Deepavali falls on Sunday 8 November and Monday 9 November is the public holiday for anyone whose rest day is Sunday, so most Monday-to-Friday workers get a three-day weekend. It is the last weekend for Little India’s Festival Village, the Indian Heritage Centre’s open house and the Flower Dome’s sunflowers, while cats take over Singapore EXPO, Mandai opens a new family challenge and the Tour de France brings a criterium to the Padang on Sunday. Each pick notes whether it opens on the Monday holiday.
Deepavali weekend in Little India
- Deepavali Festival Village: stalls of festive food, flowers, clothes and decorations along Campbell Lane, Little India, nightly from 7pm, with the final night on Sunday 8 November. Free to walk. Monday 9 November: closed, the village ends on Sunday. deepavali.sg
- Serangoon Road light-up: more than 2km of Deepavali street lights along Serangoon Road, lit daily from 7pm to midnight and staying up until 29 November, so it outlasts the bazaar. Free. Monday 9 November: open, lit 7pm to midnight. deepavali.sg
- Deepavali Open House: Indian Heritage Centre, 5 Campbell Lane, to Sunday 8 November, 10am to 6pm, with Saturday hours extended to 8pm. Free experiences include a DIY mini mithai box, peacock-inspired clay brooch painting, an heirloom saree corner and money packet redemption (first come, first served), plus free English tours of the permanent galleries at 7pm on Saturday. The weekend bazaar runs 10am to 7pm on Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. Gallery admission is free for Singaporeans and PRs. Monday 9 November: closed, the centre shuts on Mondays and the open house ends on Sunday. Indian Heritage Centre
Free and outdoors
- A Night of Anisong and Novo Winds: DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre at Esplanade, 1 Esplanade Drive, Friday 6 November (Maboroshi Muse and YOKOMESHI play music from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Ghost in the Shell and Chainsaw Man) and Saturday 7 November (Novo Winds: Lights! Camera! Music!), 7.15pm and 8.45pm. Free, no tickets. Monday 9 November: no show, these are Friday and Saturday only. Esplanade
- Soundtracks at the Esplanade Concourse: free indoor sets at 6.45pm and 7.45pm each night at the Esplanade Concourse, 1 Esplanade Drive. Wenwen Ong plays on Friday 6 November, The Popsicals bring Movie Musicals Through The Decades on Saturday 7 November, and M.Y.T.H revisits music from Pokémon, MapleStory and Minecraft on Sunday 8 November. Free. Monday 9 November: check before going. Esplanade
- Borealis: Swiss artist Dan Acher’s light and sound installation recreates the Northern Lights over the Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, every Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 8pm to 8.30pm. It is cancelled if it rains at show time. Free. Monday 9 November: on, 8pm to 8.30pm. Gardens by the Bay
- Movies by the Beach: free outdoor screenings at Palawan Kidz City Roof Garden, Level 3, near Beach Station on Sentosa. Saturday 7 November has Guided by Horses at 6pm and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG13) at 7.30pm; Sunday 8 November has The Fading Star at 6.15pm and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG13) at 7.30pm. Free entry, no booking, cancelled in bad weather. Monday 9 November: no screening, the films run on Saturdays and Sundays. Sentosa
- Pokémon RUN 30 and Pokémon Festival Zone: Stadium Roar, The Kallang, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November, 7am to 2pm. The run is a non-competitive 4km themed route with a finisher medal and participant apparel, open to paid pre-registered runners only, while the festival zone next to it is free for the public. Monday 9 November: closed, it is a two-day event. The Kallang
- More Pokémon at Jewel and Changi: the PokéXciting parade at Jewel Forest Valley and stage shows at Changi Airport Terminal 3 run on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November, free. Monday 9 November: closed. Pokémon
Families and kids
- Zoolympix: Stars of Mandai: a new festive challenge from Saturday 7 November to 3 January 2027, with 10 wildlife-inspired agility, balance and discovery challenges at Zoolympix Village, Mandai Wildlife East Lawn, daily 10am to 7pm. Kids collect stamps for a Zoolympian medal, and the launch weekend from 7 to 9 November adds a Tamarind the Tapir meet and greet, gachapon and a windmill workshop from 10am to 5pm. Zoolympix Village tickets are S$20. Monday 9 November: open, 10am to 7pm. Mandai
- Singapore Cat Festival: Singapore EXPO Hall 6, 1 Expo Drive, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November, 10am to 8pm. Tickets are sold online through Eventbrite only, with no walk-in sales, at S$7 to S$15. Expect cat brands and small businesses, makers and artists, an adoption drive and cat breeds on show. Pet cats are the only animals allowed in, and they must stay in carriers. Monday 9 November: closed, it is a two-day event. Tickets on Eventbrite
- ONE Ocean: Every Action Ripples: an ocean exhibition with a free-roaming VR experience at the Annexe Halls, Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm (last entry 4.15pm). Paid admission, with several ticket bundles. The exhibition suits ages five and up, and the VR experience is recommended for children aged nine and above. Monday 9 November: open for the public holiday. Science Centre Singapore
