Singapore is an ideal destination for families with children, offering a diverse range 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 at a loss 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. ELFA Preschool – Chinese Immersion Open Day
Join us for a vibrant Chinese Immersion Open Day at ELFA Preschool @ Hougang and Jurong East!
Discover how ELFA’s nurturing environment and well-researched bilingual curriculum build a strong Mandarin foundation from infancy. Learn more about our story-based approach that instills values through folktales, alongside enriching programmes such as Chinese Speech & Drama, ELFA Higher-Order-Thinking Maths, and Chinese-inspired Creative Art.
📅 17 Apr 2026
🕘 10am – 12pm
📍 Hougang
For more information, please visit Preschool & Childcare Open House.
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2. Discover the Kinderland Difference at Our Open House
Parents exploring preschool options can look forward to Kinderland’s upcoming Open House, happening on 16 – 17 and 23 – 24 April 2026 across 10 centres islandwide.
Visitors can experience the school’s vibrant learning environment through hands-on activities, interactive sessions, and guided centre tours, while meeting educators and gaining insights into Kinderland’s curriculum and daily classroom experience.
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Visit our Open House to meet our friendly teachers, learn about our multi-award-winning curriculum, and see what your child will experience each day!
📅 18 Apr 2026
🕙 9am – 1pm
📍 All Locations
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4. AllSgDeals x Foodline x NewAgeParents $250 Giveaway
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Join AllSGDeals Telegram and fill in the form to claim a Free $5 FoodLine gift card, redeemable at 350+ outlets in Singapore (Polar Puffs and Sf Fruits & more).
✨ Limited to the first 50 participants
For more information, please visit here.
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5. Fairytale Ballet (Foundation Level): A Magical Story‑Led Beginning to Ballet
Crestar School of Dance proudly presents Fairytale Ballet (Foundation Level), a captivating new signature programme that offers young children aged 3 and 4 years old.
Sign up for a Fairytale Ballet (Foundation Level) trial class for just $10 – and enjoy $100 off full term course fee plus registration fee waiver (total worth up to $150 savings!) when you enrol from now till 30 June 2026 HERE!
For more information, please visit Crestar Fairytale Ballet (Foundation Level).
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6. LCS Football School Launches at Jalan Kayu
Got a little one who loves football? Now’s the perfect time to get them started. Lion City Sailors Football School will be opening a new training centre at The Sports Arina @ Jalan Kayu.
Whether they’re already football fans or just starting out, all boys and girls are welcome to try it out with 3 trial sessions for only $50.
For more information, please visit LCS Football School Jalan Kayu.
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Join Nexus International School (Singapore) as they host a special evening of musical performances from our Primary, Secondary and Chamber Choirs, as well as our Chamber Strings, Jazz/Pop Ensembles and Senior Orchestra.
📅 18 Apr 2026
🕙 5.30pm – 6.30pm
📍 Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage
For more information, please visit Free Concert at Botanic Gardens.
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8. Istana Open House 2026 – Hari Raya & Labour Day
The Istana Open House (IOH) will be held on Sunday, 19 April 2026, from 8.30am to 6.00pm, to celebrate the Hari Raya & Labour Day. Members of the public can enjoy a festive day filled with live performances, participate in activity booths and explore the heritage of the Istana.
📅 19 Apr 2026
🕙 8.30am to 6pm
📍 The Istana
For more information, please visit Istana Open House.
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9. Celebrate the Indian New Year at the Indian Heritage Centre
Image courtesy of Indian Heritage Centre
Anchored by the theme of “Renewal”, this year’s Open House brings together traditions observed by Singapore’s diverse Indian communities. Through a lively weekend of performances, workshops, craft activities, and shared cultural experiences in the heart of Little India, visitors can discover how traditions of renewal are expressed through food, rituals and celebrations.
📅 18 & 19 Apr 2026
📍 Indian Heritage Centre
For more information, visit Indian New Year at the Indian Heritage Centre.
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10. Julia Gabriel Preschool @ Thomson Enrolment
Give your child the best start at Julia Gabriel Preschool, where warmth meets the immersive EduDrama® methodology. Our holistic curriculum nurtures language, confidence, creativity, and emotional resilience through drama, storytelling, and mindfulness practices.
Located at Thomson, we provide a stimulating environment guided by passionate educators who spark curiosity and empower children with skills for life.
