singapore, including the heartlands, from September 16 to October 28. 

Expect hands-on workshops, expert talks, career fairs, careers and skills advisory sessions, training opportunities, plus walk-in and virtual job interviews too, with plenty of chances to discover where your next step could take you – whether you’re a student figuring out your future, a working professional looking to sharpen your skills, considering a career switch or a lifelong learner with a curious mind. From AI-focused roadshows to community events happening across the island, the six-week festival makes learning feel a little more accessible and a lot more exciting. Find out more here.

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.

Chinatown wine hotspot Big Wine Freaks celebrates its second anniversary on September 26 with a high-energy evening of fine dining and late-night beats. The festivities start with a ticketed six-course dinner ($178++ per person) from 7pm to 9.30pm, featuring Cocollos oysters with caviar, lobster with 5J paleta, and A4 Kagoshima striploin. Diners can pair their feast with an exclusive wine list highlighting Burgundy Evolution and Grower Champagnes. From 10pm till late, the space turns into an afterparty with DJs Anand, Aurora, and CandiceB behind the decks. Reserve your table early to toast two years of low-intervention wines and good vibes.

Forget karaoke – Singapore is getting a choir, and you don’t even need to know how to sing. Pub Choir, the wildly joyful Australian phenomenon, is bringing its no-audition, no-rehearsal format to Singapore on September 27 at Capitol Theatre.

Led by powerhouse choir director Astrid Jorgensen, the 90-minute experience turns a room full of strangers into a three-part harmony machine. You’ll learn a single popular song from scratch, with Astrid breaking down the parts before bringing everyone together for one gloriously loud finale.

What started as a small experiment in Brisbane has since grown into an international singing sensation, with thousands of people discovering the joy of making music together. Equal parts comedy show, music lesson and communal singalong, it’s designed for everyone from shower singers to seasoned performers. Just show up and have a go. Tickets start from $68.

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Mondrian Singapore Duxton transforms its entire hotel into a 24-hour music marathon for Mondrian Live from September 26 to 27. Spanning five distinct parties across the property, the festival kicks off with poolside Afrohouse at Canyon Club by Afro Lah!, moves to Bottega di Carna for evening vibes spun by DJ Bruce Blanchard, and dives into hip-hop at Jungle Ballroom with Soul Vibez. A 2am Level 12 takeover hosted by Wild, Bae's and Milli keeps the rave going before ending with a poolside sunrise recovery session. Guests can also cop exclusive merch designed with local label Pharaoh's Horses, including custom robes and temporary tattoos. Grab early bird tickets from $28 to experience a non-stop hotel festival like no other.

Fiamma at Capella Singapore hosts Melbourne’s SHOP 225 – ranked Best Pizza in Australia and #28 globally – for a three-day In Good Company takeover from September 24 to 26. Making its Singapore debut, the renowned pizzeria brings its inclusive Neapolitan philosophy and signature wood-fired slices to Sentosa, complete with coeliac, vegan, and halal-conscious options. Highlights include the truffle-loaded Zio Pino, the mushroom-and-sausage 2807, and the seafood-forward Bianca Gamberi, alongside the classic Margherita con Bufala. This exclusive collaboration offers pizza lovers out there a rare taste of world-class craftsmanship – make your reservations here. 

Tennis takes over at The Kallang this September. Southeast Asia’s premier WTA 500 tournament, the Singapore Tennis Open, transforms the sports hub into a massive precinct-wide festival from September 19 to 27, where you can catch top stars like Mirra Andreeva and Leylah Fernandez on court, or enjoy the atmosphere for free at Break Point Garden with live match screenings, DJ sets, food trucks, and the signature Kallang Roar cocktail. Over at Kallang Wave Mall, check out a giant tennis playground featuring oversized rackets and mini-courts. With daily player meet-and-greets and free regional junior matches at Kallang Tennis Hub, it’s a full-spectrum sporting celebration for everyone.

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with Fenbao and friends at Gardens by the Bay. Throughout September, the Golden Garden, Supertree Grove, and Bayfront Plaza come alive at night with eight vibrant, neon-lit lantern installations inspired by the adorable Singaporean cartoon character. Take a stroll through moonlit gardens, luminous aquatic worlds, and celestial whale displays. Once you’ve snapped your pics, head to the Supertree Grove marketplace for family-friendly games, carnival rides, and rows of street food. Weekends feature lantern-making workshops and painting activities for kids. The festivities continue with electrifying LED lion dance performances, mesmerising dragon dances, and the high-energy Singapore Big Flag Championship.

Forget pyramids and desert terrain. For its first-ever ancient Egypt-themed showcase at Lilytopia, Gardens by the Bay is swapping out dune landscapes for a rare look at the country’s past. Travel back in time to a lush garden filled with blooming lilies that once grew along the Nile, including the sacred blue water lily, which symbolises rebirth, the sun and the afterlife. Through a vivid palette of blooms, the showcase revives the faded colours of ancient Egyptian art. Presented alongside the display is A Glimpse of Egypt, an exclusive exhibition by Salwa Elhamamsy featuring dreamy, Impressionist-inspired oil paintings of Egypt’s breathtaking landscapes.

One of Singapore’s most chaotic families is back – and they’re bringing even more mayhem this time around. The Choos cordially invite you to crash yet another gloriously dysfunctional family gathering: a masquerade party. Show up in your best silver or gold getup and prepare for family secrets and betrayal to spill around the buffet table. The Choos serve up drama alongside a wide spread of local delights, from laksa, rendang and satay to truffle egg croissants, kaya bread and butter pudding and Milo Dinosaur buns. Live chef stations will also be whipping up personalised plates of chicken rice.

