Workshops events in Edinburgh
View all the upcoming Workshops events taking place throughout Edinburgh below or use the calendar to find events taking place on a specific month or date.
Events in Edinburgh
Weekly Online Computing Club for Kids
Check out ComputerXplorers SEScotland's online kids computing clubs, the perfect way to learn the latest technologies and develop invaluable tech skills.
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Upcycling and Sustainable Living Classes
Learn how to upcycle, become zero waste, reduce your plastic use and explore sustainable living with EcoArt's classes, courses and workshops!
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Beginner’s Sewing Workshops
These practical sewing courses will help you become familiar with the basics of machine sewing and help you build your confidence using a domestic sewing machine.
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In Our Yard: After Zooms
‘After Zooms’ are a re-invention of Capital Theatres popular play days and they are happening live and in-person in Festival Theatre's Courtyard this summer.
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1:1 Textile Printing Session
Perfect for creatives looking to materialise a project, students wishing to expand their portfolio, beginners for gaining knowledge or anyone wanting to try learn something different!
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Tynecastle DigiFest - Online Festival of Learning
Tynecastle DigiFest, the online Festival of Learning, is on until 13th August with an amazing line-up of guest speakers and workshops guaranteed to get you thinking about how you can use technology.
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Art Map Making - Summer Workshops
Every Wednesday from July 7th - August 11th a variety of artists will be hosting sessions for young people (age 11+) to explore different art making techniques.
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Family Dog Safety Workshops
Join Dogs Trust West Calder for an afternoon of learning all about safe behaviour around dogs. Suitable for children 7-11 years old and their families.
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Kids Funky Wonky Crochet Sculpture - 5 week holiday course
Crochet a playful sculpture or a collection of tactile shapes over the summer holidays on this 5 week online summer course run by AlmaBorealis! Suitable for children aged 6-12 years.
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Dressmaking Course
Join The Edinburgh Sewcial Club for 6 evenings in the studio and learn how to make your own clothes. You can choose any garment you'd like to make!
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Sculpture Saturday: Intergalactic Play Devices with Play Radical
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop was given some communication devices made by children from an alien planet. Join Play Radical to find out how you might use and play with these Devices!
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Summer Magic Workshop with Edinburgh International Magic Festival
Learn, create and perform your own magic in this workshop at Lauriston Castle this summer for Ages 7 - 11!
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Family Craft: Pond life - Pond Dipping
Discover what lives in our wonderful pond in the Japanese Garden and like a scientist record what you have found in a special little book.
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Summer Mosaics
Join us at Lauriston Castle for a 2-day workshop making beautiful mosaic panels inspired by the colours of summer with Margaret Findlay.
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Sculpture Saturday: Plot your dream garden with Alaya Ang & Hussein Mitha
Join artist Alaya Ang and Hussein Mitha for this Plot your dream garden workshop and make a collaborative collage that grows across the Sculpture Workshop’s courtyard!
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Beginners Intensive Sewing Course - Summer School
The Beginners intensive sewing course for adults will teach you all the foundation skills to launch you into the world of sewing.
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Woodland Treasure Box
Make your own little treasure box to store your Summer memories and decorate it with natures scenes with Lauriston Castle staff!
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Print Your Own Silk Scarf or Tie
This four hour, short printing course knows no bounds and only cares about you creating something special and going home with something beautifully wearable.
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Pinhole Cameras
To celebrate World Photography Day (19 August), join us at Lauriston Castle for a special workshop exploring pinhole cameras!
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Crochet Club! Make your own Cotton Face Scrubbies
Learn how to crochet useful cotton Face Scrubbies on this workshop at Gooey Events Limited, Livingston on 16th August!
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De-stress Drawing Group
Join the Drawing and Painting Studio online on Wednesday 18th August and enjoy some relaxing drawing and doodling!
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Sculpture Saturday: What are we doing when we aren’t doing anything? with Andrew Gannon
During this Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop we will be making live works using our own bodies and objects together, with your family, around the question: What are we doing when we aren’t doing anythin
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Japanese Shodo Calligraphy - Zen Brush
Learn about Shodo calligraphy using traditional materials such Japanese sumi ink and fude brushes on washi paper on this online course from Drawing and Painting Studio!
