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Singapore Book Street 2026 at VivoCity: a free week-long local book fair where SG Culture Pass credits pay for 1,200+ titles
Singapore Book Street sets up in VivoCity’s Level 1 Open Atrium from 2 to 8 November 2026, open 10am to 10pm daily.…
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Dramatis Personae: 1001 Lives at Gajah Gallery: 15 women artists retell Scheherazade in a free Tanjong Pagar show
Gajah Gallery’s free group exhibition at Tanjong Pagar Distripark brings together 15 women artists, including Suzann Victor and Sarah Choo Jing, around…
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Exceptional/Everyday at the Peranakan Museum: the new acquisitions show, its free opening weekend and the curator tours
The Peranakan Museum’s new exhibition of recent acquisitions runs from 30 October 2026 to 29 August 2027. It has a family activity…
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No Strings Attached 2026 at Goodman Arts Centre: four puppet shows from four countries, which pass to buy, and the free Shadow Puppet Slam
Paper Monkey Theatre’s festival turns 10, with 45-minute puppet shows from Korea, Iran, Indonesia and Thailand at The Artground, 13 to 15…
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Lai Foong Moi: Crossings at National Gallery Singapore: a forgotten Nanyang painter’s 1960s Singapore, until October 2027
Lai Foong Moi: Crossings is the first solo show in decades for the first Malayan-born woman to hold solo exhibitions in Singapore…
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Istana Open House on 1 November 2026: a first-timer’s guide to the President’s grounds, fees and the Orchard Road gate
The Istana opens its grounds to the public on Sunday 1 November 2026, 10am to 8pm (last entry 6.30pm). Free for citizens…
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Worlds in motion at NAFA: a free Southeast Asian art show on Bencoolen Street, until 6 December 2026
Worlds in motion, a free Southeast Asian art show at NAFA’s Ngee Ann Kongsi Galleries on Bencoolen Street, runs 14 October to…
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Pei Lin batik painting workshops at The Plaza, Beach Road: Singapore icons, hoop art and more
Pei Lin runs small craft workshops at The Plaza on Beach Road, including batik painting from scratch, a short Singapore Icons batik…
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Wardah Books on Bussorah Street: Kampong Gelam’s bookshop of 4,000+ titles on Islam and beyond
Wardah Books has sold English-language books on Islam from Bussorah Street, Kampong Gelam, since 2002, with more than 4,000 titles from philosophy…
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Eurasian Heritage Gallery: the story of Singapore’s Eurasians, at the Eurasian Community House on Ceylon Road
The Eurasian Heritage Gallery at the Eurasian Association’s Community House tells the story of Singapore’s Eurasians. It opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10am…
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Chinatown Heritage Centre: recreated 1950s shophouse homes on Pagoda Street
Chinatown Heritage Centre fills three restored shophouses on Pagoda Street with recreated 1950s tenant interiors and the stories of Chinatown’s early immigrants.…
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Kusu Pilgrimage Season 2026: ferries to Kusu Island’s Da Bo Gong Temple and keramat, until 8 November
Kusu Pilgrimage Season runs from 10 October to 8 November 2026. Devotees and visitors take the ferry from Marina South Pier to…