Christmas with Kids in Singapore 2026: Lights, Shows, Workshops and Camps
13 October 2026 · 8 min read
Christmas 2026 in Singapore is only half announced. On 12 October the shows, the camps and two garden light displays had dates and prices; Orchard Road's light-up, Christmas Wonderland, Jewel and every mall Santa we checked did not. Below are the ones you can plan now: Gardens-A-Glow and the Gardens by the Bay train show, two Nutcrackers and the SSO, parent-and-child baking, six Christmas camps, and a week-by-week plan for 14 to 31 December. Browse Christmas activities for kids on Jungle.
The Christmas events Singapore families plan around are the ones that announce last. On 12 October 2026, Orchard Road's light-up, Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay, Jewel's festive programme and every mall Santa we checked still had no 2026 dates. Snow City, open for 26 years, closed for good on 30 September.
What has published is mostly the ticketed part. Two Nutcrackers, the Singapore Symphony's Christmas concerts, parent-and-child Christmas baking and six Christmas-themed camps all have dates and prices. So does the free part most families miss: some 250 decorated trees at the Botanic Gardens and a Christmas edition of Garden Rhapsody.
This guide to Christmas with kids in Singapore checks every item on the organiser's own site, read on 12 October 2026. Dates, times, prices and ages are as published. Where something is not announced, we say so rather than guess. We will refresh it in early November, when the light-ups and malls publish.
Light-ups and freeShows and concertsWorkshopsCampsWeek by weekNot announced yet
Christmas 2026 at a Glance
Christmas Light-Ups and Free Things to Do
The Botanic Gardens and Gardens by the Bay have published their Christmas lights. Orchard Road has not.
Gardens-A-Glow, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Tanglin (central)
All ages5 Dec to 3 JanLit 7pm to midnightFree
NParks' refreshed version of Trees of the World. Some 250 trees are decorated by families, companies and community groups, with light installations, themed festive displays and exhibitions around the Gardens. The trees are lit every night from 7pm to midnight. Afterwards they are replanted in parks across Singapore. The trees are spread across the Gardens, so decide which gate you will enter by before you go.
Times: 5 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. Trees lit daily, 7pm to midnight.
Price: Free. The Gardens are free daily from 5am to midnight. Decorating a tree yourself needs a donation of $800 or more to the Garden City Fund.
Venues: Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road
Website: Gardens-A-Glow
Book on Jungle: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Gardens by the Bay: Christmas Train Show and Garden Rhapsody
Marina Bay (central)
All ages20 Nov to 3 JanLight show freeTrain show from $8
Two Christmas events, one free and one ticketed. The Christmas Train Show fills the Flower Dome with model trains running past American stations, an expanded Singapore section with two SMRT trains, and Rovaniemi, Santa's home town in Finland. Garden Rhapsody's Christmas Special sets the Supertrees to Christmas songs every night. Gardens by the Bay marks the Rhapsody dates as subject to change.
Times: Train Show 20 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, 9am to 9pm (last entry 8.30pm). Garden Rhapsody Christmas Special 29 November 2026 to 1 January 2027, daily at 7.45pm and 8.45pm.
Price: Garden Rhapsody is free. The Train Show needs a Flower Dome ticket: $12 for adults and $8 for children aged 3 to 12 at Singapore resident rates. Non-residents buy the Flower Dome with Cloud Forest, from $46 an adult and $32 a child.
Venues: Flower Dome and Supertree Grove, 18 Marina Gardens Drive
Website: Christmas Train Show
Book on Jungle: Gardens by the Bay
Resorts World Sentosa: Season of Joy
Sentosa (south)
All ages27 Nov to 3 JanWEAVE freeUSS from $69 a child
The only Sentosa Christmas programme published so far. At WEAVE there is an eight-metre tree, a ribbon wishing installation, carols, magic shows, balloon sculpting and Santa meet-and-greets in the run-up to Christmas. Universal Studios Singapore adds a 10-metre sweet-themed tree, Santa and Mrs Claus, and a new Jingle Jam show with Minions, Trolls and Sesame Street characters. The Oceanarium runs a Christmas stamp trail and an underwater Santa dive.
