Science Centre Singapore has a new reason to go to Jurong East. Glowing Oceans, which the centre bills as Asia's first full-scale living bioluminescence exhibition, opens on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Its centrepiece is a shallow lagoon of live plankton you walk into, and every step leaves a trail of blue light. Singaporeans and PRs pay $7 off-peak, with Science Centre entry included.
> Quick view: Glowing Oceans opens Tue 3 Nov 2026 · Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, last entry 4.15pm · SG/PR $7 off-peak (all ages), $12/$10 peak · ages 4+ · limited run · Spookology Halloween to Sun 1 Nov, Afterdark nights 30-31 Oct, $25 online
What Glowing Oceans is
Bioluminescent blooms have occasionally lit up Singapore's shores, but city lights usually wash out the glow. Science Centre has built a fully dark-adapted hall instead, stocked with live dinoflagellates, single-celled plankton that flash blue when the water around them moves. The centre says the species on show are non-toxic and are not harmed by visitors.
The zones, per the official exhibition page:
- The Lagoon: the signature piece. Pull on the booties provided and wade through the water; it lights up under your feet.
- Touch Tables: swirl the water with your hands and watch thousands of plankton respond.
- Dimitri's Desk: a mock marine biologist's field office with holographic deep-sea creatures.
- Darwin's Cove: an animated story about Charles Darwin seeing glowing plankton on the HMS Beagle.
Allow 45 to 60 minutes.
Ticket prices
| Ticket | SG/PR off-peak | SG/PR peak | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glowing Oceans + Science Centre | $7 adult, $7 child/senior | $12 adult, $10 child/senior | $18 adult, $14 child/senior |
| Super Glow Bundle (adds ONE Ocean) | $20 adult, $15 child/senior | $23 adult, $18 child/senior | $30 adult, $24 child/senior |
Science Centre treats weekends, public holidays and school holidays as peak. The year-end school holidays start on Saturday 21 November, so the $7 rate is realistically a 3-20 November weekday thing. No closing date has been announced; the page only says "limited time".
Before you go
- Ages 4 and up. Children under 12 must be supervised by an adult throughout.
- Wear flat, closed-toe shoes and clothes you can roll up. Booties are provided at the entrance and must be returned.
- No lotion or sunscreen on hands and arms, and everyone washes their hands with soap at the entrance. Take off bracelets and anklets.
- No strollers, food, drinks or flash photography. Lockers are near the Main Entrance and The Annexe.
- Arrive 15 minutes before your session. The lagoon is not suitable for all wheelchairs, though the hall has ramps.
Spookology, this week only
Science Centre's Halloween event, Spookology: Glitch in the Web, runs 27 October to Sunday 1 November. Visitors play Community Science Investigators tracking an escaped experiment through four "Fear Labs", ending with a giant spider. There is also a Robo Trick or Treat and a best-dressed contest with prizes worth over $3,000.
| Spookology ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Daytime (10am-5pm, galleries suit ages 6+) | SG/PR $10 adult, $6 child/senior; standard $20 adult, $12 child |
| Afterdark (Fri 30 and Sat 31 Oct, 7pm-11pm) | $25 online (U.P. $40) |
| Afterdark VIP | $80 ($60 Annual Pass holders) |
Afterdark adds an Omni-Theatre horror film, a Halloween stargazing session (weather permitting), multi-zone DJs and one free drink. Annual Pass holders get 50% off the daytime ticket and pay $10 for Afterdark, but their usual free admission does not apply during Spookology. For younger children, Spookology Juniors runs at KidsSTOP from 30 October to 1 November, with separate KidsSTOP admission.
Science Centre is also selling five limited-edition Quby plushies for the character's 10th anniversary (Whale, Scallop, Manta Ray, Baby and a Kueh Tutu Quby) at its Curiosity Shop.
What it means for you
For a family of Singaporeans, Glowing Oceans is one of the cheapest new attractions of the year: $28 for two adults and two kids on an off-peak weekday, with the rest of the Science Centre thrown in. The catch is timing. Book a weekday before 21 November, because the same family pays $44 at peak. If you want Halloween as well, Spookology closes on Sunday, so this weekend is the last chance.
Tickets are sold on science.edu.sg. Prices and conditions are from Science Centre Singapore's Glowing Oceans and Spookology pages, checked 29 October 2026.
Photo: Science Centre Singapore official Glowing Oceans key visual.
