Race weekend has arrived on the Marina Bay Street Circuit, running 9 to 11 October 2026, and you don’t need a grandstand seat to get in on it. This guide covers three smaller race-week plans: a gin cocktail you can win for free, a pet obstacle course and the most dressed-up after-party in town. It’s for drinkers on a budget, families bringing the dog and anyone planning a big Saturday night. Tickets, zones and the rest of the weekend live in the Singapore Grand Prix 2026 guide.
Updated 12 Oct 2026: removed A Pitstop for Pets and Amber Lounge After Dark (dates passed).
| What | When | Where | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beat the Clock, Drink for Free | Until 31 Oct, no hours stated | Brass Lion Distillery, 40 Alexandra Terrace, Singapore 119933 | Free if you beat the qualifying time; otherwise no charge stated |
Beat the Clock, Drink for Free
Here’s the one that turns a bar visit into a time trial. Brass Lion Distillery’s The Hot Lap asks you to build its signature race-week cocktail against the clock, and the distillery puts the deal plainly: “Race against the clock in The Hot Lap to build The Twilight Sprint, our colour-changing Butterfly Pea Gin cocktail. Beat the qualifying time and your drink is free.”
The drink is the Twilight Sprint, made with Brass Lion’s own Butterfly Pea Gin, and that colour change is the fun part. You get to watch it happen in your own hands rather than having a bartender do it for you, which makes a better story than most cocktails you pay for.
The Hot Lap is already running and continues until 31 October, according to the Singapore Tourism Board. That makes it the only item here that outlasts race weekend. Check The Hot Lap page before you head over to Alexandra Terrace.
Who it’s for: competitive friends who will argue over the stopwatch. It’s the low-stakes way to feel race-week energy without paying race-week prices. With three weeks of runway left, we’d save it for a quieter weeknight after the circuit crowds have cleared.
📅 Until 31 Oct, no hours stated · 📍 Brass Lion Distillery, 40 Alexandra Terrace, Singapore 119933 · 💰 Free if you beat the qualifying time; otherwise no charge stated · 🎟 Details on Brass Lion’s The Hot Lap page
So, Which One?
Race weekend has ended, but The Hot Lap at Brass Lion is still pouring and runs until 31 October. It is the cheap thrill of the three plans this guide covered.
If you can only do one, make it The Hot Lap. Every other plan here ends on 11 October, but Brass Lion gives you until 31 October to try. It’s the only one where skill can bring the bill down to zero, and a colour-changing gin cocktail you built yourself makes a better story than one you were handed.
Check the timing rules and qualifying time on Brass Lion’s The Hot Lap page. Lights out and away we go!
More on Singapore Grand Prix 2026
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- Singapore GP 2026 Transport: Road Closures, Last Trains, 8 Gates
- Singapore GP 2026 Without a Ticket: 4 Big Screens to Watch On
- Singapore GP 2026: Where to Eat, Drink and Shop Off the Track
- Singapore GP 2026 Concerts: Stages, Headliners, and After-Parties
Photos and Visuals courtesy of Brass Lion Distillery, 1-Group / Wildseed Café and Amber Lounge.
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