Times: 27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. RWS says individual experiences may run on selected dates; show and Santa times are not published yet.
Price: RWS lists no ticket for the WEAVE programme. Universal Studios Singapore one-day tickets start at $76 for adults and $69 for children aged 4 to 12 on non-peak days; check your date.
Venues: WEAVE, Universal Studios Singapore, Singapore Oceanarium and Adventure Cove Waterpark
Website: Season of Joy
Book on Jungle: Universal Studios Singapore
Orchard Road has not announced its light-up. On 12 October the Christmas on A Great Street site still showed the 2025 edition, which switched on on 8 November. Neither the Orchard Road Business Association nor STB had published 2026 dates. We will add them when they appear.
Also free in December:
- SSO Magic Hour at Raffles Hotel: musicians of the Singapore Symphony on The Lawn, Raffles Arcade, Saturday 19 December at 6pm, about an hour. Free, for about 250 people. It is not billed as a Christmas concert. Details.
- WEAVE at Resorts World Sentosa: the tree, carols and Santa appearances above, which RWS lists without a ticket.
Browse Christmas activities for kids on Jungle.
Christmas Shows and Concerts
Five shows have published. Check the age rule before you buy. Singapore Ballet, the State Ballet of Georgia and the SSO turn away babies and toddlers even with a ticket; SRT admits them if they have one.
| Show | Ages | Seats from |
|---|---|---|
| SRT, Junior and the Holiday Magic | 4 and up | $22 |
| State Ballet of Georgia, The Nutcracker | 3 and up | $68 |
| Singapore Ballet, The Nutcracker | 4 and up | $55 |
| SSO Christmas Concert | 5 and up | $48 |
| Wild Rice, Monkey Goes West | 5 and up | $50 |
Prices are the lowest full-price seats, before any booking fee. Students and seniors pay less at both Nutcrackers.
Junior and the Holiday Magic (SRT's The Little Company)
Drama Centre Theatre, Bras Basah (central)
Ages 4 and up60 minutesEnds 21 NovFrom $22
A one-hour Christmas musical for young children. Junior, heir to the North Pole, has to wake a sleeping Santa before Grumpo the elf extinguishes Christmas, helped by Chipper the elf and Pengy the penguin. It closes on 21 November, so it is a November outing, not a December one. SRT's $50 pre-show drama workshop for 4 to 7-year-olds was sold out for its November dates on 12 October.
Times: To 21 November 2026. Monday to Friday 9.30am and 11.30am; Saturday and Sunday 11am and 2pm.
Price: Weekdays $28 to $42. Weekends and public holidays $22 to $52. 15% off a family package of four. Non-refundable.
Ages: Recommended for 4 and up. Under-4s and babies in arms still need a ticket.
Venues: Drama Centre Theatre, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street
Website: Singapore Repertory Theatre
The Nutcracker, State Ballet of Georgia
Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands (central)
Ages 3 and up115 minutes26 to 29 NovFrom $68
A touring company of 60 brings the full Nutcracker, from Clara's Christmas Eve to the Sugar Plum Fairy, to Sands Theatre for four days. It is the only show here recommended for 3-year-olds, though almost two hours with an interval is a long sit at that age. Booster seats are first come, first served. Marina Bay Sands uses dynamic pricing, so the price on your date may differ.
Times: Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November, 7.30pm. Saturday 28 November, 2pm and 7.30pm. Sunday 29 November, 1pm and 5.30pm.
Price: From $68 (D Reserve, Grand Circle) to $208 (Premium with programme), before booking fees. Students, NSFs and over-60s pay $58 for C Reserve. No refunds or exchanges.
Ages: Recommended 3 and up. No admission under 3. Everyone needs a ticket.
