Arts, Crafts & Creative groups in the UK

LONDON ART, COMEDY and WALKS.

Want to help bring your city’s community together? We’re looking for local hosts to organize small group lunches, evening drinks, mixers, movie get-togethers and curated experiences. No experience necessary, just a friendly attitude, some local knowledge, and a willingness to meet a few new people. After each event, we’ll send a short feedback form so we can improve and support you. The host will also be able to provide feedback so we can learn what worked and what didn't. **[Click he

Musical Comedy in London

So the eighteenth Musical Comedy Awards competition has begun! The top 44 musical comedy acts have been selected from online entries and are battling it out in the heats and semi-finals at The Phoenix through to the Grand Final at The Bloomsbury Theatre on Friday April 10th. Come along for amazing Saturday afternoons of musical comedy entertainment and vote for your favourite acts to progress through to the next round! Semi-final 1 will be headlined by Mit

Feelgood Communities CIC Laughter, Crochet, Creativity

Laughter Club at the Monastery is a joyful, feelgood gathering where we’ll take you on a laughter journey to reconnect with your inner child. Surrounded by the peaceful beauty of Gorton Monastery, we’ll giggle, breathe, and laugh our way to more joy and less stress. No experience needed—just come as you are and get ready to laugh for no reason other than to feel good!

Manchester’s digitalThursday: Digital / Creative Networking

As part of our continued collaboration with Venture Cafe Manchester, digitalThursday will be visiting their event on 9th April. Although this isn't a formal 'take over' like last time, we can meet at the location, mix with the Venture Cafe attendees, and I've secured a slot to bring back out '60s Pitch' too... we'll also be doing the 'after event' pub visit again. You will need to register with Venture Cafe again like last time: https://community.venturecafemanchester.org/events/f5c43d17-56c1-4d

Notts/Derbys Languages and Walking

Der Film wird im Mammoth Cinema in der Broad Street 25 gezeigt. Da es nur 22 Plätze gibt, empfiehlt sich eine frühzeitige Buchung. https://mammothcinema.co.uk/Event/203542 Wir treffen uns in der kleinen Bar im Obergeschoss. „Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes“ ist ein episches Historiendrama von Werner Herzog, der auch das Drehbuch schrieb und Regie führte. Klaus Kinski spielt die Titelrolle des spanischen Soldaten Lope de Aguirre, der eine Gruppe von Konquistadoren auf dem Amazonas in Südamerika anführt,

Brighton Cinema Meetup Group

This Chinese Epic follows a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making. *

Mill Road Film Club – like a book club but with movies!

like a book club but with movies!

Steve is a 2025 drama film directed by Tim Mielants and written by Max Porter, based on his 2023 novella Shy. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Tracey Ullman, Jay Lycurgo, Simbi Ajikawo, and Emily Watson. The movie follows Steve, headteacher at a school for troubled boys, as he doggedly navigates a challenging day at the school while dealing with his own mental health issues. (NB. We don't watch it together. We watch it and then meet, in person, to discuss it. Like a Book Club, but with films!)

Skills Mixer| Cambridge

Skills Transfer: A Networking Event for Photographers & Filmmakers Join us for an evening designed to bring together photographers and filmmakers in Cambridge to connect, share knowledge, and spark new collaborations. Skills Transfer focuses on how creative and technical skills move between stills and motion from lighting and composition to directing, storytelling, and workflow. Whether you primarily shoot photography, film, or both, this is a space to learn from each other, exchange i

Exeter Film Club

Inspired by the director's childhood, and written by his brother, this looks like it will be a strong and emotional story about childhood memories, the expectations of fatherhood, and the struggle in 1990s Nigeria amongst major economic and political crises. I'll be in the cafe from 16:45 if anyone wants a drink and a natter beforehand. From the Phoenix website: *Nominated at this year’s BAFTA Film Awards in the category of ‘Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer’,

Ladies Who…. Lunch, Paint, Dine, Watch And Blether

PLEASE BOOK YOUR OWN TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT We are in Dress Circle row A13-A16, A19, B13 Presale out now General Sale 30/4/25 Based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale Music by Bernard Herrmann The double Olivier Award-winning smash hit returns A timeless fairytale and Academy Award-winning movie, The Red Shoes has captivated audiences and inspired generations of dancers with its powerful tale of obsession, possession and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page lives to dance but her ambitions become a fierce struggle between the two men who inspire her passion. Matthew Bourne’s magical double Olivier Award-winning production of the legendary Powell and Pressburger film is set to a score orchestrated by Terry Davies, featuring the mesmerizing music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, with sumptuous designs by Lez Brotherston (set and costumes), Paule Constable (lighting) and Paul Groothuis (sound). An intoxicating drama where life imitates art with fateful consequences, The Red Shoes will dazzle your senses and break your heart.

