Kallang Wave Mall with Kids: Splash-N-Surf Closed Until 2027, 7 Classes and a Free Playground on Level 3 (2026)

2 October 2026 · 11 min read

The free water playground that made Kallang Wave Mall a family destination is closed, and will be until early 2027. The Lazy River and Stingray slides shut on 31 December 2025, the Kids Water Playground on 31 March 2026, and CapitaLand says the replacement "playscape" opens in the first quarter of 2027. If you are driving in for Splash-N-Surf, do not.

The mall itself is under renovation from May 2026 to 2028. My Kampung, the food court, closed for good on 10 August 2026. Daiso closed on 16 August. FairPrice Xtra closed on 19 April and its FairPrice Finest replacement has no opening date. Some entrances close in phases, so allow five extra minutes.

Here is what survives, and it is more than most malls have. Seven enrichment centres sit on three floors, from a climbing gym that takes four-year-olds to a wushu school with a toddler class. Three are on Jungle with a booking link. GymKraft, Xuan Sports, Nullspace and My Drum School all print their fees, which is rare.

This guide covers every kids' reason to go, place by place, with the unit, the hours and the price. Where a centre publishes no fee we say so rather than guess. For the parks and pools around the Sports Hub, read our guide to things to do with kids in Kallang, Paya Lebar and Geylang.

Quick steer

• Best for a rainy hour with a toddler: Jolly Fields by ZOOMOOV, #01-37, ages 1 to 7.
• Best free thing: the Kids Playground on Level 3 of The Kallang, above the old Sports Hub Library.
• Best class to trial first: Han Taekwondo, free trial, #01-71. Or Climb Central, $44.70 for an adult and one child.
• Best age for this mall: 4 to 12.

Family favourites: play at Kallang Wave Mall

The water play is closed, so the play that is left is one seed pit, one arcade and a free outdoor playground on the roof of the old library. We list the closed one first because it is the one parents search for.

1. Splash-N-Surf: closed until the first quarter of 2027

Splash-N-Surf was three things on Level 3 of the mall: a free Kids Water Playground with a 60cm toddler pool and two-storey slides, a $2 Lazy River, and the Stingray bodyboarding sheet at $30 to $35 an hour. The Lazy River and Stingray closed on 31 December 2025. The Kids Water Playground closed on 31 March 2026.

CapitaLand's April 2026 announcement replaces all of it with a "multi-sensory playscape" with larger water installations and a kinetic dry play zone, reopening in the first quarter of 2027. The Jungle listing predates the closure.

Why kids will love it: Nothing yet. When it reopens, a bigger water playground and a dry zone for the days you forgot the swimsuit. Best for ages 2 to 10 from 2027. Until then, the OCBC Aquatic Centre next door is $1.10 a child.

View on Jungle: Splash-N-Surf
Website: The Kallang: Splash-N-Surf closure notice
Address: 1 Stadium Place, Level 3, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: Closed since 31 March 2026 (water playground) and 31 December 2025 (Lazy River and Stingray). Reopening first quarter of 2027.
Price: Was free for the water playground, $2 for the Lazy River.
Ages: 2 to 12.
Nearest MRT: Stadium (CC6), Exit A.

2. The Kallang Kids Playground, Level 3

The free playground is not in the mall. It is on Level 3 of The Kallang, on the roof above the former Sports Hub Library, beside the exercise and fitness stations. The Kallang's community spaces page lists it as open and free, with climbing courses, see-saws and slides. It is outdoor and unshaded, so it is a morning or after-5pm playground.

The library beneath it closed on 12 November 2023 and has not been replaced, so there is no air-conditioned fallback next to the slides.

Why kids will love it: A climbing course with the National Stadium's roof as the backdrop, and a skate park two gates along to watch. Best for ages 3 to 8. Bring water; there is no kiosk on the roof.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: The Kallang community spaces
Address: 1 Stadium Drive, Level 3, The Kallang, above the former Sports Hub Library, Singapore 397629. Google Maps
Opening hours: Not published. The Great Eastern Promenade it sits on is open 24 hours.
Price: Free.
Ages: 3 to 10.
Nearest MRT: Stadium (CC6), Exit A.

3. Jolly Fields by ZOOMOOV

Jolly Fields at #01-37 is ZOOMOOV's farming-themed seed pit: a play area filled with dried seeds instead of sand, with spades, buckets and sowing and harvesting tools, for children aged 1 to 7. It is the one indoor play space left in the mall for a toddler. ZOOMOOV's site lists it with weekday hours from 11am and weekend hours from 10.30am.

ZOOMOOV does not publish a Jolly Fields price online and we could not confirm one for 2026. Ask at the counter before the child sees the seeds.

