With the unpredictable PSI, it’s hard to make plans with your friends and family for the weekend. Here are a few suggestions on how and where you can spend your “Hazy October” indoors – to keep your loved ones happy, and your lungs happier!
We’ve divided these family-friendly events into three categories: Shop, Play, and Ponder! With everything from flea markets to rock climbing, museums to film festivals, who says staying indoors is a bad thing?
SHOP
Have an itch to shop? Check out these cool fleas to see what you can spend on! They might have great deals there, too!
PASARBELLA POP MARKET
Date: 17 – 18 October 2015
Time: Trade from 10am to 9pm
Location: PasarBella Pop Market
200 Turf Club Rd, 287994
Nearest MRT: Farrer Road, Holland Village, Botanic Gardens
More details: www.pasarbella.com
FLEA PARTY (OCTOBER 2015)
Date: Every day from 1st October to 31st October
Time: Weekdays – 1:00pm to 7:00pm / Weekends – 1:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: Lucky Plaza, #06-14 (Opposite Jollibee)
304 Orchard Rd Singapore 238863
Nearest MRT: Orchard
PLAY
CLIMB CENTRAL
Stay active and bring your friends along for some rock-climbing fun. The best part is when you and your friends can shop and dine at Kallang Wave Mall right after!
Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday:
11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday:
9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Public Holidays:
9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Location:
#B1-01 Kallang Wave Mall
1 Stadium Place
Singapore 397628
More Details: www.climbcentral.sg
AMPED
Spend a day showing off or learning new tricks at Singapore’s first-ever indoor trampoline park!
Opening Hours (same for both branches):
Mon: 10am – 7pm
Tue: 3pm – 10pm
Wed: 10am – 10pm
Thu: 10am – 10pm
Fri: 10am – 10pm
Sat: 9am – 10pm
Sun: 9am – 9pm
Locations:
River Valley
46 Kim Yam Road, The Herencia
(Unit #02-11) Singapore 239351
Use first staircase on the right side, above a café
Nearest MRT: Somerset, Clarke Quay
Jurong
Yo:ha (Level 2), 200 Jurong East Ave 1
Singapore 609789
Exit 32 from PIE – use Jurong Canal Drive for GPS
Nearest MRT: Chinese Garden, Jurong East (Take Bus 334 or 98)
More Details: www.ampedsingapore.com
THE RINK
Check out the events The Rink has for you and your friends this October!
Halloween Spooky Freeze – If you still want to experience the mysterious atmosphere that the haze brings and not the harmful particles that enter your lungs, then this event is just for you! Get into the Halloween mood by travelling through a foggy maze with spooky monsters on ice!
Dates and Times: 23, 24, 30, 31 October 2015 | 10:30am – 11:45pm
Early Bird Ticket (From 7 – 22 Oct): $18 | Standard Ticket: $23
Disco On Ice – If dancing in the club is not your thing then maybe skating with disco lights is. Join in the fun at The Rink’s weekend skate party!
Dates and Times: All Fridays & Saturdays | 9:45 – 11:45pm
Location:
2 Jurong East Central 1
Level 3, JCube
Singapore 609731
Nearest MRT: Jurong East
Please refer to this schedule for The Rink’s operating hours.
PONDER
DREAMWORKS EXHIBITION
Fans of Dreamworks Animation (basically everyone) can now get a glimpse of what goes behind the scenes of producing magic on-screen!
Date: Now till 27 October 2015
Time: Daily from 10:00am – 7:00pm (Including public holidays)
Last admission at 6:00pm
Location: ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands
Admission Charges:
| *Adult | S$14.00 |
| *Senior Citizen (65 years and above) | S$11.80 |
| *Child (2 to 12 years) | S$8.00 |
| ***Local Adult | S$11.00 |
| ***Local Child | S$7.00 |
| ***Local Senior Citizen | S$9.00 |
More Details: www.marinabaysands.com (HTML)
Singapore Art Museum (SAM)
Opening Hours:
Daily: 10am – 7pm
Last admission to the museum is at 6.15pm
Friday: 10am – 9pm
Enjoy complimentary entry on Friday evenings* from 6pm – 9pm
Admission Charges:
SG Citizens & Permanent Residents: Free
Foreign Visitors:
Adults | S$10.00
Students (with valid student pass) | S$5.00
Seniors (60 years and above with valid ID) | S$5.00
*Foreign visitors enjoy free entry to SAM every Friday from 6pm – 9pm, and on SAM Open House days.
Check out their ongoing arts exhibitions here.
Location: 71 Bras Basah Rd, 189555
Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah
National Museum of Singapore
Opening Hours:
Daily: 10am – 7pm
Last admission to the museum is at 6.30pm
Admission:
SG Citizens and Permanent Residents: Free
Foreign Visitors:
Adults | S$10.00
Students (with valid student pass) | S$5.00
Seniors (60 years and above with valid ID) | S$5.00
Each ticket also includes admission to the Singapore History Gallery and all the Level 2 galleries. Tickets are available from the National Museum Visitor Services Counter and SISTIC.
Check out the list of ongoing exhibitions here.
Location: 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897
Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah
PERSPECTIVES FILM FESTIVAL
Love watching films or aspire to be a filmmaker? Check out the films and masterclasses that are happening at Perspectives Film Festival this year. Get your tickets here.
Date: 15 – 18 October 2015
Location: National Museum of Singapore
93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897
Admission Charges:
Single Film Tickets:
Standard | S$12.00
Student/NSFs/Senior Citizens | S$11.00
Singapore Film Society Members | S$11.00
Passion Card Members | S$10.00
An Animation Masterclass by Martin Rosen:
Standard | S$15.00
Student/NSFs/Senior Citizens | S$12.00
Singapore Film Society Members | S$12.00
Passion Card Members | S$10.00
Get your tickets to Perspectives Film Festival here.
*Note: Festival Passes are all sold out. Individual film tickets are still available for sale
Nearest MRT: Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah
