Best Things To Do In Singapore In October 2019

Have your fill of awesome hawker food from Malaysia and Singapore in one place? You bet. Available at this two-day food fest are 12 dishes from celebrated Singaporean and Malaysian hawkers, priced reasonably at $4, $8 and $12. Fuel up on Penang-style char kway teow from Robert’s Char Kway Teow (Petaling Jaya), char siew from Roasted Chef House (Subang), bak kut teh from Samy & Min Bak Kut Teh (Kuala Lumpur) and artisanal chendol from Kwong Wah Cendol (Petaling Jaya). Prefer Singaporean hawker grub? Dig into putu piring from the popular Haig Road Putu Piring and soy sauce chicken rice from Hawker Chan. There will be a lunch session from 11.30am to 3.30pm, and a dinner session from 5.30pm to 9.30pm. This is a cashless event and only Visa, MasterCard and Amex credit and debit cards are accepted.

From Oct 5 to Oct 6, 2010, 11.30am-3.30pm & 5.30pm-9.30pm, Flower Field Hall, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, S018953. Tickets at $20. More info at https://www.hapz.com/festivals/hawker-culture-2019-tickets

Parents, are you looking to indulge in Sunday brunch with a view, and keep the kiddos suitably entertained? Sky High Circus at Ce La Vi might be your answer. After a sold-out inaugural event, rooftop circus-themed brunch is back. Feast on an extensive array of dishes, including crispy prawn tempura roll, pan-seared snapper, and mango cheesecake. Meanwhile, kids will get to live out their dreams of being a superhero as they go through a superheroes themed journey with drama and entertainment group Evolve Arts, who know a thing or two about throwing unique children’s parties.

Oct 13, 12pm-3pm, Marina Bay Sands SkyPark, 1 Bayfront Avenue Hotel, Tower 3, Level 57, S018971. Tickets from $30+ for children, $98+ for adults. Contact +65 6508 2188 or email reservation-sg [at] celavi.com () for table reservations.

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If you’re a fan of Halloween, Asian horror flicks and eerie urban legends, we have some good news for you. Talk a walk through the haunted houses parked at The Cathay on Oct 16-20 and Oct 23-27 at Cineleisure. You’ll come face to face with iconic villains from horror classics such as The Ring, Shutter and Dark Water, as well as urban legends like Chinese vampires and Pontianaks. To enter the haunted house, just spend a minimum of $5 same-day receipt from Cathay Malls or a ticket stub from Cathay Cineplexes. Otherwise, a $10 entry fee applies.

Oct 16-20 at The Cathay, External Atrium; Oct 23-27 at Cineleisure, Level 4. Various timings. More info at http://thecathay.com.sg/event/horrorhaunt.

Photo: The Cathay

If hiding from a Texas Chainsaw style killer and a monster sounds like fun to you, head to Bar Rouge’s bloody Halloween party. The Rouge Grossery Store is probably where Jack the Ripper goes to stock up on daily necessities, from the ‘cold room’ where the Rogue Ripper and Abominable Monster will be stalking their prey through the night to the dancefloor where, er, fresh produce may be found. Macabre, we know. Guests dressed to the theme will receive complimentary entry and when 1am comes around, the best dressed guest will leave the ‘cold room’ with prizes such as a bottle of Grey Goose and a one-night stay at Swissotel The Stamford. Rogue Grossery Store will also be featuring Bar Rouge’s resident DJs Kenneth Francis, Styluxtakut, Rattle and Fadile.

Oct 25-26, 10pm-6am, Bar Rouge, Level 71, 2 Stamford Rd, S178882. Cover charge from $25; free entry for guests dressed to theme. More info at http://barrougeclubs.com/sg/

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Zouk’s pulling out all the stops at its Halloween shindig this year. The mega club will be transformed into Fright Safari, a safari-turned-wasteland that’s been abandoned since the 1960s, no thanks to a mysterious radiation leak. Revellers will find themselves in a decrepit underground lab and safari full of disused cage enclosures, shackles, or bump into sinister park rangers and mysterious creatures lurking in corners you least expect.

Oct 25, 10pm-4am, Zouk, 3C River Valley Road, Clarke Quay, #01-05 to #02-06, The Cannery, S179022. Tickets from $35. More info at http://zoukclub.com/.

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Time to dress up in your freakiest, most fantastical Halloween costumes for this shindig of theatrical oddities. Dirty Circus, back for its fifth year, will see London’s award-winning Cirque Le Soir and its troupe of firebreathers, exotic dancers and contortionists taking over the Halloween party at Ce La Vi. Spinning for the night are DJs Andrew Tang and MinGs, who will be pumping the party up with progressive house and dance remixes. By the way, guests who arrive in costume before 12 midnight enjoy complimentary entry, so you know what to do.

Oct 26, 10pm-late, Ce La Vi, Marina Bay Sands SkyPark, 1 Bayfront Avenue Hotel, Tower 3, Level 57, S018971. Tickets from $28 (pre-sale). More info at https://ticketing.igo.events/e/532/dirty-circus-feat-cirque-le-soir?ref=media

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Halloween parties can be groovy too, okay? Dress up for 80s-inspired club Nineteen80’s two-day Funhouse Weekender —best-dressed guests in their funkiest get-ups for the night will be rewarded. Providing thrills and spills on the decks over the two nights are DJs Ollie’Dea, Andrew Chow, and Fadille. There is a cover charge of $18 after 10pm, inclusive of one standard house pour drink on Saturday and complimentary entry on Sunday.

Oct 26-27, 9pm-late, Nineteen80, 21 Tanjong Pagar Road, #01-05 S088446. Cover charge from $18. Contact +65 9183 6073 or email insertcoin [at] nineteen80.sg () for table reservations.

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If you’re looking for a bloody good time, Pinball Wizard is throwing a Dracula-themed soiree for its first-ever Halloween. Not only is there complimentary entry, don your best costume and you could also disappear into the night with a prize. DJs Bobos and Nicolette are on deck duty, so get moving on the dancefloor or flaunt your moves in a different way — via the pinball machines that are around the club.

Oct 26, 9pm-Late, Pinball Wizard, Sim Lim Square #B1-29, 1 Rochor Canal Rd, S188504. Complimentary entry all night long. Contact +65 8189 1971 or email launchball [at] pinballwizard.sg () for table reservations.​​​​​​​