Singapore events this month, with prices, not just dates. Concerts, festivals, markets, light-ups and exhibitions, each with what a ticket actually costs, the date we checked, and whether it is worth the evening. This page is rebuilt at the start of every month at the same address.
Edition: October 2026. By the WahLiao desk. Last verified 27 September 2026 against the organisers’ own pages. Judged by The Diary.
Singapore events this month, October 2026, come down to three big ones and a long tail. The big three are Grand Prix Season, which runs city-wide from 2 to 11 October around the Formula 1 weekend of 9 to 11 October; Halloween Horror Nights 14 at Universal Studios Singapore, on selected nights until 1 November; and the Deepavali light-up in Little India, which switches on in the second week of the month and runs to the festival itself on Sunday 8 November. Everything else is a question of whether it is worth the ticket, and that is what the table is for. There is no public holiday in October; Friday 2 October is Children’s Day, a school holiday, which matters for crowds on the first weekend.
October 2026 at a glance
| Public holidays | None. The next is Deepavali, Sunday 8 November, with Monday 9 November off in lieu. The year ahead is on Singapore public holidays. |
| School holiday | Friday 2 October, Children’s Day. |
| The big three | Grand Prix Season and the F1 weekend (9 to 11 October); Halloween Horror Nights 14 (to 1 November); the Deepavali light-up (from the second week of October). |
| The ticket worth buying | Halloween Horror Nights, from $68, for most people. The race, for people who like racing. |
| The free things | The Grand Prix Season precincts, the Deepavali light-up, and the Lai Foong Moi exhibition at National Gallery Singapore for citizens and permanent residents. |
| Money note | Hotel and ride-hailing prices around Marina Bay rise as the circuit closes. The first October COE exercise closes on Wednesday 7 October at 4pm. |
What’s on in Singapore in October 2026
| Dates | Event | Where | Cost | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep to 1 Nov, selected nights | Halloween Horror Nights 14, four haunted houses built on Singapore’s own ghosts and urban legends | Universal Studios Singapore, Sentosa | From $68 a person; express passes extra | The best ticket per dollar this month. Go on a weeknight; Fridays and Saturdays are the nights the queues are the attraction. |
| 1 Oct to 1 Nov, with night sessions on selected dates | Halloween at Curiosity Cove, the children’s version | Mandai Wildlife East | From $36 | For families with children under ten who are not ready for Sentosa’s version. Daytime sessions are gentler and cheaper on nerves. |
| 2 Oct | Children’s Day | Island-wide | Free, and everyone else’s problem | Attractions and Jewel are full on Friday and Saturday. Go outdoors, or go on Sunday. |
| 2 to 11 Oct | Grand Prix Season Singapore: race-themed precincts, fan zones and concerts around the city | Orchard Road, Clarke Quay, the waterfront and more | Free to walk; concerts and parties ticketed | Walk it on the first weekend, while it is new and before the race crowd arrives. The Singapore Tourism Board’s programme lists each precinct. |
| 3 Oct | Global 6K for Water, PAZZION Singapore with World Vision Singapore | See organiser | Registration fee on World Vision Singapore’s page; most of it is the donation | A walk with a purpose, better with children than without. |
| 4 Oct | UFIT Games, teams of two, six events | Dover Court International School | Entry per pair, on UFIT’s page | For people who already train. Watching is free. |
| 5 to 7 Oct | First October COE bidding exercise | OneMotoring, closes 4pm on 7 Oct | Category A closed at $131,890 on 23 September | Not an event, but the most expensive thing that happens in Singapore twice a month, and the one line on the Price Index that moves. |
| 7 Oct | Christian Horner: Unfiltered, a one-night live conversation | The Star Theatre | Ticketed; price on the venue’s page | For race-week completists. Everyone else has a better use for the evening. |
| 9 to 11 Oct | Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, the first Singapore weekend with the sprint format: sprint on Saturday, race on Sunday night | Marina Bay Street Circuit | Tickets by zone and day from Singapore GP; popular zones sold out early | If you are going, you already know. If you are not, stay away from Marina Bay from Friday evening and enjoy the rest of the island, which is quieter than usual. |
| From 9 Oct to 9 Nov | A sunflower display in the Flower Dome | Gardens by the Bay | Conservatory ticket; the outdoor gardens remain free | Worth pairing with the free Garden Rhapsody at 7.45pm rather than as its own trip. |
| From about 10 Oct to 8 Nov | Deepavali light-up and Festival Village bazaar | Serangoon Road and Campbell Lane, Little India | Free to walk; bazaar prices are haggling prices | Go on a weeknight after seven, when the lights are on and the weekend crowd is not. The closest weekend to 8 November is the busiest. |
| Through October | Lai Foong Moi, paintings of 1960s Singapore and Malaya, in the Dalam Singapore series | National Gallery Singapore | Free for citizens and permanent residents within general admission; visitors pay general admission | One gallery, one hour, best at two in the afternoon when the heat outside is worst. |
| October, limited run | CATS, the musical | Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands | Ticketed; dates and prices on the theatre’s page | For people who have not seen it. For people who have, the rooftop bar downstairs is the better $40. |
| 31 Oct | Halloween itself: neighbourhood trick-or-treating, notably Opera Estate from 5.30pm and Watten Estate from about 4pm | Various estates | Free; bring your own sweets to give | The most Singaporean Halloween is a landed estate with the porch lights on. Go early; it ends by nine. |
Stadium and arena concerts change too often to hold in a monthly table; we list them once the promoter’s page carries a date and a price, on the Diary’s concerts guide when it goes live, and in things to do in Singapore this weekend in the week they happen.
