25 Things to do until Christmas!
Updated: Jan 3
1. Sea of Merry Wonders
Delve into new depths of wondrous joy this Christmas. Come and be amazed by our animals’ fascinating feeding habits, marvel at enchanting sea jellies glowing in the dark, get up close and say hi to our stars at the Discovery Pool and more. For a truly magical time, dive in and explore an incredible undersea wonderland with our special diving experiences.
Location: Sea Aquarium, 8 Sentosa Gateway, 098269
Date: 25 Nov 2022 – 02 Jan 2023
Time: 9 AM - 5 PM
Price: From $32
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2. A Universal Christmas
Take the Christmas magic up a notch with thrills at our festive carnival celebration! Catch Singapore’s merriest parade featuring 42 performers as it lights up the night and see a breathtaking snowfall.
Also, enjoy exciting rides, snap selfies at themed photo booths, plus join a wondrous array of circus characters who’ll bring you special acts, live singing, and amazing acrobatics!
Location: USS, 8 Sentosa Gateway, 098269
Date: 23 Nov – 02 Jan 2023
Time: 11 AM - 8 PM
Price: From $78
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3. The Doraemon Exhibition Singapore 2022
The Doraemon Exhibition lands at the National Museum of Singapore this November, its first global showcase outside of Japan.
Showcasing Doraemon through the lens of 28 leading contemporary Japanese artists and arts groups, the artworks on display respond to the theme of “Create Your Own Original Doraemon”.
Visitors can also look forward to exciting complementary offerings including a pop-up café and a retail experience with limited edition Doraemon collectibles. Come revisit your memories of Doraemon and create new ones as well, and be inspired by the unlimited possibilities of the iconic character!
Location: Basement Galleries and The Stamford Gallery
Date: 05 Nov 2022 - 05 Feb 2023
Time: 10am - 7pm
Last admission is at 6.30pm.
Price: SGD 30 for Adults | SGD 25 for Individuals under 18 years old | Free-of-Charge for children under 6 years old
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4. Build a Christmas Terrarium
Celebrate Christmas in the tropics with a personalised terrarium! Participants will get to use their creativity to make a special Christmas-themed terrarium with festive ornaments. Spread the Christmas cheer with this one-of-a-kind creation that can be presented to your loved ones as a gift or used as a lovely display piece at home!
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens,
Centre for Education & Outreach (House 1F)
Date: 15 Dec 2022
Time: 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Last admission is at 6.30pm.
Price: $30.00 per child (Suitable for children in K1 – P6)
For more information, click here
5. Christmas Wonderland
Since the first edition in 2014, Christmas Wonderland has attracted close to five million visitors. Revel in the festivities as Singapore’s most popular year-end event returns to Gardens by the Bay, from 2 December 2022 to 1 January 2023.
There is much to enjoy at St Nick’s Square, Gingerbread Grove, Merry Lane, ELFresco, Mistletoe Alley, and Games Village. Marvel at light displays in all-new designs, take a photo with Santa, dine on festive treats, have a go at carnival games, hop onto a double-storey carousel, experience ‘snow’ in the tropics, shop for gifts, enjoy the Garden Rhapsody light and sound show, and more!
Location: Gardens by the Bay
Date: 2 December 2022 to 1 January 2023
Time: 6:30PM - 10:30PM
Price: $6 (Child), from $8 (Adult) Admission is free for children below three years old with every accompanying adult. Limited to two children per adult.
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6. Sci-sational Christmas
From 12th to 26th December 2022, journey to our 'Snow Academy' and join our beloved elves on an icy adventure this Christmas. Learn and be entertained by our mini 'Show & Tell' and various scientifically curated Christmas activity stations that focus on the wonderful science of ice.
Collect a 'Galaxy Rewards Sci-sational Passport' from the Galaxy Rewards booth and obtain stamps from the ice-themed activity stations around Science Centre. Redeem a free ice cream* after completing at least 4 activities.
Location: Science Centre
Date: 12th Dec – 26th Dec 2022
Time: 10:30AM - 4:30PM (See individual activity timings)
Price: $8 (Child), $12 (Adult)
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7. Jingle Bell Rock Camp
It’s time to rock Christmas again!
Sing your favorite carols and dance to upbeat jingles.
Make your own Christmas bells, use them as a prop and bring them home with you at the end of the camp.
It’s going to be a fun-filled holiday for the Champs!
Learning outcomes
1. Listening skills, remembering patterns and echoing rhythms 2. Singing together with actions – speech development and motor skills 3. Social skills working in a group and building confidence 4.Learning about the Christmas story while making a Christmas bell as a prop.
