Asia Art & Craft 2026 is landing this July for its first-ever run, pulling together 500-plus independent artists, designers and honest-to-god master craftspeople from all over Asia into one space. Wander through contemporary ceramics (Singapore's own Plan A among them), traditional textiles, woodwork, illustration and some genuinely clever upcycled art, chat with the people who actually made the stuff, and if you're feeling ambitious, sign up for a workshop—indigo tie-dye, or get your hands dirty with rare Yixing Zisha clay.
When: 11 to 12 July 2026, from 11am to 9pm on Saturday, and 10am to 9pm on Sunday
Where: Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Level 4, Hall 401-402, 1 Raffles Blvd, Singapore 039593
Hear, hear, jazz lovers. The Esplanade's going all in on Jazz this July, and the best part is you barely have to spend a dime. Over 50 performances and workshops are stacked across the Concert Hall, the Recital Studio and that free Concourse stage. Expect free outdoor sets with no ticket, and no fuss. Just pull up the daily schedule, pick an evening, and wander in whenever.
When: 1 to 31 July 2026
Where: Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay, 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981
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Once a year, the Royal Thai Embassy basically turns into a pop-up Chatuchak, and this is your weekend to catch it. Over 100 stalls take over the grounds—fashion finds, wellness brands, handmade crafts, and enough authentic street food to skip lunch altogether. There’ll also be traditional dance performances and mini T-pop concerts keeping things lively throughout the day. Best part: it's free to get in, all three days, so there's really no excuse not to swing by.
When: 10 to 12 July 2026, from 10am to 8pm
Where: Royal Thai Embassy, 370 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238870
Common Man Coffee Roasters (CMCR) is back with the fourth run of Chin Swee Neighbourhood Club, spread across four weekends from 11 July to 2 August, with a weekly rotation of events. Look forward to trivia and DJ sets in Joo Chiat, a pet-friendly brunch weekend in Alexandra, a block party at the Barista Academy in Chin Swee, the works.
This weekend, there’ll be a dinner built around CMCR's Asian Flavour Menu, think Crispy Duck Curry with a buttery croissant or a Seafood Dry Laksa Spaghetti, paired with five rounds of trivia that swing from general knowledge to local nostalgia, O-level flashbacks and iconic 2000s music. Winners walk off with dining vouchers.
When: 11 July, from 7 to 10pm
Where: Common Man Coffee Roasters, 185 Joo Chiat Rd, Singapore 427456
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For the conspiracy theorists and sci-fi lifers, Asian Film Archive has something for you. ‘Earthlings Welcome’ is a month-long deep dive into all things extraterrestrial, but don't come expecting just little green men. The lineup spans cult body horror, philosophical sci-fi, mockumentaries, and experimental cinema, with restored classics like Solaris, The Thing, and 2046 sharing the bill with Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin, plus deeper cuts, newer films, and Q&As with filmmakers from the Philippines and Singapore.
When: 3 to 26 July 2026
Where: Oldham Theatre, 1 Canning Rise, Singapore 179868
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This year’s theme at SG Garden Festival is Carnival of Blooms, which sees the arrival of rare flowers, elaborate floral displays, and tropical garden installations dreamed up by landscape designers from home and abroad. The main event is the Show Gardens competition, where eight past winners go head-to-head for bragging rights. Round it out with the My Living Space competition, which is all about making small homes greener, and the Singapore Orchid Show, where over 100 rare varieties are on full display.
When: 4 to 12 July 2026, from 10am to 10pm
Where: Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Dr, Singapore 018953
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Swing by local fashion label IN GOOD COMPANY’s first-ever standalone lifestyle spot that folds fashion, food, and community into one very good-looking space. Ground yourself with tea and wagashi at MIURA, the new concept from the Paaru crew, then poke around a curation of local and regional labels worth your attention. On the third level, there's also an attic being saved for future gatherings and creative programming, so keep your eyes peeled.
When: Tuesdays to Sundays, from 11am to 7pm
Where: 316 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427567
If you're going to watch the World Cup, you may as well do it properly: with a boisterous and passionate crowd. CHIJMES has set up a 360-inch screen on the Main Lawn, ringed by an F&B village, with live screenings of every group stage match. This weekend, the marquee fixtures are Brazil vs Haiti on Saturday and Germany vs Ivory Coast on Sunday. The price of admission is zero dollars, which puts it ahead of basically every sports bar in town before you've even sat down.
When: Now till 11 July
Where: CHIJMES, 30 Victoria St, Singapore 187996
If you've ever wanted to feel like you're raiding a royal treasury, the Asian Civilisations Museum has you covered. The Louvre is bringing over a hundred pieces from its Islamic art collection to Singapore for the first time. Crosscurrents: Masterpieces of Mughal, Safavid, and Ottoman Art traces the rise and fall of three empires that ran the show across West and Central Asia from the 1500s to the 1700s, through jewels, artifacts, and objects pulled straight from their royal collections.