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Sculpture Saturday: Paper Clay Play with Ashleen Lewis
This Sculpture Saturday workshop on 28th August is designed specifically for young people with Autism or additional support needs and their families.
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Design Your Own Perfume Workshop
Step into the world of fine fragrance and design your own couture fine fragrance at this fun aromatic experience taking place in Edinburgh on 29th August!
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Shakyo - Tracing the Sutras
Join Drawing and Painting Studio on Sunday 29th August for their Shakyo - Tracing the Sutras online workshop!
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Sculpture Saturday: Mind-Mirror, Mind’s Eye with Naomi Garriock
Join artist Naomi Garriock who will introduce you to the Mind’s Eye booth, a colour mixing live broadcast that is brought to you by a family of hands.
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Introduction to Fermented Fruit and Vegetables
Not sure what to do with your glut of homegrown fruit and vegetables? Join us online for an introduction to fermentation.
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Print your own Pampering Kit
Create a custom-designed, unique pampering kit made with your own two hands. You will love exploring print, pattern and colour on this four hour hands-on printing course!
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The Light Through the Trees and on the Water
Create paintings expressing light in landscape and explore the addition of figures for symbolism and depth with artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb at this workshop inspired by Charles Hodge Mackie!
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Upstairs Downstairs
Come along to Lauriston where you will don an apron and mob cap to make lemonade and biscuits in the old kitchen then visit the magnificent rooms upstairs!
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Family Event: Poetic Neon Signs
Inspired by maritime themes in our Ian Hamilton Finlay exhibition, Create your own poetic neon sign using paint!
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Text Artworks
Create your own text artwork with artist Hannah Nugent, inspired by our ‘Marine: Ian Hamilton Finlay’ exhibition.
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Textiles Printing Level 1
This 8 weeks textiles course is ideal for those who has a special interest in textiles or screen-printing and would like to take this interest further using a variety of fabric, dyes and inks.
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Memories of Autumn
Inspired by the season passing make a gorgeous autumn wreath lit by magical lights to adorn your door to take you right up to Christmas.
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Halloween Wand Making Workshop
Join us at Lauriston Castle in a magical crafting class just in time for Halloween and create your own unique magic wand!
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Sock Snowmen
Make a beautiful little festive snowman to decorate your home for Christmas at this family workshop in Lauriston Castle!
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Tartan Wreaths
Make a colourful and unique Christmas wreath for your door using tartan remnants, bells, baubles and ribbons. No sewing is required!
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Christmas Patchwork Appliqued Cushions
Make a beautiful appliqued cushion using exquisite Christmas and vintage-inspired fabrics with Felicity Bryant!
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Printmaking for Christmas
Join us for an adorable Christmas class where you can print Robins, fir trees and other beautiful motifs with artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb!
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Enchanted Christmas Pictures
Create a Christmas themed 3-dimensional framed picture that will light up like an enchanted magical forest in this workshop with Lauriston Castle staff!
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Paper Garlands and Silver Wings
Using a selection of beautiful papers and foils in silvery colours create a wreath, angel and garland in this relaxing workshop with Artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb!
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Festive Decorations
Join us for a festive class making a variety of Christmas decorations to adorn your home!
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Country Wreaths and Garlands
Make a sweet little natural wreath inspired by Scandinavia with little painted reindeers, stars and hearts and a magical lit garland to decorate your door, stairs or fireplace!
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Green Wreaths
Always the highlight of the season, make not one but 2 stunning natural wreaths to decorate your home using Lauriston Castle greenery and a host of beautiful embellishments.
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Fresh Giant Wreaths
Join Margaret Findlay as you gather natural greenery to make 2 giant wreaths for you home!
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Events in East Renfrewshire
Journey - Meditation, Manifesting and Goal Attainment, Stress Reduction & Relaxation
Journey from Core Glow is an exciting Meditation, Manifesting and Goal Attainment, Stress Reduction & Relaxation class starting on 9th June at The Moon Rooms in Newton Mearns!
