Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October 2026 is a packed weekend in Singapore, from Deepavali open-house programmes in Little India and Halloween Horror Nights 14 on Sentosa to K-pop at the Indoor Stadium, fan art at Expo and the last days of the F1 Exhibition at Gardens by the Bay. Outdoor picks sit under haze: the 24-hour PSI in the west was Very Unhealthy on Thursday morning. Here are 27 picks.
Free
Indian Heritage Centre Deepavali Open House. Free entry for the Festival of Lights season, with saree try-ons and a vintage photobooth on weekends, craft corners, a weekend bazaar and guided museum tours.
- When: Sat 17 Oct to Sat 8 Nov; 10am to 6pm, Saturdays to 8pm
- Where: Indian Heritage Centre, 5 Campbell Lane
- Price: Free (selected workshops ticketed)
Sangeetham Under the Stars. Free outdoor music on Campbell Lane as part of the Deepavali programme.
- When: Sat 17 Oct, 8pm to 10pm (also 31 Oct)
- Where: Campbell Lane, Little India
- Price: Free
Clay Diya Painting. Hands-on diya painting at Tekka Place.
- When: Sat 17 Oct, 2pm to 4pm (also 31 Oct)
- Where: Tekka Place, 2 Serangoon Road
- Price: Free
Paw-lloween at Tiong Bahru Plaza. Pet market, Tesla Pet Mode roadshow, free animal-behaviour talks and Paws & Play workshops (Halloween plating and paw-printing), plus the Cutest Paw-lloween Contest on Saturday evening.
- When: Fri 16 to Sun 18 Oct; workshops Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct, 10.30am; contest Sat 17 Oct, 7.30pm
- Where: Tiong Bahru Plaza, 302 Tiong Bahru Road
- Price: Free entry and talks
Klook Travel Fest. Travel deals and partner booths at Suntec City Atrium.
- When: Sat 17 to Sun 18 Oct, 10am to 9pm
- Where: Suntec City Atrium, Towers 1 and 2
- Price: Free entrance pass via Klook
Families
LEGO F1 Experience the Thrill. Final weekend for the LEGO and Formula 1 takeover, with a life-size brick-built F1 car and four racing missions; complete three to claim a LEGO prize while stocks last.
- When: Daily to Sun 18 Oct, 11am to 9.30pm (last entry 9pm)
- Where: Suntec City Atrium, Towers 3 and 4, 3 Temasek Boulevard
- Price: Free
Toy Story x PEACEMINUSONE: The First Fan. G-Dragon’s label PEACEMINUSONE meets Toy Story in a pop-up with photo zones, life-size Woody and Buzz figures and limited figures, plush and apparel. Entry is by advance reservation, and each pass comes with a tote bag.
- When: Opens Fri 16 Oct, daily 1pm to 11pm, to 11 Nov
- Where: CQ @ Clarke Quay, 3A River Valley Road, #01-02
- Price: S$12 access pass
Disney Garden of Wonder at Floral Fantasy. Second season of floral Disney and Pixar scenes, including Toy Story 5 and Frozen characters, Belle, Jasmine and Mickey and Donald pulling teh tarik.
- When: Daily, 10am to 9pm (last admission 8.30pm), to 14 Mar 2027
- Where: Floral Fantasy, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive
- Price: Residents S$12 adult, S$8 child or senior; non-residents S$24 adult, S$16 child
Jurassic World: The Experience at Cloud Forest. Life-size dinosaurs and immersive scenes inside the Cloud Forest dome.
- When: Daily, 9am to 9pm
- Where: Cloud Forest, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive
- Price: Residents S$26 adult, S$22 child or senior; non-residents S$46 adult, S$32 child with Flower Dome
Butterbear at orchardgateway. Mall-wide Butterbear displays and spend rewards run through Sunday, with giant inflatables staying up for photos into November. The Happy Walk on 17 October is sold out.
- When: Spend rewards to Sun 18 Oct; displays to 1 Nov
- Where: orchardgateway, Orchard Road (Somerset MRT)
- Price: Free to browse; rewards need qualifying spend
Food and markets
Fomo Weekend Market. Southeast Asian indie brands, fashion, beauty, homeware and F&B fill Suntec Hall 403.
- When: Sat 17 to Sun 18 Oct, 10am to 8pm
- Where: Suntec Singapore, Hall 403, 1 Raffles Boulevard
- Price: Free
The Living Archive. The National Museum’s first living and design market, with more than 30 local makers in ceramics, stationery, homeware and food, plus live craft stations in the basement. Final weekend.
- When: Daily to Sun 18 Oct, 10am to 7pm
- Where: The Concourse, National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road
- Price: Free entry; selected workshops paid
Diwali Bazaar at Suntec. Festive shopping for household, fashion and lifestyle goods, with lucky draws and happy hours.
- When: Fri 16 Oct, 10.30am to 8pm
- Where: Suntec Singapore, Level 3, Room 321 and Summit 1
- Price: Free entry
Spice Blending Masterclass. Hands-on Indian spice blending with Lisha, limited to 20 places a session.