Location: Mindchamps, 6 Raffles Boulevard #04-100 Marina Square, S 039594
Date: 3 Dec 2022
Time: 2PM - 5PM
Price: $75++
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8. MENTAL: Colours of Wellbeing
How are you? You know that it’s okay to feel what you are feeling, right? Your feelings are unique and personal.
MENTAL: Colours of Wellbeing is not an exhibition about mental illness, treatments or cures. It is a welcoming place where you can confront societal bias and stereotypes around mental health. MENTAL invites you to embark on an intimate and personal journey that explores the many different ways of being, surviving and making connections, that have become of increasing importance to us all.
This exhibition features 24 interactive exhibits, art projects and large-scale installations by international artists, makers, scientists and designers that reflect a range of perspectives on mental health and ways of being. In addition, there are seven artworks by Singaporean and Southeast Asian artists that explore mental health from a uniquely Southeast Asian perspective.
The works featured in this exhibition take on serious topics in an accessible way and have been grouped into four broad themes - Connection, Exploration, Expression and Reflection.
Location: Art Science Museum, 6 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018974
Date: 3 Sep 2022 - 26 Feb 2023
Time: Daily: 10am – 7pm
(Last entry at 6pm)
Price: Adult: S$18, Child: S$14
For more information, click here
9. Insectta Black Soldier Fly Urban Insect Farm Tour
Bug out at Insectta, Singapore's first black soldier fly farm in the heart of Queenstown, Singapore. Find out how an insect farm works on this immersive farm tour. Learn about how the farm's superheroes, the black soldier fly, solves Singapore's growing food waste problem with their voracious appetites! Try your hand at insect farming activities, learn how insect farms will revolutionise sustainable agriculture, and end your tour with a fun chicken feeding activity.
Location: Insectta, 60 Jalan Penjara, S149375
Date: Saturdays (Check website for availability)
Time: 10:00AM - 11:15AM
Price: from $20
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10. Jumptopia: Festive Village
Back and bigger than before! Join Kiztopia Friends and wrap up the year with a bang at Jumptopia: Festive Village! Spanning 45,000 sq ft of space at Marina Bay Sands Expo Hall C, join Kiztopia Friends as we bring you not one, not two, but seven curated zones for an experience like no other! From mega inflatables and play areas to stage performances, delightful refreshments, a small Christmas market, and even an indoor “snow” play area, families will get to play, feast, catch spectacular performances and shop all in one!
Location: Jumptopia: Festive Village @ Sands Expo® and Convention Centre, Hall C
Date: Monday - Sunday
Time: 10:00AM - 9:00PM (Each ticket is for a 3-hour play session)
Price: from $29.50
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11. The Sound of Music
The world's best-loved musical, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, is making a triumphant return to Singapore this November with a brand new international production.
This highly acclaimed original production tells the uplifting true story of Maria, the fun-loving governess who changed the lives of the widowed Captain von Trapp and his seven children by re-introducing them to music, and culminating the family's flight across the Austrian mountains as tensions rise prior to the outbreak of World War II. The original 1959 Broadway production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, a Grammy Award for Best Show Album, and was Rodgers and Hammerstein's biggest success. The 1965 movie starring Julie Andrews as Maria won five Oscars, including Best Picture, and remains one of the most popular movies of all time.
Location: Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands
Date: 22 Nov – 18 Dec
Time:
Tue – Fri: 7.30pm
Sat: 2.30pm, 7.30pm
Sun: 1pm, 6pm
Price: Varying prices (please check website for actual price)
For more information, click here
12. Sumikkogurashi Virtual Run 2022 in Singapore
Let’s Go: Sumikkogurashi Virtual Run 2022
Run anytime at your own pace, day or night Choose your favourite running route or take a stroll around your neighbourhood! #SUMIKKOGURASHIVR2022
Location: Various routes
Date: Now to 31st December 2022
Time: At your own time
Price: S$38 per pax
For more information, click here
13. Cinewav @ Marina at Keppel Bay
Location: Marina @ Keppel Bay, 2 Keppel Bay Vista, 098382
Date: Now to 23 December 2022 (Check screening dates for various shows)
Time: 7:45PM
Price: S$35 per pax
For more information, click here
14. Seasons of Bloom
Seasons of Bloom, the finale floral display marking Gardens by the Bay's tenth anniversary, pays tribute to the various seasons of flowers that Flower Dome has brought to visitors over the past decade. Snapdragons for spring, delphiniums for summer, zinnias for autumn and cyclamens for winter – these are just some of the colourful blooms visitors can look forward to.
