Join Fratton Together at 95 Fratton Rd for a lantern-making workshop. Materials are provided, with guidance to help you craft your own design. A friendly, hands-on session for all ages. Finished lanterns will light up Fratton’s Festival of Lights parade, returning to makers on 14 November.

Pop-Up Spray Booth offers children safe space for spray painting. With paints, PPE and stencils provided, participants experiment while enjoying freedom. Encouraging play, exploration and confidence, balancong guidance with independence & imaginative outcomes for young makers.

Tune in to a sea of words penned by people from all over Portsmouth, listening, reading and imagining voyages of life & setting off your own paper boat in a microscopic ocean. This project forms part of Crying Out Loud’s Solent Cultural Collaborations and Solent Stories programmes.

Meet Donna Holmes and watch her distinctive cloth dolls take shape. Drop in for demonstrations, see how she adds details and finishing touches, and chat about ideas. With each figure evolving through making, conversation and imagination, with woodland fantasies coming to life.

Stylish autumn makers market all under one roof with fun autumn entertainment for all the family. Come and get your autumn vibes on! Bring family to pick out a special pumpkin for yourselves to carve and take home for free

Facilitated by Rachel Jones, this hands-on workshop invites visitors of all ages to paint animal masks, and prepare the Ritual. Materials provided, no experience needed. Masks become part of the evening ritual in the Round Tower. Drop in anytime to craft, play, and help prepare this immersive space.

At the Round Tower becomes a living forest of sound, light and movement. Guided by the Children of the Compost, you are invited to wander, witness or join the dance. becoming part of the performance. An immersive ritual offering care, reflection and imagination. Stay as long as you wish.

Welcome to Squink’s playful Word Mash Laboratory. Families are invited to stretch, blend and invent words together, sparking new characters and ideas. Through fun, interactive activities, participants of all ages discover imagination at work. A joyful drop-in writing workshop designed to surprise, delight, and connect.

Join Seekers Creates at Casemates Studios for Doodle Jam, a playful collaborative drawing workshop. Visitors of all ages can add marks to a shared piece, respond to prompts, and enjoy relaxed making. A family-friendly activity encouraging creativity and connection through drawing together and making new friends.

Casemates Studios host music workshops and demonstrations across the weekend. Visitors can explore instruments, rhythms, and techniques, or simply listen in and enjoy the sound. Open, interactive, and accessible, these sessions connect musicians and audiences while celebrating creativity.

For two special hours the Rituals installation becomes a living, breathing space. Guided by Kate Jones, you’re invited to move, play, and respond to shifting sounds and visuals. No experience required—just curiosity and willingness. All ages and fitness welcome. Drop in and explore together.

Join Fratton Together at The Vestry for a lantern-making workshop. Materials are provided, with guidance to help you craft your own design. A friendly, hands-on session for all ages. Finished lanterns will light up Fratton’s Festival of Lights parade, returning to makers on 14 November.