15 Free Water Playgrounds In Singapore To Bring Your Kids [2024]

Free water playgrounds in Singapore

We’re no stranger to Singapore’s blistering hot weather. But the good news is – you don’t have to spend a single cent to let your children cool down and still have a day of fun. Singapore is scattered with free water playgrounds where your little energetic kiddos can splash around in shallow pools or get a refreshing shower of water from massive dunking buckets.

What to prepare before visiting a water playground in Singapore

You and junior are very likely going to get wet so you’ll want to prepare for that. That means bathing suits, an extra change of clothes, and even towels to dry off quickly. Waterproof shoes, such as rubber sandals would be appropriate for a water playground to protect feet from stepping on debris.

For toddlers still in diapers, you might want to get them swim diapers. Ones like the Huggies Pants Little Swimmer on Shopee prevent leaks while letting kids move around freely in water.

Of course, in Singapore’s heat, you’ll want to apply lots of sunscreen before heading out into the sun. Waterproof hats are also a great way to protect heads from getting sunburnt.

Don’t forget to stay hydrated too. Even though you’ll be surrounded by water, you should drink up regularly after playing for hours.

– North –

1. Oasis Water Park at Nee Soon

Mist curtain & pirate ship slide

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Let’s be real – Yishun can be pretty lit. From a rooftop herb garden to a canopy skywalk, there are tonnes of things to do at Yishun. Adding to the list is Oasis Water Park at Nee Soon East, a huge outdoor play area spanning 5,600sqm. Get drenched from the bird-inspired tipping buckets, and kiddos can have a go at the water guns too.

There’s a shallow wading pool surrounding the play area where they can splash around. Or, slide down the pirate ship slide and dance around the mist clouds at the yellow mats. If you have a bunch of barang-barang, there are lockers nearby for rent. You’ll also find shower and toilet facilities here so kids can wash up before heading home.

Address: Block 307 Yishun Ring Road, Oasis Waterpark @ Nee Soon, Singapore 760307
Opening hours: 9am-7.30pm, Daily

2. Ninja Trail at Compass One

Wet obstacle course

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The Ninja Trail at Compass One is a play area that fuses water elements into a 13-segment obstacle course. Meaning your kids won’t just be splashing around in water, but also get to achieve a sense of accomplishment when they finish the challenge.

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The activities include reaching the end of a stepping-stone trail in the middle of mini fountains, with the highlight of it all being a water slide to zoom down. Besides the wet area, there’s also a dry area complete with springy animal rides and swings

Address: Compass One, 1 Sengkang Square, Level 4, Singapore 545078
Opening hours: 10am-7pm, Daily

3. Happy Park at Waterway Point

Giant interactive “pond”

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The relatively new Waterway Point is a large mall with a sizeable wet playing area called Happy Park, which comes with shallow pools, jet sprays, fountains, and cushioned stepping stones in the shape of lily pads. The sprays maintain gentle water pressure, making them safe for kids of all ages. Shaded benches surrounding the area also make it comfortable for parents to rest while supervising their kids.

If you visit this place in the evening, you’ll get to see it lit up in beautiful LED lights.

Address: 83 Punggol Central, Waterway Point, Level 2, Singapore 82876
Opening hours: 10am-10pm, Daily

4. Jelutung Harbour Park

Water jets & cannons

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Located within the heartlands of Admiralty, the Jelutung Harbour Park is a ship-themed water playground open to the public. There are cannons and jets all around that spray water for you and your little one to splash around in.

But if you’d rather stay dry, there’s also a dry area that has slides, climbing nets, and even a merry-go-round.

Address: Near Blk 488/489 Admiralty Link, Singapore 750488

– South –

5. Children’s Garden at GBTB

Movement sensor sprays

Water Play Zone with many poles that spray water.
Image credit: Gardens By The Bay

Far East Organisation Children’s Garden at Gardens by the Bay has both a Toddler Play Zone (for children ages 1-5), and Water Play Zone (for children ages 6-12 years). Younger kids can enjoy a swaying bridge, springy stepping stones as well as water tunnels. The other water play area is entirely devoted to jets with sensors that can detect movement and spray accordingly.

Although the features of the playground are not elaborate, they’re nonetheless fun – proof that you can find happiness in the simplest of things. The water-dunking machines are also designed to look like flowers, drawing inspiration from the flora and fauna of GBTB.