The Surrey and Hampshire Photography Group

In previous years we've been several times to this magnificent NT property near to Maidenhead - they turned out to be really successful days with so many different things to photograph and it has become a bit of a favourite. It really does have something for everyone with a majestic house built in the C19, a magnificent terrace, designed in the C17, large gardens, ranging from formal japanese, and walled gardens to the beautiful woodlands surrounding the house and beautiful views over the River

Coffee & Company – Film and Theatre Meetup Group

Film and Theatre Meetup Group

Join us for our first film event! Zara is in deep trouble. She’s involved with shady, unscrupulous characters motivated only by greed and pursuit of power. Well, it was her choice to take that job in school senior management. Now she must find her way out to salvage what’s left of her teaching career. But a County Lines gang and a group of irate sheep farmers won’t easily forget the bag that Zara is so desperate to be rid of. Why can’t her teaching colleagues Rich and Kris learn how to torch

Yesense Creative Healing, Nature Walks, Community Meetups

Outdoor music jam near Primrose Hill with world instruments, playful music games, family picnic time and a live freestyle guitar concert If you miss real connection — not networking, not small talk, not another loud event — come and spend a few hours in a different kind of conversation: one made of rhythm, sound, listening and play. We will explore musical improvisation together using instruments from different countries, simple rhythm games, voice and shared attention. This is not about bein

Wild Earth Sussex – Being Creative, with others, in nature

Being Creative, with others, in nature

When: 7.30 – 9.30 pm, monthly on Tuesdays Evenings Tuesday 21st April 2026 - Earth day /Beltain Where: Rural location, 10 minutes drive from Lewes, East Sussex. (Full address and directions provided when booking). *We are an equal, co-created, Yin sharing circle. Together we experience short meditations, time in nature as well as creative practices like crafts, rituals, art making and journalling. To reserve your place:* · Your contribution: £7 to https//paypal.me

London Film Photography

This 2 mile walk starts at 11;00am at Borough Market to get shots before it gets too busy. We'll then go to The Mudlark pub for some refreshment and chat around 12:00. At 1:00pm we'll proceed South East through Bermondsey to walk through Maltby Road Market before heading North East to walk along Shad Thames to Tower Bridge where it ends. I'll be taking this opportunity to try out some of my Kodak Double-X film for some Street photography. I'd advise a fast film as it may be a dull day. You are w

Social Photography

Cambridge Social Photography Monthly Meet This is a relaxed, community-led meetup that takes place every month. It isn’t a structured or formally hosted event — some months people will turn up, some months fewer will. That’s the nature of it. It grows based on the people who show up. **The aim is simple: meet other photographers, socialise, make friends, and share knowledge. Whether you’re brand new or experienced, it’s a space to learn from each other and just enjoy photography withou

Filmmaking for Artists Workshops at Lightbox Gallery

A Beginner-level filmmaking workshop for Adults at Lightbox Gallery. The Lightbox Gallery hosts a filmmaking workshop led by artist filmmaker Wolfgang Burkhard, exploring surrealism and the work of Luis Buñuel, David Lynch, and others. Participants create, shoot, and edit an original art film together. Refreshments served. Lunch is not provided. Saturday 11 April To request additional information, please contact: info@wolfgangburkhard.com Price per participant (limited to 10 participants): £70.

West Herts AAA Social

This event is quite exciting as I haven’t been to Tring Museum since our last outing there 4 years ago 🐘🦧🦖 This also includes the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, which showcases a selection of images recording the beauty and fragility of wildlife, from tiny insects to massive mammals 🖼 These stunning pictures taken by talented young photographers from across the globe capture the beauty and fragility of the natural world. They feature 16 images, including both the Young Grand Title Winner and the Adult Grand Title Winner. Plus, they’ll be showing short films that tell the inspiring stories behind the winning photographs. For those that wish to, we are following up with a 4.5 mile walk around the very picturesque Tring Park. Please see the other event to register for this. We meet @ 9:50am at the entrance to the Tring Museum, HP23 6AP, and will enter @10am sharp. There is a car park at the top of the museum, or park on the street nearby 🚙 Please click on the link to book your mandatory entrance ticket direct Please make a small donation to the museum, either at time of booking ticket or on entry, as they do rely on help. We will spend exactly 90 minutes in the museum (the time will literally fly by), which will be filled with incredibly interesting facts and wonderful showpieces. This is gonna be fun 🤩 If you enjoy the event we encourage participants to add a message and/or pictures after 📸 ✍️

The Group, a club for single men and women aged 55+, Lewes

Take a look at www.thegroup.org.uk to see what we do. The venue details are shown under FAQs. We look forward to meeting you! We meet in Worthing at 8pm on the first Monday evening of every month, in Burgess Hill on the 2nd Monday, Brighton on the 3rd Monday, Horsham on the 4th Monday and Lewes on the 4th Thursday (7.30pm for Lewes). This is the club for people who love to walk, eat, golf, see movies, galleries and theatre, do quizzes and have holidays. Please go to www.thegroup.org.uk.

