PSLE Marking days 2026

PSLE Marking Days 2026 fall from 12 to 14 October, giving families a welcome long weekend from 10 to 14 October. With no school on these dates, make the most of your time together!

Catch the F1 Singapore Grand Prix excitement at Suntec City, explore Bloomyard at Gardens by the Bay, or visit the National Museum’s 139th Anniversary celebrations. Halloween fans can head to Curiosity Cove or Universal Studios Singapore, while younger kids will love Sesame Street Magical Art World at Marina Square. There’s something for every family this October break!

1. Marina Square Singapore Presents: SESAME STREET MAGICAL ART WORLD Chapter 2

Marina Square presents Sesame Street Magical Art World Chapter 2, a multi-sensory exhibition reimagining beloved characters through contemporary art. Families can hunt for large-scale inflatables, including a 7-metre Cookie Monster, and explore immersive rooms like Reflections of Neon, Floral Fantasy, and Doodle Wonderland. The experience features interactive installations, photo opportunities, and works by global artists.

Admission passes are redeemable with mall spending. It’s a playful, Instagram-worthy outing for art lovers and Sesame Street fans alike.

📅 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026
📍 Marina Square

For more information, visit Sesame Street Magical Art World.

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2. KFC and Mandai X Kick Off Children’s Day With Year-Long Ranger Buddies Collaboration

KFC Singapore and Mandai X have launched a year-long Ranger Buddies collaboration, turning mealtimes into “Mission Time.” With every Lil’ Bucket Meal, children receive limited-edition collectible cards featuring wildlife and digital missions accessible via the Ranger Buddies app. The partnership aims to spark curiosity about nature and encourage small actions for the environment.

KFC outlets become Ranger Buddies Outposts, offering immersive experiences and rewards. It’s a fun, purposeful way to blend family dining with learning about wildlife conservation.

For more information, visit KFC x Ranger Buddies.

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3. Kinderland Children’s Day Open House

🎈 Save up to $3,000 and receive a complimentary uniform at Kinderland’s Children’s Day Open House.*

See how music, movement and purposeful play come together to nurture confident communicators, curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers.

Bring your child along to:
🎵 Experience our bilingual, music-infused curriculum
🎨 Enjoy interactive learning activities
🏫 Explore our learning environments
💚 Meet the educators who will guide their early years

Programmes are available for children aged 2 months to 6 years, subject to availability at each centre.

👉 Register here now to reserve your Open House visit.

*Terms and conditions apply. Promotions, programme levels and vacancies vary by centre.

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4. Curiosity Cove hosts its inaugural Halloween event – The Mischief Within

Curiosity Cove hosts its inaugural Halloween event, “The Mischief Within,” inviting families into a playful mystery. The “Boo-tiful Day” experience offers carnival games, crafts like neon glow painting, and trick-or-treating. The spookier “Sundown” session features an after-dark trail with challenges, a bubble performance, and a best-dressed parade.

A Play & Stay bundle extends the adventure with an overnight tent stay. With Halloween-themed treats and activities for young Ranger Buddies, it’s a fun, family-friendly way to celebrate the season.

📅 1 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
📍 Curiosity Cove

For more information, visit Curiosity Cove Halloween.

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5. Suntec City Gears Up for F1® Race Season with Exclusive Rewards & More

Suntec City is gearing up for F1 race season with exclusive shopping rewards, dining perks, and a special LEGO F1 experience. Shoppers can enjoy enhanced Suntec+ rewards including free parking and e-vouchers with qualifying spends, plus F&B vouchers worth up to S$45. F1 ticket holders unlock additional in-store promotions.

The LEGO F1 Experience the Thrill takes over the Atrium with immersive race-inspired activities and photo opportunities. It’s a fun way for families to soak up the race week excitement beyond the track.

📅 1 to 18 Oct 2026
📍 Suntec City

For more information, visit Suntec City F1® Race Season.

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6. Our Schools, Our Stories Photo & Video Exhibition 2026

Catch the entries at this year’s “Our Schools, Our Stories” Photo & Video Exhibition. As you explore the exhibition, take on the on-site quiz – it’s a treasure hunt through the different zones, with clues hidden among the stories on display. Solve them all, then head to the redemption booth to show your quiz results and claim your prize. Prize redemption is available from 12pm to 8pm.

📅 14 to 25 Oct 2026
📍 Open space at The Plaza, National Library Building

For more information, visit Our Schools, Our Stories Photo & Video Exhibition 2026.

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7. National Museum of Singapore’s 139th Anniversary Celebrations: Stories of Everyday

The National Museum of Singapore celebrates its 139th anniversary with “Stories of Everyday,” honouring generations of Singaporean lived experiences. Visitors can be among the first to explore the revamped Singapore History Gallery, step into the immersive National Living Room, and enjoy a design market, artisan talks, dance performances, and craft activities. Families can also meet Stoney, the museum’s new mascot inspired by the Singapore Stone.

