Rag Rugging Workshop (ages 16+)
Saturday 13 June 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm | The Commandery
Rag rugging became widespread during the Victorian era – it was a way to make the most of every bit of material and to cover chilly floors.
In this craft morning at Worcester’s Commandery, learn how to use traditional rag rugging tools and try out different techniques as you design and create your own rug.✨
Sip a tea, enjoy a coffee, and munch biscuits as you craft.☕
£22.50. All resources supplied. Ages 16+ years.
Book your spot. If you’d like to look around The Commandery, you can get half-price general admission from the shop on the day of the workshop.
Bags of Fun | Secret Gardens
Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Bags of Fun are back for the Easter holidays! They’re filled with brilliant activities all about secret gardens… what will you create?
- Create a garden drawing and use a split pin to turn the sky from day to night
- Design a paper plate rainbow hanging decoration
- Make mini puppets of fairies, gnomes, and frogs
- Decorate a butterfly mask
The Art Gallery and Museum is fully equipped for young creatives to get going on their making. Each activity bag has multiple themed activities inside along with colouring and puzzle sheets.
£2.50, purchase your activity bags from the Art Gallery and Museum shop.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, and Sunday 10am – 3pm.
Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum (closed Mondays). Plan your visit.
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Family Trail | Secret Gardens, £1 – Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays)
Get Arty: Secret Gardens, £5.50 – Thursday 2 April and Thursday 9 April 2026, 10.30 – 11.30am
Family Fun | Get Arty: Secret Gardens
Thursday 2 April and Thursday 9 April 2026, 10.30 – 11.30am | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Come and get arty in the Easter holidays at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum!
Imagine discovering a secret garden… what would you find in it?
In this fun creative session, make your very own secret garden – create the house, collage some grass and a pond, make lolly-stick fences, and make bunting to decorate it! You can even mould some clay toadstools to make your secret garden extra magical.
Get Arty is on: Thursday 2 April and Thursday 9 April, 10.30 – 11.30am.
£5.50 per child; please book via the link below. A parent or carer must stay during the session. Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum.
You might also enjoy…
Bags of Fun | Secret Gardens, £2.50 – Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays)
Family Trail | Secret Gardens, £1 – Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April (closed Mondays and bank holidays)
Bite-size Talk | Singer Sargent and the Broadway Colony
Tuesday 10 March 2026, 2 – 2.30pm and 2.45 – 3.15pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Hear more about the incredible array of artists that made up the Broadway Colony – exploring how they lived and worked together in the beautiful Cotswolds and their lasting legacy on British art.
This talk takes place twice on Tuesday 10 March:
- 2 – 2.30pm – FULLY BOOKED
- 2.45 – 3.15pm
£4.95 for the talk. If you’d like to visit the exhibition John Singer Sargent: an American in Worcestershire too, advance booking is available online.
Your Worcester: Gallery Tour
Saturdays (dates below), 11am | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Enjoy a guided tour of permanent display, Your Worcester, an exciting exhibition which opened in 2025. Find out about the city, its astonishing history and changing traditions, and what this all means to the people who live here now.
Your Worcester features favourites from the museum collection together with new objects added to the collection by the community, all with a link to Worcester’s long and rich heritage.
Covering everything from the teeth of King John to Lea & Perrins, Worcester City Football Club, and the clothes of Windrush arrivals to the city, the exhibition is designed by the community, for the community.
This tour will take you on a journey through Your Worcester – bring along your questions and see what you’ll discover!
Talk dates, spring 2026:
- Saturdays 7 and 21 March
- Saturdays 4 and 18 April
£4.50 for the talk (free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum).
Or call the telephone box office on 0333 666 3366.
Murder Mystery | Downturn Abbey
Saturday 4 July 2026, 7pm til late | The Commandery
It is November 1914 and despite the shadow of war hanging over the country a party is being held at Downturn Abbey to mark the birthday of the Dowager Countess Ivy Crawling.
