Festive Foliage | Christmas Table Centres with Florist Natalie Vale
Saturday 12 December, 10.30am – 1.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Create a fabulously festive centrepiece to spruce up your Christmas tablescape with florist Natalie Vale of Witley Park Floristry.
Get into the Christmas spirit at the beautiful Art Gallery and Museum as Natalie leads you through the process of putting together your own unique floral piece using real foliage with natural and wild elements.
This workshop is run by florist Natalie Vale.
All materials will be provided, as well as refreshments throughout the morning.
£55 per person.
Learning Linocut | Lino Printing with Jake Gammon
Saturday 21 November, 10.30am – 1.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
This lino printing workshop offers a hands-on, beginner-friendly experience to learn relief printing, carving designs into linoleum, ink them, and press them onto paper.
Take inspiration from autumn exhibition Reflections, which focuses on the fluid beauty and immense power of water, to create a unique piece of art. Enhance your wellbeing and knowledge, guided by Jake as he takes you through the process of this new skill.
This workshop is run by artist Jake Gammon.
All materials will be provided, as well as refreshments throughout the morning.
£55 per person. Please book below:
17th-century Paper Cutting (ages 18+)
Saturday 19 September 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm | The Commandery
This year marks 375 years since the Battle of Worcester during the English Civil War, and these craft mornings look back to the art of paper cutting from the 17th century.
In a relaxed morning, discover 17th-century techniques to decorate your own trinket box to take home.
Use crafting knives to cut small and intricate pictures and patterns, and with the help of our staff and volunteers, you will create your own unique design for your box to take home.
Sip a tea, and enjoy a coffee and some biscuits as you craft.
£22.50. 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.
Heritage Open Day | Free entry to The Commandery
Sunday 20 September, 10am – 3pm (last entry 2pm) | The Commandery
Enjoy free entry to The Commandery on Sunday 20 September to celebrate the Heritage Open Days Festival!
Discover the everyday histories of the people who have lived at The Commandery. Read about the Wylde and Dandridge families as you explore, and see if you can spot the clues around the building of how it used to be divided into separate dwellings.
Children can let off steam in the walled gardens, explore the nature play area, and get dressed up on their way around The Commandery!
Head to Little Al’s Kitchen at The Commandery café for hot drinks and homemade food.
Find out more about The Commandery.
Talk | Worcester’s Afflictions: The Plague in Worcestershire in the 14th and 17th centuries
Saturday 12 September, 4 – 5pm | The Commandery
Plague came to Worcestershire in both the 14th century and the 17th century.
Hear from medical historian Kevin Goodman in this talk as he examines the symptoms, causes and treatments of one of the most feared diseases of the past – and its impact upon the people of Worcestershire across the centuries.
£10. Book your place below.
Medieval Mayhem | Bank Holiday Monday
Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 2026, 10am – 4pm | The Commandery
Enjoy a fantastic Bank Holiday Monday at The Commandery!
In this fun-filled family day, see if you have what it takes in Knight School, decorate your very own shield, and explore The Commandery with the Knight’s Quest trail.
With a magnificent medieval Great Hall and original medieval wall paintings, The Commandery is the perfect setting for Worcester’s young knights to gather!
General admission applies to all visitors + £3.50 for family activities (general admission can be pre-booked; pay for activities in the shop). Last entry 3pm. Free general admission to Season and Worcester Residents’ Pass holders – ask in the shop or plan your visit to The Commandery here.
Music Night in the Garden | The DeadShots
Saturday 8 August 2026, doors open 6pm | The Commandery
Music night at The Commandery returns! The DeadShots will be here for a summer evening of live music in the beautiful walled gardens.
Established in 2015, the DeadShots have brought together their influences of Rockabilly, Country, Blues, Punk and Rock in a unique mix to create foot-stomping original tracks and blur the lines of songs you thought you knew.
The DeadShots have played all over the UK and proved that their brand of Rockabilly belongs bang in the 21st century.
Bring along your own chairs and blankets to settle into the gardens – a limited number are available on the night.
The bar will be open and freshly cooked pizzas will be available from the brilliant Little Al’s Kitchen. To help support this and future events, only food and drink purchased on site can be consumed.
- Doors open 6pm, music from 7pm
- Pizzas available until 8.30pm, the bar closes at 10pm
£10. Get your tickets below!
Fabulous Felting | Traditional Felting with Penny Dixon
Saturday 26 September, 10.30am – 1.30pm | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Taking inspiration from the Art Gallery and Museum’s autumn exhibition, Reflections, and its artists – including Claude Monet and his beautiful work Bateaux en Hollande, près de Zaandam – this lovely, relaxing session which will introduce you to the art of wet felting.
You will learn to draft out unspun, soft fleece, then lay them in the best way to create a stunning picture or abstract piece. No drawing or painting skills are required. Using wool, soap and water, you will be guided through the process of agitating and rolling the wool fibres to form a wonderful piece of fabric.
This workshop is run by experienced textile artist, Penny Dixon, who has been felting for 18 years.
Please bring a large towel to work on and a waterproof carrier bag to take work home in.
All other materials will be provided, as well as refreshments throughout the morning.
£55 per person; book your spot below.
Family Fun | Get Arty: Secrets of the Sea
Thursday 28 May 2026, 10.30 – 11.30am | Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum
Come and get arty in the May half-term holiday at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum.
Dive into the ocean in this fun morning with a big splash of creativity! 🐳 Build and decorate your own 3D coral reef, create beautiful watercolour creatures, and make paper weaving fish or a mermaid tail.
£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 – Secrets of the Sea. Saturday 23 May – Sunday 31 May (closed Mondays and bank holidays), £2.50 from the shop.
Family Trail – Secrets of the Sea. Saturday 23 May – Sunday 31 May (closed Mondays and bank holidays), £1 from the shop.
Your Worcester: Gallery Tour
Saturdays (dates below), 11 – 11.30am | 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 2026
- Saturdays 4 and 18 April
- Saturdays 2, 16 and 30 May
- Saturday 27 June
- Saturdays 8 and 22 August
- Saturday 19 September
- Saturdays 3 and 17 October
- Saturdays 14 and 28 November
- Saturday 12 December
£4.50 for the talk (free entry to the Art Gallery and Museum).
Or call the telephone box office on 0333 666 3366.