Major indie craft market, Public Garden, is returning this weekend to offer a plethora of hand-painted accessories, spoons, plates, crafts, and stationery. Featuring only independent brands across Asia under one roof, you’ll be able to brush shoulders with the people behind some really unique brand concepts. Expect quirky trinkets and distinct conversation-starter-objects to add to the growing collection of unusual items on your desk.
Where: Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Hall C, Level 1, 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956
When: From 31 Saturday to 1 February 2026, 1pm to 7pm
The Singapore Youth Film Festival is happening over the next couple of weeks, where 43 shortlisted films will be on full showcase. Only in its second edition, there won’t be glamour red carpets or celebrity appearances, but you probably already knew that. Instead, there’ll be live action, documentary, and animation genres exploring truths of identity, grief, relationships and the works.
Where: Oldham Theatre, 1 Canning Rise, and SOTA Studio Theatre, 1 Zubir Said Drive
When: From January 29 to February 13 2026, across various screening times
Get your tickets here
Gather travellers, peasants, bards and rogues alike. Singapore’s first Renaissance fair is touching down this weekend for the first time. At Ren Faire, immerse yourself into the fictional city of Xenaria, where you will find sword sparring sessions, tarot readings and buskers performing whilst surrounded by people wearing garbs and gowns. With over 100 vendors in the marketplace, workshops, and Dungeons & Dragons tables available on the grounds, Ren Faire promises to be a day to remember.
Where: Fort Canning Park (Old Married Solders Quarter), 70 River Valley Rd, Singapore 179037
When: From 31 January to 1 February 2026, 2pm to 9pm
Get your tickets here
Japanese artist Keiko Moriuchi uses a special medium for her art: gold. At 83 years old, she’s been inspiring avant-garde paintings that shimmer, shift, and play with light for decades now—decades that stretch all the way back to World War II. As one of the last living members of the legendary Gutai Art Association—a movement that defied traditional painting and championed experimentation—Moriuchi makes her Southeast Asian debut with Motif, presented by Singaporean art platform Art Again. Fourteen works will be on display and for sale, each exploring themes of Buddhism, meditation, and spirituality.
Where: Tokonoma, 16 Shaw Rd, #03-10, Singapore 367954
When: 17 January to 1 February, from 11am to 7pm
RSVP here
Based on The Book of Red Shadows by Singaporean sci-fi writer Victor Fernando R. Ocampo, this immersive experience drops you into the sleep lab as an undercover participant. Part interactive theatre, part escape room, the story unfolds as a choose-your-own-adventure experience.
Here’s the story: SomniTech promises sleep that’s optimised, guided, but quietly monetised using dream-tracking technology. Things get murky when some trial participants are stuck in the programme, and its brilliant, controversial founder Dr Adrian Tan vanishes soon after. It's up to you and your buddies to uncover the secrets of the company and break out of the programme.
Where: The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore 179429
When: 9 January to 7 February
Get your tickets here (SG Culture Pass eligible)
Elephant Grounds, a prominent figure in shaping Hong Kong’s café scene for the past decade is landing in Singapore this Saturday. For the uninitiated, the café is known less for theatrics than for doing the fundamentals well: considered coffee, from-scratch baking, and interiors designed to be a third space. Look out for their Earl Grey Doughnut, Banoffee (banana + toffee croissant), Chocolate Cookie, Fish Fillet Sando, and Wildberry Pancake Stack.
When: Daily, from 8am to 8pm
Where: 124 Beach Rd, #01-04 Guoco Midtown, Singapore 189771
If the intersection between running and meeting new people intrigues you, here’s an event worth lacing up for. Going down every Saturday at the Botanic Gardens, you’ll be able to mingle with like-minded single people as you compare running shoes while the sun sets in the background. Admission is free, and the run is unhosted, which means everything unfolds as naturally as these things ever do.
When: Every Saturday at 7pm
Where: Chopin Overlooking the Symphony Stage, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569
Save a spot here
If you’re feeling adventurous, head down to Dopamine Land for a quick hit of multisensory euphoria. Having toured cities from London to Madrid, the Singapore edition will feature nine interactive spaces. You can wage pillow fights at The Cushion Clash or get jiggy with it on the Chromadance floor. But there are also more calming spaces in case things get too overstimulating. Euphoria Grove puts you in a bean-bag filled sanctuary with lighting that changes according to the four seasons, while the Cave of Tactility cocoons you in a room with soft, colourful textural walls.
