30 & 31 May
10am–5pm
River Room, Level 2

Visit the Let’s Play! special exhibition and complete the “A Playful Adventure” activity trail to earn a delicious reward – freshly baked by Mother Dough. Choose between a chocolate croissant or a chicken sausage croissant!

Show your all-access sticker and completed activity trail to redeem. While supplies last. Limited to one redemption per person only. Terms and conditions apply.

30 & 31 May
10am–5pm
River Room, Level 2
Free admission

Step right up to Funfair of Forgotten Futures, a carnival-style experience where play meets environmental action. Try your hand at upcycled games, and explore interactive installations that turn environmental challenges into something you can see, touch, and play.

Don’t miss two brand new games inspired by our special exhibition Let’s Play!.

Suitable for ages 5 and above with parental guidance.

Register here to join a puppet-making workshop, then bring your creations to life in a joyful parade along the Singapore River.

30 & 31 May
10am–12pm, 2–5pm
ACM Green, Level 1
Free admission

Back by popular demand! The ACM Green comes alive as a pop-up playground of endless play (including water play). With loose parts and reused everyday objects, kids can build big, get messy, and transform the ordinary into imaginative worlds.

Suitable for ages 5 and above with parental guidance.

30 & 31 May
10.30–11.15am
ACM & Me, Contemporary Gallery, Level 1
$12/parent-child pair

Dive into the tiny but mighty world of phytoplankton in the warm waters of Singapore. These microscopic ocean drifters may be small, but they play a vital role in keeping our oceans healthy. Through music and movement, little ones can explore, imagine, and discover how phytoplankton transform sunlight into energy – and what happens when their home becomes cluttered with floating trash.

Suitable for toddlers aged 18 months to 4 years with parental guidance.

This programme takes place at ACM & Me. Socks are required for all participants.

Register here

30 & 31 May
10am–5pm
River Room, Level 2

Take a break and refuel at the Mother Dough pop-up booth, with snacks and drinks to keep little ones (and grown-ups) fuelled for the day.

30 & 31 May
10am–5pm
Lobby, Level 1
Free; While supplies last

Build, tinker, and experiment with everyday materials to create objects you can play with!

30 May: DIY Chapteh

Craft a chapteh from scrap fabric and reused materials. Explore how balance and weight shape the way it moves.

31 May: Rolling Racer

Design a rolling racer using cardboard, sticks, and bottle caps. Then, bring it to life with a burst of balloon-powered speed. Suitable for ages 5 and above with parental guidance. Limited to one craft per child only.

30 & 31 May
10am–5pm
Various locations
Free

Drop in and play! Challenge your family and friends to games of strategy and skill. Pick up the basics or sharpen your skills – everyone is welcome.

Games Schedule
30 May
Weiqi – Lobby, Level 1
Simultaneous matches: 2.30pm

31 May
Carrom – Lobby, Level 1
Shogi – Foyer, Level 2
Exhibition match: 2.30pm

Organised in collaboration with the Singapore Weiqi Association, Association of Carrom Singapore, and Singapore Shogi Group.

30 & 31 May
11am–5pm
Riverfront Entrance, Level 1
Free

What happens when chess meets mahjong? Join Aliwal Chess Club and Mahjong Lah! for a playful crossover of two classic games, where strategy, chance, and quick thinking come together. Look out for mini game stations and a fun Chess X Mahjong stamp activity.

New to these games? Sign up to learn chess or join in a family-friendly mahjong workshop.

Admission to the special exhibition required

Step into ACMverse with Lucky the Elephant and embark on two thrilling quests! Uncover hidden treasures in the Let’s Play! exhibition and earn a real-life reward. Race against time in the Let’s Race karting mini-game and beat the high scores.

Launching on 15 May: Take on our brand-new Obby game and leap through a larger-than-life obstacle course inspired by Asian games!

Enter ACMverse here

30 & 31 May
11.30am & 3pm
Meeting point: Lobby, Level 1
Free

Follow Vans, a K.I.D.-in-training (Keeper of Important Discoveries), as she journeys through the museum to uncover objects and the stories they hold. But Dr. DECAY is close behind, determined to erase them completely.

As the stakes rise, join Vans in a race against time to help save the stories before they disappear.

Suitable for ages 4 to 10 with parental guidance. Register onsite. Limited spaces available.

30 & 31 May
4.30pm
ACM Green
Free

Feel the rhythm take over! Join Damaru Singapore for an electrifying performance where powerful beats build, layer, and explode into sound. Clap along, stomp, and become part of the music!

30 & 31 May
3.30pm
ACM Green
Free

Ready for some WOW moments? Watch gravity-defying tricks, silly antics, and playful stunts come together in a lively performance for the whole family.

30 May
2.30–3.30pm
Lobby, Level 1
$10 refundable deposit/participant

Play against Singapore’s first professional weiqi player, Chen Yi Hang, in a live simultaneous match where he takes on multiple players at once!

Ages 12 and under. 

Register here

30 & 31 May
11am, 2pm, 4pm
Riverfront Entrance
$10 refundable deposit/participant

Discover the basics of mahjong in this quick-start family workshop. Learn how to set up the game, recognise simple winning hands, and try out key actions like chi, pong, and hu. Perfect for curious beginners looking for a short and fun introduction to the game.

Open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by at least one parent or guardian (one ticket per attendee). The workshop will be conducted in English.

Register here

30 & 31 May
11.30am–4.30pm
Riverfront Entrance, Level 1
$10 refundable deposit/participant

Join Aliwal Chess Club for a fun 20-minute beginner’s chess session! Learn how the pieces move, try out simple strategies, and make your first moves on the board.

Open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by at least one parent or guardian (one ticket per attendee).

Register here

30 May
1.30–2.30pm
Meeting point: Lobby, Level 1
$10 refundable deposit/parent-child pair

Meet artist-conservationist Kenneth Chin and discover the fascinating world of hornbills – from their diets to their unique nesting habits. Learn about their cultural significance and the stories they carry, then draw your own hornbill in a guided sketching session.

Take home a specially illustrated hornbill colouring sheet to continue the fun.

Suitable for ages 7 to 10 with parental guidance.

Register here

30 & 31 May
3–5pm
River Room, Level 2
$10 refundable deposit/parent-child pair

From a climate-challenged future, forgotten creatures stir. Using recycled materials, create fantastical creature puppets and bring them to life through movement and story. Then, set off on a joyful mini parade with your puppets around ACM and the Singapore River.

Suitable for ages 6 and above with parental guidance.

Register here