Things to Do in Singapore: Cyber Hacks, Art Exhibits, and Holiday Cheer Galore

Welcome, listeners, to Things to Do in Singapore! Ollie Bennet here, your globe-trotting sports nutlet and seeker of quirky adventure, broadcasting live on Thursday, October 23, 2025. The Lion City is bustling with its signature *rojak* of sunny skies and tropical warmth—there are just enough clouds to keep things interesting, so it’s a perfect day for exploring. The city pulses with anticipation: the Singapore International Cyber Week wraps up its grand hacking finale today, art spaces are humming, and you can almost sense the holiday season getting ready to pounce like a Merlion on a jet ski.

Let's jump-kick into today's lineup! If you’re feeling your inner geek or Bond villain, the SPIRITCYBER Hackathon is in full swing all day at SICW E, Level 3. Picture Singapore’s top cyber-brainiacs racing to out-hack each other for glory, gadgets, and a safer Smart Nation, with challenges ranging from safeguarding self-driving cars to sniffing out hidden system flaws. It’s like a Fast & Furious chase scene, but everyone’s wearing lanyards.

Culture vultures, rejoice! A visit to the National Gallery’s fresh exhibition, Not Mere Spectators, is a must. This interactive journey through Singapore’s multicultural roots uses dance, art, and multimedia to recount the wild days when the country’s youth became a harmonious, multi-ethnic force. Want to score a free meal with your mates? The exhibition’s upcoming #NoStrangerDanger wristband exchange in November lets you mingle and grab $60 vouchers for top chow if you come in a group. Even the art admits it’s a work in progress—kind of like my golf swing, but with more harmony and fewer lost balls, as reported by The Straits Times.

Art lovers, double dip at the STPI Gallery’s Pacita Abad exhibit, Common Ground, for riotous color and cross-cultural creativity, perfectly timed as tropical storm Salome gently reminds us never to forget a good umbrella. And for families itching for serotonin, the Gallery Children's Biennale at the National Gallery is a creative blast-zone for little ones, filled with hands-on magic.

Tonight, why not trade the boardroom for a Yellow Brick Road? The Wizard of Oz Candlelight Concert lands at The Arts House, promising live renditions of all the classics surrounded by flickering candles—seriously, it’s Toto-ally magical. And for the night owls, the Singapore Night Festival’s final weekend keeps the Bugis precinct aglow with mutant art projections and city-sized light installations, offering plenty of snack stalls for your late-night munchies, according to Little Day Out.

In today’s city scoop, eCommerce Expo and Tech Week Singapore just wrapped up, buzzing about the latest gadgets and digital wizardry, while word on the street is that Suntec City gets taken over by Pikachu and friends next month—from a 6-meter inflatable mascot at Esplanade MRT to wild Pokemon dance parades, December will be an absolute pocket monster jamboree, says Asia News Network.

Must-dos if you’re new in town: Level up your Insta-game along Haji Lane’s kaleidoscopic murals, snag a bowl of laksa near Bugis, or try your hand at spotting otters at the Kallang River. Adventurers in search of something a bit bonkers, check if there’s a pickleball pop-up at any local sports hub—Singaporeans are bananas for new sports. And here’s a local tip: never take the MRT during peak hour unless you fancy practicing your sardine impression. Instead, grab a kopi at a hawker center and watch the world whiz by.

Hot tease for tomorrow: the ArtScience Museum’s SingaPop! exhibition explodes with 60 years of local pop culture, and holiday markets are about to deck the Bayfront with enough festive cheer to make even Santa sweat.

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