When: Daily (except Thursdays), from 11am to 9pm
Where: Dopamine Land Singapore, #02-204/205, Weave, Resorts World Sentosa, 26 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269
Get your tickets here
Back in the day, the games our ancestors played were never just games. They doubled as barometers of culture, power, and community, and the Asian Civilisation Museum seeks to trace and highlight that lineage. From mahjong and congkak to the slow, deliberate logic of go and chess, “Let’s Play” is an exhibition that will feature interactive stations, outdoor installations, school collaborations, and a steady run of talks. Of course, you’ll also get to try your hand at classic and contemporary board games, as well as locally designed ones to flaunt your mental prowess, just like your ancestors (probably) used to.
When: 5 September 2025 to 7 June 2026
Where: Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Pl, Singapore 179555
Get your tickets here
PREVIOUSLY
National Gallery Singapore is presenting Into the Modern: Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, a substantial look at one of the largest impressionist collections outside France. Look for works by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Édouard Manet, and other key figures who will anchor the exhibition.
Spread across three galleries and seven thematic sections, the show brings together more than 100 pieces, a scale rarely seen in Singapore. The installations will also trace how Impressionism shaped artistic developments in Southeast Asia.
Also, it's worth noting that tickets booked before 30 November 2025 come with a 30% discount—so you'll want to move quick if you’re planning a quiet afternoon at the gallery.
Where: National Gallery Singapore, Singapore 178957
When: 14 November 2025 to 1 March 2026
Get your tickets here
Science Centre Singapore and the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum join forces to host Dinosaurs | Extinctions | Us, an exhibition that transports you to the prehistoric world of Patagonia. At the centre of it is a 40-metre cast of Patagotitan mayorum—one of the largest creatures ever to walk the planet. Alongside it are 33 rare fossils and 60 full-scale models tracing 400 million years of evolution and extinction.
The showcase also turns its gaze to the five mass extinctions that have shaped Earth’s history, and a sixth one that’s currently unfolding before our eyes—including a look at species once native to Singapore. Tickets start at $25.90 and include a complimentary plushie.
When: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 5pm
Where: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Rd, Singapore 609081
Get your tickets here
Japanese whisky house Nikka Whisky is joining hands with Singapore’s homegrown perfumery Oo La Lab to create a limited olfactory workshop guided by the experts at Oo La Lab. Guests are invited to alchemise their own perfume, drop by drop, based on their interpretation of the Nikka From The Barrel whisky. However, the lab won’t limit you; you’re free to tweak and adjust your scent to your liking, based on over 20 different scents (I think, if my memory serves me right).
Each session not only begins with a welcome cocktail crafted with Nikka From The Barrel, but continues with tastings of Nikka From The Barrel served neat and diluted so guests can explore its base note in detail. But here’s the best part: tickets are priced at SGD98, but everyone gets to bring home a full-sized bottle of Nikka From The Barrel worth SGD85 on top of their personalised perfume. So you’re essentially paying SGD13 for a perfume workshop, which is a BARGAIN. The experience is limited to just 8 sessions for up to 25 participants, so you’ll want to move quick.
When: Thursdays at 6pm, and Saturdays at 2pm
Where: Oo La Lab, 2 Alexandra Rd, #02-04 Delta House, Singapore 159919
Get your tickets here
Singapore’s last remaining traditional Teochew mansion, The House of Tan Yeok Nee, reopens after careful restoration. Once a private residence, the 19th-century home welcomes the public for the first time in over 140 years. Expect guided tours led by the Society of Tourist Guides, a Teochew Food Festival featuring both heritage and modern dishes—think Chef Ivan Yeo’s braised classics, Ah Ma’s Legacy’s reinvented desserts, and teas from LimCha’s Teahouse Café—and a photography exhibition by the Teochew Sim Clan documenting ancestral roots and vanishing homes.
When: By appointment only
Where: 101 Penang Road, Singapore 238467
Register online for free here