Relax & Sing Baby Massage and Yoga
Join Bébé Serenity for this mellow 5 week course in Clarkston to learn great techniques to help soothe and calm your little one, ease colic and give you both new ways to connect and bond!
Relax & Sing Baby Massage and Yoga
Join Bébé Serenity for this mellow 5 week course in Newton Mearns to learn great techniques to help soothe and calm your little one, ease colic and give you both new ways to connect and bond!
Events in Fife
Silver Pendant Workshop
In this workshop, run by East Nook Studio, you will design and create your own simple pendant from a piece of silver, before connecting it to a chain.
Set of Silver Bangles and Ring Workshop
Learn how to saw, solder, form and texture your own silver bangles from scratch in this workshop rum by East Nook Studio!
Rings with Things Workshop
Create hammered texture rings using both traditional and contemporary jewellery techniques in this workshop run by East Nook Studio!
Aberdour Festival - POSTPONED
The Aberdour Festival is possibly the best festival of the Summer, each year playing host to an exciting and packed programme of events!
Crafty Workshops
Enjoy a crafting experience with friends or family, a cuppa and homebaking in your own personal booth at The Stables, Falkland Estate!
Events in Glasgow
Family Constellations Online Workshop
Family Constellations is a one day workshop using constellations to help us to see more clearly into the entanglements that feed into our difficulties.
Seasonal Self-Discovery Writing Workshops
Explore how to live more intentionally and incorporate nature and the seasons into your daily life on a Seasonal Self-Discovery Writing Workshop with Debbie Innes.
Pottery Handbuilding Workshop
Join Spin for a two hour pottery workshop and create at your own socially distanced table with staff on hand to help bring your vision to life!
30 Minute Meditation Lunchtime Classes
Take half an hour out to cultivate inner peace and enjoy the rest of the day with an inspired and positive mind on one of Kadampa Meditaion Centre's Lunchtime Classes!
All the Young Nudes’ Online Life Drawing Club
Join All the Young Nudes on Monday nights for their Online Life Drawing Club, a weekly, accessible, affordable and fun life drawing session!
Woodland Wildlife Workshops
Join the Castlemilk Park Project team to find out more about what lives in your woodland, from edible plants to busy bees and species that invade to bats that soar at night!
Cuban Salsa Classes With HT Dance
Get your summer off to a fun start, meet people and keep fit at the same time with these new Cuban Salsa classes from HT Dance!
Summer Programme - Artist-led Workshops
This summer The Tall Shop Glenlee will play host to five performers who will lead exciting, innovative and thought provoking workshops and performances for their visitors!
Summer Drama Classes
Southside Stage School are running Summer Drama Classes for 5 to 8 year olds and 9 to 12 year olds at Croftfoot United Free Church between the 27th and 31st July!
HANG
Taking place online and live at SWG3 Glasgow on Saturday 31st July, HANG is a hybrid music conference dedicated to hip hop and grime music in Scotland!
Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Cloud Water Zen Group are holding an 'Introduction to Zen Buddhism' covering the basics of Zen teaching and practice beginning on Saturday 31st July.
PASC Summer School: Participatory Arts Short Course for 16 - 25 year olds
Glasgow Connected Arts Network are hosting a free Participatory Arts Short Course for 16 - 25 year olds at CCA Glasgow in August!
Learn to Sew - Visible Mending Workshop
Join the Remade Network and learn how to repair your clothes whilst injecting colour into your garments from the comfort of your own home!
Summer All Day Dance Workshop
Katie Kerr Dance & Wellness will be hosting a full day Dance Workshop for 10 to 16 year olds at Dance Glasgow Studios in the West End!
Free Your Inner King - A Workshop Program Taking You From Zero to Drag King in 4 Weeks
Free Your Inner King at AXM Glasgow is a workshop program that will take you from zero to drag king in 4 weeks!