Venues: Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue
Website: Marina Bay Sands. Also on Jungle.
The Nutcracker, Singapore Ballet
Esplanade Theatre, Marina Bay (central)
Ages 4 and up110 minutes9 to 13 DecFrom $55
Singapore's own company dances Janek Schergen's Nutcracker with a live orchestra, the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra. It is the cheaper of the two Nutcrackers, and its weekend matinees suit children better than an 8pm start. Esplanade warns that latecomers wait for a suitable break, so arrive early.
Times: Wednesday 9 to Friday 11 December, 8pm. Saturday 12 December, 2pm and 8pm. Sunday 13 December, 1pm and 7pm.
Price: Standard $55, $75 and $95. VIP $110. Students, NSFs and seniors $44, $60 and $76 (limited). 20% off four tickets bought together.
Ages: 4 and up. No infants in arms.
Venues: Esplanade Theatre, 1 Esplanade Drive
Website: Esplanade
Book on Jungle: Esplanade
SSO Christmas Concert
Esplanade Concert Hall, Marina Bay (central)
Ages 5 and up105 minutes11 and 12 DecFrom $48
The Singapore Symphony's annual Christmas concert. The first half is music from The Nutcracker, including all of Act 2, with a narrator. After the interval come Rutter's Gloria and a carol singalong with the Singapore Symphony choirs, including its children's choir. If you cannot go, it is streamed live on the SSO's YouTube channel and meWatch.
Times: Friday 11 and Saturday 12 December 2026, 7.30pm.
Price: $48, $68, $88, $108, $168 and $228, before SISTIC fees of $4 to $6 a ticket. Students pay 25% less in the two cheapest categories.
Ages: Recommended for 5 and up. No infants or toddlers.
Venues: Esplanade Concert Hall, 1 Esplanade Drive
Website: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Also on Jungle.
Monkey Goes West, Wild Rice
Funan, City Hall (central)
Ages 5 and up2.5 hoursFrom 12 NovFrom $50
Wild Rice's year-end family musical is a pantomime built on Journey to the West, with wushu, magic and songs, not a Christmas story. Ah Tang runs away and meets the Monkey King, Pigsy and Sandy. At two and a half hours with an interval, a 7.30pm show is a late night for a 5-year-old; the weekend matinees are easier. Wild Rice has not published a closing date.
Times: From 12 November 2026. Tuesday to Friday 7.30pm; Saturday 2.30pm and 7.30pm; Sunday 1.30pm. Audio-described performance on Saturday 12 December, 2.30pm.
Price: Previews (12 to 14 November) $50 to $95. Tuesday to Thursday $55 to $105. Friday to Sunday $60 to $120.
Venues: Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre, Wild Rice @ Funan, 107 North Bridge Road
Book on Jungle: Wild Rice
Christmas Workshops for Kids
Christmas workshops are the slowest to publish. On 12 October one cooking school, the National Library and a handful of community clubs had dated sessions.
Palate Sensations: parent-and-child Christmas baking
Biopolis, one-north (west)
Ages 7 to 12With a parent2 hours$90
Three hands-on Christmas classes for a parent and a child aged 7 to 12: gingerbread men, Christmas tree cupcakes and iced Christmas cookies. Each runs twice, once in November and once in December. The school also runs a four-hour Christmas Gingerbread House class for $188 on 26 November and 20 December, without an age stated, so ask before booking a child into it.
Times: Gingerbread men, Saturday 21 November 10am and Saturday 12 December 2pm. Tree cupcakes, Sunday 29 November 2pm and Wednesday 23 December 10am. Christmas cookies, Sunday 1 November 10am and Tuesday 15 December 2pm.
Price: Each class page lists a fee of $90 without saying whether that covers the parent and child or one person. Contact them to confirm.
