Nottingham's Workshops & Classes, Curated

Snip, stick, sip - part art class, part cocktail night. Grab scissors and a drink, then piece together your own collage masterpiece in a buzzy, creative atmosphere. No artistic skill required.

Grab a drink, pick up a pencil, and draw. Whether you're sketching portraits, doodling, or freestyling, this is a laid-back creative evening with zero pressure. The bar keeps things flowing while you find your artistic groove.

District Coffee hosts a rotating programme of creative workshops - from pinch-mug ceramic sessions and mushroom bell pottery to painting evenings. A great indie cafe doubling as a community creative space.

Get your hands floury at I Like It Bakery's breadmaking workshops. Learn the fundamentals of dough, from mixing and kneading to shaping and baking - then take home your creations. Whether you're a beginner or want to perfect your sourdough.

More than just a cooking class - Vietcentric offers an immersive cultural experience. Over roughly three hours, you'll cook authentic Vietnamese dishes, learn about tea ceremonies, and hear two-way cultural stories. One of Nottingham's most unique experiences.

Luisa's Vegan Chocolates offers an immersive chocolate experience where you'll learn the art of luxury chocolate making - all completely plant-based. From understanding bean origins to crafting your own truffles and bars. Award-winning, ethical, and utterly delicious.

A guided tasting journey through Luisa's range of award-winning vegan chocolates. Explore single-origin flavours, learn how cacao is sourced and transformed, and discover why plant-based chocolate can rival anything on the high street.

Run by Le Cordon Bleu-trained chocolatier Ellie, Studio Chocolate offers signature truffle-making, technical tempering, and show-stopper classes. Learn about flavour notes, paint cocoa butter, fill bonbon moulds, and take your creations home.

Quick-fire Saturday sessions at Stewarts' Old Roastery in Sneinton Market. Each 30-minute workshop dives into a different corner of the coffee world - from espresso technique and milk steaming to latte art and coffee tasting.

Cartwheel Coffee, one of Nottingham's oldest specialty roasters, runs 1-to-1 workshops for anyone wanting to improve their home brewing. With multiple accredited Q-graders on the team, you're learning from the city's most knowledgeable coffee professionals.

Run by art psychotherapist Georgina (Ay Up Georgina), Miniatures for Mindfulness combines the meditative focus of painting tiny figurines with a calming, supportive atmosphere. No painting experience needed - it's about slowing down, being present, and finding calm through creativity.

Build your own self-sustaining miniature ecosystem at The Watered Garden, Nottingham's original houseplant shop. Their terrarium workshops walk you through layering drainage, soil, moss, and plants inside a glass vessel. You'll leave with a living, breathing piece of art.