Her son, Lord Cakebole, has invited most of the village to celebrate with the family.
Below stairs the staff are working flat out to make it a night to remember, but this party will be remembered for all the wrong reasons…
Murder Mystery returns to The Commandery’s Great Hall this summer! The perfect venue for a party.
Immerse yourself in the hunt for the murderer as the story unfolds before you. Can you work out who can be trusted and who is the murderer?
Enjoy an evening of fun at The Commandery, one of the most historic places in the city, where you can enjoy the atmospheric Great Hall and gardens by night.
The bar will be open and a two-course meal will help fuel your detective work – with gluten-free and vegan options available.
£49.50, includes two course meal. Booking closes on Wednesday 1 July.
Easter Needle Felting Workshop (ages 18+)
Saturday 11 April 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm | The Commandery
Always wanted to have a go at needle felting?✨
Join us for a relaxed morning of crafting and create your own Easter bunny to take home with you.
This workshop is aimed at complete beginners, and you’ll get to learn the basics of needle felting in a friendly and supportive environment.
Sip a tea, and enjoy a coffee and some biscuits as you craft your Easter bunny.🐰
£25. All resources supplied. Ages 18+ years.
Book your spot. If you’d like to look around The Commandery, you can get half-price general admission from the shop on the day of the workshop.
Spring Wreath-making Workshop (ages 16+)
Saturday 21 March, 10.30am – 12.30pm | The Commandery
Embrace the beauty of a new season with a relaxed spring wreath-making workshop at Worcester’s Commandery.💐
In a wooden-beamed room upstairs at The Commandery, you’ll use natural materials from the surrounding gardens to create your wreath – either following an example or creating your own design.
Sip a tea, enjoy a coffee, and enjoy some biscuits as you craft your wreath.☕
£27.50. All resources supplied. Ages 16+ years.
Book your spot. If you’d like to look around The Commandery, you can get half-price general admission from the shop on the day of the workshop.
Family | Roar-some Bags of Fun
Saturday 14 February – Sunday 22 February 2026 (closed Mondays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Have roar-some fun at the Art Gallery and Museum this February!🦕
Pick up an activity bag and get creative in the Activity Space during the school holiday. Here’s what you’ll be able to get up to:
➡️Make a pop-up dinosaur in its very own paper-plate egg
➡️Create your own dinosaur matching game
➡️Make your own mini palaeontologist notebook
The Art Gallery and Museum is fully equipped for young creatives to get going on their making. Each activity bag has multiple themed activities inside along with colouring and puzzle sheets.
£2.50, purchase your activity bags from the Art Gallery and Museum shop.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, and Sunday 10am – 3pm.
Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum (closed Mondays). Plan your visit.
More dino fun in February:
Get Arty: Roar-some Makes – Saturday 14, Wednesday 18, Friday 20 February, 10.30 – 11.30am. Find out more.
Family Trail | Egg-splorers: Dino Discovery Trail – Saturday 14 February – Sunday 22 February 2026 (closed Mondays), £1. Find out more.
Family Trail | Egg-splorers: Dino Discovery Trail
Saturday 14 February – Sunday 22 February 2026 (closed Mondays) | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
This February half-term holiday is perfectly prehistoric!🦕
Follow a fun family trail and become a dino detective. Search for 8 hidden eggs around the museum as you reveal the dinosaurs hidden inside each mysterious egg… what will you find?🪺
£1, purchase your trail from the Art Gallery and Museum shop.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 4pm, and Sunday 10am – 3pm.
Free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum (closed Mondays). Plan your visit.
More dino fun in February:
Get Arty: Roar-some Makes – Saturday 14, Wednesday 18, Friday 20 February, 10.30 – 11.30am. Find out more.
Roar-some Bags of Fun – Saturday 14 February – Sunday 22 February 2026 (closed Mondays), £2.50. Find out more.