Dates: 24–25 Oct 2026 · daily 10am to 6pm
Gardens by the Bay usually asks you to look at plants. This weekend it asks you to fix, cook and make things. The Race to Sustainability! fair fills the Ficus Room and Active Garden for two days, with free entry, a free repair corner and workshops from S$10. Our pick: Sunday’s laksa session, bowl included.
At a glance
Neighbourhood
Marina Bay (Gardens by the Bay, Bay South)
Best for
Families with school-age kids, crafters and anyone with a broken gadget
Budget
Free entry; workshops S$10 to S$35, and the repair corner is free
Time to allow
2 to 3 hours, longer if you book a workshop
Nearest MRT
Gardens by the Bay (TE22) or Bayfront (CE1/DT16)
Good to know
Paid workshops need booking. Cloud Forest is closed on Monday 26 October
Why go?
It’s free to walk in, and the Repair Discovery corner (inspired by Repair Kopitiam) fixes things for free on Saturday from 3.15pm to 6pm at Waterfront Plaza. No registration is needed.
The workshops are cheap by Singapore standards. Most cost S$10, and the Sunday laksa session with National Geographic Explorer Max Han includes a bowl of laksa.
It’s a short weekend only, so it’s easy to pair with the free outdoor gardens or the Supertrees at night.
What to do
01 · Saturday 24 October: soap, incense and microgreens
Scents of the Garden runs 1.30pm to 3pm: make a botanical cleansing bar (S$25) or incense cones (S$10). From 4pm to 5pm, Our Warming Planet shows you how to grow microgreens (S$28). Bring a small broken item for the free Repair Discovery corner at Waterfront Plaza, 3.15pm to 6pm.
02 · Sunday 25 October: laksa, hankies and insects
Start at 10am with the ocean-to-plate laksa workshop with Max Han (S$10, 10am to 11.30am, laksa included). After lunch, dye a botanical handkerchief (S$10, 1.30pm to 3pm). Kids can join Tiny Garden Heroes, an insect expedition from 4pm to 5.30pm (S$35).
03 · See the NAFA art show on the way out
A NAFA student art exhibition runs alongside the fair until 29 November, 9am to 9pm, in the foyer beside The Canopy ticketing counter. It’s free.
Plan your visit
Address
Ficus Room and Active Garden, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953
Opening hours
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2026, 10am to 6pm. Workshop times are listed above
Getting there
Gardens by the Bay MRT (TE22) is the closest station to the Active Garden; Bayfront (CE1/DT16) is a longer walk through the gardens. On Sunday morning, the Satay by the Bay car park is closed from 12.01am to 8am for a run
Tickets or booking
Free entry. Book paid workshops through the official page; the repair corner is walk-in
Accessibility
The Active Garden and main paths are step-free; ask the Gardens about workshop seating if you need it
Before you go
- Book Sunday’s laksa workshop first. At S$10 including lunch, it’s likely to fill up (suggestion).
- Bring the broken item itself, plus any charger or spare part, to the repair corner (suggestion).
- Haze: the Health Promotion Board has warned that outdoor events may be changed or cancelled if air quality worsens. Check the organiser’s channels on the day.
- Staying on? See our Gardens by the Bay at night guide for the free Supertree light shows.
Around the Active Garden
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Sources and disclosure
Information checked: 23 October 2026 · Gardens by the Bay – Race to Sustainability! 2026 (official event page and programme annex) · Gardens by the Bay – Getting here (official)
Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, used under the licences shown in each caption (images resized): Mustang Joe (CC0); Дмитрий Овечкин (CC BY 2.0); Dietmar Rabich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Disclosure: Not a firsthand visit. Dates, workshop times, prices and closures come from Gardens by the Bay’s official event page and programme annex, checked on 23 October 2026. Workshop slots can sell out or change, so check before you go. Photos are freely licensed and show the Gardens on other days, not the fair. We weren’t paid or hosted, and there are no affiliate links.