The best things to do in Singapore with your friends on Galentine’s Day

If you want to really treat your bestie, surprise her with a fail-safe friendship bracelet, necklace or even charm. Pandora’s Valentine’s Day 2021 Collection features jewellery (from $59) that artfully blends thoughtful sentiment and iconic style. The sleek and versatile Tilted Heart Solitaire Rings make the perfect Galentine’s gift – they create a diagonal line of hearts when stacked with each other. Otherwise, show your love with the heart-shaped Friends Forever Heart Dangle Charm which features an infinity symbol.

Gather your girl gang of artists and create a masterpiece featuring all of you at an art jamming studio. Never mind if the best you've ever drawn is a measly stick figure, Artify Studio will gladly guide you through the art of the paintbrush. For the uninitiated, Artify Studio is the city's first art studio to run The Honour System, where you either honour the giving guide of $35 or you go for a pay-what-you-wish option. Think of it as painting for a good cause too – payments are made post-painting, with proceeds going to charity.

There's nothing like a spa day with all the works to put your mind and body in rest and relax mode. And what’s better than bringing your girlfriends with you. Pamper yourself at the award-winning Aramsa Garden Spa, which offers organic and herb-based massages, exfoliations, wraps and facials. It also features elegantly designed treatment rooms, each with individual outdoor courtyards that boast their own outdoor rainforest showers or therapeutic hydrotherapy garden baths set against a jungle backdrop (you have to book a bath treatment to get to use it).

Got some good news (or hot goss) to share? Spill the tea, sis! Pair the figurative tea with actual tea, sweet treats and savoury bites at any one of the city’s classy tea rooms. Complete the Galentine’s Day experience with 2am:dessertbar’s Hearts & Roses High Tea (from $45 per guest), which is only available on V-Day only. Indulge in desserts such the edible chocolate rose, strawberry heart cake, and heart-shaped bonbons, and more, as well as a special mocktail to add a little more sparkle to your day.

There are plenty of films in the cinema right now, all competing for your filmgoing dollar. From The Climb (an award-winning ingenious buddy movie) to Music (Sia’s debut film about sisterhood), as well as State of Motion’s Asian sci-fi flicks, you and your friends are spoilt for choice when it comes to movies in the cinema. But if you’re planning for a girly sleepover, grab some popcorn for the ultimate Gen Z rom-com To All the Boys: Always & Forever on Netflix, and Unpregnant on HBO Go which deals with the complications of friendships, adulthood, and abortion.

Revisit those sleepovers you had when you were little at one of Singapore’s many boutique hotels. Spend the night giving each other mani-pedis, braiding each other’s hair, watching a timeless chick flick and sharing secrets (or your recent disaster date). Level up your staycation game with Hotel Soloha’s Valentine’s Day package (from $208 for lofts) which comes with confetti helium balloons and custom-made V-Day cards designed by homegrown artist DroolStamps. Otherwise, go all out with Raffles Hotel Singapore’s With Love, From Raffles Suite Package (from $1,309) which includes luxurious bespoke experiences.

While karaoke bars are still closed, there’s another way for you to unleash your inner Spice Girls. With CK Star Celebrity Experiences, you can professionally record, produce and edit a track or video (from $288), perform live on stage with a band (from $799), and above all, be a singing duo with your bestie for a day – no prior music experience needed. If you’d rather fly solo, this also makes an ace alternative for you to pen, record and perform a song specially for your friend – the ultimate gift of music.