Mon-Sun: 23 Mar-29 Mar

Monday, 23 Mar

Mon, 6:45pm & 7:45pm: Memories Lost and Found. Performed in English and Singapore Sign Language (SgSL), artists Yuki Neoh, Cheryl Ho and Rachel Nip share texts and poems that unlock memories that celebrate the joys and lessons of life. Esplanade Concourse. Free.

Tuesday, 24 Mar

Tue, 6:45pm & 7:45pm: Superintelligent Sentimental. This is the first performance of the project Superintelligent Sentimental, where a science fiction world is formed by interweaving speculative writing and music. The performance takes place alongside the release of a music EP and a book of fictive verse, prose and dialogue. Esplanade Concourse. Free.

Tue, 7pm: Propositions for Planetary Attunement. What happens when artists and scientists find common ground in shared concerns and collective care for ecological complexities? Emerging from a year-long exchange between the artists and the researchers from the NTU Earth Observatory of Singapore, the programme explores the generative potential of interdisciplinary encounters, experimenting with the composition of scientific knowledge into artistic gestures of ecological witnessing, listening, and becoming. Esplanade Annexe Studio. $10.

Tue, 8pm (Weekly): Open Mic Comedy Tuesdays. Come watch local and foreign comics take a crack at doing stand-up comedy. We give you a lineup of 12+ comics doing their 3-5-minute stand-up routines. 18+. The Lemon Stand. $27.31.

Wednesday, 25 Mar

Wed, 6:45pm & 7:45pm: jiwang songs for the (un)familiar. Coming-of-age poems meet your favourite jiwang (emotional Malay love songs) classics. Multidisciplinary artist nor teams up with DJ C2AC and multi-media artist Rifdi Bin Rosly to reinterpret and bring to stage their poems from homesick and Ginsberg, sing me a jiwang song. Esplanade Concourse. Free.

Thursday, 26 Mar

Thu, 6:30pm: Under One Atap: The Community - Singapore's Arts Collectives. In this Under One Atap session, we’re gathering makers, musicians and everyone with an itch to create something of their own, in an open discussion on collectives and our often-unspoken work of sustaining meaningful relationships over time. City Sprouts (West Coast). $11.58

Thu, 6:45pm & 7:45pm: By the Book. We all know that art inspires art—but did you know that some of your favourite books have made it onto a Broadway stage? By The Book celebrates those stories, bringing together songs from musical theatre works inspired by novels, poems, and literary classics. Esplanade Concourse. Free.

Thu, 7pm (Weekly): GLORIOUS CLASSIC TRIVIA @ MONK’S BREW CLUB (2026). Get ready to flex your brain muscles at Monk’s Brew Club with trivia nights that test your knowledge and have you laughing all the way! Monk's Brew Club. $13.68.

Thu, 7pm: The Slow Living Club: Conversation Circles. "Is this it? Because it doesn't feel like it should be." If you're questioning whether there's more to life than the grind, you're not alone. The Slow Living Club is a space for young adults navigating the gap between "successful" and "satisfied." Through reflection and raw conversation, we'll explore what else life has to offer and figure it out together. 18-35. Power Station II. $6.34.

Thu, 8pm: BALLS! Drag Queen Bingo. This is not your grandmother's bingo! Becca D'Bus is grabbing balls and making calls. Make lines and shapes and win prizes! YAY! 18+. HOST Queer Bar. Free (RSVP).

Friday, 27 Mar

Fri, 6:45pm: Outspoken: May the best words win. Outspoken returns to Esplanade, with a twist! Two teams of poets will try to out-rhyme, out-rhythm and out-metaphor each other in a show of sass and substance. Selected audience members will get to score the poets and provide words that they must use in an uproarious round of improvisation. Esplanade Concourse. Free.

Fri, 7pm: Locus Amoenus: An Ideal Place. Locus Amoenus, or “An Ideal Place”, deals with the themes of Identity, wandering, and longing. Born out of feeling othered in a supposed ideal place, pianist Saki Sakai and tenor Zachary Dominguez take listeners on a journey everyone is familiar with, finding where Home could possibly be, told through the songs of Franz Schubert, Henri Duparc, Benjamin Britten, and Singapore’s own Chen Zhangyi. Esplanade Black Room. $25 (concession available).

Fri, 7pm: Music Vox's Annual Concert 2026: Echo. Echo is turning up the volume with an all‑new live band concert experience that celebrates sounds from across the spectrum! Featuring 4 electrifying Music Vox bands, special guests Marian Carmel and Bakers in Space, get ready for an exhilarating genre‑hop—from indie grooves and funky rhythms to hard‑hitting post‑hardcore. One night, endless vibes. *SCAPE, Ground Theatre. $10.

Fri, 7pm: VOLUME #3: Hybrid Theory / Linkin Park. VOLUME offers a communal return to rediscover the ritual of listening to an album in its entirety and appreciating its lore with others on the same wavelength. VOLUME #3 is dedicated to Hybrid Theory, the Linkin Park album that helped a generation scream its way through emotions they didn't yet have words for. 27 Ann Siang. $15.

Fri, 7:30pm & 9pm: Everything Is Now, Now Is Everything. Inch. has been a wallflower, an island hermit, an Antarctic wanderer, and now—someone building an AI to love her. This show moves through all of it. Songs and stories from across a life that refused to stay in one place. Songs, readings, and the question underneath: who do we become when no one's watching? And who's watching now? Esplanade, DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre. Free.

