Things to do this weekend in Singapore 3 to 5 October 2025

Singapore is a great place for families with children, offering a variety of exciting and educational activities that cater to all ages. Whether you’re a resident or a tourist visiting the city, there’s always something new and fun to discover in Singapore.

Are you lost for ideas on what to do with your kids this weekend? There’s always something for the whole family. Make full use of the weekend and take your kids out to these family-friendly events.

1. The New Age Parents TNAP Awards 2025

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the TNAP Awards 2025 (Education) – where excellence meets recognition!

Proudly present the outstanding brands that have made an indelible mark in the Education category. Join us in applauding these remarkable winners, whose dedication to excellence inspires us all.

For more information, visit TNAP Awards 2025 (Education).

Ready to snag some enticing prizes? Get in on the action with our The New Age Parents Awards 2025 Spot & Win Contest for a shot at winning. Head over to the TNAP Awards 2025 Spot & Win Contest. Best of luck!

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2. Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 @ Gardens By The Bay 滨海花园庆中秋

This SG60, Mid-Autumn Festival at Gardens by the Bay pays tribute to how the festival has been celebrated through the years in Singapore – with beloved local character Ang Ku Kueh Girl as guide. Join her and her friends Curry Puff Boy, Sugee Cake Girl and Roti Prata Boy as they take you through how the country has evolved from a humble fishing village to high-rise HDB living through the illuminated beauty of large-scale lantern sets.

📅 22 Sep to 12 Oct 2025
⏰ 6pm – 10pm daily
📍 Golden Garden, Supertree Grove and Bayfront Plaza at Gardens by the Bay
🏷 Free Admission

For more information, visit Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 @ Gardens By The Bay.

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3. Where to buy the Best Traditional & Unique Mooncakes in Singapore?

There are so many types and flavours rolled out each year that consumers are spoilt for choice. If you feel lost and confused, don’t worry. From snowskin to traditional flavours, we have come up with a list of the best mooncakes you can get in Singapore. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on 6 October this year, so there’s still some time to decide which mooncakes to buy.

For more information, visit Where to buy mooncakes in Singapore?.

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4. Mid-Autumn Festival @ Jurong Lake Gardens 2025 – Lights by the Lake

Journey into a world of enchanting illuminations at Jurong Lake Gardens. As twilight descends each evening from 6.30pm to 10.30pm, the gardens transform into a magical realm where ancient tales come alive through spectacular lantern displays. This year’s exhibition features an immersive Journey to the West experience, where visitors can walk amongst intricate lantern displays depicting the legendary tales of Sun Wukong, Tang Sanzang, and their companions.

📅 27 Sep to 12 Oct 2025
⏰ 6.30pm – 10.30pm daily
📍 Jurong Lake Gardens

For more information, visit Lights by the Lake @ Jurong Lake Gardens.

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5. Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery Mid-Autumn Celebrations 2025

Come celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery. Look forward to Mid Autumn lion and dragon dance, dance performances, lanterns display, singing sessions and more…

📅 27 Sep to 6 Oct 2025
🕙 6pm – 10pm
📍 Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery

For more information, visit Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery Mid-Autumn Celebrations 2025.

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6. Manage Myopia with MiYOSMART Chameleon Photochromic with HOYA Full Control Coating Lenses

Give your child the gift of clear vision and lasting eye health! With myopia on the rise, proactive care is crucial. MiYOSMART Chameleon lenses are the all-in-one solution:

✅ Clinically proven to slow myopia progression by 60% with D.I.M.S. technology
✅ Automatically darkens outdoors and fade back to clear indoors for UV protection and increase comfort in a digital world
✅ Durable, lightweight, and easy to clean

For more information, visit MiYOSMART Chameleon Photochromic with HOYA Full Control Coating Lenses.

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7. LEGO® F1® Grand Brix Speed Hunt & Experience the Thrill event

Designed in close collaboration between experts from the LEGO Group and Formula 1, the event features a life-sized LEGO Williams Racing FW46 F1® Race Car, built with over 400,000 LEGO bricks and measuring 5.5 metres in length and 2.1 metres in width.

There will also be various interactive stations at the pop-up where visitors can explore what it takes to be an elite racing team. Fans can test their speed as a pit stop mechanic, challenge their reaction times, and measure their stamina to experience the skills and excitement that drive a Formula 1 career.

📅 25 Sep to 12 Oct 2025
🕙 11am – 9pm daily
📍 ION Orchard

For more information, visit LEGO Experience the Thrill.

