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Use your SG Culture Pass for a local arts outing
Browse performances, heritage experiences, workshops and Sing Lit books, then use your credits on something you might not otherwise try.
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Volunteer in arts and heritage
Explore front-of-house, guiding, outreach, event support and other arts and heritage roles.
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Kalaa Utsavam 2026
Explore Indian arts and culture through a ten-day mix of music, dance and performances at the Esplanade.
View →Beautiful Sunday: NTU Chinese Orchestra
Settle in for an hour of Chinese orchestral music, with a programme that moves from Shanghai and Macau to a spirited Viennese finale.
View →Discover new music at Baybeats 2026
Drop in for four evenings of independent music from Singapore and beyond, with outdoor, concourse and indoor stages across the Esplanade.
View →Gallery Sketch Chapter: Collective
Bring a pencil and slow down inside the Gallery at an independent sketching session for beginners and regular sketchers alike.
View →Gallery Sketch Chapter: Slow Saturday
Drop in during Slow Saturday to sketch at your own pace, whether you are picking up a pencil for the first time or returning to a regular practice.
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Garden Rhapsody: An Evening of Musical Theatre
Popular musical-theatre numbers accompany the nightly Supertree light show.
View →Garden Rhapsody: Opera in the Gardens
Make a relaxed evening of Romantic-era opera, lights and the Supertrees during the October edition of Garden Rhapsody.
View →Garden Rhapsody: Tales of the Moon
An evening light-and-sound show beneath the Supertrees, with a moon-themed September edition.
View →Heritage in Stitches: Hand-sewn Qipao Workshop
Learn the craft behind a semi hand-sewn qipao in a multi-session heritage and making workshop.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form Is Emptiness
A current SAM exhibition for an unhurried culture day, especially if photography, architecture and contemplative art appeal to you.
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Learn ceramics properly at NAFA
A structured Level 1 ceramics course for adults who want more than a one-off taster.
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Learn pottery in a home studio
A small pottery studio for a quieter, more personal introduction to ceramics.
View →Maria Taniguchi: Afterimage
Spend a weekday afternoon with a major contemporary-art exhibition exploring repetition, time, labour and material practice.
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Nature Sketching in the Gardens
A morning sketching session in the Gardens: a slower way to look closely at plants and landscape.
View →Popaholic 2026
Drop in throughout October for free live pop performances spanning nostalgic favourites, Mandarin love songs, R&B and songs rediscovered through TikTok.
View →See Borealis beneath the Supertrees
An outdoor light-and-sound installation recreating the atmosphere of the Northern Lights. It is cancelled if it rains during show time.
View →Spend a morning making art
Small-group art workshops for people who want a practical, social reason to make something with their hands.
View →Travel through music at Crossing Borders 2026
Spend a September evening with music from Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, including intimate concourse performances and outdoor sets.
View →Try pottery at Ves
Choose from small-group wheelthrowing and handbuilding courses, then continue into intermediate classes or independent studio access if clay becomes a lasting interest.
View →Wander the CBD through Momentary Pulses
Turn an ordinary city walk into an art route, with contemporary works encountered beyond the walls of a museum.
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Browse a class at your neighbourhood community club
Languages, lifelong learning, arts, cooking, wellness and sport — often close to home.
View →Join a museum programme designed for seniors
Browse current tours, talks, social sessions, arts activities and intergenerational programmes designed with seniors in mind.
View →Octoburst! – A Children’s Festival 2026
Make Children’s Day an arts day with storytelling, music, movement, craft and playful activities across Esplanade, with many programmes designed for families to join in together.
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10 ways to rethink retirement
Retirement does not have to be one clean stop. Explore ten rhythms for shaping life around work, purpose, people, curiosity and freedom.
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7 ways to volunteer in Singapore when you have time but do not want another job
Contribution can be regular or occasional, skilled or hands-on. The point is to find a cause and rhythm that still leaves room for the rest of your life.
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A slow day on St John’s Island
A ferry, a self-guided trail and enough time to notice the coast: a Singapore day trip that feels further away than it is.
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A two-base life between Singapore and Malaysia: what to test before you commit
Keeping Singapore as home while spending longer stretches in Malaysia can be freeing, but the life works only when immigration, housing, healthcare, transport and ordinary routines work too.
View →Build travel into the year, not around annual leave
Three or four well-spaced trips can create a year with chapters rather than one big holiday.
View →Finding purpose after retirement: life beyond a job title
Leaving full-time work does not mean leaving contribution, identity or ambition behind. Purpose can become quieter, wider and more personal.
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Learning after retirement in Singapore: how to choose your next course
A practical guide to finding classes that fit your curiosity, budget and weekly rhythm, from community courses to creative and digital learning.
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Retiring gradually in Singapore: a practical guide to working less before stopping
Full-time work and full retirement are not the only choices. Here is how to explore a slower transition with clearer boundaries, realistic numbers and room for a life beyond work.
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The emotional side of retirement: identity, rhythm and belonging
Retirement changes more than a work schedule. This source-backed guide explores the quieter work of rebuilding identity, everyday rhythm, connection and purpose.
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The first month after retirement: begin gently
You do not need to redesign the rest of your life immediately. Begin with rest, a few anchors and enough space to notice what an ordinary day needs.
View →The first year after retirement: a 12-month guide to finding your new rhythm
The first year after full-time work does not need one perfect plan. Use each season to test routines, relationships, learning and contribution without rushing the transition.
View →What does an active retirement look like in Singapore?
Active retirement does not have to mean a packed calendar. Build a version around movement, curiosity, people, contribution and enough space to enjoy having time.
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When you and your partner imagine retirement differently
One person wants travel, the other wants home. One wants a full calendar, the other wants space. Here is how to design a shared retirement without requiring identical plans.
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Where to go in Singapore when it is too hot for your usual walk
A good day out does not have to disappear when the weather turns. Museums, galleries, libraries and covered cultural spaces can become part of your walking routine too.
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