Venues: Chromos #01-03, 10 Biopolis Road
Book on Jungle: Palate Sensations
NLB: The Mystery of Christmas Village
Central Library, Bras Basah (central)
Ages 4 to 730 minutesSat 28 NovFree
An interactive storytelling session in which the child chooses what happens next: the Christmas presents have vanished, Santa is sad, and the answer turns out to be gratitude. It is the only Christmas-titled children's session in NLB's booking calendar between 21 November and 31 December so far. NLB had loaded only 13 events of any kind for December by 12 October, so more will follow.
Times: Saturday 28 November 2026, 11.30am to 12pm.
Price: Free. Registration required, one ticket a person, and a parent must stay.
Venues: The Submarine, Basement 1, National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street
Website: GoLibrary
Book on Jungle: Central Public Library
Community clubs. About 20 Christmas events were on onePA by 12 October. Prices show only after you log in, so we print one only where the event description states it. Some are limited to residents of one estate, so check each page. These state no residency rule:
- Tampines GreenCourt RN: Christmas bento cake decorating for a parent and child, Saturday 12 December, 10.30am to 1.30pm.
- ACE The Place CC: turn old fabric into a Christmas tree, Saturday 14 November, 10am or 1pm, at Woodlands Hospital.
- Siglap CC: Bedok Christmas Carnival, Saturday 12 December, 3pm to 9pm.
- Yio Chu Kang CC: Christmas Wonderland Bazaar, Saturday 12 December, 5pm to 9pm.
- Clementi Heights RN: Christmas With Love, colouring, games and karaoke, Saturday 19 December, 5pm to 7pm.
- Joo Chiat RN: Christmas at the Stables, a stable tour and meet-the-horses outing, Saturday 5 December, 2.30pm to 6pm, $10 a person aged 3 and up.
- Christmas light-up tours from the heartlands: Bishan East (5 December), Yishun Greenwalk with Marina Square (12 December), Green Oval Park in Pasir Ris (12 December) and an open-top bus from Tampines Central (26 December).
Paya Lebar's free Christmas Puppy craft morning on 6 December is for Paya Lebar residents only, and Geylang's $5 Magical Christmas on 19 December for the Geylang Serai division.
Browse Christmas workshops for children on Jungle.
Christmas Camps and Day Programmes
Six Christmas-themed camps have published 2026 dates. For the rest of the six-week break, read our year end holiday camps guide.
Get GungHo: Santa STEAM, Christmas Cracker and Xmas Xtra
Siloso Beach, Sentosa (south)
Ages 5 to 129am to 4pmPack lunchFrom $408
Three Christmas weeks at the beach camp, each ending at Adventure Cove Waterpark. Santa STEAM (7 to 11 December) builds snow machines and slime. Christmas Cracker (14 to 18 December) is crafts, team games and Santa challenges. Xmas Xtra (21 to 23 December) is three days of Santa's workshops. Christmas Cracker's booking form says ages 5 to 10, while the camp page says 5 to 12; ask.
Price: Santa STEAM and Christmas Cracker $620 early bird (to 15 and 22 November) or $660 for five days. Xmas Xtra $408 early bird (to 29 November) or $430. Hot lunch $80 a week, or $48 for Xmas Xtra.
Venues: Camp GungHo, Siloso Beach Walk; drop-off at Sentosa or VivoCity ($18 extra without an EZ-Link concession card)
Book on Jungle: Get GungHo
Prodigy: Harry Potter's Magical Christmas Camp
Katong Point, Joo Chiat (east)
Ages 4 to 129am to 3pmLunch included$575 a week
Wizarding-world missions, games and Christmas challenges in an air-conditioned multi-activity camp, with children grouped by age and ability. It is listed and priced as a full five-day week from 21 to 25 December, so Prodigy appears to run on Christmas Day. The next week says in so many words that it skips New Year's Day; this one says nothing. Ask if it matters.
Times: Monday 21 to Friday 25 December 2026, 9am to 3pm.
Price: $130 a day or $575 for the week, lunch and snacks included. 10% off for two children booked together.