Why kids will love it: Digging to the bottom of a pit of seeds with a real spade, then pouring them over a parent's shoes. Best for ages 1 to 4. Weekday mornings are empty.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: ZOOMOOV locations
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #01-37, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 11am to 8.30pm. Sat and Sun 10.30am to 9pm.
Price: ZOOMOOV does not publish its fees online for Jolly Fields. Call 6338 6305.
Ages: 1 to 7.
Nearest MRT: Stadium (CC6), Exit A.

4. Arcadia X, formerly Paco Funworld

Paco Funworld closed at #01-59 on 5 July 2026 and reopened as Arcadia X at #02-10 on 27 July 2026, the first tenant to move for the renovation. It is a family entertainment centre: arcade machines, claw machines, an interactive play area and the photo corners the operator advertises. It opens 10am to 10pm daily, which makes it the mall's only play that runs past 9pm.

Why kids will love it: A claw machine and a basketball hoop game, and a parent who has run out of other options at 8pm. Best for ages 6 to 12. Set the credit budget before you go in.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Arcadia X
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #02-10, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: 10am to 10pm daily.
Price: Arcadia X does not publish its credit fees online.
Ages: 5 and up.
Nearest MRT: Stadium (CC6), Exit A.

The rest of the family floor is thin. Daiso at #02-11 closed on 16 August 2026. Sparkle at #01-54 sells plushies, pop-its and imported snacks. Lorna Whiston Preschool at #01-28 is a full-day childcare centre with infant care from two months, open 7am to 7pm on weekdays, and not a drop-in. There is no toy shop and no bookshop.

Learn and play: classes at Kallang Wave Mall you can book on Jungle

Seven centres teach children in the building, three of them on Jungle. Climb Central is in the basement, the rest on Levels 1 and 2. Every one of the seven offers a trial. Han Taekwondo's is free; the others cost $20 to $110.

5. Climb Central

Photo: Climb Central, Jungle listing

Climb Central at #B1-01 is Singapore's tallest indoor climbing gym at 16 metres, with auto-belays, top rope, lead lanes and a 4-metre bouldering wall. Children climb from age 4 if they weigh 16kg and stand 1m, with one adult for every two children. The 21-metre wall in the renovation plans is for 2028; the gym stays open meanwhile.

The first visit is a set price including registration, entry and gear: $44.70 for an adult and one child, $72 for an adult and two. After that an adult pays $31.40 at Kallang and each child $19.70, with harness and shoes at $9. Bring socks.

Why kids will love it: Clipping into an auto-belay and climbing four storeys while a parent watches from the floor. Best for ages 6 to 12. Weekday afternoons have no queue for the beginner lanes.

Book on Jungle: Climb Central
Website: Climb Central entry rates
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #B1-01, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 11am to 11pm. Sat, Sun and public holidays 9am to 9pm.
Price: First visit $44.70 for an adult and one child, $72 for an adult and two. Returning adult $31.40, child $19.70. Gear $9. Rates from 1 May 2026.
Ages: 4 and up, minimum 16kg and 1m.

6. Nullspace Robotics

Photo: Nullspace Robotics, Jungle listing

Nullspace Robotics at #01-72 is a coding and robotics school that has run since 2008, with three centres and its weekly classes priced by the hour. STEM Little Explorer for ages 5 to 6 is a one-hour class on Saturday and Sunday mornings and afternoons. STEM Explorer for 7 to 8 is two hours, and the LEGO SPIKE Prime, Arduino and Python certificates run from 9 to 16.

A trial is $55 for the one-hour class and $110 for the two-hour one. A 10-hour package is $520, valid three months, and can be shared between siblings.

Why kids will love it: Building a LEGO robot in week one and making it drive in week two. Best for ages 7 to 10 who like Minecraft more than worksheets. Sunday 10am is the popular slot.

Book on Jungle: Nullspace Robotics
Website: Nullspace Robotics weekly classes
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #01-72, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: 10am to 6pm daily, classes by timetable. WhatsApp 9066 3641.
Price: Trial $55 for a one-hour class, $110 for two hours. $520 for 10 hours, $1,000 for 20 hours, including GST.
Ages: 5 to 16.

7. Xuan Sports

Photo: Xuan Sports, Jungle listing

Xuan Sports at #02-01 is a wushu academy, one of two branches with Joo Koon, and the only class in the mall for a child under three. Toddler Wushu for 18 months to 3 years runs Monday and Friday at 11am, Saturday 9.30am and Sunday 10am, with a parent. Basic Wushu runs every weekday 5.30pm to 7pm and twice on Saturday and Sunday mornings, with taiji, lion dance, sanda and a Flips and Jumps class above it.