📅 10 to 18 Oct 2026
🕙 10am – 7pm (Last entry to the galleries at 6.30pm)
📍 National Museum of Singapore
🏷 Free to enter the 139th Anniversary Celebrations, free entry to galleries for locals and PRs

For more information, visit National Museum of Singapore’s 139th Anniversary Celebrations.

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8. Bloomyard by Graphic Rewilding x IMBA

Bloomyard, a new immersive play experience by British creative duo Graphic Rewilding, arrives at Gardens by the Bay in collaboration with IMBA. This larger-than-life floral world invites visitors to explore and play within the art, featuring an oversized floral arch, swings among blooms, flower-shaped table tennis, and garden mini-golf.

Designed for families and anyone seeking playful discovery, it also offers a café and exclusive merchandise. Complimentary weekly children’s activities include flower-making crafts, clay-making, portrait drawing, and bracelet making. It’s a vibrant, participatory twist on art appreciation.

📅 10 Sep to 25 Oct 2026
🏷 IMBA, Gardens by the Bay

For more information, visit Bloomyard.

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9. In the Ether Festival presented by ArtScience Museum

ArtScience Museum presents In the Ether – The Rise of Sanctuary Technologies, a complimentary festival exploring how technology can better serve humanity and foster collective wellbeing. Now in its third edition, the festival features interactive artworks, installations, talks, and workshops structured across three chapters — Imagine, Investigate, and Experiment.

Key contributors include Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and an international network of artists, researchers, and engineers. Highlights include thought-provoking works examining artificial intelligence, decentralised technologies, and semiconductor innovation. A timely and inspiring festival inviting visitors to reimagine technology as a force for creativity, connection, and positive social change.

📅 3 Oct to 6 Dec 2026
📍 ArtScience Museum
🏷 Free

For more information, visit In the Ether Festival ArtScience Museum.

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10. Deepavali Light-Up and Celebrations 2026 at Little India Singapore

The celebration highlights the rich heritage of one of Singapore’s diverse communities. Embrace the captivating magic of Deepavali with LISHA as we commemorate the occasion with a plethora of activities, games, and bazaars throughout Little India.

From Big Bus Tour to Clay Diya Painting, a spectrum of delights awaits you. Watch the streets and shops come alive with unique decorations and lights to celebrate this beautiful festival.

📅 3 Oct to 28 Nov 2026

For more information, visit Deepavali Light-Up Little India Singapore.

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11. Rev up for race season at Changi Airport & Jewel

Image: Changi Airport Group

Changi Airport and Jewel are gearing up for race season with motorsport-themed experiences for visitors and locals alike. Highlights include Asia-exclusive racing simulators, Singapore’s largest motorsport-themed store, live race screenings, and ticketholder perks like shopping vouchers and 1-for-1 deals.

Families can also catch a Disney Mickey and Friends racing-themed pop-up, F1-inspired dining, and exclusive merchandise collectibles across Changi Airport terminals and Jewel.

For more information, visit Changi Airport & Jewel F1.

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12. Unlock a new level of fun at the IKEA Play Festival

IKEA Singapore’s Play Festival celebrates play at home with two new collections: YXSTABY, a home gaming range co-created with Xbox, and ALPTALL, a Himalayan wildlife-inspired children’s collection made with conservation centre Nordens Ark. IKEA Alexandra transforms into a gaming playground with cosplay contests, 1 vs 1 tournaments, a pro-gamer showdown and a Family Gaming Room.

Families can also join wildlife-themed activities across all three stores, including photo board hunts, a colouring contest and claw machine challenges for a cuddly ALPTALL toy.

For more information, visit IKEA Play Festival.

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13. One Punggol Welcomes October with a Month of Learning, Family Fun and Community Experiences

One Punggol brings a month of learning, wellness and family bonding. Raikan Ilmu@Heartlands closes Yayasan MENDAKI’s nationwide roadshow with workshops and showcases on lifelong learning and community development. Families can enjoy the Wild Wild West Children’s Day Celebrations, featuring stage performances, bouncy castles, archery tag and craft activities.

The month wraps up with the Singapore Farmers’ Market, spotlighting local produce and the agri-food ecosystem, alongside a Climate Adaptation Exhibition on building a more climate-resilient community.

For more information, visit One Punggol October Activities.

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14. Into the Glowcean: A luminous underwater journey at Singapore Oceanarium

Singapore Oceanarium presents “Into the Glowcean,” a neon-inspired experience, transforming the aquarium into a luminous underwater world. The centerpiece features Singapore’s only traditional glass neon artist Megan Foo’s first solo exhibition, “Oceanic Glow,” with installations exploring marine life communication through light.

