Pottery Workshops at Schoolyard Beer Garden and Cafe | Denver, CO
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Unplug, unwind, and make something by hand at our feel-good pottery night, no experience needed. Whether you come for the joy of making, community, or craft beer, this guided clay workshop is all about making something fun while you sip and socialize. You’ll learn the pottery basics, and leave with a one-of-a-kind piece (or two) you built by hand as well as a deeper sense of calm.
Perfect for date night, catching up with friends, or coming solo to meet new people. Just pick the date and theme that fits your vibe in the drop-down menu.
Bonus: We donate $1 from every ticket to mental health initiatives. Learn more here about which non-profits we’ve given back to so far, and how you can pick who we support next.
- Hands-On Instruction: A relaxed, hands-on pottery workshop guided by an experienced host.
- Pottery 101: Learn foundational hand-building techniques like pinch pots and coils, then turn them into functional pottery with pieces like mugs, bowls, vases, or planters. We’ll also show you how to add fun touches like handles or texture.
- All Supplies Provided: We bring the clay, tools, and materials — you just bring yourself.
- Beginner-Friendly Vibes: Laid-back, no-pressure energy perfect for first-timers, solo guests, and friend groups alike.
- Feel-Good Energy: Enjoy a welcoming, community-centered experience hosted at unique local spots — from breweries to plant shops and cozy cafés — that make the experience feel extra special.
Note: After this workshop, you can air-dry your pottery. After a few days, your pottery will be ready to paint! Glazing + Firing are required for your pottery to be waterproof and food-safe, but are not provided at this workshop. Use our Kiln & Ceramic Studio Locator to find a local pro who can glaze and fire your creations for you.
We rotate themes so there’s always something new to create. Join us again and again to grow your pottery skills and try new projects!
Here’s what’s on the schedule:
- Build-a-Boob Pot: This event is the tits! Celebrate body positivity and sculpt your own clay boob pot. Don’t be shy, add body hair, wobbly bits, tattoos, piercings, and those perfect imperfections that make you you. An empowering, fun experience perfect for bachelorettes, birthdays, or just because.
- Halloween Edition: Get spooky with seasonal clay creations, think ghost tea light holders, pumpkin pinch pots, and other eerie-sistible designs. Costumes optional. Witchy, playful, and perfectly weird vibes required.
- Holiday Edition: Add a little handmade holiday magic to your season by sculpting functional festive decor or heartfelt gifts from clay. Make ornaments, candle holders, holiday trays, mini trees, or whatever you dream up. Think cozy, joyful, messily creative energy, because the best gifts are always the ones you make yourself.
- Make Your Own Plant Pot: Calling all plant parents: this one’s for you. Sculpt your own custom planter, basic, textured, footed, face-shaped, whatever your vibe. Whether your monstera needs a new home or your cactus wants an upgrade, you'll leave with a pot as unique as your plant baby.
- Sip & Sculpt: Our signature workshop. Unwind with a drink in one hand and clay in the other while you learn the basics of hand-building pottery. Make a planter, ring dish, vase, or whatever your imagination sparks.
P.S. When you see “On the Patio,” it means we’re taking it outside! Soak up golden hour while you sculpt. If the weather is too rainy or blazing hot, we’ll move indoors, still fun, still clay-filled, just with AC.
Schoolyard Beer Garden and Cafe
- Address: 1115 Acoma St, Denver, CO 80204
- Parking: There are 100 spaces available for patron parking on the second and third floors of the Dryden Parking Garage, 1140 Bannock Street. Guest parking in the garage is $3 for the first two hours. To claim this rate, upon parking, scan the QR code in your parking spot, enter promo code BEERME and hit “apply”. Metered parking and non-discounted service lot parking is also available in the blocks around the building.
- Ages: Participants must be 21+ with a valid ID to register. This venue aims to be family-friendly. Minors with a ticket are welcome when accompanied, and closely supervised, by a ticketed parent or guardian.
- Food + Drinks: Craft beers and food available for purchase. Wine-Down Wednesdays include 30% off all bottles & 25% off all glasses available for purchase.
