24 Water Parks And Playgrounds In Singapore To Beat The Heat
Check out our list of places to go for a splashing good time
By Srinidhi V -
It's been hot, hot, hot in Singapore lately and the sun has been blazing. But don't let that deter your fun - have a splashing great time with the kids at one of the many water playgrounds and water parks in Singapore.
Planning to take your little one for a splash? Here are a few things to remember to pack!
- Wet bags or plastic bags for wet clothes
- Swimsuits for the kids – and most likely one for you as it's inevitable one of the adults will have to "dive in"
- A change of clothes for everyone
- Towels
- Sunscreen (for the whole family)
- Hats for the kids
- Flip flops with good grippy soles
- Snacks, snacks, snacks. Be sure to pick those that won't melt in the heat.
Best Water Playgrounds And Water Parks In Singapore
North Easties, listen up. The aquatic-themed Buangkok Square Water Park just opened in March 2024. It’s located between blocks 986D and 992A and includes a gated water park and dry playground that’s open 24 hours.
The water park has plenty of splash elements, from dragonfly-themed spray fountains to a tipping bucket. Your little ones ones can frolic in the stream-like play area or cool off in the various water fountains dotting the landscape. There’s also an open washing area featuring showering facilities, perfect for those who want to clean up before heading home.
Once they’ve had enough water play, head to the village-themed dry playground adjacent to the water park, where they can climb the net tunnels or have a go at the swings.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Daily, 8am to 8pm. The dry playground is open 24/7.
Buangkok Square Park, between Block 986D and Block 992A
Here's more good news for those in the North East: the newly renovated KidzPlay @ SkyGarden, located on the fourth floor of NEX, is now open to public. It’s a pirate theme with slides coming down a ship, octopus-shaped structures, water fountains, and more. If the kids don’t want to get wet, there’s also a dry playground area for them to run around in.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Daily, 11am to 7pm
Level 4, NEX, 23 Serangoon Central Singapore 556083
On level 2 of Waterway Point in Punggol, you’ll find Happy Park wet play area. It’s a massive free playground with fun items like jet sprays and water curtains, tunnel slides, and a trampoline. The colourful playground includes a large wading pool, which the kids can splash around in. Once they’re done cooling off at the wet play area, there’s also a dry playground area.
While you’re there, head down to The Cove at basement 2, where you'll find a water fountain play area with water shooters that mimic the intensity of rain.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Daily, 10am to 10pm
Level 2, 83 Punggol Central, Singapore 828761
Singapore’s latest indoor waterpark promises kids of all ages (but in particular 12 years old and above) a thrilling time with the longest water slide ever built in Singapore. The twisty, turning tube slide measures 114m and you can either head down on your own if you’re very very brave, or take it a bit more gently on a float.
Other water activities to try include the Ninja Warrior-style rope course as well as the Laze Pool with its floating platforms that will give you a chance to rest after all the adrenaline pumping stuff.
Admission: $60.56 from Tuesday to Friday and $68.63 on Saturday, Sunday, Public Holiday, Eve of Public Holiday, and school holidays. HomeTeamNS members and affiliate members enjoy special rates.
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sundays, 10am to 9pm (closed from 3pm to 4pm). Closed on Mondays, excluding public holidays and school holidays.
HomeTeamNS Bedok Reservoir, 900 Bedok North Road, HomeTeamNS Bedok Reservoir, Singapore 479994, Tel: 6708 6699
An unusual, egg-themed water playground, the newly-opened Egg Splash promises to bump up the fun following time spent with various birds at Bird Paradise. Lined with multicoloured egg-like structures, this park has water slides, sprays and shallow pools for children to wade through with ease. With the nearby sheltered pavilion, shops and cafes, parents can relax while their kids explore the play area.
Admission: Free admission for Bird Paradise ticket holders at $33 per child and $48 per adult. Book your tickets through the Bird Paradise official website.