Age restrictions: Toddler Play Zone: 1-5 years, Water Play: 6-12 years
Address: Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953
Opening hours: Thu-Sun 9am-7pm (Closed on Mondays-Wednesdays)

6. Marina Barrage Water Playground

Overlooking a scenic view

Fountain Square.
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We all know what a day out at Marina Barrage encompasses – if it’s not kite-flying and picnicking at the field, it’s enjoying the beautiful view of the Marina Bay skyline. But the Marina Barrage Water Playground will give you a new reason to visit.

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The aquatic play area is complete with 4 sections including the Water Jet Tunnel, a corner filled with water sprays, a fountain zone and a shallow pool suitable for toddlers.

Address: 8 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018951
Opening hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 12.30pm-7.30pm | Tue, Thu, Sat-Sun 9am-7.30pm

– East –

7. KidzPlay@SkyGarden at Nex

Giant water bucket

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Although KidzPlay@SkyGarden at Nex sees many visitors each day, it is large enough to always have space for all to enjoy its play facilities, such as the mist machines and spray tunnel. There are also many benches for parents to take a seat on while looking after the kids.

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As with many water playgrounds, the water-filled tipping buckets here are a favourite.

Address: 23 Serangoon Central, NEX Shopping Mall, Level 4R, Singapore 556083
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 1pm-8pm | Sat-Sun 11am-8pm

8. Coastal PlayGrove at ECP

Shallow pools for toddlers

Free Water Playgrounds - Coastal PlayGrove at ECP

What was once the iconic Big Splash at East Coast Park has now been transformed into Coastal PlayGrove, a massive outdoor playground with 4-storey tall towers and giant slides. But you’re here for the water element, so here it is.

Free Water Playgrounds - Coastal PlayGrove at ECP 2

The wet area features 2 mini play pools for younger children to wade in. Parents, this is also where you can cool off by dipping your toes into the water. Adding a fun twist are the small water jets found at the sides, which will release gentle streams of water on its unsuspecting victims standing nearby.

Address: 902 East Coast Park Service Road, Singapore 449874
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 8am-8pm (Closed on Mondays)

9. Splash-N-Surf at Singapore Sports Hub

Toddler-friendly swings

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Splash-N-Surf at Singapore Sports Hub will tick off all the boxes for an ideal kids’ water playground. They have water jets, long tubular slides, a shallow 0.6-metre pool and little swing seats for toddlers to get a kick out of splashing their feet in the water.

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As a “reward” for bringing your child here, you get to bask in the beauty of the city skyline.

Address: 1 Stadium Walk, Kallang Wave Mall, Level 3, Singapore 367688
Opening hours: Wed-Mon 9am-8pm (Closed on Tuesdays)

10. Wildlife Wet Play Area at Tampines 1

Jungle & arctic-themed

Image credit: Tampines 1 via Facebook

From a jungle-themed playground to an Arctic-themed one with realistic-looking iceberg fixtures, your little tot will get the best of both worlds at the Tampines 1 Wildlife Wet Play Area. Here, kids can frolic about the hippo fountains or slide down polar bear- and seal-shaped slides.

Image credit: Tampines 1 via Facebook

The play area is sizeable so there’ll be plenty of space for children to have fun despite the crowd. There’s also a shaded play area that blocks out the sun’s rays.

Address: 10 Tampines Central 1, Tampines 1, Level 5, Singapore 529536
Opening hours: Mon 4pm-8pm | Tue-Sun 12pm-8pm

– West –

11. Clusia Cove at Jurong Lakeside Gardens

Naturalistic wading pool

There are free shower facilities nearby.

If you haven’t already heard, Westies gained a new park in 2019 – the Jurong Lakeside Gardens. This is where you’ll also find Clusia Cove, the wet wonderland where kids can go wild.

This giant wading pool is peppered with large boulders so your tots can climb up and chill on them. And you don’t have to worry about the water being nasty af, as it goes through an underground purifying and disinfection system before flowing into the pool.

Address: Yuan Ching Road, Singapore
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 8am-7pm (Closed on Mondays)

12. Westgate Wonderland

Garden-themed

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Any idea how the giant beanstalk in Jack and the Beanstalk grew so big? Maybe with the help of a giant watering can! And you can find one at Westgate Wonderland which has a garden theme with many water sprays. This place also has a blow-drying station so you can take your kids home afterwards with ease.

