G-Dragon’s PEACEMINUSONE label reworks Toy Story for its Southeast Asian debut, a designer preloved sale hits Suntec, and a Korean webtoon cafe collab.
There are way too many fun things to do in Singapore this month — I mean, F1 and Halloween?? But here are pop-ups, activities and markets worth visiting this month.
1. Atomic Daydream by Ardhira Putra
Joo Chiat‘s most viral gallery turns into a superhero shrine in October.
Atomic Daydream brings Jakarta-based illustrator Ardhira Putra’s Asian retro-pop universe to Heartware Store & Gallery, blending Super Sentai and tokusatsu nostalgia with the realities of adulthood. Ardhira has worked with Apple, Vice, MTV and the Las Vegas Sphere, and this show debuts an entirely new lineup of illustrations, art prints and collectibles.
Highlights include five one-of-a-kind original artworks and the debut of HeartwaveRobo, Ardhira’s first sofubi vinyl toy, made in collaboration with Heartware.
Date: 3 October–22 November 2026
Location: Heartware Store & Gallery, 350B Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427598
Opening hours: 12-7pm
2. Toy Story | PEACEMINUSONE: The First Fan
G-Dragon’s fashion label reworks Woody and Buzz for its first Southeast Asian stop this month.
PEACEMINUSONE’s THE FIRST FAN project reimagines Toy Story’s cast through G-Dragon’s signature daisy-motif design language, following stops in Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taipei. The Singapore edition is presented with homegrown collectibles company Mighty Jaxx, pairing an exclusive merchandise drop with an interactive photo experience.
Pre-order your merch online.
Date: 16 October–11 November 2026
Location: Clarke Quay, Singapore (exact unit TBC)
3. The Apothecary Diaries Exhibition
The hit anime’s poison-obsessed apothecary gets a full exhibition, and it runs right through Halloween.
The Apothecary Diaries Exhibition brings artwork, recreated sets and merchandise from the series to Fever’s Singapore hall, timed for a fanbase that’s still growing ahead of the show’s confirmed Season 3. Self-paced visits run about 55 minutes, and re-entry isn’t allowed, so budget your visit accordingly.
Tickets from $28.
Date: 30 September–1 November 2026
Location: Fever Exhibition Hall, 25 Scotts Road, Singapore 228220
Opening hours: 10am-8pm
4. Farmers Market @ Temasek Shophouse
Looking for a meaningful weekend plan?
Visit the Farmers Market @ Temasek Shophouse on Saturday, 10 October 2026 to discover local produce, home-grown plants, eco-friendly products, sustainability-focused brands, workshops and community farm tours.
The market is free and open to all. Selected workshops and farm tours may require registration, with fees varying by activity.
Come support local growers and makers, and pick up a few ideas for more conscious living along the way.
The first 100 RSVPs get a complimentary gift.
Date: 10 October 2026
Location: Temasek Shophouse, 28 Orchard Road, Singapore 238832
Opening hours: 10am-5pm
5. Farm Fright 2026 — Homecoming: After Dark
City Sprouts’ Halloween party returns with a homecoming theme, and it wants you dressed for it.
A family-friendly Halloween event, Farm Fright: Homecoming After Dark features six spooky zones and six eerie assignments, carnival games and strange stories pulled from Singapore’s past. In addition to an after-dark farm adventure and food stalls, look forward to the Monster DJ Party and a Kids Rave capping off the night.
Enjoy 10% off the tickets with their Eerie Bird Special, from now till 1 October 2026. Face painting is paid separately onsite.
Date: 31 October 2026
Location: City Sprouts, 102 Henderson Road, Singapore 159562
Opening hours: 5-10pm
6. BuzzAttack
A Spanish TV game-show format lands in Clarke Quay, and anyone can be the contestant.
BuzzAttack is a full game-show set, complete with buzzing podiums, fluorescent lighting and audiovisual effects. Teams (you’ll need to sign up with a minimum group size of four) go head-to-head across trivia rounds covering pop culture, music, sports and current events, with wheel spins and mini challenges mixed in.
Tickets start from $22.9 per person.
