Workshops and classes

If your idea of fun is more about getting involved with something rather than watching from a distance, get right into the thick of things by booking into on of Portsmouth’s top workshops and classes.

There’s a huge variety on offer, so you’re sure to find something that matches your taste. How about painting, printing or weaving at the Hotwalls Studios? Here you can learn from the resident designer-makers what goes into their marvellous creations, before having a go yourself. What’s more, you get to take home your creation at the end!

Elsewhere, there are a number of paint-along events, where professional instructors guide you through a painting – which you’re free to copy entirely or use as inspiration to go off the beaten track. If that didn’t sound appealing enough, many of these events take place at pubs and bars, so you can even have a glass or two of something you like whilst you paint!

Whatever your interests, the workshops and classes below will be sure to offer a fun-filled trip where you can put your hands to good work.

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Writing Workshops

Address

New Theatre Royal, 20-24 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2DD

Telephone
023 9264 9000

info@newtheatreroyal.com

Price
Price £10.00 to £20.00 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

Join author William Sutton for a series of writing workshops in the New Theatre Royal's beautiful Dress Circle saloon space.

Venue

The New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
22 Nov 2024Open 14:00 - 16:00
Christmas Wreath Workshops

Address

Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire, PO9 6DX

Telephone
02392 412265

events@stanstedpark.co.uk

Price
Price £55.00 Per Ticket

Rowlands Castle

Celebrate Christmas with a little piece of Stansted Park to decorate your front door or dining table!

Venue

Stansted Park, Portsmouth

Dates

From:

29 Nov 2024to1 Dec 2024
Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving

Address

Porters Lodge, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LJ

Telephone
07985777293

humelooms@gmail.com

Price
Price £85.00 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

Join textile artist Alice Hume for an introduction to frame loom weaving.

Dates

From:
30 Nov 2024Open 10:00 - 16:00
Untutored Life Drawing

Address

Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2FS

Telephone
023 9279 4810

HotWallsStudios@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Price
Price £17.00 Per Ticket

Broad Street, Portsmouth

The Hotwalls Studios hosts Life Drawing sessions on the first Friday each month.

Venue

Hotwalls Studios, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
6 Dec 2024Open 18:30 - 20:30
Eastney Beach Clean

Address

Meet near the Coffee Cup, Eastney Esplanade, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO4 9GE

Telephone
07809204774

beachwatch.southsea@gmail.com

Portsmouth

Help clean up Eastney Beach with Southsea Beachwatch.

Dates

From:
7 Dec 2024Open 10:00 -
Kissing Bough Workshop

Address

The Mary Rose, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3PY

Telephone
023 9281 2931

museum@maryrose.org

Price
Price £75.00 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

Learn how to make a Christmas kissing bough, the Tudor forerunner of the familiar Christmas wreath!

Venue

The Mary Rose, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
7 Dec 2024
Kings at the Queens

Address

Queens Hotel, Clarence Parade, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3LJ

Telephone
023 9282 2466

reservations@queenshotelportsmouth.com

Price
Price £10.00 Per Ticket

Southsea

Kings at the Queens is back by popular demand!

Dates

From:
12 Dec 2024Open 18:30 -
Kissing Bough Workshop

Address

The Mary Rose, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3PY

Telephone
023 9281 2931

museum@maryrose.org

Price
Price £75.00 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

Learn how to make a Christmas kissing bough, the Tudor forerunner of the familiar Christmas wreath!

Venue

The Mary Rose, Portsmouth

Dates

From:

13 Dec 2024to14 Dec 2024
Writing Workshops

Address

New Theatre Royal, 20-24 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2DD

Telephone
023 9264 9000

info@newtheatreroyal.com

Price
Price £10.00 to £20.00 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

Join author William Sutton for a series of writing workshops in the New Theatre Royal's beautiful Dress Circle saloon space.

Venue

The New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
13 Dec 2024Open 10:00 - 12:00
Hotwalls Open Studios

Address

Hotwalls Studios, Broad Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2JE

Telephone
02392 841272

hotwallsstudios@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Broad Street, Portsmouth

The Hotwalls Studios showcase some of the city’s brightest creative talent.

Venue

Hotwalls Studios, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
15 Dec 2024Open 11:00 - 16:00
Kissing Bough Workshop

Address

The Mary Rose, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3PY

Telephone
023 9281 2931

museum@maryrose.org

Price
Price £75.00 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

Learn how to make a Christmas kissing bough, the Tudor forerunner of the familiar Christmas wreath!

Venue

The Mary Rose, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
20 Dec 2024
New Year's Eve at the Queens Hotel

Address

Queens Hotel, Clarence Parade, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3LJ

Telephone
023 9282 2466

reservations@queenshotelportsmouth.com

Price
Price £130.00 Per Ticket

Southsea

The Queens Hotel hosts a new year ball full of glitz and glamour.

Dates

From:
31 Dec 2024Open 19:00 - 01:00
Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving

Address

Porters Lodge, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LJ

Telephone
07985777293

humelooms@gmail.com

Price
Price £85.00 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

Join textile artist Alice Hume for an introduction to frame loom weaving.

Dates

From:
25 Jan 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
Macrame Pot Hanger Workshop

Address

Unit 5, Victory Business Centre, Somers Road North, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 1PJ

Telephone
07985777293

humelooms@gmail.com

Price
Price £40.00 Per Ticket

Somers Road North, Portsmouth

Join textile artist Alice Hume for a two hour macramé pot hanger workshop.

Dates

From:
26 Jan 2025Open 11:00 - 13:00
Portsmouth BookFest

Address

Various venues, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2DX

Telephone
023 9268 8057

askalibrarian@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Portsmouth

Portsmouth BookFest returns for 2025, with a host of literary events taking place across the city.

Dates

From:

18 Feb 2025to9 Mar 2025
Portsmouth Comic Con

Address

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2AB

Telephone
0844 847 2362

enquiries@portsmouthguildhall.org.uk

Price
Price £1.00 to £25.00 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

Portsmouth Comic Con returns to the Guildhall for 2025.

Dates

From:

3 May 2025to4 May 2025Open 10:00 - 18:00
Portsmouth Pride

Address

Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3SB

info@portsmouthpride.org.uk

Portsmouth

Portsmouth hosts the UK Pride event for 2025, with celebrations on Southsea Common in June 2025.

Dates

From:
7 June 2025Open 12:00 - 22:00
Portsmouth Pretty Muddy

Address

Southsea Common, Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3NT

Telephone
0300 123 0770

Portsmouth

Pretty Muddy returns to Southsea Common in 2025.

Dates

From:
28 June 2025Open 10:00 -
Portsmouth Race for Life

Address

Southsea Common, Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3NT

Telephone
0300 123 0770

Portsmouth

Cancer Research UK's Race for Life returns to Southsea Common in 2025.

Dates

From:
29 June 2025
Great South Run Weekend

Address

Southsea Seafront, Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3ST

info@greatrun.org

Price
Price £25.00 to £46.00 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

The world's premier 10-mile event returns to Southsea in October 2025.

Dates

From:

18 Oct 2025to19 Oct 2025