Fri & Sat, 7:30pm: Simon Trpčeski & Eliahu Inbal / Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich. Deeply respected for his masterful interpretations, Eliahu Inbal conducts the Singapore Symphony in Shostakovich’s colossal Symphony No. 11 – “The Year 1905”, its title commemorating the Russian Revolution in an apocalyptic storm of musical despair and triumph. Esplanade Concert Hall. From $15 (concession available).

Fri, 8pm (Weekly): Funny Fridays. Join us every Friday for Singapore's funniest and best new comedians at The Lemon Stand Comedy Club. 18+. The Lemon Stand. $32.54.

Saturday, 28 Mar

Sat & Sun, 10am-7pm: Garage Sale. rummage through little treasures collected over time and adopt a plant or two. think pretty things, clothes, books, shoes, jewelry, candles, ceramics, art and gardening supplies — we promise there’s something for everyone. 76 Guan Chuan Street. Free entry.

Sat, 2-6pm: Singapore Biennale 2025 Closing Party: OUT THE WINDOW. Inspired by the themes of Singapore Biennale 2025: pure intention, we are reclaiming the everyday. Together with beans&beats, SAM is transforming the museum into a unique third space, a place where the shared rituals of coffee, music, and art intersect. Singapore Art Museum. ​$5 (incl. one pour-over/filter coffee).

Sat, 2-7pm: Culture Presents SoulSet. If you know, you know. SoulSet returns on 28 March. The songs you grew up with. A room full of people singing every word. Don’t wait on this one. 18+. RASA Space. $27.

Sat & Sun, 3-9pm (Weekly): Ressurack Vintage Market. A weekend-only vintage marketplace in Singapore that brings together the best possible mix of vintage dealers, small businesses, and local talents across Singapore into various corners of a vibrant iconic street of Singapore - Bugis Street. Bugis Street. Free.

Sat, 4pm: [open mic] yapperty yap: march iwd special. 3 mins. say anything. presentations ok. original content only! 18+. Strands Studio. $10; $5 (students).

Sat, 7:15pm, 8:30pm & 9:45pm: What The Rhymes Do. Come enjoy a night filled with words coming to life as San expresses himself in ways conversations never could – in ways he knows best: through music. With all three sets curated differently you’ll want to choose wisely which one to attend…or come for all! Esplanade, DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre. Free.

Sat, 7:30-11pm: EMONIGHTMARES II. EMONIGHTMARES II: A live show featuring local bands covering a mix of ORIGINAL MUSIC and iconic EMO ANTHEMS. 18+. Foochow Building Event Hall. $29 (standard); $33 (door).

Sat, 8pm: VOS City Chorus Recital 2026 - Wanderlust. Wanderlust speaks to the human urge to roam — not to escape, but to return transformed. From echoes of KL to distant horizons in Berlin, this programme traces choral soundscapes near and far, shaped by awe, wonder, and the thrill of what lies ahead. VOS Choral Hub @ Enabling Village. Minimum $20 donation.

Sat, 11pm-3am: WHY? Underground | EMO:RAVE 2. On 28 March, emo and pop-punk anthems collide with rave-driven sounds. Think the songs you grew up screaming, but faster, louder, and built for the dancefloor. Heavy drops, rave edits, and moments where the whole room still shouts every word. 18+. HighHouse. $23.10.

Sunday, 29 Mar

Sun, 11am-8pm: The Lobby: Hobby Edition. The Lobby: Hobby Edition is your chance to explore some of Singapore’s most exciting youth hobby communities — all gathered in one welcoming space at *SCAPE. Whether you’re into video games, tabletop games, creative crafts, or other skill‑based hobbies, this event will let you dive in, try things out, and meet the people who bring these scenes to life. *SCAPE Ground Theatre. Free (RSVP).

Sun, 2:30pm: EQ Café – Reconnecting to Self. This EQ Café offers space to slow down and reconnect with yourself, not by fixing or judging emotions, but by listening to them. 18-35. Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre. Free (RSVP).

Sat & Sun, 3-9pm (Weekly): Ressurack Vintage Market. See Sat.

Sun, 5pm: Chopin & Liszt: The B Minor Sonatas. Prepare for an electrifying and riveting concert featuring two towering giants of the Romantic era — Chopin and Liszt. Their respective Sonatas in B Minor are nothing short of monumental masterpieces! The programme also includes a selection of enchanting miniatures, offering moments of intimacy and lyrical beauty that perfectly complement the mammoth Sonatas. Esplanade Recital Studio. $35.

Sun, 7pm & 8pm: Powerpoint Party: Behind The Book. What happens after a book is written? Wormhole brings you a special-edition of Powerpoint Party to take you behind the scenes of the bookselling and publishing industry. Featuring Shanna Tan, Jaime Lee, Asher Yeo, and Charlene Shepherdson. Esplanade Concourse. Free.

Sun, 7pm: Embodied Movement Workshop with Kysha. This workshop introduces a foundational approach to movement for performance-making, combining tools from Laban Movement Analysis with principles drawn from yogic philosophy. 136 Goethe Lab. $10 or Pay-as-you-wish.

Sun, 7:30pm & 9pm: Bicycle Co-Opt. Centred on commuting by bicycle, Bicycle Co-Opt is a music project that writes and plays music with and about bicycles celebrating how it is one of the greatest things ever invented. Between conventional instruments and upcycled bicycle parts , Bicycle Co-Opt combines spoken word and a plethora of uncanny sounds, textures and rhythms narrating the various dimensions of bicycling. Esplanade, DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre. Free.