InglewooDIY Festival
Dates: May 11 – 25, 2025
Being an arts and culture hub, Inglewood is a stage to host the InglewooDIY Festival as an experience full of creativity, filling nooks and crannies throughout alleyways, within historic buildings, crooked streets, industrial areas and behind buildings. Artists, artisans, handcrafters, and makers will be scattered throughout the neighbourhood, hosting numerous demonstrations, workshops, and art installations over two weeks in May.
As you prepare to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of creativity throughout Inglewood, we want to make the most out of your experience. Join our creative community with designing a self-guided journey participating in dozens of DIY classes, presentations, demonstrations, workshops, and more. Select your favorites below and register yourself or with a group of friends to learn the art of craft, making and creating. Get ready to discover, create, and connect at the InglewooDIY Festival!
Have a look at the workshops and sessions below as well as the full details, and register by visiting InglewooDIY Festival | Inglewood YYC.
Maker Workshops
Matchbook Art Workshop: Worn Studio
Build Your Own Spice Blends: The Silk Road Spice Merchant
Floral Arranging Workshop: Plant Plant
Hand Lettering Workshop: Adorn X Stevie and Bean
Traditional Beading Workshop: Moonstone Creations
Make Your Own Tuft Rug: Worn Studio
Hand-Knit Workshop: Burn Block Social Club X Rock Paper Brushes
Chocolate Making: Konfeta Chocolaterie
Miniature Art: Tea Set Design: Ten Fingers Workshop
Kokedama Workshop: Plant Plant
Honeycomb Clay Mug: 4Cats Studios
Kokedama Workshop: Plant Plant
The Frosting Affair: Cookie & Cupcake Workshop: La Savour Patisserie
Eyewear Chain Workshop: CampLand: Camp Craft
Lotion Making: The Apothecary in Inglewood
Colourwork Cowl: STASH Lounge
Pocket and Outdoor Knife Sharpening Workshop: Kent of Inglewood
DIY String Art Workshop: Palak StudioInk
Cold Process Soap Making: Spring Fever: Bowness Soapworks
Unique Soap Stone Experience: Burn Block Social Club
Dried Floral Arrangements: The Apothecary in Inglewood
Drawstring Bag Sewing Workshop: Sewcial Hub Sewing Academy
Highland Steer Wood Art: Paint, Sip & Create
Clay Mug – French Collection: 4Cats Studios
Punch Needle Art: Your Local Plant Mami
Soy Candle Making: The Apothecary in Inglewood
Paint & Sip: Burn Block Social Club X Rock Paper Brushes
Fermentation: The Light Cellar
Succulent Bowl Workshop: Burn Block Social Club X Rock Paper Brushes
Tallow Balm Making: Sasquatch Flats
Unique Soap Stone Experience: Burn Block Social Club
Natural Fabric Dye & Eco Plant Prints: Ruby’s Healing Garden
Miniature Art: Artisan Food Design: Ten Fingers Workshop
Gnome Wood Art: Paint, Sip & Create
Children’s Terrarium: Art is the Antidote
Adult Print Sampler: Alberta Printmakers
Chocolate Making: Konfeta Chocolaterie
Fur-ever Friends Paint: Vin Gogh Sip & Paint
Floral Candle Making: Sanctuary
Granny Square Scarf: STASH Lounge
Dotting Mandala Workshop: Dots & Lines
Sushi Making: Chef Toru
Bath Bomb Making: The Apothecary in Inglewood
Knit a Sweet Hat: STASH Lounge
Crafternoon: The Alexandra Centre
Flower Pots: Carty Party
Denim Patchwork Workshop: Kaitlyn Hatch
Make Your Own Quilted Tote: House of Thread
Craft Night: STASH Lounge
Terrarium Workshop: Plant Plant
Tombstone Making Workshop: Haunted Calgary
Sew Your Own Bucket Hat: House of Thread
Potted Arrangements: Plant Plant
Forest Cup Stoneware: 4Cats Studios
Painted Tote Bag: Carty Party
Make + Takes
Botanical Oil Perfume Rollers: Inglewood BIA Office
Outdoor Spray: The Apothecary in Inglewood
Wooly Wall Hanging: STASH Lounge
Henna Demonstrations: Ama Jewellery and Watches
Button Making: Inglewood BIA Office
Join a Paint Jam
A free stencil workshop will be open to the public to participate!
High Line Brewing – Alley
The Foundation Collective presents a ‘paint jam’ showcasing gender diversity in street art – including six artists and a stencil workshop. They will be working individually to create a larger piece. Paint jams are a place to try out new things, and experiment with new ideas, techniques, and tools. Artists include: NASARIMBA, Kat Simmers, Mike Hooves, Josee Laguita, and Zzzzay.
Presented & Sponsored by: Kith + Kin, Calgary Arts Development
Creative Sessions
Gem & Metal Demonstration
@ Ama Jewellery
Poetry + Song: A Collaborative Creativity Workshop: Festival Hall
Drawing Memory Workshop
Kelly Isaak
Street Film Photography: Inglewood: TBD
Wheel Throwing Pottery & Ceramics : Workshop Studios
Splatter School: Learn Wounds & Gore Make-up: Haunted Calgary
Art Play Children Pop-Up: Creative Seeds
Wheel-Throwing Classes: Husted
Loose Parts Play : Creative Seeds
Screw It! A Beginner’s Guide to Tools & Tombs: Haunted Calgary
Evening Light & Feathered Flight Photography Workshop
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Menopause as Muse: A Creative Process Workshop: Festival Hall
Luisa McCann Exhibition: Ama Jewellery
Miniature Art Food Exhibition: YW Lobby
Behind the Scenes Tours
Cowboy Hat Making and Hat Tours: Smithbilt Hats
Bean to Espresso Process : Canela Cafe X Canadian Heritage Coffee Roasters
Spend a Day in the Lab: Neat Film Lab
Knife Sharpening Demo: Knifewear
Figuring Out Tire Fixes: Two Wheel View
Music at Gravity: Gravity Cafe