In a nod to the year-end season, all things yuletide-themed take centrestage in the middle of the flower field. Towering over a landscape of snow is a dramatic Christmas tree made out of poinsettias, and an ice cavern houses beautiful seasonal blooms poignantly "frozen" in icicles – a unique collaboration with Ikebana International Singapore. In a season that is about giving, 10,000 Christmas ornaments used in the floral display have been handpainted by beneficiaries from the Salvation Army and Gardens by the Bay's volunteers. Gardens by the Bay also continues its Christmas tradition of collaborating with the Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Location: Flower Dome
Date: 10 Nov 2022 - Mon, 2 Jan 2023
Time: 9.00am - 9.00pm
Price: Admission charge to Flower Dome applies
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15. Festive Wild-erland
The holiday festivities take on a new colour at Mandai Wildlife Reserve! Join the celebration at Singapore Zoo, River Wonders and Night Safari and you will find that in the wild, black and white is anything but dull. Come on a spectacular adventure across our three wildlife parks with our charming monochrome animals.
Location: Singapore Zoo, River Wonders, Night Safari
Date: Now till 2 Jan 2023
Time:
Singapore Zoo operates daily from 8.30am – 6pm
River Wonders operates daily from 10am – 7pm
Night Safari operates daily from 6.30pm – 12am
Price: $55 (Child), $80 (Adult)
For more information, click here
16. Staycation in the Wild
Calling all adventurers! Here’s your chance to connect with wildlife and nature through staying in an outdoor dome tent.
Explore the wild and enjoy exclusive, fun-filled wildlife experiences in the day, and finally wind down in your own luxurious air-conditioned dome tent under the stars!
Location: Singapore Zoo
Date: From 1 July to 30 December 2022 (on select dates)
Time: 1:30pm to 10am (next day)
Price: From $1,599 per tent, up to 4 pax (U.P. $2,000)
For more information, click here
17. Nordic Day - Santa Meet & Greet
Meet the beloved Santa Claus from Rovaniemi who is visiting Singapore, in person. Tell him your most desired wishes this Christmas at our special Santa Meet & Greet!
You are also welcome to deliver your Christmas letter to Santa Claus at our meet & greet.
In partnership with Finnair and the Embassy of Finland, this meet & greet is brought to you by Finnair - Official Airline of Santa Claus.
Location: Flower Dome, Baobab Garden
Date: 10 December 2022
Time: 10.00am - 11.00am, 11.30am - 1.00pm
Price: Admission charge to Flower Dome applies.
For more information, click here
18. Visit a Fire Station
Fire Station Open House
Members of the public can visit our Fire Station Open House in person. Guided tours are available at the Fire Stations listed below for members of the public on Saturday mornings over two time slots – 9.00am to 9.50am or 10.00am to 10.50am.
Location: Various locations
Date: Saturdays
Time: 9.00am to 9.50am or 10.00am to 10.50am
Price: Free
For more information, click here
19. ATV Adventure Park
Mud Krank is the first and only ATV trail riding facility in Singapore.
We welcome riders aged 4 years old and above to experience and enjoy the outdoors
Located on a farm in Kranji, Singapore, we aim to bring fun adventure and off-roading to families, friends, and colleagues in an open and safe but thrilling environment.
- Junior rides are for 4 - 12-year-olds, 50kg max
- Advance rides are for 13-year-olds and above, 90kg max, 1.5m and above
- Each ride runs for 20 minutes
Location: V10 Neo Tiew Lane 2 Gallop Kranji Farm Resort, Farm H Singapore 718813
Date: Mud Krank is closed on Mondays and open on Tuesday – Sunday
Time: 2.00pm - 9.50pm
Price: from $25
For more information, click here
20. Changi Festive Village
Changi Festive Village is back with more fun-filled activities for the whole family! Enjoy a magical glamping night with a majestic view of the HSBC Rain Vortex, cycle or walk down the dazzlingly lit Jurassic Mile in Changi's longest-ever light-up and have an out-of-this-world adventure with Avatar-themed activities. Be sure to check out T3's Underground Carnival for a rolling good time!
DINO KART 3.0
Start your engines for Singapore's first immersive go-kart experience! Race to the finish line along our themed course at thrilling speeds of 28KM/HR.
Location
Location: Terminal 3 Basement 3, Carpark 3A
Date: 10 November 2022–2 April 2023
Time:
Mon-Thu 2:00 PM–10:00 PM Fri-Sun, PH and PH Eve 2:00 PM–11:00 PM
For more information, click here
DINO GLOW
Be mesmerised by Changi's 3km light-up as you walk beside life-sized dinosaurs at the Changi Airport Park Connector. Inspired by the illuminating colours of Avatar 2, the park connector glows into a mystical world of fantasy.