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8. UOL Malls F1 Pop-Up Event

UOL Malls is revving up the excitement ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix 2025 with a mall-wide F1 campaign that brings fans closer to the thrill of the track. From exclusive shopping rewards to a high-octane Pop-Up Event, shoppers can look forward to a host of activities and experiences that celebrate the world’s most electrifying race.

For more information, visit UOL Malls F1 Pop-Up Event.

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9. Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival

As Singapore marks its 60th year of independence, the Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2025 returns with a vibrant celebration of light, heritage and community spirit.Chinatown will be transformed into a festive precinct. From mooncakes to mesmerizing performances, come join us in the Mid Autumn festivities! 🌕✨

📅 7 Sep to 20 Oct 2025
📍 Chinatown

For more information, visit Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival 2025.

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10. Halloween at the Gallery: Trick-or-Treat Family Fun

Example of the @Monster Builders@ boxes participants can create during the workshop. Image credit: National Gallery Singapore

This family programme offers a lighter take on Halloween, blending art with play. Held in the Expression Workshop room at the Gallery’s Keppel Centre for Arts Education (KCAE), children will design their own @Monster-Builders@ boxes before embarking on a trick-or-treat trail through selected exhibition spaces. With a playful map in hand, they’ll discover artworks and collect sweet surprises from Gallery staff along the way, ending with refreshments at Bakery Brera Café.

📅 5, 12, 19, 26 October, and 2 November 2025 Time: 10.30am and 2.30pm
⏳ 1.5 hours
🏷 Charges apply

For more information, visit National Gallery Halloween.

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11. THE MONSTERS Take Over VivoCity’s Sky Park with LABUBU

Explore four immersive zones, each filled with quirky photo ops, playful surprises and interactive moments. After your rooftop adventure, head down to Level 1 for a peek at the time-limited POP MART POP-Up Store at our East Court featuring exclusive merchandise from THE MONSTERS Wacky Mart Series.

For more information, visit VivoCity LABUBU

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12. Deepavali Light-Up and Celebrations 2025 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 kaleidoscopic rangoli/kolam art workshops to soul-stirring music and dance performances, a spectrum of delights awaits you. Watch the streets and shops come alive with unique decorations and lights to celebrate this beautiful festival.

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

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13. Universal Studios Singapore Halloween Horror Nights 2025 (Not suitable for kids)

All fear is unleashed at this year’s Universal Studios Singapore Halloween Horror Nights 13 with the highly anticipated return of Netflix’s original series Stranger Things, created by the Duffer Brothers. This year, the gates to Hawkins creak open wider than ever, plunging fans into the terrifying events of Seasons 2, 3, and 4 in an all-new haunted house experience that pushes guests, and their sanity, to the brink.

📅 26 Sep to 1 Nov 2025

You can get tickets via Klook.

For more information, visit USS Halloween Horror Nights 2025.

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14. Alpine Adventures starring Begonias

In Alpine Adventure, the wild landscapes of Switzerland’s alpine regions in summer are creatively interpreted for Flower Dome for the first time. Over 50 varieties of alpine and seasonal plants form the plant palette, while cheerful begonias in vivid shades of red, pink, and white echo those found decorating the balconies of Swiss chalets and alpine towns.

📅 8 Sep to 12 Oct 2025
🕙 9am to 9pm
📍 Flower Dome (Admission charges apply)

You can get tickets via Klook, Fever, Pelago and KKday.

For more information, visit Alpine Adventures

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15. ‘Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City’ virtual reality experience in Singapore

Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City

Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City, a dazzling VR experience inspired by the world’s most captivating archaeological wonder, is set to make its Asia-Pacific debut in Singapore next month. This innovative and entirely immersive expedition allows visitors to explore the iconic Inca citadel – redefining how history is told and how travel is experienced.

📅 From 18 Sep 2025
📍 51 Telok Ayer St

You can get your tickets on Fever.

For more information, visit Machu Picchu: Journey to the Lost City.

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16. Singapore Odyssea: A Journey Through Time at National Museum of Singapore

Housed within the iconic Shaw Foundation Glass Rotunda, the National Museum of Singapore’s new signature experience Singapore Odyssea invites visitors to take a time-travelling voyage through Singapore’s 700-year history, and appreciate the importance of the sea in shaping our country’s past, present and future.

📅 Starting 8 Aug 2025
📍 Shaw Foundation Glass Rotunda, National Museum of Singapore
🏷 Free for Singaporeans & PRs | Ticketed for General Visitors

For more information, visit Singapore Odyssea: A Journey Through Time.