Date: from 29 September 2026
Location: Clarke Quay Central, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #02-58/59/64/65, Singapore 059817
Opening hours: 10am-9pm
7. GrandBite at Marina Bay
Seventy-plus halal food vendors set up along Marina Bay this month in light of Grand Prix Season.
GrandBite turns the Bayfront Event Space into a halal food street for three days, with festival-only special dishes, live band headliners from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, and a kids’ carnival running alongside the food stalls.
Date: 9–11 October 2026
Location: Bayfront Event Space, 12A Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018970
Opening hours: 2pm-10pm
8. CATS
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most-revived musical lands in Singapore for three weeks in October.
CATS brings its full touring production to Sands Theatre, giving audiences who missed the last staging a genuine chance to catch it rather than a quick repeat visit.
Tickets are available through SISTIC from $68.
Date: 29 October–22 November 2026
Location: Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956
9. Suntec LEGO F1 Experience
LEGO F1: Experience the Thrill takes over Suntec City’s Atrium (Tower 3 & 4) with an immersive, race-inspired setup, interactive elements and photo opportunities.
But in addition to the fun things to do, spending at Suntec City also unlock free parking, e-vouchers up to $10, and F&B vouchers worth up to $45. Meanwhile, F1 ticket holders get extra in-store deals just by flashing their race ticket at participating stores.
Date: 1–18 October 2026
Location: Suntec City Mall, Atrium (Tower 3 & 4), 3 Temasek Boulevard, Singapore 038983
Opening hours: 10am-10pm
10. PUMA Speed Station
Charles Leclerc gets a fan wall inside a Somerset mall atrium, and you can leave your own message on it.
PUMA turns 313@Somerset’s Level 1 atrium into a dual-branded pit stop for Scuderia Ferrari HP and McLaren Mastercard, timed for Singapore GP week. Sit in a racing simulator, pose at a larger-than-life helmet install, and browse PUMA’s exclusive motorsport range before heading to the driver photobooth, also running at PUMA’s VivoCity outlet.
Date: 6–11 October 2026
Location: 313@Somerset, 313 Orchard Road, Singapore 238895
Opening hours:
Mon-Thu: 10am-10pm
Fri-Sat 10am-11pm
Sunday: 10am-10pm
11. UBS Presents Padel at the Gardens
Not exactly a new thing to do in Singapore in October, but if you missed the first round of sign-ups, here’s your sign to start paddling.
UBS Presents Padel at the Gardens — free padel courts pop up under the Supertrees, and you don’t need your own gear to play.
It’s free to sign up, but racquet rental costs $15, with $12 for a tube of three balls, so walk-ins without gear can still book a slot.
Date: 19 September–11 October 2026
Location: Gardens by the Bay, West Lawn, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953
Opening hours: 8am-10pm
12. Race Season at Lau Pa Sat
Lau Pa Sat turns into a race-day viewing party, and the slot cars are real prizes, not gimmicks.
Race Season at Lau Pa Sat pairs live race screenings across two 130-inch screens with a Heineken® race podium photo spot, running the length of Grand Prix week. A flag-off performance opens the weekend for the Sprint Qualifying race, backed by a Buy 1, Get 1 Free deal on Heineken® 0.0 cans and pints at Kopi Kiosk.
From 9 to 11 October, slot-car racing runs on a live leaderboard, with prizes for the top three racers each day.
Date: 27 September–11 October 2026
Location: Lau Pa Sat, 18 Raffles Quay, Singapore 048582
Admission: Free
13. Orchard Paddock 2026
There are way too many F1-related markets in Singapore this month, but this is one of the few that’s worth your time.
Orchard Paddock 2026 fills the plaza with late-night dining, live performances from local acts and open-air movie screenings, running alongside the wider Grand Prix Season Singapore programme without needing a race ticket to enjoy it.
Date: 8–10 October 2026
Location: Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, 391A Orchard Road, Singapore 238873
Opening hours: 4pm-12am
14. Singapore TCG Tradefair
Pokemon, One Piece and card game traders, you’re going to want to save this this month.