Opening hours: Daily, 9.30am to 5.30pm
20 Mandai Lake Rd, Singapore 729825
Wildly snaking slides pepper the landscape at this water theme park — the largest in Singapore. Also for thrill-seekers: a gigantic wave pool, a raft slide and more! Or, a lazy pool and other child-friendly water features like splashing pools even for the toddlers. Complimentary life jackets and baby carriers are available to borrow too.
Admission: Peak day pass: $29 per child and $39 per adult; Off-peak day pass: $21 per child and $29 per adult. Visit their website to purchase the tickets.
Opening hours: Weekdays except for Tuesday, 12pm to 6pm. Weekends, school holidays and public holidays, 11am to 6pm. Admissions are allowed until 5pm.
Downtown East, 1 Pasir Ris Close
Looking to cool off after an afternoon of kite flying? Then Marina Barrage offers the ideal location. The water play area is small but children are allowed to skip and hop amongst the fountains and shallow water features.
Note that the park will close in the event of heavy rain, lightning alerts, or urgent maintenance. It may be useful to call the Marina Barrage Information Centre before making your way down.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 12.30 pm to 7.30pm; Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends, from 9am to 7.30pm.
8 Marina Gardens Drive, Marina Barrage
This playground in the heart of Toa Payoh truly has it all: a water play area, a huge sand pit, swings, trampolines, a flying fox, and a track for scooters and bicycles. Plus, you won’t have to worry about the kids getting too dirty because there are shower stalls available for them to rinse off after playing.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Daily, 8am-9pm
144 Toa Payoh Lorong 2, Singapore 310144
This children’s garden has a special toddler play zone designated for kids, aged 1 to 5, so that they can develop their motor skills in a safe and fun environment. Embellished with a swaying bridge, Fish Fountain and colourful tunnels, the play area guarantees a good time.
For older kids, aged 6 to 12, the garden also has a water play area with thrilling water effects that make use of a motion sensor and fitted water sprays to keep children splashing about all day.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Thursday to Sunday (and public holidays), 9am to 6.30pm. On school holidays, the park is open from 9am to 7pm from Tuesday to Sunday.
18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953
This colourful two-storey playground is where you’ll find slides, water jets, and sprays. There’s also a wading pool with a little bucket seat carousel for the younger ones. To unwind after a fun-filled day, take a relaxing ride down the Lazy River. Or, for adventurous older kids, take on the Stingray wave riding experience.
Admission: $2 per entry
Opening hours: Daily, 9am to 8pm. Except for Tuesdays and selected public holidays.
Level 3 Kallang Wave Mall, near Gate 21 of National Stadium, Singapore 397628
This deep-sea themed indoor water playground features multiple play decks, five giant slides, spraying water guns and more. Plus, the water is kept at a fairly comfortable room temperature, so the little ones will have no trouble getting in.
Admission: Monday to Friday: 16.20 per guest and $12.15 per SAFRA member for kids below 14 years old; Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: $14.15 per SAFRA member and $20.20 per guest.
Opening hours: 1pm to 7pm on weekdays (opens earlier at 10am during the school holidays), 10am to 9pm on weekends.
Level 3, 9 Sentul Crescent, Singapore 828654
Singapore Zoo’s revamped kiddy play zone is the perfect end to a day of visiting animal buddies. It reopened with seven zones, including indoor and outdoor petting zoos, a Play Trees playground, and a water maze.
Called Splish Splash, you’ll walk under the splashing buckets at the entrance before heading to the ever-changing water maze. It’s an interactive wet playground, where the kids can hunt for a secret code to unlock the changing maze patterns. This is a great way for the kids to cool down after walking around in Singapore's humidity.
To get in the wet play area, kids will have to wear the appropriate swimwear. There are also showers and changing booths right outside.
Admission: Admission included with Singapore Zoo tickets. $49 per adult and $34 per child (local residents get 20% off with a free WildPass). Book your tickets through Singapore Zoo’s website.