- Vibe: Workshop takes place indoors in a relaxed, cafe setting, unless otherwise noted.
Schoolyard Beer Garden, nestled in the historic Evans School, is a convivial spot where Colorado craft beer and community gather. With over 5,000 square feet of beautiful outdoor garden space and a rustic indoor area in the building's original 1904 boiler room, it's the perfect place to grab an Oktoberfest-style picnic table, sip on a local brew, and enjoy a house-ground burger or brat. Check out Schoolyard Beer Garden’s website to learn more!
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Customer Reviews
I had a wonderful time at pottery with purpose. They provided us with several tools to make our pottery and it was highly interactive. Left feeling relaxed and refreshed, would definitely sign up again in the future!
Thank you for your kind words! We are thrilled that you had a wonderful time at our pottery workshop. It's great to hear that you found the class to be interactive and left feeling relaxed and refreshed. We would love to have you join us again in the future. See you soon!
A group of gals and I attended this "Sip and Sculpt" night. Billed as a "guided clay workshop," I anticipated step-by-step instruction towards a common project goal or at least some pretty hands-on guidance in a smallish group. Ultimately, the room of 20-30 people received 5-8 minutes of instruction on how to make a basic pinch pot and then the two (extremely lovely, kind, and friendly) leaders walked around and checked in on folks throughout the rest of the session. Our group had a great time and walked away with some cool little pieces that we figured out how to do largely on our own, but the $60 price tag felt very steep for what it was (two small slabs of clay, a set of tools, and a little pot of white (acrylic?) paint, a brochure with pictures of ideas....and a single dollar to a nonprofit).
Also, the address was listed as Schoolyard Beer Garden and Cafe....which is a HUGE space spanning multiple levels and entrances - indoors, outdoors, etc. I wandered for quite a while before I saw one piece of taped up printer paper at one of the entrances stating that the workshop was in an upstairs meeting room that I would never have found on my own. A reminder email was sent out the night before, and I have to think that the room assignment was known at that time and could have been included.
Overall, I think the event description could use a rewrite or some more structure could be provided. If you are looking for a chance to play around with some clay and chat with your friends with little interruption, this would probably be the right event for you. If you're looking for something where you expect to come away with the beginnings of a new skill or technique, this probably isn't the class for you.
Hi there,
We're sorry to hear that our pottery workshop did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration for future events. We understand that you were looking for more structured instruction and we apologize if we fell short in that aspect.
We're glad to hear that you and your friends still had a nice time and created some cool pieces. We will definitely work on improving the event description and providing more clear directions to the workshop location.
Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention and we hope to see you again in the future.
Five Stars All Around...
The Team Event Reviews Are In
"...great for companies and groups large + small. From recommending and including tasty treats in our packages to helping with custom branding, this was truly an all-inclusive experience. If you're considering it, hire Pottery with a Purpose for a workshop or order a kit for yourself - you won't regret it!" - Viget
"The quality of the materials, Sam's attention to detail and awesome customer service were top notch!" - Deloitte
"We all really enjoyed making our pottery pieces and appreciated all the sustainability elements incorporated in the kit." - Charthop
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Private Group Events
Experience the stress-relieving, creativity-sparking benefits of pottery with a virtual workshop at a special group rate. Host an event yourself or add a live virtual tutorial to spark imagination. We’ll create a customized experience tailored to your group or event, complete with a personalized message or custom branded kit.
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With every purchase, you help:
Create lasting impact on the future of mental health
Every quarter, we donate a percentage of all proceeds to a top nationwide initiative or non-profit organization working to advance the world of mental health.
Promote an eco-friendly approach to DIY
Terms like “responsibly sourced,” “vegan,” and “recyclable” aren’t just buzzwords to us - they’re an essential part of a positive pottery making experience.
Support an ongoing habit of healthy self-care
Digging into a tactile craft like clay sculpting offers the benefit of mindful escape from everyday stress, plus a powerful outlet for creative expression.