When: From 19 Jun 2026 to 24 Jan 2027
Where: Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Pl, Singapore 179555
Following CJ Hendry’s wildly successful flower market, she’s following it up with juju world. The Australian artist has transformed IMBA Theatre's gallery into a fully inflatable universe built around her beloved collectible character. Think giant inflatable centrepiece, a sea of yellow balls, and soft sculptural environments that feel like a fever dream. There's also exclusive Singapore-only merch to take home, which matters because this is the one and only time juju world appears in yellow anywhere on the planet.
When: 20 June 2026 to 18 July 2026
Where: IMBA Theatre, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Dr, Singapore 018953
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If you've ever wanted to know what it feels like to drop several thousand metres below the surface, Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath is your weekend sorted. Built around never-before-seen footage from OceanX, the exhibition pulls you through the ocean's shifting depths using footage captured by submersibles that go where cameras rarely follow. It's less of a museum visit, rather than a full sensory immersion, with interactive elements that tie back to actual marine conservation work.
When: 6 June to 1 November 2026
Where: ArtScience Museum, 6 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018974
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Portals is an experience that spread across 13,000 sq ft (roughly the size of 4.5 standard tennis courts). Walk through eight fully built realms drawn from sci-fi, fantasy, and gaming with proper constructed environments, not just mood boards on a wall. The real draw, though, is what's hanging inside them: original Golden Age sci-fi and fantasy book cover paintings, actual oil and acrylic canvases, not prints or reproductions, that shaped an entire generation's visual imagination.
When: Now till 2 September 2026, from 9am to 9pm
Where: Fever Exhibition Hall, 25 Scotts Road, Singapore 228220
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Singapore Art Museum is hosting Form is Emptiness, the first major solo show in Southeast Asia from legendary Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. Spanning 60-plus works across five decades, the show moves through photography, sculpture, and large-scale installation, loosely framed around the Buddhist concept of the Five Elements. Think meditative seascapes, architectural interventions, and objects that somehow feel both ancient and weightless. It's a rare chance to slow down and spend time genuinely thinking about time, perception, and reality.
When: 29 May to 4 October 2026
Where: Gallery 1 & The Engine Room, Level 1, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065
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National Gallery Singapore is turning things up with its first-ever R18 exhibition, Passion is Volcanic: Desire in Southeast Asian Art. Drawing from Liu Kang’s 1953 essay Trip to Bali, the shows treats erotic desire as a catalyst for change—one that shapes how we see, feel, and connect. Expect over 70 works spanning painting, video, print and sculpture, all circling the same pulse: the body, longing, and everything in between.
When: 24 April to 30 August 2026
Where: National Gallery Singapore, Level 4, 1 St Andrew’s Road, Singapore 178957
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There’s a new library in town, and this one’s loaning out physical media that spins instead of flips. Swee Lee has recently launched Southeast Asia’s first vinyl lending library, allowing members to bring home up to three records at a time with no fixed loan duration. There’ll be listening stations where you can drown out the world by your lonesome, or in pairs.
Spend the day browsing their massive collection of vinyl, take pictures in photobooths, and linger over a cup of coffee from their café corner as you enjoy music the way it was intended.
When: Daily, from 10:30am to 10pm on weekends, and 12 to 9pm on weekdays
Where: Swee Lee Clarke Quay and Swee Lee The Star Vista
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If you’re feeling stressed, you may want to consider loosening up and going crazy behind the wheel—responsibly. On the sixth level of Novena Square’s carpark, you’ll be able to drift go-karts inspired by Initial D on a track which takes its cues from the legendary touge mountain roads of Japan. The cars are tuned to be forgiving, meaning you don't need a decade of track time to get drifting down.
When: Daily, from 10am to 9:30pm
Where: Velocity @ Novena Square, Level 6A (carpark, lift only), 238 Thomson Rd, Singapore 307683
He Xiangning was not only a pioneer in modern Chinese ink art but also a prominent figure in feminism and a chairwoman of various political parties. He Xiangning: Ink and Intent marks the largest travelling exhibition of her work, tracing over 7 decades of her artistic journey, told across 50 artworks. Expect to unearth time capsules of strong commentary on political and societal transformations of the time, and perhaps, even draw parallels to the current political climate of the world.
When: 1 April to 23 August 2026
Where: Wu Guanzhong Gallery, Level 4, City Hall Wing, National Gallery Singapore, 178957
Perhaps it’s time to pick up a new hobby that distracts you from the incessant humming of productivity. This beginner-friendly crochet session at KADA is low-stakes, softly paced, and designed for absolute first-timers. Guided by a coach with an interior design background, the session will feel less like a class and more like a laid-back session with patient guidance and a small handmade piece to take home. There’s even a complimentary drink to ease you in.
When: Various dates
Where: The Possible Space, 5 Kadayanallur St, #01-01, Singapore 069183
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After years of living in the digital space, Avant is finally settling down in a brick-and-mortar. Across periodical phases, the space will grow to house over 1000 curated mix of records, compact discs and rarities. But it’s not all just vinyl—there’ll be vintage print items, objects, and books centred around pop culture. The space is designed to feel lived in and curated, making it an ideal spot to listen, vibe, and linger a little longer than you probably should.
When: See @avantcultureclub for opening hours
Where: 195 Pearl's Hill Terrace, #01-60, Singapore 168976
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
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