Singapore’s first F1 Sprint weekend runs from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October. The Singapore Grand Prix schedule puts the Sprint at 5pm on Saturday and the Grand Prix at 8pm on Sunday, with JJ Lin, The Killers and Lana Del Rey closing each night on the Padang. Away from the circuit, the National Museum reopens its Singapore History Gallery on Saturday with free entry for everyone until Monday, Sunflower Surprise opens in the Flower Dome on Friday, and the Kusu pilgrimage season starts on Saturday. Here are 28 picks across the three days, more than half of them free.
Haze check. The National Environment Agency forecast the 24-hour PSI to stay in the Unhealthy range, with smoke from Sumatra and Kalimantan carried in on southerly winds. At 5am on Thursday the 24-hour PSI ran from 114 in the north to 162 in the west. NEA advises healthy people to cut down on prolonged or strenuous outdoor exertion when the PSI is Unhealthy; use the 24-hour forecast to plan tomorrow and the 1-hour PM2.5 reading on haze.gov.sg before you head out. Each pick below says whether it is indoors or outdoors, so a hazy afternoon can switch to the Flower Dome, the museum or a mall atrium.
F1 race weekend
Singapore Grand Prix 2026. This is the first year Marina Bay runs the Sprint format, so every night has a session that counts. Friday has first practice at 4.30pm and Sprint Qualifying at 8.30pm; Saturday has the Sprint at 5pm and Grand Prix qualifying at 9pm; the race starts at 8pm on Sunday. It goes ahead rain or shine.
- When: Fri 9 to Sun 11 Oct
- Where: Marina Bay Street Circuit
- Price: Race ticket needed for each day
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
Padang Stage headliners. Every race ticket includes Zone 4, which is where the Padang Stage sits. JJ Lin plays on Friday from 10.30pm with CORTIS also on the Friday bill. The Killers take Saturday from 10.30pm after Zara Larsson, and Lana Del Rey closes the weekend on Sunday from 10.25pm to 11.55pm, with James Arthur earlier that night. The Wharf and Barge stages need a Zone 1 ticket.
- When: JJ Lin Fri 10.30pm to 11.45pm; The Killers Sat 10.30pm to 11.45pm; Lana Del Rey Sun 10.25pm to 11.55pm
- Where: Padang Stage, Zone 4
- Price: Included with any race ticket valid for that day
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
F1 Exhibition. The touring exhibition on Formula 1’s history closes on 18 October, a week after the race. Allow about 90 minutes.
- When: Daily 11am to 7pm (last session 7pm), until 18 Oct
- Where: Gardens by the Bay MRT Plaza
- Price: From S$49 adults, S$40 ages 13 to 17, S$29 ages 5 to 12; Singapore residents get 20% off
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Stags Head race week dinners. The London-style steakhouse on Level 3 of Pan Pacific Singapore keeps its kitchen open later for race week, taking dinner bookings until 10.30pm from Friday to Sunday. The Library Bar and Lounge has happy hour from 3pm to 7pm daily.
- When: Fri 9 to Sun 11 Oct, dinner from 5.30pm, last reservations 10.30pm
- Where: Level 3, Pan Pacific Singapore, 7 Raffles Boulevard
- Price: À la carte; book ahead
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Free race-week stops around town
Orchard Paddock. Ngee Ann City’s Civic Plaza is set up as a racing paddock until Saturday night, with a drift track, a racing simulator, car displays and food stalls. Friday and Saturday add stage games and giveaways. Collect stamps on the Circuit Card for a draw where the top prize is a Dongfeng Performance 007 worth S$218,000. Take Orchard MRT Exit 3.
- When: Thu 8 to Sat 10 Oct, 4pm to midnight
- Where: Civic Plaza, Ngee Ann City
- Price: Free entry; some premium activities are paid
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
Porsche Raceborn Fest. Porsche spreads across the public spaces around Guoco Midtown for three days. A classic race car flown in from the Porsche Museum sits next to the Southeast Asian debut of the new 911 race car, and there are racing simulators plus pedal cars and a design-your-own driver’s licence table for children. There is also a preview of the Porsche Experience Centre due in 2027. Car owners can join the community meet on Friday night at Carpark A, Level 6.
- When: Fri 9 to Sun 11 Oct
- Where: Guoco Midtown, Beach Road
- Price: Free; register on Eventbrite
- Indoors or out: Partly outdoors, in the public spaces around Guoco Midtown
Williams F1 Fan Zone. Williams has its FW48 show car in the Marina Square atrium, along with a Komatsu haul truck simulator and the Williams x Marvel comic. Fans who use the Williams app get 10% off.
- When: Daily 11am to 9pm, until Tue 13 Oct
- Where: Central Atrium, Level 2, Marina Square
- Price: Free
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Ray-Ban presents: Beyond the Track. The Scuderia Ferrari eyewear collection is on show at Clarke Quay’s Fountain Square, with race simulators, a Pit Stop Challenge and a reflex test.
