Best Christmas workshops in Hong Kong

This winter, Hong Kong’s Jockey Club Hall is overspilling with rowdy kids and family-friendly activities. Organized by Asia Society Hong Kong, the Annual Community Christmas has a range of workshops where participants can learn to make handmade cakes, festive wreaths, and gingerbread to take home. Attendees have to pay for the venue entry as well as the workshop fee, and in-house translators are available on request. 

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Date: Dec 17, 18
Price: $150-$600, depending on the workshop

This year, BeCandle, a homegrown brand specialising in fragrance products with top-end craftsmanship, and The Grey Green, a flower and plant boutique based in Macau, are presenting a crossover workshop where participants can make and customise their own Christmas trees and a 100 ml room perfume. Workshops are available in BeCandle Fashion Walk and Sai Kung shops. Trees, centrepieces, or wreaths are the decorations you can make, and the two artisanal brands will take good care of your handiwork.

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Price: $780
Date: Starting from Nov 26 

Personal touches in gifts and decorations make the holiday season extra special. Bonart offers classes that provide the tools and skills to assemble your very own Christmas wreath. After the two-hour workshop, each participant can take home a well-decorated nine-inch Christmas nest wreath wrapped inside a packaging bag. 

For more information about Bonart classes, visit this link. 

Price: $880 (Christmas wreath)
Date: Dec 11

Get your family and friends together and unleash your inner artist at Choco L'Art Studio's Christmas workshops which are available for all ages. From making wreaths, gel candles, ornaments, paintings, and various home decor, they have everything to get you pumped up for the festive season. They also offer to customise art workshops, so make sure to hit them up at 66951161 for enquiry. 

Visit chocolart.com.hk for more information. 

Price: $200-$560, depending on the class 
Date: Flexible 

Master the art of making colourful decorative candles with Cut N Carve by Candle Alchemy. Along with a series of certificate candle carving courses, they also offer classes for making decorative wax pieces for Christmas. This season, catch three festive workshops where you can learn how to make Christmas-themed candles complete with wreaths, Santa Claus, and various festive patterns. 

Book an appointment today via cutncarvecandles@gmail.com or call 6633 4356. 

Price: $690 (Snow Candle workshop); $950 (Carving Candle Workshop-Christmas Special); $890 Christmas Wreath x Soy Candle Workshop: 
Date: Flexible

For those looking for elaborate details in their brilliant wreaths, definitely consider the wreath-jamming workshop at Floristry by Art of Living. Although the price is on the higher end, it is good value for money, with hundreds of materials to choose from. As an aesthetic showpiece, each meticulously-crafted wreath also makes up for a sweet gift for your loved ones, showing how much work and effort you’re willing to put into sharing the joy at this time of the year.  

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Date: Nov 13, 20, 27; Dec 4
Price: $1,480 (group class); $1,780 (private class)

Create delightful memories with a hand-woven wreath this Christmas, together with Hong Kong-based fashion label Modement. From November to December this year, the brand is hosting wreath-making workshops at PMQ, where participants can craft their own wreaths with flowers and ornaments! Aside from the handmade wreath, every successful registrant will also receive a $100 discount for the designer brand. 

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Date: Nov 6, 13, 20, 27; Dec 4, 11, 18, 25
Price: $680  

For more Christmas goodies, you can also check out The Mixing Bowl, one of the most popular baking schools in the city. Their courses often get fully booked after they are announced each month, so make sure to book ahead, especially for their seasonal Christmas-themed classes. This year, they are offering workshops on how to make a Christmas gift box with Langue de Chat, Speculaas, and Praline Rose, as well as gingerbread cookies and houses. 

Visit themixingbowlhk.com for more information. 

Price: $850 (Christmas Gift Box); $700 (Christmas Cookies) 
Date: Starting from Nov 27