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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Buff Bingo Bottomless Brunch

Address

Go Rogue, 78 Palmerston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3PT

Telephone
07432830484

requests@fabulousbeyondproductioms.com

Price
Price £44.95 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

The UK's craziest drag bingo brunch lands in Portsmouth every first Saturday of the month.

Dates

From:
5 July 2025Open 12:00 - 16:00
Southsea Food Festival

Address

Palmerston Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3RH

southseafoodfestival@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Southsea

The annual Southsea Food Festival is back for 2025!

Dates

From:

5 July 2025to6 July 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
Macrame Pot Hanger Workshop

Address

Aspex Gallery, The Vulcan Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3BF

Telephone
07985777293

humelooms@gmail.com

Price
Price £40.00 Per Ticket

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth

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

Dates

From:
20 July 2025Open 11:00 - 13:00
Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving

Address

Aspex Gallery, The Vulcan Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3BF

Telephone
07985777293

humelooms@gmail.com

Price
Price £85.00 Per Ticket

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth

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

Dates

From:
27 July 2025Open 10:40 - 16:00
Historical Sail Making on Victory Live: The Big Repair

Address

Victory Live: The Big Repair, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LJ

Telephone
023 9283 9766

enquiries@nmrn.org.uk

HM Naval Base, Portsmouth

Join historical sailmaker Sarah Liscoe for a hands-on experience at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Venue

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth

Dates

From:

28 July 2025to1 Aug 2025Open 11:00 - 14:00
Build The Big Blue at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Address

Worlds Beneath the Waves Exhibition, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LJ

Telephone
023 9283 9766

enquiries@nmrn.org.uk

HM Naval Base, Portsmouth

Use your imagination and help build a giant nautical map out of LEGO bricks.

Venue

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth

Dates

From:

30 July 2025to31 July 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
Buff Bingo Bottomless Brunch

Address

Go Rogue, 78 Palmerston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3PT

Telephone
07432830484

requests@fabulousbeyondproductioms.com

Price
Price £44.95 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

The UK's craziest drag bingo brunch lands in Portsmouth every first Saturday of the month.

Dates

From:
2 Aug 2025Open 12:00 - 16:00
Code & Create at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Address

Victory Gallery, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LJ

Telephone
023 9283 9766

enquiries@nmrn.org.uk

HM Naval Base, Portsmouth

Step into a world of creativity, code, and clever robots with EdTech pioneers Sniff + Snails.

Venue

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth

Dates

From:

7 Aug 2025to8 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 17:30
Explore the Tech Truck at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Address

Victory Gallery, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LJ

Telephone
023 9283 9766

enquiries@nmrn.org.uk

HM Naval Base, Portsmouth

From AR & VR headsets to 3D printing, robotics, see where your creativity can take you.

Venue

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
7 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
Follow the Boom! at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Address

The Galleries of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LJ

Telephone
023 9283 9766

enquiries@nmrn.org.uk

HM Naval Base, Portsmouth

Head to the National Museum of the Royal Navy Galleries, where the echoes of naval history meet the sounds of the future.

Venue

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth

Dates

From:

14 Aug 2025to15 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 17:30
Airfix Extravaganza

Address

The D-Day Story, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 3NT

Telephone
023 9288 2555

theddaystory@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Southsea

Make your own genuine Airfix model to take home at The D-Day Story.

Venue

The D-Day Story, Portsmouth

Dates

From:
15 Aug 2025Open 11:00 - 15:00
Buff Bingo Bottomless Brunch

Address

Go Rogue, 78 Palmerston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3PT

Telephone
07432830484

requests@fabulousbeyondproductioms.com

Price
Price £44.95 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

The UK's craziest drag bingo brunch lands in Portsmouth every first Saturday of the month.

Dates

From:
6 Sept 2025Open 12:00 - 16:00
Fairtrade Fortnight

Address

Various locations, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2AB

Telephone
02074055942

mail@fairtrade.org.uk

Portsmouth

Fairtrade Fortnight is back, with a host of celebrations and events.

Dates

From:

22 Sept 2025to5 Oct 2025
Buff Bingo Bottomless Brunch

Address

Go Rogue, 78 Palmerston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO5 3PT

Telephone
07432830484

requests@fabulousbeyondproductioms.com

Price
Price £44.95 Per Ticket

Portsmouth

The UK's craziest drag bingo brunch lands in Portsmouth every first Saturday of the month.

Dates

From:
4 Oct 2025Open 12:00 - 16:00
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
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 2026.

Dates

From:

2 May 2026to3 May 2026Open 10:00 - 18:00