Snow City Singapore Has Closed: Where Families Can Go Now

Snow City Singapore closed for good on 30 September 2026, after 26 years beside the Science Centre in Jurong East. Its website now carries a thank-you notice and points visitors to Science Centre Singapore next door. If your child was hoping for a cold, slippery day out, an ice rink is the closest swap, and the Science Centre and KidsSTOP are still there for a Jurong East outing. This page now covers where to go instead, then a short record of what Snow City was, for parents who went as children and want to tell their own kids about it.

Where to go now instead of Snow City

What Snow City was like for families

Snow City opened in 2000 as Singapore's first permanent indoor snow centre, inside the Science Centre Singapore precinct in Jurong East, right beside the Omni-Theatre. Its heart was a snow chamber kept at roughly minus 5 degrees Celsius, cold enough for real snow to stay on the ground. Admission came with a winter jacket and boots to borrow.

The rides and play areas changed over the years. These were the ones most families remember:

• The ice slide (Glacier Luge): a multi-storey tube ride down the snow run, and the part most children talked about afterwards.
• Snow play chamber: open snow for snowmen, snowballs and a toddler's first feel of the cold.
• Ice bumper cars (Drift On Ice): spinning and bumping around an icy arena, for children above a height limit of about 0.9m.
• Snowfall moments: simulated snowfall on a schedule through the day.

Why it closed

In mid-2026 the Science Centre Board announced that Snow City would close permanently on 30 September 2026, as part of refreshing its offerings as visitor interests and Singapore's attractions changed. A farewell campaign called One Last Snowfall ran through the final months, roughly from June to September, with limited-time experiences and discounted snow play tickets.

A Jurong East day out without the snow

Science Centre Singapore is still next door to where Snow City stood, with its galleries, KidsSTOP for under-8s and the Omni-Theatre dome cinema. Our Omni-Theatre family guide covers the films and the best ages for them. Jurong East's big malls are a short walk or bus ride away for lunch and some air-conditioned downtime.

Frequently asked questions

When did Snow City Singapore close?

Snow City closed permanently on 30 September 2026, after 26 years as Singapore's first indoor snow centre. Its official website now shows a closure notice.

Why did Snow City close?

The Science Centre Board, which ran it, said the closure was part of refreshing its offerings as visitor interests and Singapore's attractions changed.

Where can kids play on ice in Singapore now?

Ice skating is the closest thing. Kallang Ice World has a real ice rink and Ice Penguin Skate uses synthetic ice. Our ice skating guide covers skate hire, ages, lessons, beginner frames and what to wear.

Is Science Centre Singapore still open?

Yes. Snow City's closure notice points visitors to Science Centre Singapore, and KidsSTOP, its children's science centre for ages 8 and below, runs two booked sessions a day from Tuesday to Sunday. Our KidsSTOP and Science Centre guide has the prices.

Snow City gave Singapore children their first touch of snow for more than two decades. For more indoor ideas in the same spirit, try the ArtScience Museum family guide, our roundup of the best playgrounds in Singapore or the Changi Jurassic Mile family guide, or browse all our family guides.