453 classes and events across Los Angeles
Classes, Free Culture & Things to Do in Los Angeles
Wheel-throwing in Chinatown, screenprinting in Boyle Heights, woodworking downtown, silversmithing in Long Beach — plus the free museum days, beach cleanups and native-plant mornings worth knowing about — 453 of them on right now across 87 studios, museums and parks. Every listing read off the venue's own page by a person, with the price as printed. No aggregator sludge, no dead links.
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Every one of these was read off the venue's own page, with the price and the date it actually says. Narrow them below — the numbers are what you will get.
12 picks from 453 across Los Angeles
THURSDAYS · 1:30 PM & 6:30 PMWheel Throwing With Roy KunisakiAngels Gate Cultural Center · Long Beach & South Bay$65 trial day; $130 for 3 intro days; $295 for 10 sessionsDetails →Jewel City Beads
TUE, WED, FRI & SAT · 1 PMBasic BeadingJewel City Beads · Hollywood & Eastside$50 + materials feeDetails →Element Art Center
$65FRI, OCT 23Paint Your PetElement Art Center · DTLA & Arts District$65Details →AR Workshop Torrance
$55FRI, OCT 23Needle Felting Bat WorkshopAR Workshop Torrance · Long Beach & South Bay$55Details →Foxworth Studio
SAT, OCT 24Mosaic Workshop: 12x12 MirrorsFoxworth Studio · South LA & Inglewood$230 (materials included)Details →LA Woodshop
$299.00SUN, OCT 25Intro to WoodworkingLA Woodshop · DTLA & Arts District$299.00Details →Fire Glass Studio
SUNDAYS · 10 AM & 12:30 PMFused Glass Holiday OrnamentsFire Glass Studio · San Fernando Valley$70 (sale; regularly $85)Details →The Hive South Pasadena
$30 per personSUNDAYS · 12 PMTween and Teen Art JournalingThe Hive South Pasadena · Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley$30 per personDetails →Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
WEEKDAYS · 1:00 PMDiscovery TalksNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County · South LA & InglewoodFree with paid Museum AdmissionDetails →Skirball Cultural Center
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS · 2:15 PMAmphitheater Story TimeSkirball Cultural Center · Westside & BeachesIncluded with general admissionDetails →Rancho Los Alamitos
THU, OCT 22Exploration Talk: Inherited Stories, Evolving IdentitiesRancho Los Alamitos · Long Beach & South Bay$10 per person, free for MembersDetails →Wende Museum
THURSDAYS · 6:30 PMLiving with Loss: A Grief Support CircleWende Museum · Westside & BeachesSee listingDetails →Pick a craft
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Checked by a person
Every listing here was opened, read and typed by a human against the venue's own page. The date is the date they printed; the price is the price they printed. When a venue publishes no price, we say so instead of guessing.
Recurring things stay right
A Tuesday class shows next Tuesday, every week, and it still reads 6:30pm on both sides of the clock change. Most calendars list it once and let it rot.
Venues, not just events
Each studio and shoreline has its own page with what's coming and what already happened — so you can see what a place actually programmes before you book. Browse venues →
Everything on this site
Every page we keep, what is behind it, and how many things are on it right now. The counts come from the same filter the page itself uses, so the number here is the number you land on.
25 places to start
By craft
Three quarters of this calendar is people teaching you to make something. One page per craft.
- Pottery & ceramicsWheel throwing, handbuilding and glazing — one-night taster through to a six-week course with your own shelf.205 classes →
- Mosaic & lampsTile and glass mosaic, Turkish lamps and stepping stones. Mostly single evenings, and you leave with the thing.3 classes →
- Glass & neonGlassblowing, fusing, stained glass and neon bending — the most equipment-heavy thing on the calendar, and priced like it.8 classes →
- PrintmakingScreen printing, letterpress, lino, etching and risograph, at the presses that still keep them running.5 classes →
- Bookbinding & paperJapanese stab binding, coptic stitch, box making, marbling and zines. Quiet, precise, usually under three hours.2 classes →
- Textiles & fibreWeaving, tufting, natural dye, sewing, knitting and visible mending — the biggest craft category here after clay.38 classes →
- Flowers & plantsArranging, wreaths, ikebana, terrariums and pressed flowers. Seasonal, and the good ones sell out.18 classes →
- Painting & drawingLife drawing, watercolour, oil, sumi-e and paint-and-sip, from a two-hour evening to a full atelier term.15 classes →
- Wood & carvingSpoon carving, joinery, furniture and turning — the classes with the longest waiting lists and the best tools.15 classes →
- Candles & scentCandle pouring and perfume blending. The cheapest way into a studio, and the most common first class people book.21 classes →
- Jewelry & metalSilversmithing, ring making, enamelling and stone setting — you leave wearing it, which is why these book out first.17 classes →
- All classes & workshopsEvery craft above on one page, each with its own count and the studios that teach it.357 classes →
The rest of the calendar
Not everything here is a class. These are the other things we read and check.
- Volunteer & cleanupsHarbour and river shifts, garden and compost days, street-tree care. Free, and the good ones fill a week ahead.4 work days →
- Talks & coursesArtist talks, curator walkthroughs and evening courses. Usually one session, usually cheap or free.12 talks →
- Museums & exhibitionsShows worth the trip, listed by the weeks they are open rather than pinned to one date.3 shows →
- Music & performanceGigs, sessions and outdoor concerts — the ones with a date and a door price we could actually confirm.5 gigs →
- FilmOutdoor screenings, repertory nights and festival dates. Not the multiplex listings.6 screenings →
- CommunityStreet fairs, markets, block parties and neighbourhood meetups across Los Angeles.9 events →
- Cultural festivalsLunar new year, carnival, heritage weekends and the county-wide festival calendar.8 festivals →
By price, place and time
The three questions people actually open the site with.
- Everything freeThe whole free calendar in one list. "Free" is the claim most often wrong elsewhere, so each one is read off the venue’s own page.42 free events →
- Free craft & makingOpen studio sessions, museum craft tables and community craft nights. The smallest free list, honestly so — somebody has to pay for the clay.5 sessions →
- Free volunteer daysStanding weekly shifts rather than one-off dates — the most reliably available thing on this calendar.1 shifts →
- Free culture & outdoorsMuseum free nights, pay-what-you-wish hours, outdoor films and park programmes. Residents-only and free-with-admission are both labelled.36 listings →
- This weekThe next seven days, with recurring things placed on the days they actually happen rather than once.146 on this week →
- Venues by areaEvery studio and space we list, each with its upcoming and past events, address and own website.130 places →