Opening hours: Daily, 8.30 am to 6pm (Last admission at 5pm)
80 Mandai Lake Rd, 729826
Adventure-seeking families looking for fun ways to test their limits should consider heading over to this aqua park. The one-of-a-kind floating obstacle course, safe and family-friendly, will keep children entertained while gently challenging them. Designed to be an inflatable playground, visitors can climb, slide, bounce around and experience what it feels like to walk on water. For a more enjoyable time, it is recommended to bring along older children, likely to be steadier on their feet and better suited for the park.
Admission: $24 per person for 6 years and above. Book your tickets on Klook.
Opening hours: 12pm to 6pm on weekdays, 10am to 6pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and school holidays
Palawan Beach, Sentosa, 098498
Recently opened, this is a community water park worth exploring if you are looking for a family oriented space to spend quality bonding time together. The park comes with interesting features like giant board game pieces and a water curtain. For added convenience, it is equipped with facilities like vending machines for drinks and ice cream, shade umbrellas and benches so that parents and kids alike can snack and rest after a session at the pool.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Daily, 9am to 7.30pm
Yishun North, beside carpark at Block 307
Looking for ways to teach children some cool facts without getting in the way of fun? Waterworks at the Science Centre is just the place for it. Kids get the chance to put their intellect to the test as they navigate a water maze, designed to teach them about the role water plays in our world. Curious souls can go one step further and learn how to measure rainfall with the help of the Water Clock Tower which incorporates a rain gauge. Teach your kids with this little excursion that learning can be done in or out of the classroom (and can be lots of fun to boot).
Admission: Complimentary with every Singapore Science Centre ticket, which costs $4 per child and $6 per adult for peak periods and free for off-peak.
Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sundays (including public and school holidays), 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm .
Hall A, 15 Science Centre Rd, Singapore 609081
Westgate Wonderland is a sprawling, 11,000-square-foot play area inspired by Alice in Wonderland. The park feels like another world, with its gigantic flowers and tree-like structures. It also houses a small but perfectly enjoyable water play area that will be great for the kids to cool off from the day’s heat. Expect to be doused by the giant watering can or flee with glee from the jets of water that shoot from the ground.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Daily, 10am to 10pm. Closed from 10am to 12pm on the last Monday of every month except on public holidays. Visit their website for more information.
Level 4, Westgate, 3 Gateway Drive, Singapore 608532
Located at the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park, this playground is easily accessible and furnished with unique structures that allow children to climb and roam around. Gentle slopes that serve as water channels, gates that allow kids to control the flow of water and obstacle courses, keep children interested and keen to understand the intriguing ways in which water behaves.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Thursdays to Sundays, 8am to 11am & 4pm to 8pm
Pond Gardens, Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, 1384 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1
This waterpark is giving Amazing Race vibes but in the water, for kids. It is a great way to beat the heat if you happen to be out at Compass One for a day of shopping. This park has a wide range of obstacles to overcome, from misty tunnels to big water slides, that keeps children on their toes (and should tire them out for a nice, early bedtime). There are 17 different play stations and children are free to roam through them as they please.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Daily, 10am to 7pm
Level 4, 1 Sengkang Square, Singapore 545078
This wildlife-themed park will bring out the animal lover in children as they enjoy cooling down in water while surrounded by structures of sea lions and polar bears. Beyond the usual water fountains and spray jets, this playground includes boards that highlight the importance of wildlife conservation.
Admission: Free
Opening hours: Mondays, 4pm to 8pm; Tuesdays to Sundays, 12pm to 8pm
10 Tampines Central 1, Singapore 529536
Of course we didn’t forget, we were just saving arguably the best for last. Thrill seekers will love the biggest, baddest rides like the Spiral Washout and Pipeline Plunge, while little kids have their own share of attractions to explore too - including the stingrays and marine life!
Admission: Residents: $35 per adult and $28 per child (4-12 year old); Non-residents: $40 per adult and $32 per child (4-12 year old)
Opening hours: Daily, 10am to 5pm
Check out their website to book your trip.
8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 069269
Additional Reporting: Jesslyn Lye