Get to see Singapore as you’ve never seen it before. Or maybe you have, but you just haven’t been paying close attention. Presented by Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film, A Life in Colour is a landmark solo exhibition showcasing the archive of prolific photographer Tan Lip Seng. Timed alongside National Day, the exhibition captures everyday Singaporean life – from wet markets to construction workers – in vibrant detail, tracing the nation's journey to a modern metropolis. The showcase launches with a new photobook created with Tan's sons, featuring unseen final works that highlight his evolution from film to smartphone photography.

One of Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary artists is taking over the Singapore Art Museum for a major solo exhibition. Titled Afterimage, this three-month-long showcase centres on Manila-based artist Maria Taniguchi, exploring repetition, time and labour through monumental paintings, sculptures and video installations. The exhibition is anchored by her ongoing series of towering, untitled “brick” paintings featuring thousands of tiny, hand-painted black rectangles. Other highlights include her Java Plum wood Runaways sculptures and four moving-image works spanning 16 years.

Stock up your pantry with fresh local produce at the Central Singapore Market. Organised by the Central Singapore CDC, this roving heartland market runs until December 2026, popping up at locations like Bishan Active Park, Zhongshan Park and Upper Thomson. Each stop brings a fresh mix of eco-conscious creators and food entrepreneurs. Discover organic vegetables, gluten-free granola, plant-based deodorants and even edible insects. The July 26 stop offers sustainable fertilisers and truffle oil, while August 2 adds a dried flower workshop and live music.

Relive your favourite local Chinese dramas with Singapore TV: From Local to Global. Presented by Mediacorp and the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, this latest exhibition charts the evolution of Singapore Chinese television from the 1960s to today. The showcase features hundreds of original costumes, props, photographs and memorabilia from beloved productions. Visitors can explore immersive installations replicating classic sets, try their hand at dubbing a scene and share their hopes for the future of local television at an interactive voting wall.

Musée du Louvre presents its expansive collection of Islamic art in Southeast Asia for the first time ever at the Asian Civilisations Museum. The exclusive exhibition, Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Art from the Musée du Louvre, brings together over a hundred ancient treasures from the royal collections of the "Gunpowder Empires." The objects chart their rise and fall, offering a glimpse into the forces that dominated West and Central Asia between the 16th and 18th centuries. This rich history is paired with ACM’s own collection of jewels to reveal the empires’ influence on distant shores like Southeast Asia during a time of expanding global trade networks.

It’s time to live out your Disney dreams at Gardens by the Bay. Floral Fantasy comes alive once again with the return of Disney Garden of Wonder, which opens from now until March 2027. For its second instalment, the impressive horticultural display features over 20 Disney and Pixar character topiaries spread across six zones. One of the biggest highlights at this year’s showcase is the debut of Anna and Elsa from Frozen. The Arendelle sisters each get their own floral setting, complete with a frosty archway and icy mountains, alongside other Disney princesses like Jasmine from Aladdin, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and Rapunzel from Tangled.

Other returning favourites include Toy Story heroes Buzz Lightyear and Jessie, plus Winnie the Pooh and pals. You can also expect light-hearted installations that feature Disney icons in a more Singaporean setting, such as a playful display of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck operating a teh tarik stall.

Play and discovery collide at the National Gallery’s newest children's exhibition, When Art Meets Nature, opening April 30. Co-curated with Taiwan’s Taoyuan Museum of Fine Arts, the showcase transforms the gallery into a multi-sensory forest ecosystem. Explore Peace Forest by Soh Ee Shaun, a soft-sculpture playground that teaches kids about biodiversity, or dive into Where the River Runs, an interactive audio experience by Yenting Hsu centred on indigenous Taiwanese traditions. Through art and play, this immersive journey encourages young explorers to reimagine their relationship with the natural world and the creatures that protect our planet.

In this larger-than-life artwork taking over the National Gallery’s Padang Atrium, contemporary Thai artist Navin Rawanchaikul captures the dynamic and passionate cultures and lives that make up the diverse Singaporean community. Following a year-long engagement with migrant workers, indigenous groups and faith organisations, the artist’s revelations and discoveries are translated into spectacular billboard paintings, video interviews and a travelogue that celebrates their vibrant stories and voices.

The showcase is supported by an enriching two-part programme that highlights the people who have inspired the installation. Join in on fireside chats with the artist to explore behind the scenes and the empowering migrant stories. Singaporama Unfolded Part I centres on Kaugnay, an organisation for Filipina domestic workers, and its fabulous Trashion Show, while Part II traces the history of migration in Singapore. The latter presents a performance of a traditional Indian folk dance by Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) Ambassadors, alongside a discussion on identity, community and collaboration.

Five women, over 50 artworks and one shared mission. This exhibition brings Southeast Asian artists Amanda Heng (Singapore), Dolorosa Sinaga (Indonesia), Imelda Cajipe-Endaya (Philippines), Nirmala Dutt (Malaysia) and Phaptawan Suwannakudt (Thailand) to display their work together in Singapore for the very first time. But more than just an art showcase, Fear No Power is a space to have a conversation about meaningful change and the artists’ decades-long commitment to it. Featuring photography, paintings, sculptures and performances that date all the way back to the 1960s, this multidisciplinary exhibition examines the concept of communal world-building across the region and what it means to forge a community. Every piece of work is an intimate and powerful reflection deeply rooted in care, collaboration and resistance.