Wondering what to do this weekend in Singapore? Well, the SG Lifestyle has you covered once again for this weekend where we managed to round up 26 (yes, TWENTY SIX) exciting events (mixture of FREE and PAID admissions, but mostly, FREE) happening over THIS weekend of 30-31 March 2019 and HERE they are!
For easier reading, we have categorized this post into the following:
- Saturday & Sunday Events (30 & 31 March 2019)
- Saturday ONLY Event – 30 March 2019
- Sunday ONLY Event – 31 March 2019
Saturday & Sunday Events (30 & 31 March 2019)
1) Noise GIF FEST 2019
Noise GIF FEST – Asia’s largest celebration of art Gifs – is back! With this year’s theme as “Magic”, fans of the hugely popular five-day long festival can look forward to a multi-disciplinary display of newly commissioned Gifs that merge the arts and a world of animation, graphic design, film and photography.
Event: Noise GIF FEST 2019
Date: 30 & 31 March 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 12pm – 10pm
Location: Blk 7 Gilman Barracks, 9 Lock Rd, Singapore 108937
Fee: FREE!
2) Sakura Matsuri: Anime Garden
Join us as The Meadow transforms into an anime wonderland in the last weekend of March with Sakura Matsuri: Anime Garden – featuring celebrity cosplayers, popular anisong artistes, Japanese pop culture performances, anime screenings, matsuri games, and even a Japanese-themed food bazaar — there’s something for everyone!
Event: Sakura Matsuri: Anime Garden
Date: 30 & 31 March 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 3.30pm – 11.30pm
Location: Gardens by the Bay 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953
Fee: FREE! *Admission charges to Flower Dome applies.
3) Travel Revolution – March 29-31 2019
Travel Revolution 2019 – The best travel deals in town! See you this March 29-31 2019 at Marina Bay Sands!
Event: Travel Revolution – March 29-31 2019
Date: 30 & 31 March 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 11am – 9pm
Location: Marina Bay Sands Convention Center Singapore, Hall D & E
Fee: FREE!
4) THE SINGAPORE WEDDING FAIR 2019
Get ready for Singapore’s ultimate wedding show! A collaboration by SingaporeBrides and Bridestory, The Singapore Wedding Fair is our signature event showcasing 70+ wedding professionals from 16 categories. Experience a one-of-a-kind wedding planning experience and get inspired with the latest wedding trends in the industry.
Event: THE SINGAPORE WEDDING FAIR 2019
Date: 30 & 31 March 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Location: Suntec Convention Hall 403
Fee: FREE!
5) Boutique Fair – Spring/Summer 2019
The ultimate Curated, Distinctive and Design-Led shopping experience.
Event: Boutique Fair – Spring/Summer 2019
Date: 30 & 31 March 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 10am – 8pm
Location: F1 Pit Building 1 Republic Blvd, Singapore 038975
Fee: FREE!
6) Weekend Festival: Wanderland
Wander and wonder through ACM (Asian Civilisations Museum)’s first fruit market, and have a cup of bubble tea on us!* Participate in a puppet performance, watch fusion music performed right in our galleries, or decorate your own kite for a community art installation. Create your own wanderland – this weekend only. Don’t sleep!
Event: Weekend Festival: Wanderland
Date: 30 & 31 March 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 1pm – 9pm
Location: ACM (Asian Civilisations Museum) 1 Empress Place, Singapore 179555
Fee: FREE!
7) IHC Heritage Weekend Open House
As part of the Singapore Heritage Festival 2019, join in and be a part of the Heritage Weekend @ Indian Heritage Centre! Taking place on 30 & 31 March, explore the unique heritage of the Indian community and uncover the stories of the Little India precinct. Free admission for all!
Event: IHC Heritage Weekend Open House
Date: 30 & 31 March 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location: Indian Heritage Centre 5, Campbell Lane, Singapore 209924
Fee: FREE!
8) Singapore Muslim Fest (SMF) 2019
SMF is probably the first and largest event ever organised in this Republic, featuring Islamic-based lectures, performances, exhibitions, and related activities – all under one roof. The theme for this inaugural 3-day SMF 2019, organised by Jamiyah Singapore, will be centred on the remembrance of Maulidur Rasul SAW, the birthday of our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW.
Event: Singapore Muslim Fest (SMF) 2019
Date: 30 & 31 March 2019 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 10am – 9pm
Location: Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre (Hall 6) 1 Expo Drive, Singapore 486150
Fee: FREE!
Saturday ONLY Event – 30 March 2019
1) Weekenders Market (March Edition)
We are excited to be part of Frasers Towers celebration in conjunction with Car Free Sunday on 30th March 2019 from 5pm – 11pm. What to expect? Family Weekend Market by W Market Singapore, A Plastic Ocean: Documentary Flim Screening By Sevencelenseas and Complimentary Nostalgic Trishaw Ride with Cycling!
Event: Weekenders Market (March Edition)
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 5pm – 11pm
Location: The Executive Centre, Frasers Tower 182 Cecil St, 17th floor, Singapore 069547, Singapore 069547
Fee: FREE!