Fees are on the site. A trial is $32.70, the same as the one-off admin fee, a single lesson is $59.95 and 40 credits are $381.50 for two months.

Why kids will love it: A sword form by the end of term and a lion head to get under at Chinese New Year. Best for ages 4 to 10. Saturday 10am fills first.

Book on Jungle: Xuan Sports
Website: Xuan Sports schedule and fees
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #02-01, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 2pm to 9.30pm. Sat and Sun 9am to 7pm.
Price: Trial $32.70. Admin fee $32.70. Single lesson $59.95. 40 credits $381.50 for two months, 80 credits $708.50 for four. Fees from April 2026, including GST.
Ages: 18 months to 18.

8. GymKraft

GymKraft at #01-69/70 calls itself Singapore's largest gymnastics centre, and the Kallang branch is its headquarters. KinGym takes 3 to under 7, BeGym 7 to under 13 for artistic gymnastics, and KidsPARK 7 to under 13 for parkour. Open sessions on the apparatus are for 13 and over only, so a nine-year-old needs a class, not a drop-in.

The March 2026 price leaflet is public. A one-hour trial is $59.95. A nine-week term of one class a week is $470.88, or $333.54 in the off-peak weekday 3pm and 7pm slots, plus an $87.20 registration fee.

Why kids will love it: A foam pit, a sprung floor and a coach who lets them try the bar. Best for ages 4 to 9. Book the trial 24 hours ahead; there are no walk-ins.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: GymKraft fees
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #01-69/70, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 2pm to 10pm. Sat and Sun 8.30am to 8.30pm.
Price: Trial $59.95. Nine-week term $470.88, off-peak $333.54. Registration $87.20. All including GST, March 2026 leaflet.
Ages: 3 to 13 for the kids' programmes.

9. Yan Ballet Academy

Yan Ballet Academy at #02-05 is a Royal Academy of Dance examination centre with seven branches, founded by a former Shanghai Ballet soloist. The Kallang studio has a 100 square metre main room and a 65 square metre second one. Toddler ballet starts at 2.5, the RAD graded syllabus at 4, and the Elite Programme is by audition. Trials are booked online; fees are not published. Its Tanjong Katong studio at KINEX is on Jungle; this one is not yet.

Why kids will love it: Pink shoes and a barre in a studio that looks over the National Stadium. Best for ages 3 to 8 who respond to a syllabus. Weekend mornings are the busy ones.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Yan Ballet Academy
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #02-05, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 12pm to 9pm. Sat and Sun 9am to 9pm.
Price: Trial bookable online. Yan Ballet Academy does not publish its term fees online. WhatsApp 6514 5175.
Ages: 2.5 and up.

10. My Drum School

My Drum School at #01-66 opened in August 2022 and teaches one-to-one on a kit, from age 5. It publishes every price. A 15-minute trial is $20, a single 30-minute lesson $60. Monthly fees for a weekly 30-minute lesson are $230 to $245 on weekdays before 5pm and $245 to $260 in the evenings and at weekends, plus a $50 registration fee and a refundable $250 deposit.

Why kids will love it: Hitting something as hard as they like and calling it practice. Best for ages 6 to 12. The 15-minute trial is enough to know.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: My Drum School pricing
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #01-66, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 10am to 10pm. Sat 9am to 10pm. Sun 9am to 5pm.
Price: Trial $20 for 15 minutes. $230 to $275 a month for a weekly 30-minute lesson. Registration $50, deposit $250.
Ages: 5 and up.

11. Han Taekwondo

Han Taekwondo at #01-71 is a single-studio school with three bands: J-Kids for 4 to 6, Kids for 7 to 18 and adults, with sparring from green belt and a competition team from red. The trial is free, a 20-minute one-to-one with an instructor, and the studio is open from 10am on weekdays and 9am at weekends. Fees are not published.

Why kids will love it: Kicking a pad and shouting, and a coloured belt within the first year. Best for ages 4 to 10. Ask about the uniform cost at the trial.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: Han Taekwondo
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #01-71, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 10am to 9.30pm. Sat and Sun 9am to 6.30pm.
Price: Free 20-minute trial. Han Taekwondo does not publish its term fees online. WhatsApp 8830 8351.
Ages: 4 and up.

Four of the seven are not yet on Jungle. For the island-wide list, read our guide to free trial classes for kids in Singapore. Browse Kallang Wave Mall classes on Jungle.

Eat with kids at Kallang Wave Mall

There is no food court. My Kampung, the halal food court on Level 2, closed permanently on 10 August 2026 and nothing has replaced it. One restaurant publishes a children's meal with a price, and it also runs the mall's only kids-eat-free deal.

