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. Join Happy Train in celebrating 15 Years of Empowering Young Minds!

Happy Train 15 Anniversary Promo

Happy Train is excited to celebrate 15 years of helping babies and young children develop their brains through its bespoke bilingual right-brain training program.

To celebrate this milestone, Happy Train is rolling out a sweet anniversary treat – just for you! An exclusive limited-time promotion is available until 31st May 2025.

Learn More

For more information, please visit Happy Train 15th Anniversary Promo.

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2. Hi Buy Mama Wellness Bundle Giveaway

HiBuyMama Giveaway

Hi Buy Mama is a Singapore-based brand founded by Faustina, a mother and former business strategist, dedicated to nurturing resilient, empathetic, and creative children through purposeful play. Win a powerful emotional wellness bundle from Hi Buy Mama – designed to build resilience, empathy & self-worth in kids!

For more information, visit Hi Buy Mama Wellness Bundle Giveaway.

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3. Wellness Retreat for Parents: Recharge & Reconnect with your Creativity & Sense

TNAP Wellness Retreat 2025

Making effort to slow down can be challenging. Explore what works for your family and make small changes gradually towards a more intentional way of living. The New Age Parents and Happy Kiddos are pleased to put together a day-long wellness event where you get to experience some workshops that could help kickstart your slow living habits.

📅 26 Apr 2025
⏰ 9.30am to 3pm
📍 The Agape, 21 Yung Ho Road, Singapore 618593

For more information, please visit Wellness Retreat for Parents.

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4. Tulipmania

Tulipmania Hotair Balloon

Tulipmania returns for its eleventh edition this year, drawing inspiration from the rich heritage and landscapes of Türkiye, the historic home of the tulip. Journey through history and explore iconic elements of the country’s storied past, against a vibrant backdrop of over 65,000 tulips of 35 varieties.

📅 17 Apr to 12 May 2025
⏱ 9am – 9pm
📍 Flower Dome
🏷 Admission charge to the Flower Dome applies.

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

For more information, please visit Tulipmania 2025.

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5. Experience the Malay world with MHC’s Teroka Raya Festival 2025

MHC Teroka Hari Raya 2025

This Hari Raya Aidilfitri, the Malay Heritage Centre (MHC) invites all to experience the warmth and cultural richness of the Malay world through our Teroka Raya Festival 2025. Discover our Living Heritage with an exciting array of programmes that unpack the stories behind the Malay world’s cherished customs, traditional crafts, and delectable cuisines.

📅 26 Apr 2025
🕙 10am – 6.30pm
📍 Indian Heritage Centre
🏷 Free Admission with some ticketed activities

For more information, visit MHC’s Teroka Raya Festival 2025.

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6. Pet Expo 11th Edition

Pet Expo 2025

Welcome to PetExpo®, the biggest pet event in Singapore, trusted by pet owners and families for over a decade. This extraordinary celebration of pets and their devoted humans is where tails wag, wings flap and hearts melt with joy! Held at Singapore EXPO, PetExpo® is proud to be the home of the biggest pet event in Singapore.

📅 25 to 27 Apr 2025 (Fri-Sun)
📍 Singapore Expo Hall 5B & 6, 1 Expo Dr, Singapore 486150
🏷 Charges apply

For more information, please visit Pet Expo 2025.

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7. Celebrating UNESCO International Jazz Day – “The Soundtrack of Our Lives”

This year’s concert will be a salute to SG60 as it will be filled with a musical potpourri of Singaporean songs from the last decades all arranged by Singaporean top jazz musicians. Feast your ears on an eclectic set of songs, from “Shanty” by hometown heroes The Quests, to Dick Lee’s “The Ding Dong Song”. We’ve even got a very special performance by Linda Elizabeth and Max Surin of Tokyo Square, presenting to you their hit, “Within You’ll Remain”.

📅 27 Apr 2025
⏱ 5.30pm – 7pm
📍 Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage

For more information, visit Free Concerts in Botanic Gardens.

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8. ACM Adventures: Whistle a Happy Tune

ACM Adventures Whistle a Happy TuneImage courtesy of Asian Civilisations Museum

This one-day event at ACM, inspired by the Tang Shipwreck gallery, offers families free hands-on activities and performances bringing museum collections to life. Highlights include crafting bird medals based on ancient artifacts, an interactive performance by The Kueh Tutus, storytelling with Zip Zap Zoom Collective, and a binoculars-led museum exploration. All activities are designed to create an engaging, accessible museum experience for children and families.