2) Anywhere Yoga – Free Class
Pop by for a free session of 15-20 minutes where you’ll be invited to join in from your seats to find calm and peace amidst the hustle and bustle. Find out how meditation can help you balance both your physical and mental health; and be equipped with techniques that you can incorporate in your daily whirl anytime, anywhere. Come as you are. No mats or special attire required. For one and all.
Event: Anywhere Yoga – Free Class
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 12:30-13:00
Location: Grids & Circles 200 South Bridge Road, Singapore 058749
Fee: FREE!
3) Vintage Market
Saturday night with no plans? Come on down and take a walk down memory lane at Amoy Food Street Car Park for a fulfilling Flea Market, Vinyl Listening Party, Old-School Barbershop!
Event: Vintage Market
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 5pm – 11pm
Location: Amoy Street Car Park
Fee: FREE!
4) Giant Beef Bowl Eating Contest
Eat as much as you can from the GIANT bowl of Tongue Tip Lanzhou Beef Noodles (whopping 6KG)! The one to finish the most (or everything!) within 30 mins will win a year’s supply of their Signature Beef Noodles! Registration is FREE!*
Event: Giant Beef Bowl Eating Contest
Prizes: One year worth of Beef Noodles!
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Location: Tongue Tip Lanzhou Beef Noodles 舌尖尖兰州牛肉面 (Chinatown Point), 133 New Bridge Rd, #01-43, Singapore 059413
Fee: FREE! Register HERE!
5) Forest Bathing Wellness at SG Botanic Gardens
Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is not just a stroll in the park. It is also not hiking. This open forest bathing class will take you slowly and intentionally through nature. Through a series of invitations, you will be facilitated to awaken your senses to deepen your connection with yourself, with nature, and with others. Wander mindfully in alluring spaces around our city-state, wonder at the wonders around us, and refind yourself. And you may be surprised to find yourself immersed in a new, mindful and serene threshold within our busy concrete jungle. You will leave this class with a renewed and refreshed heart, mind and body.
Event: Forest Bathing Wellness at SG Botanic Gardens
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 4.15pm – 7.00pm
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569
Fee: $68.62 (Buy tickets HERE)
6) The Plant Swap is Back!
Bring seedlings, seeds, to swap / share with others. Exchange ideas and tips on urban farming. Bring your own container to collect composts and coffee grinds. This is a free event – just bring your plants, seedlings or seeds and be willing to share!
Event: The Plant Swap is Back!
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Location: The Green Collective SG, KINEX Mall #01-36 to 41
Fee: FREE!
7) Decathlon O-run@Kallang
Join us for the first ever Singapore Indoor Sprint Orienteering event sponsored by Decathlon Singapore.
Course: 2x formats available (Indoor Sprint and outdoor score Orienteering)
Event: Decathlon O-run@Kallang
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 9am – 12pm
Location: Decathlon Kallang Singapore 208539
Fee: $15 per entry / $9 per entry for students and Decathlon members / $6 per entry for kids / $20 or $15 per entry for walk in registrations! Register HERE
8) Railway Records
In partnership with SINGAPORE BICENTENNIAL, come enjoy Desert Wine’s Comfort Theatre Series’ RAILWAY RECORDS, which is a 30-40 minute, site-specific performance of stories that will have you laughing, thinking, and remembering, as we present to you snippets of our lives in Singapore, over the last 115 years!
Event: Railway Records
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 11am / 12pm / 1pm / 5.30pm / 6.15pm / 6.45pm
Location: 2 Rifle Range Rd, Singapore 588373, Singapore
Fee: FREE
9) Blessings in a Bag Jumble Sale + Open House
This is our way of preventing more waste ending up in landfills or the incinerator. In a world that thrives off fast fashion, constant ‘season sales’ and the dopamine-like-high we can get when we shop online, we’re here to prevent more items from ending up down the chute.
We’re not talking about grubby items either. In fact, a lot of the items we receive are un-used and/or brand new in original packaging and some with price tag in tact!
So expect to find brand new or like-new children’s goods (toys, books, games, puzzles, etc), homeware, decorative items, gifts, bath & body, kitchen-goods and more! 100% of the proceeds will go directly towards our work with children and youth in Singapore. Prices start from as low as SGD $1 and 100% of proceeds from the shop will go towards our work in Singapore’s community.
Event: Blessings in a Bag Jumble Sale + Open House
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 930am = 530pm
Location: 315 Outram Road, #08-06A Tan Boon Liat Building, Singapore 169074
Fee: FREE!
10) Free Event – Music & Meditation Workshop
You are invited to attend FREE ‘Music & Meditation Worskhop’ from renowned artists who had performed globally.
Workshop Content:
• Holistic benefits of music & meditation
• Science of meditation
• Classical instrumental and vocal performances
• Guided meditation
Event: Free Event – Music & Meditation Workshop
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 5pm – 630pm
Location: 3 Race Course Ln, Singapore 218731, Singapore
Fee: FREE! Register HERE
11) ThrowbackSaturday
Go back to school with your buddies and take part in PE, Art, History lessons at the Civic District! Get 50% off when you’re in your school uniform at the Tuckshop. End off the night with a movie marathon when you gather for School Assembly with School of Rock and Mean Girls.