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If your children have exhausted the water playground, head on to the 10m treehouse where they can transform into little Tarzans with rock walls, slides and netted areas to crawl through.

Age restrictions: 2-12 years
Address: 3 Gateway Drive, Westgate Shopping Mall, Level 4, Singapore 608532
Opening hours: 10am-10pm, Daily

13. Lot One Rooftop Playground

Animal-shaped water sprays

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West-siders can rejoice with Lot One’s animal-themed aquatic playground featuring water sprays shaped like giraffes and elephants. Apart from the colourful water features, there are also buckets that tip to create mini waterfalls.

Address: 21 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4, Lot One, Level 5, Singapore 689812
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm, 5pm-8pm | Sat-Sun 12pm-8pm

– Central –

14. Play @ Heights Park at Toa Payoh

Jet sprays & water guns

Free Water Playgrounds - Play @ Heights Park at Toa Payoh

Centrally located at Toa Payoh is the new Play @ Heights Park, which opened just last April. This new playground is hard to miss, with its colourful flooring decorated with fish motifs.

There are open-door cubicles next to the playground to rinse off after.

Kids can stand under the small tipping buckets that’ll periodically dunk water on them – the anticipation will have kids hopping in excitement. There’s also a small stream with water wheels, and the stream leads to a miniature wading pool. Energetic ones can frolic through the sprinklers too.

Address: 144 Toa Payoh Lorong 2, Singapore 310144
Opening hours: 8am-9pm, Daily

15. Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Educational water features

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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park is mostly visited for its many sandpit playgrounds with sections like winding tunnel slides and mini rock climbing areas. Their water play place is equally fun, with innovative parts like man-made water channels and draining systems.

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The park has also incorporated gates which children can play with to restrict the water flow, allowing them to learn about the movement of water. This makes for a fun educational outing.

Address: Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, 1384 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 (Car Park B)
Opening hours: 24 hours, Daily
Water activation timings: Thu-Sun 8am-11am, 4pm-8pm

(Temporarily closed) Splash Park at Sembawang Shopping Centre

Mini water guns

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Kids living in the North, Splash Park at Sembawang Shopping Centre has everything a water playground needs – mist machines, water guns, slides, and overturning water buckets. And since it’s usually less packed than other wet play areas, you don’t have to worry about coming at a certain time to beat the crowd.

Dry playground.
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Just a stone’s throw away is the dry playground which is equally spacious and has many play elements like fireman poles to slide down and mini rock-climbing slopes.

Address: 604 Sembawang Road, Sembawang Shopping Centre, Level 3, Singapore 758459
Splash Park is currently closed for upgrading works.

(Temporarily closed) Kidz @ Wet Play Area at Northpoint City

Long tunnel slides

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Sliding down long tunnels and getting drenched under a water-dunking machine are just some of the activities kids can enjoy at Kidz @ Wet Play Area at Northpoint City. There are also water fountains and sprays for added excitement. While you’re there, let the children spend some time in the farm-themed dry area as well.

Dry farm-themed playground.
Image credit: Northpoint City

Address: Northpoint City, 930 Yishun Avenue 2, Singapore 769098
Kidz @ Wet Play Area is currently closed for upgrading works.

(Closed) Palawan Pirate Ship

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Kids can unleash their inner Captain Jack Sparrow or Blackbeard at Palawan Pirate Ship. This playground at Sentosa is designed after a pirate ship where kids can climb on deck and roleplay as the captain while having fun splashing around.

If there’s a queue for the tubular slides, they can pop by the sprinklers or brace themselves for The Pirate Head bucket that dunks water. The strong shower is refreshing, sure to make the little ones go “ahhh” – or as a pirate would say, “arrgh”.

Free water playgrounds for kids in Singapore

The next time you’re racking your brain for a weekend outing with your child, visit one of these refreshing and free water playgrounds for an exciting afternoon.

You might just be tempted to join in the splashing fun yourself because ultimately, there’s a kid in all of us, no matter how old we are.

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Article originally published on 15th March 2019 by Giordan Neoh. Last updated by Raewyn Koh on 10th March 2024.
Cover image adapted from: @qi_cheng1311 via Instagram