The Singapore TCG Tradefair gathers dealers, collectors and graders for two days of buying, selling and trading, with tables covering everything from Pokemon and One Piece cards to sports memorabilia. It’s a community-run fair, not a licensed convention, so expect direct trades over polished booths.
Date: 17–18 October 2026
Location: SingPost Centre, Level 1 Atrium (outside Coffee Bean), 10 Eunos Road 8, Singapore 408600
Opening hours: 11am-9pm
15. One-Room TA x ANIPLUS Cafe
A Korean webtoon detective takes over Aniplus, Singapore’s anime cafe.
Look forward to with limited-run food and drink plus exclusive merchandise.
Date: 11 September–15 October 2026
Location: ANIPLUS Cafe, 8 Raffles Avenue, #02-29, Esplanade Mall, Singapore 039802
Opening hours: 11:45am-9:15pm
16. Opera Estate Halloween
The best Halloween event in Siglap isn’t ticketed, isn’t sponsored, and doesn’t have an Instagram team.
Opera Estate’s own community Halloween takes over the neighbourhood football field for one evening, run on resident volunteers rather than an event company. Expect the usual estate-Halloween staples — trick-or-treat stations and games — run by the people who actually live there.
Date: 31 October 2026
Location: Opera Estate Football Field, Swan Lake Avenue, Singapore
Opening hours: 5:30pm onwards
Admission: Free
17. Halloween Horror Nights 14
Universal Studios Singapore’s haunt season finally roots itself in local folklore instead of imported horror IP.
Halloween Horror Nights 14 anchors this year’s four haunted houses in Singapore’s own neighbourhood ghost stories, including Karang Guni: The Cursed Collection and Singapore’s Most Haunted: On Air, alongside returning scare zones like The Raveyard and Necropolis. An all-new roving scare experience brings the horror outside the haunted houses entirely, ambushing guests across the wider park.
Tickets start from $58 via rwsentosa.com.
Date: 25 September–1 November 2026 (select nights)
Location: Universal Studios Singapore, 8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269
Opening hours: 7:30pm-12:30am (select nights)
18. FOMO Weekend Market
Seventy-plus small brands take over a Suntec hall for five days straight.
In addition to independent local brands, spanning from arts and crafts, perfumes, designer labels, and home decor, look forward to strong lineup of halal food options and vendors at FOMO Weekend Market.
This edition, you can even sign up for DIY crafts like Art Jamming Canvases ($10), Italian Charm Bracelet ($20), Macrame Bottle Holder & Phone Strap ($20).
Date: 17-18 October 2026
Location: Suntec Singapore, Hall 405, 1 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039593
Opening hours: 12-10pm
19. Isetan Momiji Matsuri Fair
A Japanese autumn fair sets up inside a Jurong Point department store, and it runs almost two full weeks.
Isetan’s Momiji Matsuri Fair brings a rotating lineup of Japanese food, snacks and seasonal goods to the mall’s centre stage, running far longer than the usual weekend-only department store fair.
Date: 6–18 October 2026
Location: JP1, Level 1 Centre Stage, Jurong Point, 1 Jurong West Central 2, Singapore 648886
Opening hours:
Mon-Thu: 10:30am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 10:30am-9:30pm
Sunday: 10:30am-9pm
20. Deepavali Light-Up
Little India’s light-up runs for two months straight, and October is the quiet stretch before the crowds peak.
Serangoon Road and Campbell Lane fill with hanging lights, bazaar stalls and cultural performances ahead of Deepavali itself in November, with the streets already in full festive mode through October.
Date: 19 September–22 November 2026
Location: Serangoon Road & Campbell Lane, Little India, Singapore
Opening hours:
Mon-Thu: 7pm-12am
Fri-Sat: 7pm-1am
Sunday: 7pm-12am
22. RIOT! Drag Show
Singapore’s only regular drag revue runs out of a Hard Rock Cafe this month.
RIOT!, hosted by Becca D’Bus, is Singapore’s only regular drag show, with a rotating lineup of local and visiting drag talent performing over dinner rather than a formal seated show.
Tickets start from $20.
Date: 10 October 2026
Location: Hard Rock Cafe Singapore, 50 Cuscaden Road, #02-01 HPL House, Singapore 249724
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