Kanji Club - Learn Japanese and Chinese Characters
Learn to read and write kanji characters in Drawing and Painting Studio's fun and inspiring online language group and discover their meanings!
Beginner’s Lampshade Printing Workshop
Learn how to screen print and construct your own lampshade on this beginner's evening course with Print Clan!
Pitch & Stitch - Textile Repair Picnic
As part of the Govanhill International Festival, Remade Network is hosting an in-person repair picnic for all the community on Saturday 14th August!
Bushcraft for Beginners
Reconnect with your wild side and join TCV Scotland for a morning in the woods and learning basic survival skills!
Glasgow Songwriting Festival
Glasgow Songwriting Festival returns for 2021 with a variety of online workshops plus an opening concert featuring Reg Meuross, Donna Maciocia, Emily Barker and Findlay Napier!
8-Week Mindful Eating Course
Join Joanne Moller at The Wellbeing Centre for an 8-Week Mindful Eating Course and learn how to end mindless and emotional eating for good!
Beginner’s Stained Glass Workshop
Learn how to make your very own stained glass panels on this one day weekend workshop at RDW Glass Studio!
Food Photography Workshop 1 - Natural Lighting
Whether you have your own business, you are a blogger or simply want to learn something new, this workshop is designed to equip you to take better food photos for social media!
Dried Flower Masterclass
Join Beewild Blooms for their dried flower bouquet masterclass where you will be surrounded by pampas, bunnytails and eucalyptus!
Food Photography Workshop 2 - Aperture & Speed
Join Karené at Soul Food Kitchen for a practical workshop on taking photos of food with a DSLR camera!
Drawn to Print with Fraser Taylor
This two day workshop at Print Clan with Fraser Taylor will explore the relationship between the hand drawn image and the printed image.
Japanese and Chinese Seal Engraving: Tenkoku
Carve your very own Japanese hanko stamp to make your inei impression, learn about the different stages in the Tenkoku process and the tools used with the Drawing and Painting Studio!
Beginner’s Textile Printing Course
Join Print Clan for their upcoming six week Textile Printing Course perfect for complete beginners or those who wish to refresh their skills!
Intermediate Textile Printing Course
Build on your existing printing skills and learn specialist techniques in this six week intermediate course with Print Clan!
Events in Lanarkshire
Jurassic Adventures - Kids Craft & STEM Workshops (Part of Jurassic Lanark’s Dinosaur Trail)
Material Geeks are running a series of workshops in Lanark this summer to compliment Discover Lanark with their 'Walking in their Footsteps' Dinosaur trail!
ACE Summer Programme
Looking for activities to entertain your children during the summer? SLLC will have a variety of ACE and Tiny ACE activities available at a range of venues across South Lanarkshire!
Bushcraft Academy
Immersed in nature, your child will learn how to utilise the resources around them on OutLET: Play Resource's Bushcraft Academy at RSPB Barons Haugh!
Halloween Bath Bomb Experience
Join the team at Lerah in Condorrat, Cumbernauld in October for their Halloween Bath Bomb Making Experience!
Behavioural Design Fest 2021
Behavioural Design Fest 2021 brings you the best and latest techniques from expert practitioners in the emerging fields of Behavioural Design and Decision Science!
Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
PACE Summer Fest!
Jam-packed with unique and varied creative performance experiences for ages 3-21, PACE is excited to present their Summer Fest 2021!
Evolve Seedhill Workshops
RIG Arts are holding two FREE weekly outdoor arts workshops, open to all, at McKerrell Street Playpark, Seedhill on Friday afternoons!
Kids Sewing Class
If you're not sure what to do with your kids this summer then why not introduce them to a new hobby courtesy of Thimbleberry Sewing!
Lampshade Making Class
Learn how to make a beautiful 30cm drum lampshade, for your home or as a gift, at this workshop run by Thimbleberry Sewing!
Textiles & Weaving Workshop with Florence Dwyer
Florence Dwyer leads free workshops in textiles exploring the creative potential and possibilities of weaving at artspace37!
