Get ready for an action-packed weekend celebrating Asian games!
Explore hands-on game stations and challenge friends and family to exciting matches. Immerse in colourful performances, create game-inspired art, and discover fascinating stories behind the games we love.
Enjoy discounted entry to Let’s Play! The Art and Design of Asian Games during programme hours ($10 for Singaporeans/PRs | $20 for Foreign Residents/Tourists).
Presented in conjunction with ACM Adventures.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
- PLAY DATE with Wormhole
Sat & Sun, 28–29 Mar
10am–4pm: Pop-up market [Free]
10am–1pm: Hopscotch [$2/entry - cashless payment only]
1.30pm: Worms & Ladders [$10/participant]
River Room, Level 2
Join us as Wormhole takes over the River Room for a weekend of play! Try a supersized hopscotch, take on a life-size Snakes & Ladders with a game night twist, and discover playful surprises for all ages. Enjoy a pop-up market with coffee and baked goods, local artists, games, and more.
- Wormhole & Friends Pop-up Market
28 & 29 Mar: Benew, Brewhouse, Biibsthebee, Afelise, Cruddy, frikin guds, Growing Up, PointyRice, Poison Studio, Shuiwong, Slowmolds, Wormhole
28 Mar: Dapiku Sweets, Global Mat Soul Kitchen
29 Mar: House of Samosas, Mandy Makes
- Pop-up Adventure Playground by Chapter Zero
Sat & Sun, 28–29 Mar
10am–12pm, 2–4pm
ACM Green
Free
Step into a pop-up playground where children lead the play. Using loose parts, open-ended materials, and reused everyday objects, children can invent, build, and explore as they create their own games and playful worlds.
Suitable for ages 5 and above with parental supervision.
- The Game Adventure: Team Challenge
Sat & Sun, 28–29 Mar
10am–4pm
ACM Porch
Free
Pick up a challenge map and set off on a playful adventure through the museum! Take on fun challenges inspired by games from across Asia, join bonus activities, and collect stamps along the way. Trade your stamps for coins at the Game Treasure Shop and decide as a team how to spend them on prizes!*
*While supplies last.
- Popsicle Giveaway
Sat & Sun, 28–29 Mar
10am–4pm
ACM Green
Free; Terms and conditions apply
Cool down with a popsicle! Be the first 100 visitor each day to the Let’s Play! exhibition and flash your admission sticker to enjoy a treat on us.*
*While supplies last. Limited to one redemption per person only.
- Let's Go! Weiqi Rising Stars Exhibition Match: Yang Taoyu vs. Jemma Chua
Sat, 28 Mar
11am
Scholars Gallery, Level 2
Free with general admission
Join us for an exciting exhibition match between Yang Taoyu and Jemma Chua, both Singapore 3 dan players and members of the Singapore National Team. They have represented Singapore internationally, including at the 2025 Silk Road Friendship Cup in Xinjiang and the 2026 Star of Three Cities Cup in Singapore. Jemma also serves as assistant coach for the National Youth Team.
Witness high-level strategic play as these rising stars demonstrate the skills that made them strong ambassadors of Singapore's weiqi programme. The match will be moderated by Mr Mok Jun Jie.
Limited seating available.
DROP-IN GAMES
- Let’s Play! with the Association of Carrom Singapore
Sat, 28 Mar
10am–4pm
Lobby, Level 1
Free
Join the Association of Carrom Singapore for a fun and engaging afternoon at the museum! Whether you are a beginner or simply curious, this is your chance to play, learn, and connect through this exciting game. Watch live demonstrations, challenge skilled players, and learn the techniques behind this fast-paced mind sport. Combining focus, accuracy, and tactical thinking, carrom is exciting for both participants and spectators.
Activities include:
- Learn the basics of carrom
- Meet and play with international carrom players
- Pick up tips and techniques from experienced players
- Join fun mini-games and challenges
- Win prizes
- Watch live demonstrations
- Let’s Play! with Mahjong Lah
Sat & Sun, 28–29 Mar
11am–4pm
Riverfront Entrance, Level 1
Free
Enjoy mahjong-themed games including wall-building challenges, tile-matching puzzles, mahjong tic-tac-toe, and Chinese character writing and colouring. A fun blend of learning and play for the whole family!
For more in-depth learning, a family-friendly beginner mahjong workshop will also be available. More details and registration here.
Suitable for ages 7 and above.
- Let’s Play! with the Singapore Weiqi Association
Sat, 28 Mar
1–4pm
Scholars Gallery, Level 2
Free with general admission
Enjoy a rare opportunity to play weiqi in the Scholars Gallery at ACM! Friendly facilitators from the Singapore Weiqi Association will guide you through this traditional game, long enjoyed by Chinese scholars Families and players of all ages are welcome!
For more in-depth learning, a children's beginner weiqi workshop (ages 6 to 12) will take place on 29 March. More details and registration here.
- Let’s Play! with Singapore Shogi Group
Sun, 29 Mar
10am–4pm
Lobby, Level 1
Free
Curious about shogi, or Japanese chess? Learn the basic moves and rules with representatives from the Singapore Shogi Group. Discover the story behind the game, and try solving tsumeshogi — puzzles that test your strategy skills.
OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
- Tinikling: Filipino Folk Dance by DMI Studio
Sat & Sun, 28–29 Mar
10.30am
ACM Green
Free
Discover the joy of Filipino heritage through Tinikling, the Philippines' beloved bamboo dance. Watch an energetic 5-minute performance, followed by an interactive session where you can try the dance yourself. It's not as easy as it looks!
- Bubble Up! by CJ the Bubble Girl
Sat & Sun, 28–29 Mar
3pm
ACM Green
Free
Step outside for a bubble-filled spectacle for the whole family. Watch shimmering bubbles float, pop, and swirl through the air in a playful performance!
Subject to weather conditions. The activity will be cancelled in case of rain.
- Balinese Dolanan by Eka Suwara Santhi
Sat & Sun, 28–29 Mar
4pm
ACM Green
Free
Experience the vibrant spirit of Bali through traditional children's games that celebrate friendship, community, and cultural heritage. Eka Suwara Santhi brings dance, games, and songs from Bali to Singapore, sharing traditions that bring people together.
Image Credit: Asian Civilisations Museum
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Singapore1 Empress Place Singapore River, South S179555
How to get there?
By public transport: The ACM is a 5-minute walk from Raffles Place MRT station (Exit H).
By car: Can be reached via a road behind Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, off Fullerton Road near Anderson Bridge.
Parking: At the basement car park of the New Parliament House, at Six Battery Road and at One Fullerton across from the Fullerton Hotel.