- When: Sat 17 Oct, 11am to 1pm (also 31 Oct)
- Where: Tekka Place, 2 Serangoon Road
- Price: S$8
Arts and nightlife
Cloud Gate Sounding Light. Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre brings Sounding Light to Esplanade Theatre, with a post-show dialogue after each performance.
- When: Fri 16 and Sat 17 Oct, 8pm
- Where: Esplanade Theatre, 1 Esplanade Drive
- Price: From S$42.50
da:ns focus: Connect Asia Now. The wider dance weekend includes BATU, Still Lives: Singapore, talks and free Everybody Dance Now: Tai Chi Dao Yin sessions with Cloud Gate, beginner-friendly and open to all ages.
- When: Thu 15 to Sun 18 Oct; Everybody Dance Now Fri 16 and Sat 17 Oct
- Where: Esplanade, 1 Esplanade Drive
- Price: Everybody Dance Now free with registration; other programmes ticketed
Halloween Horror Nights 14. Four haunted houses, two scare zones and three live shows, led by the Karang Guni Man, as part of the Festival of Thrills at Resorts World Sentosa. Not recommended for under-13s.
- When: Fri 16 and Sat 17 Oct, 7.30pm to 12.30am
- Where: Universal Studios Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa, 8 Sentosa Gateway
- Price: S$68 (Fri, non-peak); S$78 (Sat, peak); advance purchase required
Haw Ror Villa 5!: Back from the Dead. Haw Par Villa’s Halloween night event returns with scares hidden around every corner of the park.
- When: Fri 16 and Sat 17 Oct, 6.30pm to midnight
- Where: Haw Par Villa, 262 Pasir Panjang Road
- Price: S$55 adult, S$40 child (7 to 12)
SUPER JUNIOR-83z Fancon. Leeteuk, Yesung and Shindong’s 1983 fancon lands at The Star Theatre.
- When: Fri 16 Oct, 7.30pm
- Where: The Star Theatre, 1 Vista Exchange Green
- Price: S$178 to S$298 (excl. booking fee)
PLAVE World Tour. Virtual idol group PLAVE’s KEEP IT MANIC stop at APEX @ EXPO.
- When: Sat 17 Oct, 3pm
- Where: APEX @ EXPO, Singapore Expo
- Price: From S$178 (excl. booking fee)
NCT 127 Neo City. NCT 127 return to Singapore Indoor Stadium with NEO CITY: THE REDLINE.
- When: Sun 18 Oct, 7pm
- Where: Singapore Indoor Stadium, 2 Stadium Walk
- Price: From S$228 (excl. S$6 booking fee)
Plugged In For Nepal. Charity gig at Blu Jaz supporting Singapore Red Cross flood relief for Nepal. Ages 18 and over.
- When: Sun 18 Oct, from 3pm
- Where: Blu Jaz, #02-01 The Central, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street
Outdoors
Singapore Dog Festival. Dog-first festival at Palawan Green, centred on the Pip & Friends Giant Playscape, with a marketplace, dog parades and stage programmes. Friday is an invite-only opening; public ticketed days start Saturday.
- When: Sat 17 to Sun 18 Oct, 3pm to 9pm
- Where: Palawan Green, Sentosa
- Price: S$8 adult, S$5 child; dogs and under-3s free
Borealis. Swiss artist Dan Acher’s light and mist installation recreates the Northern Lights above the Supertrees, set to a soundtrack by Guillaume Desbois. Cancelled in rain.
- When: Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct, 8pm to 8.30pm
- Where: Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive
- Price: Free
Exhibitions still on
Art Riot 2026. The fourth Art Riot brings 158 tables and more than 300 artists under a Villains & Ne’er Do Wells theme, with stage shows, panels, a free photobooth and a stamp rally.
- When: Sat 17 Oct, 12 noon to 8pm; Sun 18 Oct, 11am to 7pm
- Where: Singapore EXPO Hall 6B, 1 Expo Drive
- Price: From S$10
F1 Exhibition at Gardens by the Bay. Last weekend for the immersive Formula 1 exhibition next to Satay by the Bay, with race cars, simulators and seven themed rooms.
- When: Daily to Sun 18 Oct, 11am to 7pm (last session 7pm)
- Where: Gardens by the Bay, next to Satay by the Bay (GBTB MRT Exit 1)
- Price: From S$29 (ages 5 to 12), S$40 (13 to 17), S$49 (18+); Singapore residents 20 per cent off
SIPF 10th edition. The Singapore International Photography Festival opens its landmark edition under the theme In My End Is My Beginning, with exhibitions, portfolio programmes and the SIPF Photo Market of independent photobooks and prints.
- When: Fri 16 Oct to 31 Jan 2027; Photo Market Sat 17 to Sun 18 Oct, 11am to 7pm
- Where: 4 & 6 Lorong 24 Geylang and SingPost Geylang; Photo Market at University of the Arts Singapore
- Price: Festival Pass S$50 (concession S$40); single venues S$15 to S$20; Photo Market free; children 12 and under and seniors 60+ free