Visitors can enjoy hands-on activities like neon art creation, light painting, and deep-sea animal keychain workshops. Special events include skeleton-costumed diver feedings, Halloween mascot appearances, and themed food. A 45-minute Manta Ray spotlight session (S$28) offers educational insights, with complementary lantern-making workshops on September 13 and 20.

📅 5 Sep to 1 Nov 2026
🏷 Singapore Oceanarium

You can get tickets via Klook, Fever and Pelago.

For more information, visit Singapore Oceanarium Halloween.

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15. Halloween gets a playful new twist at LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort

Brick-or-Treat returns to LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort with a playful Halloween twist, introducing the all-new Mummy Queen alongside favourites like Frankenstein, The Witch and Lord Vampyre. Families can enjoy LEGO-themed challenges, the Build-A-Spider activity, a Trick-or-Treat Candy Trail, and fang-tastic shows including The Monster Awakens and Potion Commotion. Kids in Halloween costume get free entry with a paying adult.

New this year is an Evening Ticket for after-4pm access, plus Annual Passholder retail discounts. From costume contests to a 4D monster movie after-party, Brick-or-Treat offers a month of spooky, family-friendly fun throughout the Theme Park.

📅 1 Oct to 1 Nov 2026
📍 LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort

For more information, visit LEGOLAND® Halloween.

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16. Adventure Cove Waterpark unleashes waves of thrills this Halloween season

Image credit: Resorts World Sentosa

Adventure Cove Waterpark presents Halloween thrills with two new experiences included in one-day admission. “Pool Party Panic” is an after-dark Saturday event blending a neon pool party with an interactive murder mystery where guests solve puzzles to identify a killer. The daytime “Legend Keepers: The Ocean Spirit Awakens” is an app-guided family adventure where players explore local legends across the waterpark, solving puzzles to restore the Ocean Spirit. Both experiences offer unique twists, from sunlit exploration to evening suspense, for all ages.

📅 5 Sep to 1 Nov 2026
🏷 Adventure Cove Waterpark

You can tickets via Klook, Pelago and Fever.

For more information, visit Adventure Cove Waterpark Halloween.

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17. Universal Studios Singapore Daytime Halloween

Beyond Halloween Horror Nights 14, guests of all ages can also look forward to family-friendly Halloween festivities at Universal Studios Singapore. Trick or Thrills returns with a new show, meet and greets with fan-favourite characters and themed treats and merchandise.

Say bello as Illumination’s Minion Land is dressed up for Halloween, featuring Minion-themed jack-o’-lanterns and photo-worthy installations. The Minions will star in a new show, the The Belloween Ball, which features the debut of Bride of Monster Bob. Fans can also snap photos with ever-popular Despicable Me characters Gru, Lucy, Margo, Agnes, Edith, and a mischievous evil Minion.

📅 1 Sep to 1 Nov 2026

You can get tickets via Klook and Pelago.

For more information, visit Universal Studios Singapore Daytime Halloween.

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18. Where Art You? Art Trail @ One Holland Village

One Holland Village presents the “Where Art You?” art trail, inviting families to discover seven artworks around the mall. By answering trivia questions via the shopFarEast app at designated displays, participants can unlock exclusive deals from stores like Surrey Hills, Woobbee, and Cakebar. It’s a fun, free activity that combines art appreciation with rewards for curious minds. New members can also enjoy a $5 welcome voucher when signing up with the provided code.

📅 18 Sep to 31 Oct 2026
📍 One Holland Village

For more information, visit Where Art You? Art Trail @ One Holland Village.

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19. FORMULA 1 F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2026

Formula 1 Singapore

Mark your calendars for the FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2026, taking place from 9 to 11 Oct 2026. This event defines the ultimate Grand Prix Season Singapore (GPSS) experience with its thoughtfully curated program, offering a blend of lifestyle encounters, musical performances, and post-race festivities. Elevate your journey to Singapore and immerse yourself in the excitement of the Singapore Grand Prix – secure your flights and F1 tickets today.

📅 9 to 11 Oct 2026

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20. BUZZATTACK – The Ultimate Interactive TV Game Show Experience Hits Singapore!

Get your buzzers ready! BUZZATTACK, the immersive TV game show experience, is coming to Singapore from 29 September 2026 at Clarke Quay Central. Inspired by iconic TV shows like Wheel of Fortune and The Price is Right, BUZZATTACK invites participants to team up and go head-to-head in fast-paced trivia and brain-teasing challenges where speed, strategy and luck take centre stage.

📅 From 29 Sep 2026
📍 Clarke Quay Central
🏷 Available exclusively through the Fever website

For more information, visit BUZZATTACK Singapore.

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