12. PastaMania: kids' meal $9.90, free with a main on the last Sunday

PastaMania at #01-21/K10 is halal, has high chairs and faces the river. The Kids' Meal is $9.90: a child's pasta, a side or dessert and a drink. Children aged 10 and under get it free with any adult main on the last Sunday of every month, dine-in, one per receipt, and the Kallang Wave outlet is on the list. It ran the same deal on Children's Day, 2 October 2026.

Why kids will love it: Bolognese fusilli with a plastic fork and a Milo, and the river outside. Best for any age. Eat at 11.30am before the stadium crowd on event days.

View on Jungle: not yet listed
Website: PastaMania
Address: 1 Stadium Place, #01-21/K10, Kallang Wave Mall, Singapore 397628. Google Maps
Opening hours: 11am to 9.30pm daily.
Price: Kids' Meal $9.90. Free for under-11s with an adult main on the last Sunday of the month.
Nearest MRT: Stadium (CC6), Exit A.

The rest of the kid-friendly list

• Astons Specialities, #02-04: grilled chicken and chips a child will eat, 11.30am to 10pm.
• Poulet, #01-17/K18: halal roast chicken to share, 11.30am to 10pm.
• Kei Kaisendon, #01-46: sashimi rice bowls for a child who eats salmon, 11am to 10pm.
• Seoul Yummy Chego, #01-47: Korean army stew and fried chicken, 11.30am to 10pm.
• A-One Signature, #01-33/34: claypot porridge for a toddler, Level 1.
• Ayam Penyet President, #01-23/K12: halal fried chicken and rice, fast.
• Typhoon Cafe, #01-35: Taiwanese, 11.30am to 10pm; its kids-eat-free deal was March 2026 only.
• Al Capone's, #01-15/K7: a sports bar, so not for a school night.

Suki-Ya is often listed here. It is not on the chain's own 2026 outlet list, so do not plan on it. For a buffet where under-fives eat free, KINEX is one stop away, in the guide linked below.

Family facilities at Kallang Wave Mall

• Nursing rooms: on Levels 1 and 2, each with a sink and a fold-down changing table, room for one stroller. No electrical point or armchair, by the last published review in 2019.
• Concierge: Level 1, 10am to 10pm, 6539 9276.
• Stroller loan and family lots: neither is published on The Kallang's site in 2026.
• Car park: Carpark B, entrance from Stadium Place, is the mall's own. Car parks A to L serve the whole Sports Hub and fill on event days.
• Car park, weekdays: $0.65 per half hour, charged by the minute, 10-minute grace.
• Car park, weekends and public holidays: the same $0.65 per half hour, 24 hours.
• Parking rebate: none published on the mall's own site in 2026. Ask at the Level 1 concierge.
• Mall hours: 10am to 10pm daily. Some entrances close in phases during the works.

Getting there

Kallang Wave Mall is the retail base of the National Stadium, at the end of Stadium Place.

• By MRT: Stadium (CC6) Exit A opens into the mall. Mountbatten (CC7) Exit A is an 11-minute walk and Kallang (EW10) a 13-minute sheltered one.
• By bus: 11 stops at Stadium Crescent (80199). 10, 14, 16, 70, 70A, 70M, 196 and 196A stop on Nicoll Highway (80211), across from the stadium.
• By car and taxi: taxi stand I30 on Stadium Place is beside the OCBC Aquatic Centre and the mall. The Grab point is marked "Kallang Wave Mall Pick-up".

Make a day of it

The free and cheap play around the mall is better than the play inside it.

• OCBC Aquatic Centre, 7 Stadium Drive, next door: public swimming in the training pool at $1.10 a resident child at peak and $1 off-peak, 7am to 9.30pm, closed Tuesdays. The competition pool is for 16 and over.
• Kallang Riverside Park, across the river by the Stadium Link: 5 hectares, open 24 hours, with otters at the Stadium Link most mornings.
• Skate park and hard courts, Level 3 of The Kallang at Gates 13 and 14: free, with basketball all day.
• Stadium Riverside Walk, outside the mall: the pram loop along the water, free.
• KINEX, one stop to Mountbatten or a 13-minute walk: 15 enrichment centres including Yan Ballet Academy's Tanjong Katong studio and Aureus Academy, and a buffet where under-fives eat free. Read our guide to KINEX with kids.
• Closed right now: Splash-N-Surf until the first quarter of 2027, the Singapore Sports Museum until the third quarter of 2027, the Sports Hub Library since 12 November 2023, and the OCBC competition pool from 5 to 28 December 2026.

At a glance

Kallang Wave Mall in 2026 is a building site with seven good classes in it, and the water play comes back next year. Book a trial before you go, and browse every enrichment class in Kallang on Jungle.