Beginners Sewing Course
Always wanted to learn how to sew but just don’t know where to start? Then this four day course from Thimbleberry Sewing is the course is for you!
The Fine Art of Textiles - Summer School
Create beautiful fine art textiles through felt making, transfer, lino and geli printing on this five day workshop with textile artist Deborah Campbell!
Dressmaking Course
Ever wanted to learn how to make your own clothes? Then this 3 day Dressmaking Course from Thimbleberry Sewing is the course for you!
Mindful Crafting Workshop
Join The Butterfly Room for an opportunity to discover and explore the therapeutic benefits of creativity on this three hour Mindful Crafting Workshop!
Events in Stirling and Falkirk
Stop Motion Animation with Indie Flynn
Come join us at the Made in Stirling store and make your own Stop Motion Animation short film with Indie Flynn from local charity Square Peg SCIO!
Summer Holidays Activity Programme
Join us at The Battle of Bannockburn over the summer holidays for a dazzling array of exciting activities!
HIT PLAY Youth Summer Programme
Are you between the ages of 13-25 & living in Stirling? Then don’t miss out on Creative Stirling's Youth Summer Programme with a variety of fun and educatinal skills classes!
Retreat, Relax and Restore
Join Natasha for a mini-retreat in which you will get the opportunity to take some time out from the busyness of life to unwind, de-stress and recharge your batteries.
Creativity & Wellbeing Through Jewellery Making
Come along to a FREE jewellery skills workshop delivered by local makers at Made In Stirling on 3rd August! Have fun, learn some new skills and meet new people in a relaxed environment!
Online Upcycling Techniques - Transition Stirling
Want to give your old furniture a new lease of life but don’t know how to upcycle, then join Michaella as she leads this two-part online workshop on Saturday 7 August 2021.
Paint n Sip Heiland Coo with Blaeberry River Art
Learn how paint an image from blank canvas to beautiful work of art in just 2 hours in this relaxing workshop at Made in Stirling!
Watercolour Classes - Painting Seasonal Flowers
Join Clare Robinson for these Watercolour Classes starting on 16th August at the lovely Lecropt Kirk Hall, Bridge of Allan!
Painting Landscapes - A Workshop Series with Orla Stevens
Join Orla Stevens for expressive painting and drawing workshops, exploring the landscape of your favourite places through mixed media acrylics, oil pastel, ink, chalks and collage.
Embroidered Embellishments
Join us for an embroidery workshop with a difference! Bring some bling to your embroidery with stitcher to the stars, Chloe Patience. This workshop will be chock full of techniques.
Beginners Guide to Canine Massage
This 1 day workshop is the perfect introduction into how you can help your best friend at home!
Coptic Book Binding
Learn how to make a fabulous and funky, A5 size, recycled rubber covered journal or sketchbook using one of the oldest types of bookbinding stitches – the coptic stitch.
Introduction to Pastels - Flowers with Blaeberry River Art
Join Fiona from Blaeberry River Art for an intensive day learning to sculpt and shade vibrant blooms at Made in Stirling on 22nd August!
Introduction to Bumblebees
This half day workshop run by TCV Scotland Stirling Branch will introduce you to the most common species of bumblebee found in the UK.
Art Club with Baeberry River Art
Come along and chill out for a morning of art with the support of tutor Fiona at Blaeberry River Art’s brand new art club held in Made in Stirling!
Introduction to Colour Theory with Blaeberry River Art
Come along to Made in Stirling on 4th September for this intensive day learning about the history of colour, pigments and have a play with paint!
Paint n Sip Harris with Blaeberry River Art
Come along on Friday 4th September and develop a new skill with Blaeberry River Art’s Paint n Sip class at Made in Stirling!
Botanical Bookbinding
Join Bookbinder Cass Barron at Central Scotland School of Craft for a creative day of printing and bookbinding inspired by the nature on our doorstep.
Paint n Sip Elephants with Blaeberry River Art
Learn how paint an image from blank canvas to beautiful work of art in just 2 hours in this relaxing workshop at Made in Stirling on 9th October!
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