- Snoopy Pop-up Library: NLB’s Peanuts-themed library at Plaza Singapura, Level 3, 68 Orchard Road, with books on art and emotions, themed spaces and Lucy’s Booth for a personalised book recommendation, open daily 10am to 10pm until 19 September 2027. Free. Monday 9 November: open. Plaza Singapura
Markets, food and sales
- Asia Pacific Food Expo: Singapore EXPO Hall 4, 1 Expo Drive, Friday 6 to Monday 9 November, 11am to 9pm daily. Food makers from China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand sell alongside local brands, with a Hokkaido Pavilion of products from Japan’s northernmost prefecture and show deals for festive shopping. Free admission. Monday 9 November: open, 11am to 9pm. Singapore EXPO
- Clay Makers’ Market: Singapore Clay Festival, SCCC Multi-Purpose Hall, Level 7, 1 Straits Boulevard, Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November 11am to 9pm, Sunday 8 November 11am to 6pm. More than 242 potters sell at the market, with drop-in workshops, throwdowns and the Shaping Clay and Singapore Clay Heritage exhibitions. S$10 a day or S$18 for the season. A Collectors Talk on collecting ceramics in Singapore runs at 7pm on Friday. Monday 9 November: closed, the festival ends on Sunday. Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
- The Pet Clubhouse: BYD by 1826, 33/34 Boat Quay, Level 3, Saturday 7 to Monday 9 November, 12pm to 10.30pm daily. Free admission, pets welcome (by the stairs, not the lift). Local pet brands and a free pet-friendly matcha workshop at 3pm and 4pm daily, booked separately. Monday 9 November: open, 12pm to 10.30pm. BYD by 1826
- Little Farms Italian Farmers Market: Italian pantry staples and regional specialities to sample, with the brands’ own representatives, at Little Farms Market Serangoon Gardens on Saturday 7 November and Little Farms Market Tanglin Mall, 163 Tanglin Road, on Sunday 8 November, 10am to 3pm both days. Free with registration. Monday 9 November: closed. Little Farms
- Skechers warehouse sale: up to 90 per cent off footwear, apparel and accessories at Skechers Singapore, 45 Ubi Road 1, Level 1, until Sunday 8 November. Open 10am to 8pm on Friday and Saturday and 10am to 7pm on Sunday. Shoes from S$25 and apparel from S$15. Monday 9 November: closed, the sale ends on Sunday. Skechers
- Longchamp My Pliage pop-up: design your own Le Pliage, from the colour and lettering to the leather trims and hardware, with each bag handmade to order at Longchamp’s atelier in France. Level 1, Raffles City, 252 North Bridge Road, daily 10am to 10pm until 18 November. Walk-in, with personalised bags from S$280. Monday 9 November: open, 10am to 10pm. Longchamp
Exhibitions and shows
- Sunflower Surprise: Garden by the Ocean: Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, 9am to 9pm, final day Monday 9 November. More than 5,000 sunflowers across 20 varieties, Lisbon’s Alfama neighbourhood and a 6m-tall Farol de Belém lighthouse. Flower Dome admission applies, from S$12 for Singapore resident adults. Monday 9 November: open, 9am to 9pm, last day. Gardens by the Bay
- Let’s Imagine the World Together: Art in Southeast Asia: a new family-friendly exhibition that opened on 5 November in the Level 4 Gallery, City Hall Wing, National Gallery Singapore, 1 St Andrew’s Road, with portraits and scenes of everyday life by Raden Saleh, Juan Luna, Basoeki Abdullah and others, plus an Imagination Bag of prompts and props for kids. Daily 10am to 7pm, until 26 September 2027. General Admission is free for Singaporeans and PRs and S$20 for other visitors. Monday 9 November: open, 10am to 7pm. National Gallery Singapore
- Sounding Lines by Stijn Demeulenaere: a world-premiere sound installation in the Oculus, Basement 2, ArtScience Museum, 6 Bayfront Avenue, opening Friday 6 November. It mixes recordings from North Sea oyster beds and offshore wind farms with sea shanties sung by a women’s choir from Ostend. Daily 9am to 6pm (last entry 5pm), until 24 January 2027. Free. Monday 9 November: open, 9am to 6pm. ArtScience Museum
- Exceptional/Everyday: New Acquisitions, New Perspectives: Peranakan Museum, 39 Armenian Street, to 29 August 2027, daily 10am to 7pm and Fridays to 9pm. S$6 for Singaporeans and PRs, S$18 for foreign residents and tourists, with an activity trail booklet for the exhibition’s discovery corners. Monday 9 November: open, 10am to 7pm. Peranakan Museum
- CATS: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Friday 6 November 8pm, Saturday 7 November 2pm and 8pm, Sunday 8 November 1pm and 6.30pm, to 22 November. From S$68 (D Reserve Grand Circle). No admission for children below seven. Monday 9 November: no performance, the run plays Tuesday to Sunday. Marina Bay Sands
Sports
- Tour de France EFGH Singapore Criterium: Sunday 8 November, starting and finishing at the Singapore Recreation Club, B Connaught Drive, with the route past Collyer Quay, Finlayson Green, the Padang, Anderson Bridge and the Esplanade. Trackside Viewing tickets are S$72 and Premium Trackside Viewing is S$172; Saturday Social on 7 November is S$304. Monday 9 November: no racing, it is a Sunday event. Singapore Criterium