Event: ThrowbackSaturday
Date: 30 March 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 5pm – 10pm
Location: Civic District Singapore Connaught Drive, Singapore
Fee: FREE!
Sunday ONLY Event – 31 March 2019
1) WWS Eco-Carnival 2019: Everyone Counts
In commemoration of World Water Day, WWS Eco-Carnival is back for its 3rd run this 31st March, 2019 ! We have an exciting line-up of activities in store for you such as FREE guided tours on kayak, pedal-boat, boat and bike! We have also invited various green vendors down to share with you their environmental causes!
Event: WWS Eco-Carnival 2019: Everyone Counts
Date: 31 March 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 10am – 2pm
Location: Kallang Riverside Park S199587
Fee: FREE Admission! Sign up for your slots here!
2) Singapore Really Really Free Market 60
The Really Really Free Market is a temporary market based on the concept of giving and building a community based on sharing resources, caring for one another and improving the collective lives of all. Everything is free! Come share your stuff (books, cds, toys, food, etc) or skills (tarot card reading, hair cutting, poetry writing, singing, etc) by giving them to others who need them!
Event: Singapore Really Really Free Market 60
Date: 31 March 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 8am – 11.30am
Location: Amoy Street carpark, next to Thian Hock Keng Temple
Fee: FREE!
3) SingPoWriMo 2019 Opening Party
SING LIT STATION proudly presents SingPoWriMo 2019, an Opening Party! t’s that time of the year again! Come celebrate the start of the sixth edition of SingPoWriMo with crepes*, drinks, an evening of open mic readings, and overall good fun. Sign up for an open mic slot in the Discussions tab! Slots will be based on a first come first serve basis, and the moderators will announce when all slots have been filled. Do try to keep your reading to ~5 minutes long 🙂
* Kindly note that crepes will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis
** We have a cat. Guests with allergies or phobias, please take note!
Event: SingPoWriMo 2019 Opening Party
Date: 31 March 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 5pm – 8pm
Location: Sing Lit Station 22 Dickson Road, #02-01, Singapore 209506
Fee: FREE Admission with FREE Crepes!
4) Fishing Simulator Competition!
Calling all fishing enthusiasts! We have 5 FREE SLOTS to take part in Gary’s Fishing Competition up for grabs! (U.P per slot : $60)! This yearly competition anticipated by the fishing community will be held on the 1st of September 2019 and we have 5 slots to give away! All you have to do is join Decathlon City Square Mall’s mini fishing competition! This mini competition is open to all Decathlon members – You can sign up for free membership on the event day!
You will compete using our fishing simulator at the fishing department, and the top 5 anglers will win a slot to compete in the actual fishing competition for free!
Event: Fishing Simulator Competition!
Date: 31 March 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 2pm – 4.30pm
Location: Fishing Department @ Decathlon Singapore (City Square Mall) 180 Kitchener Road, #02-03, Singapore 208539
Fee: FREE Admission as a Decathlon member (sign up for free)
5) Sakura Cake Baking Class by Chef Yamashita in Singapore
Welcome spring the way the Japanese do by creating these delicious cherry blossom-inspired delights. The following menu are some of the best seller items at Chef Yamashita’s patisserie. You don’t want to miss this class!
– Decadent Sakura Roll Cake with Smooth Creamy Filling
– Delicate Sakura Chiffon with Sakura Jupe
– Sakura Jelly with Yoghurt Mousse
– Langue de Chat (Cigarettes)
*Suitable for All Levels (Novice/Intermediate/Advanced)
*Maximum of 20 participants
Event: Sakura Cake Baking Class by Chef Yamashita in Singapore
Date: 31 March 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 1.00pm – 4.30pm
Location: 201 Henderson Rd, Singapore 159545, Singapore
Fee: $208.99 (Buy tickers HERE)
6) Adventures of Batman (80th Anniversary)
This March marks the 80th anniversary of the famous comic book character and toy, Batman. Fly into Mint Museum of Toys for a unique look at this classic character, his friends and their quirky world. Find out more about the adventures of Batman through action figures, cars and comics. And make your own Batman-inspired toy using craft materials!
Event: Adventures of Batman (80th Anniversary)
Date: 31 March 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location: MINT Museum of Toys, 26 Seah St
Fee: $20 (includes museum entry)
7) Free Event – Music & Meditation Workshop
You are invited to attend FREE ‘Music & Meditation Worskhop’ from renowned artists who had performed globally.
Workshop Content:
• Holistic benefits of music & meditation
• Science of meditation
• Classical instrumental and vocal performances
• Guided meditation
Event: Free Event – Music & Meditation Workshop
Date: 31 March 2019 (Sunday)
Time: 11am – 1230pm
Location: Woodlands Regional Library 900 South Woodlands Drive, Singapore
Fee: FREE! Register HERE
With so many exciting events happening every weekend, you can’t say that Singapore is boring now, can you? It’s not, you just have to keep your eyes and ears peeled but we’ve done the work for you in this post here!
More importantly – don’t say we NEVER share!
*All images and captions credits to the respective sources