- When: Daily 11am to 10pm, until Wed 14 Oct
- Where: Fountain Square, Clarke Quay
- Price: Free to visit
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
LEGO F1 Experience the Thrill. A life-size VCARB F1 car made from nearly 400,000 LEGO elements, which took more than 1,800 hours to build, anchors the Suntec atrium. From Friday, visitors can add bricks to a 3m by 2m mosaic wall. Pick up a Race Pass, clear three of the four stations and redeem a LEGO steering wheel and a voucher; there are also 10 minifigures hidden around the space. On Saturday and Sunday, LEGO Certified Stores and Toys “R” Us run Make & Take race car builds, and the store-by-store Make & Take schedule lists times for ION Orchard, Jewel, Parkway Parade and JEM.
- When: Until Sun 18 Oct; Make & Take Sat 10 and Sun 11 Oct from 12pm
- Where: Suntec City Atrium, between Towers 3 and 4
- Price: Free
- Indoors or out: Indoors
adidas Motorsport pop-ups. adidas has two team pop-ups this week, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS at Raffles City and Audi Revolut F1 at Funan. Both have show cars and simulators, and the Vanda Bloom collection is on sale.
- When: Raffles City until Mon 12 Oct; Funan until Sun 11 Oct
- Where: Raffles City and Funan
- Price: Free to visit
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Museums, heritage and festivals
Singapore History Gallery reopening at the National Museum. The museum’s main gallery reopens on Saturday after its refresh, entered through Singapore Odyssea on Level 2, and admission is free for everyone from 10 to 12 October. The reopening anchors Stories of Everyday, the museum’s 139th anniversary programme. Free on both weekend days: photos with the mascot Stoney at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm, a rickshaw puller meet-and-greet at 11.15am, a craft table from 2pm to 5pm, pop-up performances in the gallery at 2.30pm, 3pm and 3.30pm, and the Searching Blue dance at 4.15pm. A living and design market runs on the Level 1 concourse until 18 October. Voices from the Sea on Saturday at 10.30am is ticketed at S$18 for ages 13 and up; Sunday’s HollowBody session is sold out.
- When: Gallery reopens Sat 10 Oct; Stories of Everyday daily 10am to 7pm until 18 Oct
- Where: National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road
- Price: Free for all from 10 to 12 Oct; from 13 Oct, S$18 (S$13 concession) for non-residents, free for citizens and PRs
- Indoors or out: Indoors
The Secret Vault. GIC marks its 45th year with its first public exhibition, six interactive chambers on how it protects and grows Singapore’s reserves. It opens on Saturday in the school hall at New Bahru.
- When: From Sat 10 Oct to 1 Nov; Tue to Sun 11am to 7pm, Mon 12pm to 6pm
- Where: School Hall, New Bahru, River Valley
- Price: Free; tickets on a first-come, first-served basis
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Deepavali Festival Village. The Little India Shopkeepers and Heritage Association opens its Festival Village on Campbell Lane on Saturday evening, and it stays up until Deepavali on 8 November.
- When: From Sat 10 Oct to 8 Nov, from 7pm
- Where: Campbell Lane, Little India
- Price: Free to walk in
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
Kusu Island pilgrimage season. The ninth lunar month pilgrimage to the Tua Pek Kong temple and the hilltop Malay shrines starts on Saturday. Ferries leave Marina South Pier every hour from 7am to 5pm, and the last boat back from Kusu is at 7pm.
- When: From Sat 10 Oct to 8 Nov
- Where: Marina South Pier to Kusu Island
- Price: Ferry from S$16; weekend and public holiday tickets are sold separately
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
BIRKENSTOCK Walk Naturally. BIRKENSTOCK’s takeover of New Bahru reaches its final weekend. A cork charm workshop runs daily at 11am and 3pm, and Soilboy holds its last Sculpt & Plant session, where you mould your own planter, on Saturday from 11am to 12.30pm. Turn up wearing BIRKENSTOCKs and you get a free PPP Coffee: pick up the sleeve at The Lawn, with redemptions at 9am, 12pm and 3pm while stocks last.
- When: Until Mon 12 Oct
- Where: New Bahru, River Valley
- Price: Free to visit; coffee free for anyone wearing BIRKENSTOCK
- Indoors or out: Indoors and outdoors
Gardens by the Bay
Sunflower Surprise: Garden by the Ocean. The Flower Dome’s first Portuguese-themed display opens on Friday to mark 45 years of Singapore and Portugal ties. More than 5,000 sunflowers in 20 varieties, some up to 1.8m tall, fill a set built around the striped houses of Costa Nova, a 6m copy of the Farol de Belém lighthouse and the bow of a carrack. The dome is cooled and enclosed, which makes it a good haze-day option.
- When: From Fri 9 Oct to Mon 9 Nov, 9am to 9pm
- Where: Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay
- Price: Flower Dome admission; residents S$12 adults, S$8 children and seniors
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Garden Rhapsody: Opera in the Gardens. October’s light and sound show sets the Supertrees to Romantic-era opera, and it costs nothing to sit under the Grove for either run.
- When: Daily 7.45pm and 8.45pm, until 31 Oct
- Where: Supertree Grove
- Price: Free
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
Nobel Laureates Portrait Exhibition. Portraits of Nobel Prize winners line the Silver Garden for a few days only, and Sunday is the last day.
