Singapore events calendar Q4 2026: October to December

This calendar is dated 17 October 2026 and lists 21 Singapore events still to come between mid-October and December 2026, plus Deepavali on Sunday 8 November and Christmas Day on Friday 25 December. Each entry was checked against an organiser or agency page opened that day. Events that ended before 17 October are listed separately below, so you can see what has passed. Before you go, recheck the date, time, venue and free, registration or ticket status on the page linked beside each entry.

It is a starting list, not a full listing: anything we could not confirm on a page we can cite is left out, and Little India’s Deepavali programme is listed only in part (see our Little India visit guide for the rest).

Which events are still on in October 2026?

• Halloween Horror Nights 14 (entertainment; ticketed): select nights to 1 November 2026, 7.30pm to 12.30am, Universal Studios Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa. The ticket listing’s peak nights still to come are 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31 October and 1 November, and advance purchase is required. Organiser page. Our HHN guide and listing.
• Popaholic 2026 (music; free): to 30 October, Esplanade. The festival page listed 29 free programmes on 17 October; the 12 it showed run from 17 to 25 October. It does not give a venue for each, so check the event page. Organiser page.
• The Mischief Within (family; ticketed): to 1 November 2026, Curiosity Cove, Mandai Wildlife EAST, 80 Mandai Lake Road. The daytime “Boo-tiful Day” runs daily, 10am to 5.30pm, and is included with Curiosity Cove admission (the page gives no admission price); crafts are S$6 each or S$15 for three, and candy bags are S$6. The after-dark “Sundown”, 6.30pm to 9.30pm, has nights left on 17 to 18 and 23 to 25 October and 30 October to 1 November; the page gives no Sundown ticket price. Organiser page.
• Little India Deepavali Street Light-Up (culture, community; entry terms not stated): the ceremony was on 3 October. The organiser’s 2026 press kit gives the Street Light-Up as “3 October – 29 November 2026”, and its light-up page says “Lights on daily 7:00 PM to midnight throughout the festival”.
• Deepavali Festival Village (culture, community; entry terms not stated): the organiser’s Festival Village page lists “10 Oct – 8 Nov 2026” at Campbell Lane, and the press kit adds “Daily 7:00 PM – Midnight”, with stalls offering traditional clothing, snacks, handicrafts and festive décor. Our Little India visit guide.
• Energize 2026 (fitness; free, pre-registration required): every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 7pm to 8pm, to 30 December 2026, Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre Concourse, Level 1: Fight-do on Mondays, yoga on Tuesdays and Pilates on Wednesdays, with sign-up on the Healthy 365 app. Organiser page. Our Energize guide.
• Silica Gel (music; ticketed): Monday 19 October 2026, 8pm, Esplanade Annexe Studio, 1 hour 30 minutes, standing room only, admission age 6 and above. Standard price S$68. Organiser page. Our Mosaic concerts guide.
• Singapore International Film Festival 2026 (film; ticketed): 21 October to 1 November 2026, the 37th edition, at venues “across the island”. Tickets and passes are sold only on SGIFF.com (an account is needed), with door sales only for limited Rush Queue tickets. The ticketing page lists S$15 for a general film ticket, S$20 for a Special Presentation and S$25 for Festival Opening or Closing. Organiser page and ticketing page. Our SGIFF guide and listing.
• Happy Sing-Along (Season 4) (music; ticketed): Wednesday 28 October 2026, then 25 November and 9 December, SCCC Auditorium, Level 9, and online, with times listed as 12.30pm and 4pm. The price is S$7 plus a S$1 admin fee unless stated, and the centre says to buy only through SG Culture Pass or SISTIC. Organiser page. Our Happy Sing-Along guide.
• Dee Dee Bridgewater Duo with Helen Sung (music; ticketed): Thursday 29 October 2026, 7.30pm and 9.30pm, Esplanade Recital Studio, one hour. Standard price S$88. Organiser page.
• TEMALANG (dikir barat; free): Saturday 31 October 2026. The main showcase is at the DBS Foundation Outdoor Theatre at 7.45pm (45 minutes) and 9pm (one hour). Event page. Our TEMALANG guide has the afternoon workshops.

Which events are on in November 2026?

