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Events in Singapore: What to do this 17 to 23 April 2025

By Robb Report Singapore 17 April, 2025

Happenings this week

We highlight the best our city has to offer and what’s keeping it abuzz. Here are the best things you can do in Singapore this week.

Dine with a view at HighHouse. Photo by HighHouse

Easter at HighHouse

When: 19 April 2025

Where: HighHouse Singapore

Head to HighHouse for a cosy Easter meal with a view. At S$98 per set for two, the spread includes five savoury bites and five desserts, paired with live music by resident DJs. More here.

Step into the Emerald City with an Australian cast and explore the story of an unlikely friendship through Grammy Award-winning music by Stephen Schwartz. Photo by Wicked

Wicked

When: Now until 20 April 2025

Where: Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands

As fans await the second installment of the film to arrive in theatres (November 2025), they can first experience the award-winning musical from Broadway live. Step into the Emerald City with an Australian cast and explore the story of an unlikely friendship through Grammy Award-winning music by Stephen Schwartz. Tickets begin at S$68, with dining packages to consider. More here.

Lincoln Townley, a highly accomplished British artist who will be bringing his fascination with the financial elite to Singapore. Photo by Art Works Gallery

The Banker’s Journey

When: Now until 20 April 2025

Where: Art Works Gallery

Lincoln Townley, or the next Andy Warhol as actor Sir Michael Caine believes, is a highly accomplished British artist who’s on his way here to open a decade-defining milestone exhibition. The Banker’s Journey will be your window into Townley’s fascination with the financial elite, with a 10-year series stripping away the polished veneer of success, exposing the drive that fuels anyone who operates at the highest levels of wealth and influence. The show will also feature new works from his 2026 Venice Biennale collection. More here.

It’s not a Sushisamba Easter without live Samba dancers. Photo by Sushisamba

Sushisamba Easter Brunch

When: 19 and 20 April 2025

Where: Sushisamba

Join in on the Easter fun this weekend at Sushisamba, where its signature Saturday brunch will come with festive treats, dancers, music, as well as live stations featuring robata skewers, seviche, sushi. Prices start at S$160 a head, with the option for free-flow alcohol at S$40. More here.

Artwork still of Moving Castles’s ‘Moving Castles’ (2025). Photo by Moving Castles

Open Systems 2: Operating Systems

When: Now until 31 May 2025

Where: Online

As the second installment of the museum’s Open Systems initiative, OS2_Operating Systems is a virtual exhibition that questions the impact of ideological and technological systems on contemporary existence. Unveiled across four chapters, it covers themes from traditional knowledge systems and reinvigorating ecosystems to alternative models of collective organisation.

A set of 84 hand-carved model pagodas from Shanghai have been reunited for the first time in over a century. Photo by Asian Civilisations Museum

Pagoda Odyssey 1915: From Shanghai to San Francisco

When: Now until 1 June 2025

Where: Asian Civilisations Museum

In this special exhibition, a set of 84 hand-carved model pagodas from Shanghai have been reunited for the first time in over a century. Not since they travelled thousands of miles to San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, a massive world’s fair that attracted more than 18 million visitors during its 288-day run. Remarkably detailed, these pagodas offer a good look at China’s rich architectural heritage, and will be complemented by Towers of Faith, a photography exhibition of religious landmarks in Singapore, as well as a series of public programmes. More here.

Crack a murder mystery as you wander the halls of the National Gallery Singapore. Photo by Hidden/National Gallery Singapore

Framed: A Murder Mystery

When: Daily

Where: National Gallery Singapore

Combining the love of video games and real-life immersive experiences, the National Gallery Singapore has collaborated with Hidden on Framed: A Murder Mystery, a fun, new way of discovering art. Available on the phone for solo explorers or otherwise, one will play the accused murderer, solving puzzles and uncovering hidden secrets as they explore the various exhibitions. Tickets are at S$29.90 per participant, inclusive of a general admission pass to the National Gallery itself.

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Hendrick’s Sunset Cinema will happen over 12 nights on Tanjong Beach. Photo by Hendrick’s Sunset Cinema

Hendrick’s Sunset Cinema

When: 8 to 25 May 2025

Where: Tanjong Beach

A movie at sunset? On the beach? Talk about romantic. Set on Singapore’s beautiful Tanjong Beach, Hendrick’s Sunset Cinema will offer a refreshing way to spend the evening under the stars, with a lineup of award-winning films, gin cocktails and seaside views. Happening from 5.30pm over 12 nights, shows to be screened include The SubstanceWe Live in TimeConcave and more. Tickets at S$44.80, inclusive of one Hendrick’s cocktail, deck chair and use of wireless headphones.

Across nine thematic rooms, experience how Chong employs everyday, commonplace objects and scenarios to confront society’s contemporary geopolitics and infrastructural ironies. Photo by Singapore Art Museum

Heman Chong’s first major survey exhibition

When: 10 May to 17 August 2025

Where: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

Heman Chong: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness is the first major survey exhibition by the prolific multifaceted artist. Bringing together 50 artworks and new commissions from the early 2000s to the present, the show will examine Chong’s post-conceptual strategies and gestures, expressed through works that work through image, text, performances and situations. More here.

Lady Gaga will be making her return to Singapore, since her last tour 13 years ago. Photo by Live Nation

Lady Gaga in Singapore

When: 18, 19, 21 and 24 May 2025

Where: National Stadium

Lady Gaga is making her big return to Singapore with four stadium shows this May. Performing for the first time in 13 years, her four-show run will feature Mayhem, a new album that’s all about embracing the fractured pieces of oneself. Watch her unveil a deeply immersive journey, with each song weaving complex narratives with striking melodies. Tickets are for sale now, with various VIP experiences to choose from.

Let your kid attend a futsal clinic and learn tips from some of football’s legendary players. Photo by Resorts World Sentsoa

Clash of the Giants

When: 24 May 2025

Where: Resorts World Convention Centre

Manchester United and Liverpool will be going head-to-head at Resorts World Convention Centre’s futsal pitch this 24 May 2025. Enjoy non-stop futsal action and relive the rivalry between the most lauded legendary football players from both teams, such as former striker Louis Saha, centre-back Jaap Stam and goalkeeper David James, and look forward to various other activities, like exclusive futsal clinics and special autograph sessions. Tickets here.

Sign up for a night of laughter with Kumar and his crew of drag queens and dancers, who are here to reignite the nation’s sense of humour. Photo by Base Entertainment

SOS Kumar

When: 17 July to 3 August 2025

Where: Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands

There’s no better way to celebrate Singapore’s 60th than enjoying a night of laughter with local standup comic, Kumar. Together with his fabulous “Gorgeous Riotous Crew” of drag queens and dancers, join him for a wild ride of quirky (and current) affairs and love-hate relationships with cultural icons, told with a brand of humour that’s bold, loud and unapologetically Singaporean. Tickets here.

Featured photo by Justin Griffiths