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17. Pop-Up in the Museum 2025: Diecast Dreams – A Celebration of Miniature Masterpieces

The Mint Museum of Toys, home to one of Singapore’s most treasured vintage toy collections, is proud to present the latest edition of its annual Pop-Up In The Museum – this year themed around diecast cars, collectible vehicle models, and F1 racing tracksets. The display promises to captivate diecast collectors, spark nostalgia in families, and thrill car lovers of all ages.

📅 23 Aug to 5 Oct 2025
🕙 9.30am – 6.30pm
📍 Mint Museum of Toys
🏷 Admission charges apply

For more information, visit Pop-Up in the Museum 2025.

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18. Let’s Play! The Art and Design of Asian Games at ACM

This exhibition explores the rich history of Asian games and the role they have played in shaping culture, identity, and community. Some travelled widely, taking on new forms and meanings across borders. Others became tools for mental training or expressions of artistic ideals. Even today, they remain at the frontier of innovation – as seen in the rise of artificial intelligence.

📅 5 Sep 2025 to 7 Jun 2026
🕙 Daily, 10am – 7pm | Fridays, 10am – 9pm
📍 Asian Civilisations Museum
🏷 $12 for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents; $25 for Foreign Residents / Tourists

For more information, visit Let’s Play! The Art and Design of Asian Games at ACM.

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19. Experience Nature’s Wonders at Colugo Camp in Mandai Wildlife Reserve

Nestled in the eastern cluster of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, Colugo Camp offers a unique opportunity for campers to immerse themselves in nature while enjoying the comforts of a well-equipped safari-style retreat. Open for year-round bookings, the permanent campsite encourages guests to be mindful of the shared space and respectful of the surrounding wildlife, ensuring a harmonious experience for all.

For more information, visit Colugo Camp in Mandai Wildlife Reserve

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20. Singapore Art Museum unveils two new collection-based exhibitions

Exhibition view of ‘Talking Objects’. Image courtesy of Singapore Art Museum.

SAM’s refreshed Collection Gallery introduces Talking Objects, which considers how familiar things become carriers of meanings, and The Living Room, which reflects on how works of performance may persist beyond their original moments.

📅 12 Sep 2025 to 19 Jul 2026
📍 SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

For more information, visit Singapore Art Museum New Exhibitions.

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21. Once Upon a Tide: Singapore’s Journey from Settlement to Global City

“Once Upon a Tide” at the National Museum of Singapore celebrates SG60 by tracing Singapore’s 700-year maritime history, from 14th-century port to global city. Featuring 350+ artefacts, interactive projections, and RFID-personalised experiences, the exhibition explores how trade, migration, and waterways shaped the nation. Visitors can share their visions for Singapore’s future in this immersive journey through time.

📅 24 May 2025 to 9 Oct 2026
🕙 10am – 7pm daily (Last admission at 6.30pm)
📍 National Museum of Singapore, Exhibition Gallery 1 and 2, Basement Level
🏷 Free for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents.

For more information, visit Once Upon a Tide.

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22. Children’s Museum Singapore (CMSG) new maker’s space – PLAY + MAKE

📅 20 Jul 2025 until 31 Mar 2026
📍 Children’s Museum Singapore (CMSG)

As part of SG60 celebrations, the Children’s Museum Singapore (CMSG) is unveiling a new maker’s space – a creative environment for children to learn about Singapore’s rich food heritage through hands-on activities. PLAY + MAKE is set to transform the Discovery Room at CMSG into a vibrant space that complements CMSG’s existing special exhibition, Into the Hawkerverse.

For more information, visit Children’s Museum Singapore (CMSG) – PLAY + MAKE.

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23. The Little Prince: The Journey of Stars

Image credit: Fever

Enter the starlit world of The Little Prince: The Journey of Stars at GROUNDSEESAW Singapore, where iconic scenes bloom across towering 6-meter digital walls. Let yourself be carried away by a fascinating narrative journey where the words and paintings of Saint Exupéry come to life around you.

You can get your tickets on Fever.

For more information, visit The Little Prince: The Journey of Stars.

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24. Step into Prehistory at Cloud Forest Jurassic World: The Experience

Jurassic World comes alive at Cloud Forest! In this NEON and Universal Live Entertainment collaboration, encounter animatronic dinosaurs amid misty waterfalls and prehistoric plants. Highlights include an 8.5-meter Brachiosaurus, baby dinosaur interactions, and hidden Compys. Over 50 plant species once grew alongside dinosaurs.