• Deepavali (public holiday): Sunday 8 November 2026. MOM’s public holidays page, last updated 19 June 2026, says “Monday, 9 November 2026, will be a public holiday if your rest day falls on 8 November 2026.” Our Deepavali open house plan covers hosting.
• Singapore Writers Festival 2026 (literature; passes, ticketed and free programmes): 13 to 22 November, themed “Hidden in Plain Sight”. The keynote talk is on Friday 13 November at 7.30pm at Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall. A Festival or Youth Pass covers 100+ programmes; on 17 October the Festival Pass was still listed at the S$24 early-bird price (S$30 standard, excluding the BookMyShow booking fee), with no end date given, and concessions start on 19 October. Festival page and passes page. Our pass guide and listing.
• Kalaa Utsavam – Indian Festival of Arts 2026 (culture; ticketed and free): 20 to 29 November, Esplanade, the 25th edition; Rafta Rafta starts earlier, on 18 November. The festival page listed 39 events on 17 October, including free ones such as the Kalaa Utsavam Opening Performance on 20 November. The member early-bird window ended on 7 October; the example event page shows a smaller Esplanade&Me discount from 8 October (example event page). Festival page. Our Kalaa Utsavam guide.
• Gardens by the Bay Christmas Train Show (family; Flower Dome admission applies): Friday 20 November 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, 9am to 9pm, Flower Dome. The page lists no separate price, only “Admission charge to Flower Dome applies”. Organiser page. Our Christmas Train Show guide and light show planner.
• Patrick Watson, Uh Oh Tour (music; ticketed): Tuesday 24 November 2026, 7.30pm, Esplanade Theatre, 1 hour 30 minutes. Standard prices S$90 (Cat 1) and S$65 (Cat 2). Organiser page.
• Diana Krall (music; ticketed): Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 November 2026, 8pm, Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 hour 15 minutes. Standard prices from S$88 (Cat 6) to S$268 (Cat 1); public sales opened on 28 July 2026 and the page does not say whether seats remain. Organiser page.

What is on in December 2026?

• DOMi & JD BECK: WHO ASKED? Tour (music; ticketed): Tuesday 1 December 2026, 8pm, Esplanade Annexe Studio, 1 hour 15 minutes, standing room only. Standard price S$75. Organiser page.
• Voices – A Festival of Song (music; ticketed and free): Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2026, Esplanade. Six ticketed events on 5 and 6 December, four workshops and two concerts, show “Tickets from” prices of S$15 to S$32; free singalongs, choral showcases and a new Voices Lounge are described without times. Festival page.
• Gardens-A-Glow 2026 (festive celebration; admission terms not stated): Saturday 5 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, Singapore Botanic Gardens, with some 250 trees decorated by individuals, families and groups; decorating one needs a donation of S$800 or more to the Garden City Fund. The festival page (body “Last updated on 8 September 2026”) states no hours or admission terms; the Gardens’ visitor information says admission is charged only at the National Orchid Garden, the standing position rather than a festival statement. Festival page. Our Gardens-A-Glow guide and Botanic Gardens guide.
• SSO Christmas Concert (music; ticketed): Friday 11 and Saturday 12 December 2026, 7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 hour 45 minutes with one 20-minute interval, admission age 5 and above. Tickets from S$36; standard categories run from S$48 (Cat 6) to S$228 (Cat 1). Event page. Our December at Esplanade guide covers this and Voices.
• The Story of Studio Ghibli (exhibition; admission fee applies): Friday 18 December 2026 to Sunday 4 July 2027, 10am to 7pm, West Lawn, Gardens by the Bay (timings subject to change), a visit of about 60 to 75 minutes; no price is given and the organiser is M Experience Pte Ltd. Organiser page. Our Christmas 2026 guide separates what Gardens by the Bay has confirmed from what it has not.
• Christmas Day (public holiday): Friday 25 December 2026, per MOM. Our Christmas long weekend plan covers the get-together. The Christmas Train Show continues through December.

Which events have already passed?

These October dates have passed or are ending; they are kept here so nobody plans around them.

• Beautiful Sunday: Homegrown and Well-known (Singapore Wind Symphony Youth), Sunday 4 October 2026, Esplanade Concert Hall (event page). Our archive of the concert.
• Singapore Grand Prix weekend, 9 to 11 October 2026, when Esplanade was closed to the public except Formula 1 ticket holders; the general advisory still showed that notice on 17 October. Our Sprint weekend guide.
• Little India light-up ceremony, 3 October 2026; the lights stay on to 29 November, as above.
• da:ns focus, Connect Asia Now, 15 to 18 October 2026, with its last performances on 17 and 18 October; the series page already marks the first sessions as past.
• Kalaa Utsavam member early bird, 24 September to 7 October 2026.

What is not on this page?

Larger year-end programmes may exist that we have not confirmed on an organiser or agency page, so check their organisers directly and browse our going-out topic. Little India’s other Deepavali programmes are in our Deepavali guide, and Esplanade’s free spaces, fees and access are in our Esplanade visitor reference.

What to recheck before you go

• The organiser page for your event, on the day you book and again the day before.
• Ticket or registration status: free events can still need a booking (Energize asks for pre-registration), and the pages above do not show live availability. Esplanade’s visitor FAQ says its ticketing agent is SISTIC and that SISTIC’s booking fees apply, so check the checkout total.
• Esplanade’s general advisory for its haze notice before an outdoor show such as TEMALANG.
• 2 November 2026: move Halloween Horror Nights, The Mischief Within, Popaholic, SGIFF and TEMALANG to the passed list.
• 9 November 2026: move the Festival Village and Deepavali; recheck the Singapore Writers Festival early-bird price.
• 4 December 2026 (our suggested date): recheck the Gardens-A-Glow page for hours and admission terms.