Location: Changi Airport Connector (Access from Hub & Spoke (outside Terminal 2) or via Terminal 4)
Date: December 2022–31 January 2023
Time: 7:00 PM–1:00 AM
For more information, click here
CHRISTMAS ODYSSEA AT JEWEL
Get ready to be dazzled by Christmas sparkles at Jewel with its many underwater-themed elements! Along with the iconic 16-metre tall Prudential Singapore Jewel Christmas Tree at the entrance of the Shiseido Forest Valley, Jewel's Canopy Park (located at the top floor), will also thrill visitors with many aquatic interactive displays at various attractions and scenic lookouts.
Snow will also make a return to Jewel this year with half-hourly snowfall intervals from 7:35 PM–10:35 PM daily.
Location: Shiseido Forest Valley , Jewel
Date: 11 November 2022–2 January 2023
Time: 7:35 PM, 8:35 PM, 9:35 PM and 10:35 PM daily
For more information, click here
21. Rescue Luckee! A Live Action Game
Gather your rescue ropes and safety helmets! Luckee the Boar went missing while foraging in the Camp Stardust forest! Join Otah’s search and rescue team to save her!
This school holiday, Otah & Friends is moving beyond our well-loved escape rooms to launch a brand new storytelling adventure - Rescue Luckee! A Live Action Game! The interactive game will ignite the curiosity of young minds, encourage creativity, and guide them on the importance of collaboration through a shared challenge.
You and your kids will be led by a live performer throughout your journey, and you can choose to accompany or drop-off your kids if they are 4 years old and up.
Location: The Centrepoint, 176 Orchard Rd, #03-26A, S(238843)
Date: 21 Nov 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
Time: Sun-Fri: 10am-8pm
Sat: 2pm-8pm
Duration of Experience
1 hour
Price: $40/parent-child pair
For more information, click here
22. Mini Workshop - 1 Day Holiday Workshop
Have fun trying a new style of painting in a free and easy art session. This is an introductory workshop for kids looking for a fun and short activity with art!
Location: SAFRA Toa Payoh #01-03
Date: 2, 9, 16, 23 or 30 Dec 2022
Time: 2-3pm
Price: $10 (Members), $12 (Guests)
For more information, click here
23. Jurong Bird Park
After 51 colourful years, Jurong Bird Park will be moving to our new home in Mandai Wildlife Reserve. Before our big move, come visit Asia’s largest bird park one final time!
Come visit for one final time and participate in various A Flight to Remember activities such as the Countdown with Us! Photo pointwhere you can have a pic taken at the park's old entrance, as well as Onboard the Panorail Photo Point, where you can have a photo with a replica of the Panorail that once brought visitors around the park.
Location: 2 Jurong Hill Singapore 628925
Date: Open daily until 3 January 2023
Time: 8.30am - 6.00pm (Last entry at 5.00pm)
Price: $25 (Child), $38 (Adult)
Local residents enjoy $10 admission tickets with a valid
For more information, click here
24. SPI-CE THINGS UP THIS CHRISTMAS
17 Nov - 9 Jan 23: Create blissful, heartfelt memories amongst friends and families this PINKMAS season!
- UNLIMITED festive treats
- EXPERIENCE a wintry pink wonderland
- DRESS in your pink'est holiday looks
- PARTICIPATE in interactive christmas activities
Location: 100 Loewen Road, Dempsey, Singapore 248837
Date: Open daily except Tuesdays
Time: 10AM - 10PM
Price: from $36
For more information, click here
25. The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum
Come and see the Guiness World Record of the largest collection of live turtles and turtle artifacts from all over the world.
Sense the mystery of the river turtle, the awesome power of the Alligator turtle and the beauty of the Radiated tortoise.
See and feel the spirit of the Sulcata Tortoise for luck, and the Malaysian Giant River Turtle for wishes. Be fascinated by the majestic Pig Nose Flying Turtle and the Six Legged Tortoise. Listen to the lonely noise of the Indian Star Tortoise and marvel at the strange looking Soft Shell Turtle from India.
Be entertained by the funny antics of Terrapins and Box Turtles roaming freely through the premises. You can also pet and hand feed some of them. If you are in luck, you may even get a rare glimpse of nature at work as these reptiles mate.
Location: 81 Lor Chencharu, #01-16, ORTO 769198
Date: Open daily except Tuesdays
Time: 10AM - 6PM
Price: $6 (age 3-6), $10 (6+ and Adults)