📅 From 29 May 2025
🕙 9am – 9pm
📍 Cloud Forest
🏷 Admission charge to Cloud Forest applies

You can also get tickets via Klook, Fever, Pelago and KKday.

For more information, visit Cloud Forest Jurassic World: The Experience.

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25. NLB brings to life Singapore’s first Star Wars Pop-Up Library

Image credit: NLB

This Star Wars-inspired pop-up library houses a physical collection of over 2,000 Star Wars books, featuring 380 unique titles specially picked by NLB librarians. This includes titles such as the Star Wars: Darth Vader comic series; Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Manga series; Star Wars: The High Republic junior novel series; the Thrawn: Ascendancy trilogy novels, and more.

📅 6 Aug 2025 to 24 Jan 2026
🕙 10am – 10pm daily
📍 Changi Airport Terminal 3, Level 2

For more information visit NLB Star Wars Pop-Up Library.

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26. Titanic: An Immersive Voyage – Through the Eyes of the Passengers

Image credit: Fever

Spanning 1,300 sqm and featuring dramatic room re-creations, never-before-seen 3D views, video animations, and cutting-edge technology, the exhibit tells the story of the RMS Titanic like never before. Exclusive to the Singapore edition is a special full-wall panel featuring the first local report of the sinking in 1912, alongside historical photographs of the city’s landscape and lifestyle at the time – offering a rare glimpse into Singapore as it was during that pivotal moment in history.

📅 From Aug 2025
📍 Fever Exhibition Hall

Tickets are available on Fever.

For more information visit Titanic: An Immersive Voyage – Through the Eyes of the Passengers.

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27. ArtScience Museum’s new SG60 Exhibition SingaPop!

Growing from a small fishing village to a bustling metropolitan city, Singapore is now celebrating its 60th birthday. To commemorate this milestone, ArtScience Museum is presenting a vibrant multimedia exhibition as part of its new SG60 Season that serves as an ode to the nation’s evolving cultural landscape over the past six decades.

📅 2 Aug to 28 Dec 2025
📍 ArtScience Museum
🏷 Admission charges apply. Buy your tickets via the Klook.

For more information, visit SingaPop!.

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28. United Buddy Bears exhibition at Gardens by the Bay

Set against the iconic backdrop of the Supertrees, the display features 150 life-sized bears, including 145 representing countries and regions around the world, each hand-painted by an artist from that nation. Standing hand in hand in two large circles, the bears form a powerful visual symbol of peace, unity, and friendship among nations.

📅 15 Aug to 12 Oct 2025
🕙 9am – 9pm
📍 Supertree Grove Lawn
🏷 The exhibition is free

For more information, visit United Buddy Bears exhibition.

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29. Heart&Soul Experience 新心相系展览: Where Home Will Always Be – The SG60 Flagship Event

SG60 Heart&Soul Experience Wheels Of Time

Embark on a journey of discovery at the SG60 flagship event jointly developed by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) and the National Library Board (NLB). Come uncover the windows into our shared connections with each other as a community and celebrate how far we have come as a nation. Created by the team behind the Singapore Bicentennial and SG50 ‘Future of Us’ Exhibition, Heart&Soul promises to be an adventure that not only captivates minds and inspires discovery, but also touches hearts and souls.

📅 26 Aug to 31 Dec 2025
📍 Orchard Library (Ticketed) & Orchard Central and orchardgateway (Non-Ticketed)
🏷 Admission is free, and access to the ticketed experience is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, visit SG60 Heart&Soul Experience.

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30. Mid-Autumn Family FUN with Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

MAFF 2025 will feature a total of 27 diverse programmes taking place in SCCC and Singapore Conference Hall (SCH). One of the key highlights of this year’s festival will be Moongazing with Monday Bruce, an art installation at SCCC’s Roof Garden featuring five giant illuminated inflatables of Monday Bruce, the main rabbit character from a popular series of collectible blind boxes.

📅 4 to 5 Oct 2025
📍 Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre

For more information, visit Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Mid-Autumn Festival 2025.

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31. FORMULA 1 F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2025

Mark your calendars for the FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2025, taking place from 3 to 5 Oct 2025. 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.

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Note: All details are correct as at the time of publishing. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information, no guarantee is given nor responsibility is taken for errors or omissions in the compilation. Readers are advised to check with the respective owners / event organisers for the most updated schedules, venues and details.

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