- When: Until Sun 11 Oct, 10am to 9pm
- Where: Silver Garden, Gardens by the Bay
- Price: Free
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
Halloween
Halloween Horror Nights 14. Universal Studios Singapore runs four haunted houses this year: Karang Guni: The Cursed Collection, Singapore’s Most Haunted: ON AIR, Chatterbox Charlie’s Vaudeville Horrors and Made in Hell: XL Robotics. There is no event night on Sunday 11 October. It is not recommended for under-13s, and costume masks are not allowed.
- When: Fri 9 and Sat 10 Oct, 7.30pm to 12.30am
- Where: Universal Studios Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa
- Price: S$68 on Friday, S$78 on Saturday (S$63 and S$73 with Mastercard)
- Indoors or out: Outdoors, with indoor haunted houses
Haw Ror Villa 5! Haw Par Villa’s horror night is back for its fifth year, running on selected nights to mid-November, and this weekend has event nights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Plan on two to two and a half hours and arrive 30 minutes before your timeslot. Costumes are fine but full-face masks are not, and it runs rain or shine. Tickets are sold online, with a small number at the door.
- When: Fri 9 to Sun 11 Oct, 6.30pm to midnight
- Where: Haw Par Villa (Haw Par Villa MRT, CCL25)
- Price: Ticketed online; SG Culture Pass credits accepted
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
The Mischief Within at Curiosity Cove. Mandai’s indoor discovery space holds its first Halloween after dark, aimed at young families. Children work through a trail of challenges, watch a bubble show with CJ Bubbles and join a costume parade with best-dressed prizes. Guests already holding a Curiosity Cove day ticket can stay on for S$25.
- When: Fri 9 and Sat 10 Oct, 6.30pm to 9.30pm (last entry 8.30pm)
- Where: Curiosity Cove, Mandai Wildlife Reserve
- Price: S$40 on Friday, S$50 on Saturday for one adult and one child; S$15 per extra adult, S$25 per extra child
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Pool Party Panic at Adventure Cove. Adventure Cove turns Bluwater Bay into a neon pool party on Saturday evening, with a murder mystery you solve in your phone’s browser. It is not recommended for young children; families have the daytime Legend Keepers treasure hunt instead.
- When: Sat 10 Oct, 4pm to 8pm
- Where: Adventure Cove Waterpark, Resorts World Sentosa
- Price: Included with a One-Day Ticket for that Saturday or a Twilight Saturday Ticket; tickets from S$35
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
Concerts, films and children
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Concert. Resound Collective plays John Williams’ score live to the full film on the big screen, conducted by Benjamin Pope.
- When: Fri 9 Oct, 7.30pm
- Where: The Star Theatre, The Star Performing Arts Centre
- Price: S$68 to S$138
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Japanese Film Festival. This weekend’s programme mixes restored classics with newer titles. Friday has Shall We Dance? in 4K at 6.35pm and The Burmese Harp at 8pm at the Oldham Theatre. Saturday opens with Ramen Teh at 10.15am and ends with Love Letter in 4K at 7pm. Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood plays twice on Sunday, at 6.45pm and 7pm.
- When: Fri 9 to Sun 11 Oct
- Where: Shaw Lido, Oldham Theatre and Filmhouse
- Price: Ticketed per screening
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Children’s Museum Singapore. Entry is free for everyone until 12 November, and only Level 1 is open. Sessions last an hour and must be booked online in advance.
- When: Sessions at 9am, 11am, 2pm and 4pm
- Where: Children’s Museum Singapore, 23-B Coleman Street
- Price: Free with advance booking
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Markets and food
Molly Tea grand opening at Hillion Mall. The jasmine tea chain opens its first outlet in the west at Hillion Mall, above Bukit Panjang MRT, and its grand opening offer is buy one, get one free on its top six drinks: Premium Jasmine Milk Tea, Premium Jasmine Grape Milk Tea, Pistachio Jasmine Coconut, Velvety White Champaca, Snowy Jasmine and Tongmu Lapsang Milk Tea. Each day, the first 50 customers get an insulated tumbler, numbers 51 to 150 a grape-scented candle and 151 to 250 a Singapore-only fridge magnet. Register on the Molly Tea app for a free scented sachet.
- When: Fri 9 to Sun 11 Oct
- Where: Hillion Mall #B1-42/43, 17 Petir Road
- Price: Buy one, get one free on six drinks
- Indoors or out: Indoors
Central Singapore Market. Central Singapore CDC’s community market brings local farmers, entrepreneurs and artists, including persons with disabilities, to Balestier for a Saturday afternoon.
- When: Sat 10 Oct, 3pm to 7pm
- Where: Zhongshan Park, Balestier Road
- Price: Free entry
- Indoors or out: Outdoors
Isetan Momiji Matsuri. Isetan’s autumn Japanese fair fills Jurong Point’s Centre Stage with more than 20 vendors, many of them from Japan.
- When: Until 18 Oct; Fri and Sat 10.30am to 9.30pm
- Where: Centre Stage, Level 1, JP1, Jurong Point
- Price: Free entry
- Indoors or out: Indoors