📅 27 Apr 2025
📍 ACM

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9. Visit the New Lost Islands at The Artground

The Artground Lost IslandsImage credit: The Artground

Lost Islands at The Artground is a playful, immersive art installation designed for children aged 0-9. Inspired by mythical islands, it features interactive sensory play zones, including a giant whale slide, glowing caves, and tactile sandscapes. Created by local artists, it encourages creativity and exploration in a safe, child-friendly space. Open until [date] at Goodman Arts Centre, with timed entry slots. Perfect for family outings!

📅 19 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026

For more information, visit Lost Islands at The Artground.

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10. Paya Lebar Quarter and Mandai X Ranger Buddies @ PLQ Parkside

Ranger Buddies at PLQImage credit: Paya Lebar Quarter

Ranger Buddies @ PLQ Parkside launches this April, offering kids interactive eco-missions blending AR and real-world play at Paya Lebar Quarter. Partnered with Mandai X, the 2-year initiative starts with “Trouble on Everest” (22 Apr – 5 Jun 2025), teaching conservation through Himalayan-themed challenges. Kids earn exclusive badges, rewards, and a free vest after 4 missions. With future adventures tackling wildlife trade and deforestation, it’s fun with purpose! Lendlease Plus members get extra perks.

📅 22 Apr to 31 Dec 2026

For more information, visit Ranger Buddies @ PLQ Parkside.

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11. HOMEGROUND: A Singapore HeritageFest Experience

Homeground Gardens by the BayImage credit: Singapore HeritageFest

Explore Singapore’s living heritage at HOMEGROUND: A Singapore HeritageFest Experience! Opening on Friday, 25 April, visit the month-long exhibition at Silver Garden and enjoy weekend highlights like cultural performances, hands-on workshops, heritage food booths, and retail experiences.

📅 25 Apr to 25 May 2025
📍 Silver Garden, Gardens by the Bay

For more information, please visit Singapore HeritageFest 2025.

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12. Mirror Mirror: Journey Into the Mind

Mirror Mirror Journey Into the Mind ArtScience Museum

Step into a world where cutting-edge technology and art converge to create an immersive, multi-sensory experience like no other.

From mesmerising display of light, endless mirror reflections to an interactive, reinvented tarot reading and a multicoloured fog-filled room that distorts your perception of reality, Mirror Mirror invites you to connect with your inner self and explore a journey that is uniquely your own.

📅 From 8 Mar 2025
📍 ArtScience Museum

You can also get tickets via Fever

For more information visit Mirror Mirror: Journey Into the Mind.

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13. Orchids from the Land of the Smiles Floral Display

Orchids from the Land of Smiles Thailand

Discover Thailand’s heritage through iconic features like the Royal Pantheon, a landmark of the Grand Palace in Bangkok built to honour the kings of the Chakri dynasty. The display is adorned with a vibrant array of exotic orchid species and hybrids, complemented by iconic gilded chedis and majestic yakshas, mythical guardians from the Ramakien epic, bringing Thai culture and legend to life.

📅 14 Feb to 1 May 2025
⏰ 9am – 9pm
📍 Cloud Forest
🏷 Admission charge to Cloud Forest applies

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

For more information visit Orchids from the Land of the Smiles.

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14. Disney Garden of Wonder at Floral Fantasy (迪士尼奇妙花园)

Disney Garden of Wonder Monsters, Inc

This holiday season, Gardens by the Bay presents Disney Garden of Wonder at Floral Fantasy, featuring large-scale topiary and floral sculptures of beloved Disney characters. For the first time in Singapore, Gardens by the Bay will reimagine Disney and Pixar favourites such as Mickey Mouse & Friends, Winnie the Pooh, The Little Mermaid, Woody and Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, and more, as stunning horticultural displays at Floral Fantasy. Organised in collaboration with Disney and supported by Singapore Tourism Board, this enchanting exhibit will delight visitors of all ages.

📅 1 Dec 2024 to 30 Jun 2025
⏰ 10am to 9pm
📍 Floral Fantasy
Details:

  • Admission to Floral Fantasy applies.
  • Visit here for more details.

You can get tickets online via Klook.

For more information, visit Disney Garden of Wonder at Floral Fantasy.