Enjoy exclusive savings of up to $1,588 upon enrolment.*
Book your personalised tour today here!
For more information, visit Julia Gabriel Preschool Open House.
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11. Hop into Singapore’s Most EGG-CITING EASTER Adventure at Pororo Park & Tayo Station
This April, Pororo Park Singapore and Tayo Station Singapore transform into a vibrant Easter wonderland filled with colour, magic and non-stop family fun. Families can enjoy a month-long celebration featuring immersive storytelling, live performances, and interactive play where children become part of the adventure.
Highlights include the EGG-STRA Colourful Easter Workshop, EGG-CITING Easter Egg Hunt and The Great Golden Egg Quest: Break the Bunny Spell. Be amazed by the Magic Show: Bunny-tastic Illusions and take part in Eggventure: Guess & Win. With hands-on activities, exciting challenges and rewarding experiences, it is the perfect Easter outing for families to play, explore and celebrate together!
📅 1 to 30 Apr 2026
Visit Pororo Park & Tayo Station website for more information.
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12. Paragon is Blooming with Imagination this Spring Summer Season
At the heart of this Spring/Summer season is Blooming Imagination, Paragon’s collaboration with internationally acclaimed chef-artist and chocolatier, Janice Wong.
The Main Atrium will be transformed into a dreamlike chocolate garden, presenting Singapore’s largest edible art experience. The showcase is also set to enter the Singapore Book of Records as the largest art installation made of chocolate, bringing together art, design and gastronomy in a multi-sensory world of discovery.
📅 9 Apr to 2 May 2026
📍 Paragon
For more information, please visit Paragon x Janice Wong.
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Income Eco Run 2026 returns on 19 April at Bayfront Event Space, expanding inclusivity with new distances for kids and pets. The event strengthens its zero-waste advocacy through eco-friendly practices like compostable cups and e-medals. A key new feature is the “Eco Experience” post-event learning journeys for children, offering hands-on visits to e-waste and composting facilities to learn about circular economy practices. Income Insurance will donate $1 for every kilometre run to support green causes.
📅 19 Apr 2026
📍 Bayfront Event Space
For more information, please visit Kids Run 2026.
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14. Marina Square’s “Be an Ally to the Earth” Campaign
This Earth Day, heading to Marina Square comes with a greener purpose. The mall’s Be an Ally to the Earth campaign transforms the everyday shopping experience into a platform for sustainability – pairing exclusive member rewards, a hands-on family workshop, and a dedicated green retail corner across an entire month of meaningful, feel-good visits.
The campaign brings together a curated line of experiences including collectible gift-with-purchase, a family-friendly creative workshop, and a dedicated retail corner spotlighting eco-conscious brands and promotions.
📅 10 Apr to 10 May 2026
For more information, visit Marina Square Earth Month.
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15. Lyrids Meteor Shower in Singapore
Observers may see 10 – 20 meteors per hour during its peak, though occasional bursts may produce more. The best viewing time is after 11pm, at locations such as parks, beaches, reservoirs, or open spaces away from city lights. No special equipment is needed, and observers are advised to find a comfortable spot with an unobstructed view, preferably facing the east.
📅 17 to 26 Apr 2026 (Peak 22 & 23 Apr)
For more information, please visit Meteor Shower Singapore.
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South Korea’s favourite pink bear, Bellygom, is touching down in Singapore for the very first time, and it’s bringing a massive, local-flavoured party to Changi Airport. Get your cameras ready for the showstopper: a seven-metre-tall inflatable Bellygom perched right in the Departure Hall, ready for the perfect family selfie.
📅 13 Mar to 3 May 2026
For more information, visit Changi Airport Bellygom.
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17. ArtScience Museum’s new exhibition explores the human body across time and cultures
Drawing on the historic collections of the Getty and new research developed by ArtScience Museum, Flesh and Bones is a major exhibition of international scale and ambition. It offers a powerful encounter with the human body, tracing how it has been studied, imagined, and understood across cultures and time, and how the intertwined practices of art and science have shaped our understanding of anatomy.
Visitors can look forward to seeing over 160 artefacts and artworks ranging from striking life-sized illustrations and finely detailed woodcut prints to rare and delicate books from the Getty’s collection, alongside anatomical atlases, medical manuscripts, and dramatic contemporary artworks from around the world.
