A pottery wheel or an art workshop is one of the calmest ways to spend a weekend with new people: hands busy, no pressure to keep a conversation going. Chandigarh has studios for complete beginners in the city and on its rural edge.
Found a workshop you like? Post it on SyncTrip and book it with people who want to try it too.
Club events and open plans you can join. Many people come alone, so you won't be the only new face.
Across Chandigarh, Mohali, Zirakpur and Panchkula. Tap Go with people on any place to plan it with others on SyncTrip.
Aura Pottery at Aura Farm, off the Kurali–Chandigarh road, runs two-hour pottery workshops with a live demo, hands-on wheel time, all materials, and firing and shipping of what you make, plus refreshments. It's a lovely half-day out of the city. Make it a group plan on SyncTrip.
Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi runs seasonal art, pottery and printmaking workshops and exhibitions for the public. It's a good source for affordable creative workshops in the city. Spot a workshop you like? Post it on SyncTrip to find people to join you.
Claymor Studio in Sector 26 (at St. Kabir Public School) runs pottery classes and workshops for adults and kids, from complete beginners to intermediate potters. A pottery session is a calm, hands-on way to spend a weekend with new people. Plan a group workshop on SyncTrip.
Kalagram on the Chandigarh–Panchkula road in Manimajra hosts crafts fairs, melas and cultural exhibitions through the year. It's one of the go-to places when people search for events or fairs in Chandigarh today. Going to the next fair? Find company on SyncTrip so you don't go alone.
Punjab Arts Council (Punjab Kala Bhawan) in Sector 16, next to the Rose Garden, hosts relaxed comedy sets, exhibitions and arts events in an intimate setting. Keep an eye on its calendar for exhibitions in Chandigarh, and use SyncTrip to find people who want to go.
Most studios run beginner sessions where you leave with something you made. Mention 'first time' when you book.
Open the app, pick the activity and a time, and post it as a plan, or join one someone already posted. People nearby join, you chat in the group, and you meet at the venue.
Claymor Studio in Sector 26 runs classes for beginners to intermediate potters; Aura Pottery runs two-hour workshops at Aura Farm off the Kurali–Chandigarh road; Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi runs seasonal pottery and printmaking workshops.
Try a pottery workshop, an escape room in Sector 35, bowling at Elante or a comedy show at Tagore Theatre. All of them work for small groups.