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15. Visit the New River Crab Playground Toa Payoh Lor 7

River Crab playground Toa Payoh

Toa Payoh’s new River Crab Playground, a community-driven project involving 2,000 residents, has opened at Lorong 7 Toa Payoh as part of HDB’s estate renewal. Inspired by Singapore’s native Johora singaporensis crab, it features an obstacle course, hammock swing, and otter-themed flooring—designed by a local student. This replaces the old N1 Park playground, joining the iconic Dragon Playground as a unique recreational landmark shaped by public input.

📅 From 6 Apr 2025

For more information, visit River Crab Playground Toa Payoh.

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16. Make Your Mark – Singapore Sports Museum interactive arts programme

Make Your Mark Singapore Sports Museum

Bringing art to the heart of the community, Singapore Sports Hub presents Make Your Mark – an interactive arts programme at the Singapore Sports Museum in collaboration with local creative studio Knuckles & Notch. This programme invites visitors to explore the intersection of sports, art, and culture through exhibitions, creative workshops, and hands-on activities. Admission to the Singapore Sports Museum and Make Your Mark is free for all local Residents.

📅 22 Feb to 11 May 2025
📍 Singapore Sports Museum

For more information, visit Make Your Mark – Singapore Sports Museum interactive arts programme.

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17. City Square Mall Live Xinyao performances

City Square Mall Live Xinyao performance

City Square Mall revives Singapore’s golden Xinyao era this April with live Mandarin classics every Fri-Sun evening. This nostalgic music genre, popular in the 1980s, once thrived at MusicDreamers Live! Café 爱琴海 (1997–2021). Relive the heartwarming tunes that defined a generation, as homegrown artists perform iconic ballads in a tribute to Singapore’s cultural heritage. A perfect outing for families and music lovers to reconnect with the past.

📅 Every Fri, Sat and Sun during Apr 2025
🕙 6.30pm to 8.30pm
📍 City Square Mall Level 4

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18. Nintendo Pop-Up & Mario Kart Takeover at Jewel Changi Airport!

Nintendo Pop-Up & Mario Kart Jewel Changi Airport

The popular Nintendo pop-up returns to Jewel Changi Airport (Jewel) this year with over 150 new and exclusive merchandise items from Super Mario, Animal Crossing, Zelda, Splatoon, Pikmin & more – the only location outside Japan! Plus, race through Jewel with the Mario Kart-themed installations and photo spots aplenty.

📅 25 Apr to 24 Jul 2025
📍 Jewel Changi Airport

For more information, please visit Nintendo Pop-Up & Mario Kart Takeover at Jewel Changi Airport!.

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19. Lyrids Meteor Shower

Meteor Shower - Pixabay

The Lyrids meteor shower is one of the oldest known meteor showers. The first recorded sighting of a Lyrids meteor shower dates back to 687 BC in China. The Lyrids meteor shower occurs when Earth crosses the trail of debris left by Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher (Comet Thatcher). These debris left by Comet Thatcher disintegrate in Earth’s atmosphere, producing streaks of light and colour in the sky.

Those keen to catch the meteor shower should look for a wide-open viewing area with minimal light pollution after 1am on 22-23 April 2025.

📅 17 to 26 Apr 2025

For more information, visit Meteor Shower Singapore.

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20. POP MART DIMOO’s Mickey TV Show 7-metre Tall Inflatable at Plaza Singapura

POP MART DIMOO Mickey Plaza Sing

Calling all fans and collectors – Witness Singapore’s first-ever giant DIMOO WORLD x Disney display, starring a towering 7-metre-tall POP MART DIMOO’s Mickey TV Show Figure at Plaza Singapura! But that’s not all – strike your best pose with the giant inflatable and stand a chance to win a $120 gift bundle! Here’s how to join the fun:

  • Visit the display at Plaza Singapura.
  • Snap a photo or video with your favourite DIMOO WORLD x DISNEY collectibles.
  • Post it on Instagram and make sure your account is set to public so we can see your magical moment!*
  • One lucky winner will be selected and contacted via DM by 5 May (Monday).**

📅 Now till 1 May 2025
📍 Plaza Singapura, L1 Canopy Plaza

*Don’t forget to keep your Instagram Story repost saved in your archive for verification.
**Open to all Singapore residents. The contest ends on 1 May (Thursday).

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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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