Despite being a young country celebrating SG60, Singapore has a vibrant arts and heritage scene, offering different cultural experiences. However, many artists in Singapore, especially the smaller, independent groups, may find it difficult to attract the attention of Singaporeans. To support Singapore’s arts and heritage scene, the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) launched the SG Culture Pass.
On Monday, 1 September, all Singapore Citizens aged 18 and above received $100 in SG Culture Pass credits. These credits can be used to pay for hundreds of eligible events, and you can use them to buy tickets for your friends and family.
To use these credits, simply log into the SG Culture Pass website with your Singpass. After completing the login process for the first time, you can then find a list of eligible events on the website.
Source: Screenshot of SG Culture Pass website
Among the hundreds of eligible events, you’ll find art workshops, theatre productions, music concerts, and dance performances. You can even use the credits to attend the annual Singapore Writers Festival, one of the region’s most prominent literary festivals. By using the event filters, you can find experiences that are senior-friendly, as well as programmes in different languages.
Source: Screenshot of SG Culture Pass website
Using Your $100 SG Culture Pass Credits
Once you’ve found an eligible event on the website, you will be redirected to the event’s ticketing partner. As these hundreds of eligible events are managed by different ticketing partners, their interfaces will look different from one another.
For example, Pelago makes it clear immediately that the ticket you’re buying will be using the credits.
Source: Pelago
Other ticketing partners, like BookMyShow, require you to provide your patron information first before presenting the SG Culture Pass as a payment option.
Source: BookMyShow
The credits are valid for eligible arts and heritage events taking place on or before 31 December 2028, so don’t feel like you need to use them up now. Many more eligible events will be added to the website over the next 3 years.
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In early 2026, you will also be able to purchase local literary books with SG Culture Pass credits. Further details will be given then.
However, if you want to start using the credits now, here are 6 different types of experiences and events that you can book now. They’re divided into two main categories – family-friendly experiences, and experiences that cost more than $100.
SG Culture Pass Experiences For The Whole Family
While most of the eligible events are open to participants aged 13 and above, there are a handful of experiences that are suitable for families with younger children.
Price: $35
Date: Saturday, 15 November 2025
This hour-long concert by Chinese chamber ensemble Ding Yi features a blend of traditional Chinese instruments and instruments crafted from recycled and found materials. The music reflects on the soil we walk on and the hidden worlds of Singapore’s secondary forests.
Source: SG Culture Pass
Crack The Case: The Lost Legacy Of Tiong Bahru
Price: $42
Dates: Weekends, 7 to 21 December 2025
Exciting theatre company Sight Lines brings their brand of mystery theatre to the neighbourhood of Tiong Bahru. In an interactive adventure in Tiong Bahru Market, participants must solve this detective mystery (with live actors) through collaboration, observation, and creativity. Definitely an unforgettable experience for both children and parents alike as they Crack The Case.
Source: SG Culture Pass
Price: $50
Dates: One Sunday each month
In this 1.5 hour guided session, participants aged 7 and above will learn glass painting techniques including colour layering. You’ll get to practice on a sample surface before working on your final piece – which could be a suncatcher, coaster or jar.
Source: SG Culture Pass
SG Culture Pass Experiences That Cost More Than $100
Some experiences that may previously have been out of your budget are now worth considering. By using all your SG Culture Pass credits, these events now only cost a nominal amount.
Chinatown Street Mural Tour & River Cruise Private Tour
Price: $119
Dates: Daily, 4pm to 7pm
Otter Tours organises 3-hour guided tours through Chinatown to see the street murals by artist Yip Yew Chong, and the iconic Chinatown temples Thian Hock Keng and Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. The tour ends with a 40-minute cruise along the Singapore River. While you can join an existing tour for $69 per person, with the SG Culture Pass you may consider booking a private tour for 2, priced at $119 per person. (Note that you can only use one person’s SG Culture Pass credits while booking.)
Source: SG Culture Pass
Dick Lee’s Fried Rice Paradise – The Makan Party
Price: $168 to $188
Dates: Tuesday to Sunday, till September 14th
Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) brings you a dinner musical theatre experience like no other. Two sisters compete to inherit their mother’s beloved Fried Rice Paradise restaurant, and you are the judge. Enjoy a four-course culinary battle pitting trendy techniques against traditional tastes, with a dose of family drama in between.
Source: SRT
Book Binding Workshops by Based Book Arts
Price: $110 to $219
Dates: Ongoing
These workshops by Based Book Arts range from three to five hours each and will impart different bookbinding skills. In the Japanese Stab Binding workshop, for example, you will learn four variations of this bookbinding technique and bring home 4 finished products to use as notebooks, sketchbooks, or gifts.
Source: Klook
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