Venues: Katong Point, 451 Joo Chiat Road #03-01
Book on Jungle: Prodigy by ProActiv Sports
Swish: Merry SWISH-mas Camp
Dempsey (central)
Ages 4 to 109am to 12pm14 to 18 DecFull week only
A Christmas swim camp of water-confidence and stroke games, plus Christmas crafts and a candy cane hunt. It is not a learn-to-swim class: children must already put their face in the water and swim 3 to 5 metres on their own. On 12 October the booking system showed places available. Pack snacks.
Times: Monday 14 to Friday 18 December 2026, 9am to 12pm. Online booking closes 13 December.
Price: Swish does not publish its fees online for this camp. Contact them for current prices.
Venues: Swish Hub, 72 Loewen Road #01-08
Book on Jungle: Swish Swimming
SRT x Kids Space: Little Elf Journey
Dempsey (central)
Ages 4 to 79am to 3pmLunch included$160 a day
A Christmas drama camp about Santa and his elves, with festive art and storytelling, for a class of 12. Book one, two or all three days. With Prodigy, it is one of two full-day Christmas camps here that take 4-year-olds, and lunch is included.
Times: Monday 14 to Wednesday 16 December 2026, 9am to 3pm.
Price: $160 a day or $480 for three days. Kids Space members $130 or $390.
Venues: Kids Space, 16A Dempsey Road
Website: Singapore Repertory Theatre
Browse December school holiday activities on Jungle.
Christmas Week by Week, 14 to 31 December
The week before, 9 to 13 December, is the show week: both Singapore Ballet's Nutcracker and the SSO concert fall in it. From 14 December the shows give way to camps and lights.
| Week | Book ahead | Free or walk-in |
|---|---|---|
| 14 to 20 Dec | Christmas Cracker, Swish and Little Elf camps. Palate cookies on Tue 15 | Gardens-A-Glow nightly. Garden Rhapsody 7.45pm and 8.45pm. SSO Magic Hour, Sat 19 |
| 21 to 27 Dec | Xmas Xtra (21 to 23) and Prodigy (21 to 25). Palate cupcakes on Wed 23 | Gardens-A-Glow. Garden Rhapsody. WEAVE at Sentosa |
| 28 to 31 Dec | Christmas camps over; see the year end guide | Gardens-A-Glow and the Train Show to 3 Jan. Garden Rhapsody to 1 Jan |
Christmas Day is a Friday. Christmas Eve is a working day for most parents, and most of the camps above stop by Wednesday 23 December. Prodigy is the exception.
Not Announced Yet, as of 12 October
These are the Christmas events families ask about most, and none had published 2026 details when we checked.
- Orchard Road, Christmas on A Great Street: its site still shows the 2025 edition.
- Christmas Wonderland, Gardens by the Bay: the organiser's site shows its 2025 gallery and says to stay tuned. It is not in Gardens by the Bay's own events calendar yet.
- Jewel Changi Airport: no Christmas programme published.
- Sentosa's island-wide programme: Sentosa's events page lists October events only. Resorts World Sentosa's Season of Joy, above, is out.
- Mall Santa visits: no mall we checked had published a 2026 Santa. Resorts World Sentosa says Santa will appear at WEAVE without giving times.
- Esplanade's December children's programme and NLB's December sessions: not loaded yet.
- Dance and drama schools: All That Jazz lists four Christmas dance camps for 4 to 9-year-olds but no year, dates by camp or prices. Centre Stage has no December workshops on sale.
Snow City will not be part of anyone's Christmas this year. It closed permanently on 30 September 2026.
How We Checked These
Every event, show, class and camp was checked on 12 October 2026 on the organiser's own website, booking system or calendar, never a roundup. Prices, dates, times and ages are as published that day. Items with no 2026 year, or with prices visible only after a login, were left out or say so. We will update this guide in early November as the light-ups, malls and libraries publish.
Browse all Christmas activities for kids on Jungle, or the Christmas holiday programmes for single days in late December.
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