Which October events are worth the ticket?
Halloween Horror Nights, for most people. Sixty-eight dollars buys four haunted houses and the park at night, and the theme this year is Singapore’s own folklore rather than an imported franchise, which is the version that works. Buy the weeknight ticket and skip the express pass unless you are going on a Saturday, where the pass is the difference between four houses and two.
The race, for people who like racing. The Singapore Grand Prix is a superb event and an expensive one, and this year’s sprint format makes Saturday worth more than it used to be. If you are on the fence, the honest advice is to walk the free precincts on the first weekend, watch the race on television, and put the price of a three-day pass towards the December trip. If you are not on the fence, book the Sunday and take the MRT; the roads are closed and the surge pricing on rides after the chequered flag is the one bill on race night nobody plans for.
Nothing else in October needs a ticket to be good. The Deepavali light-up, the Grand Prix Season precincts, the National Gallery for residents and the estates on Halloween night are the month’s best evenings, and they are free.
The month’s money note
October is the month the city prices for visitors. Hotel rooms around Marina Bay carry minimum stays and multiples of their normal rate for race week; ride-hailing surges from Friday evening; race-week menus appear at rooftop bars with minimum spends attached. The rule from pillars, fillers, buffers and hoarding applies: an October night out is a filler, and a filler has a number set before you leave the house. The other October money event is quieter. The first COE exercise of the month closes on 7 October, and the Category A premium, having set a record of $133,009 in September, is the figure to watch on the Price Index.
Three free things in October
- The Deepavali light-up along Serangoon Road on a weeknight, then a dosa at Tekka Centre for under $6.
- The Grand Prix Season precinct at Clarke Quay on the first weekend, before the ticket holders arrive.
- Garden Rhapsody at 7.45pm every night, which is the same show the race crowd will pay a rooftop minimum to look at from a distance. The full list is on free things to do in Singapore.
The WahLiao Verdict on October 2026
| Cost | $68 for the one ticket we would buy; $0 for the three best evenings. |
| What you get | A month with a spectacle for every taste: engines for one weekend, ghosts for four, lights for three weeks. |
| The alternative | Leave the island for race weekend. Johor Bahru and Bintan are cheapest when Singapore is dearest, and The Escape is built for exactly that weekend. |
| Worth it for | Anyone who plans the month rather than the weekend. October rewards booking early and going on weeknights. |
| Skip it if | You are a Marina Bay resident who dislikes noise. From 9 to 11 October, this month is not for you. |
| Last verified | 27 September 2026, WahLiao desk. |
Questions people ask
Is there a public holiday in Singapore in October 2026?
No. The next public holiday is Deepavali on Sunday 8 November, with Monday 9 November off in lieu.
When is the Singapore Grand Prix 2026?
9 to 11 October 2026 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, with the sprint on Saturday and the race on Sunday night. Grand Prix Season Singapore, the free city-wide festival around it, runs from 2 to 11 October.
When is the Deepavali light-up in Little India?
The light-up switches on in the second week of October, with the organiser’s listing giving 10 October, and runs to Deepavali on 8 November. It is free, and Serangoon Road is the spine of it.
How much are Halloween Horror Nights tickets in 2026?
From $68 a person for a selected night between 25 September and 1 November, with express passes and premium nights priced above that on the park’s own page.
How is this page updated?
Monthly, in the last week of the month before, with each price checked against the organiser’s page on the date at the top. Previous months are kept below so the page stays at one address.
Previous months
October 2026 is the first edition.
Status: first edition live. Last updated 27 September 2026. Next edition: November 2026, published in the last week of October.