The Edinburgh Photography Meetup Group

Jupiter Artland is a contemporary sculpture garden located near Wilkieston in West Lothian. It is set in over 120 acrea of parkland, woodland and indoor spaces and is home to 30+ site-specific sculptures as well as hosting seasonal exhibitions and events. The entrance is dominated by Charles Jenck's Cells of Life consisting of eight landforms and a connecting causeway which surround four lakes. There is no particular theme for the event; photographic opportunites are many and varied and will include the artworks, the landscape, the outdoor pool and anything else that takes your fancy! Entrance to Jupiter Artland is £11.80 or £10.80 for 65+ and can be booked in advance. Given the nature of the location and its photographic opportunities I have set a start time for 12 noon and suggest we may need as much as 3 hours or even longer to do it justice, particularly if the food and drink facilities (Cafe Party Bistro or the Silverstreak caravan takeaway) are to be enjoyed. As refreshments are available on site and as the area is so extensive it is probably easier if attendees leave as they please. The Lothian Country Bus service no. X27 stops right by the entrance and takes about 30 mins from the city centre. Travelling by car is the easiest means of getting there and there is a large carpark. Should anyone need a lift/want to carshare please arrange through the event messaging function.

Photography Workshops Wales (Free Meetups)

Hi, I’m Diana. I’m a landscape photographer based in Wales, and I’m starting small, informal meetups for people who want to spend time outdoors and improve their photography in a relaxed way. This will be a guided photography walk, focusing on working with light, composition and the conditions we have on the day. It’s not a structured workshop, but I’ll be there to guide, give feedback and answer questions along the way. **All levels are welcome, as long as you’re happy to walk a

Drink, Make, Create

A fun, hands-on, creative art night at the pub. In these monthly sessions, you are invited to experiment, grab a drink, and enjoy the process of art making. Created by artist collective Outside the Line - Drink, Make, Create is a fun, hands-on, creative art night at the pub. In these monthly sessions, you are invited to experiment, grab a drink, and enjoy the process of artmaking. No pressure, no perfection - just playful prompts and the chance to do something different. In each session, we’ll look at different themes and materials including: drawing, collage, clay, stitching, printing, painting, weaving, and more. Bring a friend or come solo, explore the materials, and give yourself permission to have a go. No experience needed - curiosity encouraged. All materials included. Spaces are limited to keep the session relaxed and welcoming. BOOK HERE:

Newcastle Comedy Collective

Come roar with ha ha hee hees at Patrick Monaghan, the Irish Iranian Teesider who has decided to do his 2hr standup tpuring show in.... errrrrrrrm a former pig farm building in Fatfield? oh lol oh lol oink oink lol Join multi-award-winning international comedian Patrick Monahan for his brand new stand-up show — a hilarious mix of stories about life, love, and everyday mishaps, from battling flat-pack furniture to running marathons and almost getting scammed! Patrick is an Irish-Iranian Teessider known for his warm and engaging observational comedy. He tours every year with a brand new show, performing across the UK and internationally — including Europe, the Middle East, America, and Australia. A festival favourite, Patrick has performed at major comedy events nationwide, including 16 consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Winner of ITV’s Show Me the Funny, Patrick has also appeared on The One Show (BBC), Fake Reaction (ITV), and Pointless Celebrities (BBC). and you can buy £12 tix online here: In the early 1800s Fatfield was a large victorian farm where pigs were fattened up before being turned in porky sossages and old ale pies. Nowadays the farm is the illustrious home of Washington Arts Centre after being loving restored. There's a bar and restaurant and amazing outdoor courtyard where you can booze in the funshine, learn to play ukelele or dance hip hop and even do live nude drawings.. called sip n draw. For the Geordies its called booze n scribble. For the makhems its called drunken 'finga paintin'. Join CoolyParooly for an eve of laugh out prouds and drunk and disorderly. Luckily I live across the road so can stagger home in 15 seconds! yay.

Frome Wildcrafted Wellness Weekend Meetup Group

A beautiful, safe space to connect with nature, look after your body and to rejuvenate. Join me to chat about our Wildcrafted Wellness Weekend on April 26th - 29th in North Cornwall. We will share our future trips to other British Isles and even Sri Lanka! They are all designed to be affordable, and friendly. The idea is to share ideas and make people feel a million dollars when they leave! Activities are based on a drop-in style so there is no pressure. The yoga sessions, led by me, are supportive and designed to make it easy to transfer into your daily life. We will share the benefits of using blocks and chairs in your practice. Other workshops include: Rockpool mobile phone photography (for all levels) teaches how to see details that surround us Foraging - a few delicious spring options Montessori at home - tips for those interested Sketching - how to weave writing and sketching into your day. Walking - to share stories, worries, ideas and anything else that pops up! Meditation Island Spirit is a Community Interest Company based in the UK with over 12 years of experience hosting and organising off-grid eco-adventure experiences on the outer Islands of Fiji and Sri Lanka. It is the world's first company specialising in travel to be a member of the World Fair Trade Organisation. It gives 10% of proceeds back to a good cause, this year it is Sea Shepherd. In 2024 the company comes back to its roots to expand to the British Isles. Trips will be held on the Scilly Isles, Isle of White, Sark and Jersey, Rum, Mull, Eigg and the Shetland Isles. Website Wildcrafted Wellness Weekend Leaflet