📅 21 Mar to 16 Aug 2026
📍 ArtScience Museum
For more information, visit Flesh and Bones: The Art of Anatomy.
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18. LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort launches the LEGOLAND School Challenge 2026
This year, student teams of three to four participants across three categories – Junior (7-9 years), Primary (10-12 years), and Secondary (13-17 years) – are tasked with designing their most imaginative theme park attraction.
Whether magical, futuristic, space-themed or underwater, each build should include at least one clearly defined ride vehicle or carriage. Teams can also earn additional points by incorporating a moving element, either manual or motorised, and are encouraged to use creative displays or dioramas to showcase their theme park ride.
For more information, visit LEGOLAND School Challenge 2026.
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19. The FRIENDS™ Experience Singapore
Featuring a variety of nostalgia-packed, interactive recreated sets including Monica’s kitchen and the iconic FRIENDS™ fountain, The FRIENDS™ Experience provides guests with the opportunity to take a trip down memory lane with plenty of photo opportunities and chances to recreate some of their favourite scenes, such as peeking around Rachel and Monica’s purple door, relaxing in Chandler and Joey’s recliners or helping Ross with the infamous sofa pivot.
📅 7 Mar to 3 May 2026
📍 Fever Exhibition Hall 25 Scotts Road
🏷 You can get the tickets via Fever.
For more information, visit The FRIENDS™ Experience.
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Jointly presented with the Fernando Botero Foundation as part of IMBA‘s launch, the exhibition brings together over 130 original works by Maestro Botero across three distinct formats – the world’s first Botero immersive experience, a major gallery exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and indoor sculptures, and monumental outdoor sculptures displayed at IMBA Theatre and at the Silver Leaf Gardens of Gardens by the Bay. First to and only stop in Southeast Asia, this marks the largest and most ambitious Botero presentation ever staged in the world.
For more information, visit Botero in Singapore.
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21. Botero in the Garden at Gardens by the Bay
Botero: Garden Grandeur transforms the outdoor landscapes of Gardens by the Bay into a vibrant, public stage for art. Featuring Fernando Botero’s monumental bronze sculptures, the exhibition brings his iconic, voluminous forms into the open air, scaling them to a grand, civic proportion. Set against sky and greenery, these bold sculptures become natural landmarks within the garden’s rhythm.
📅 25 Jan to 18 May 2026
📍 Silver Garden, Gardens by the Bay
For more information, visit Botero: Garden Grandeur.
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22. Insects: Microsculptures Magnified Close encounters with giant insects at ArtScience Museum
Visitors can experience the natural world like never before, seeing it from striking new perspectives as they walk among insects with images towering up to 7 feet high at ArtScience Museum’s first exhibition of the year – Insects: Microsculptures Magnified.
The exhibition illuminates the larger-than-life realm of insects, revealing the beauty and intricacy of their forms far beyond what the naked eye can perceive. Through the masterful lens of award-winning British photographer Levon Biss, microscopic details of each insect are transformed into captivating visual encounters.
📅 17 Jan to 19 Apr 2026
For more information, visit Insects: Microsculptures Magnified.
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23. My Little Pony: Petals of Friendship
Step into a world of colour and magic as Hasbro’s MY LITTLE PONY brand comes to Gardens by the Bay’s Floral Fantasy in the exclusive Petals of Friendship showcase beginning December 11.
In the run-up to the Year of the Horse next year, four fan favourite characters – Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle – will sport new looks inspired by the colours, florals and traditional iconography from Chinese culture.
📅 11 Dec 2025 to 31 May 2026
🕙 10am – 9pm
📍 Floral Fantasy
You can get tickets via Klook, Fever, Pelago and KKday.
For more information, visit My Little Pony: Petals of Friendship.
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24. Dopamine Land: A sensory-rich wonderland is coming to Resorts World Sentosa
Dopamine Land invites visitors of all ages to embark on an adventure through an interactive museum, where every corner is a celebration of the experiences and encounters that provide us humans with the “happiness hormone” we are forever chasing: dopamine! From optical illusions to mesmerising soundscapes, each of the nine themed rooms off er a symphony of sensations, creating the ultimate sensory overload.
📅 From 19 Dec 2025
Tickets are available on Fever.
For more information, visit Dopamine Land.
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25. 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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26. 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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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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