73 workshops to get creative
Get crafty in East Sussex with a vibrant mix of art classes, geeky gatherings and workshops that'll unleash your inner maker.


6-Week Pottery Courses
2 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Hot Fox Pottery (Brighton)

Art Classes
1 Nov 2026 – 4 Dec 2026
Paddock Art Studios (Lewes)

Branding the Bands w/ Another Acronym & Tom Vek
2 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)

Finding Your Voice w/ Paul Camo and Margate Radio
2 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)

Fused Glass Adult Workshop
31 Oct 2026 – 28 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)

Life Drawing at The Boot Factory
2 Nov 2026 – 26 Dec 2026
Artist Residence Brighton

Living Monuments: A Discovery of the Pavilion Elms
21 Oct 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)

Tony Roper's The Steamie
2 Nov 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton

ARTbank
3 Nov 2026 – 7 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Collage course with ARTeStart
3 Nov 2026 – 24 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Discover Sessions
3 Nov 2026 – 16 Mar 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

NANI CLUB workshop
3 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2026
Signalman (Brighton)

Sip + Paint @ The Board Room
3 Nov 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm

Studio Sessions: Monthly Print Club
3 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Watercolour Course with ArteStart
3 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Pop-UP Crafts Bank
4 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

School of Clowns Course
4 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton

Tap Class
4 Nov 2026 – 25 Nov 2026
Marina Studios (Brighton)

GCSE Art Information Session (Free)
5 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Microbudget Film Workshop
5 Nov 2026
Electric Palace Hastings

Women’s Institute (WI)
5 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Farningham Village Hall (Dartford)

Eric Ravilious: Linocut Christmas Cards Workshop
6 Nov 2026
Towner (Eastbourne)

Friday Social Group
6 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2026
Polegate Community Association

Reflective Hands Presents: Tin Foil Astronaut
6 Nov 2026
Where Else? (Margate)

Scene Study Class – Advanced
6 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2026
The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar (Brighton)

Screen Acting / Acting for Camera
6 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2026
The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar (Brighton)

Screen Acting / Acting for Camera Advanced Level
6 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2026
The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar (Brighton)

Studio Sessions: Creative Collage one day workshop with Anne Davison
6 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Studio Sessions: Still life oil painting
6 Nov 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Studio Sessions: Still life oil painting with Gaven Alexander
6 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Fast & Furious Screenwriting: Halloween
7 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)

Faversham Christmas Artisan Crafts and Gift Market
7 Nov 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)

Women in Tech Course
7 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton

Geek Sundays
8 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
The Actors (Brighton)

Class Act – Autumn/Winter Term
9 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton

Experimental Life Drawing
10 Nov 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)

Paint, Sip & Savour in Bath
10 Nov 2026
The Ivy In The Lanes (Brighton)

Drop-in group: The Rabbit Hole
11 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Kent x Fenwick Live
11 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)

Krampus Women of Whitstable Costume Workshop
11 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Making Your Micro-Budget Feature
11 Nov 2026
Depot (Lewes)

Studio Sessions: Figure making workshop with Steve Postgate
12 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

The Faversham Murder Club
12 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)

BOTANICAL INK MAKING
14 Nov 2026
Hastings Contemporary

West End Workshop with Conor Mellor (Ages 13-19 years)
14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton

West End Workshop with Erin Caldwell (Ages 13-19 years)
14 Nov 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Maureen Younger: Be More Maureen
15 Nov 2026
Komedia Brighton

Irma Thomas: Soul Queen of New Orleans
16 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)

The Michael Portillo Show
16 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton

WORKSHOP Substack Success with Claire Venus
18 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)

Christmas Cottage Scene Workshop
19 Nov 2026 – 11 Dec 2026
The Crown (Hastings)

WORKSHOP Selina Barker: How to Start Your Own Podcast
19 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
20 Nov 2026
The Old Market (Hove)

Whitstable Ceramics Fair
20 Nov 2026 – 22 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

WORKSHOP Tessa Hadley: Turning Ordinary Lives into Fiction
20 Nov 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)

Dr Friday’s ‘MISTLETOE & CRIME’
21 Nov 2026
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)

LIFE DRAWING
21 Nov 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
Hastings Contemporary

Studio Sessions: Saturday Sewing Club
21 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Studio Sessions: Absolute Beginners - The Art Class for Adults
24 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Studio Sessions: Absolute Beginners Art Class
24 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Gertrude’s Garden Arts and Crafts
25 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2026
The Grange (Brighton)

Christmas Fabric Bauble Workshop
26 Nov 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)

Fabric Christmas Baubles Workshop
26 Nov 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)

Studio Sessions: Festive Block Printing Workshop
27 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Festive Textile Holly Workshop
28 Nov 2026
The Crown (Hastings)

Fused Glass Workshop
28 Nov 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)

STILL LIFE DRAWING
28 Nov 2026
Hastings Contemporary

Studio Sessions: Abstract Expressionist Painting + Creative Meditation with Kim O'Neil
28 Nov 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Christmas Makers Market
29 Nov 2026
Artelium Wine Estate (Hassocks)

CSO: Elgar Celebrated with Raphael Wallfisch
29 Nov 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)

Festive Linocut Card Making Workshop
29 Nov 2026
Paddock Art Studios (Lewes)

Linocut Workshops
29 Nov 2026
Paddock Art Studios (Lewes)

Goodwin, Jeff - Blue Velvet: A Polaroid Diary
30 Nov 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)