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Discover glassblowing in Calgary. From a date night workshop to a birthday surprise to a grand gathering to a gift certificate, let us know how we can help.
Workshops
Experience Glassblowing
Begin your glassblowing adventure here! Whether visiting on your own or as a group of 20, we have workshop options to suit.
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Booking for 1-4 people, check out the Workshop Options and How to Book immediately below.
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Booking for 5-20 people, visit Great Gatherings lower down on this page.
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (1-4 people):
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Tuesday afternoons: 1:15 - 3:45 pm.
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Friday evenings: 6 - 8:30 pm.
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Saturdays and Sundays: 10 am - 12:30 pm or 2 - 4:30 pm.
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With enough lead time, Tuesday or Sunday evenings and other times are available by special request.
Availability Forecast (1-4 people):
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Fully booked for June and July.
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Closed August 1 to 19.
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Reservations are open through September to the end of 2026.
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Scattered weekday and weekend availability for September.
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Good flexibility right now for October onwards.
Short-Notice Opportunities:
Life happens and so do workshop cancellations. If you’re open to short-notice opportunities, email us your preferred dates and times and share your phone number. We’ll call or text when a workshop opening pops up.
HOW TO BOOK:
Auto-booking is coming! In the meantime, here’s how it works:
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Click on any Book Now or email ask@fascappleglass.com. Let us know your date/time preferences and we'll email options.
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With a confirmed date, we’ll send an invoice payable by e-transfer or credit card. Payment secures the reservation.
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Several days prior to your workshop, we’ll send our Get Ready letter highlighting what to wear, what to expect.
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Your treasures will be ready for pickup in 7 to 10 business days. You’ll receive a pickup email. Important: If you’re travelling and need things sooner, do let us know at time of booking.
We’re looking forward to welcoming you to the studio!
For the first time
FOR THE FIRST TIME
The Choice is Yours
Our Option 1 and 2 workshops welcome you to the world of hot glass with a tasting menu of creating solid and blown pieces. We also offer an evolving series of workshops, each with a specific focus. All are designed with a fine time in mind. The fun starts with the choosing for the first time or your next time.
NEW . . . The Barware Edition
This glassblowing experience is all about creating your own barware, featuring the making of a shot glass, a rocks/whiskey glass, a pint glass and a stemless wine glass. Choose from a range of colours, and with the help of a skilled instructor, create your own distinct glasses. You also receive any demo glass we create. Makes a great date night or gift option.
A) For 1-2 people:
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2 to 2.5 hours.
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Each person creates 3-4 glasses—making one of each style.
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$335 (+tax) is the total price whether one or two people attend.
B) For 3 - 4 people:
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2 to 2.5 hours.
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By special request.
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Each person creates 3-4 glasses—making one of each glass style.
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$670 (+tax) is the total price whether three or four people attend.
The Barware Edition is available for fall reservations.
Ornament Time
Join us to create beautiful round blown glass ornaments. Add some ribbing. Choose from a range of colours and design options. Make them a gift, adorn a window or fill a bowl...those are just some of the ways your ornaments will shine. Discover a new tradition for friends or family. Each person makes 5 to a maximum of 10 ornaments.
A) For 1-2 people:
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2 to 2.5 hours.
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$325 (+tax).
B) For 3-4 people:
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2 to 2.5 hours.
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$640 (+tax).
For 5 or more people, book a Great Gathering. Let us know your thoughts and we’ll help every step of the way. Let’s talk, click on Book Now.
Pumpkin Time
Come create glowing glass pumpkins. Each person makes 3-4 pumpkins, choosing from a vibrant range of colours. Each pumpkin is topped with a twisty clear stem. You keep the instructor’s demo.
A) For 1-2 people:
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2 to 2.5 hours.
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$304 (+tax).
B) For 3-4 people:
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2 to 2.5 hours.
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$556 (+tax).
For 5 or more people, book a Great Gathering. Let us know your thoughts and we’ll help every step of the way. Let’s talk, click on Book Now.
Glasses Galore
Get hands-on with heat, colour, and creativity in this glassblowing experience featuring the making of your own stemless drinking glasses. Choosing from a range of frit colours, transform a blob of hot glass into a fun gift or start a collection for your home. With our instructors giving you one-on-one instruction, be amazed at what emerges from your dance with fire. You receive any demo cup we make.
A) For 1-2 people:
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2 to 2.5 hours.
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Each person creates: 4-6 glasses.
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$325 (+tax) Same price whether one or two people attend.
Glasses Galore is booking fall 2026 reservations.
MUST KNOW
Top 10 things to know
Add a third guest to our Option 1 2.5-hour work workshop. We add a per person fee (see workshop details) and about 30 minutes to your workshop. To give you the full experience of other options, participant numbers and prices are set.
Build Your Skills
You've taken a workshop or two. You want to learn more. It's time to switch to lessons. Let us know your ideas on learning.
TAKE ONGOING LESSONS
Our Approach
We aim to help you build the skills and experience to join our renter community and pursue a lifelong passion. How you progress depends on your schedule and learning pace.
We offer private lessons at $99 per hour (+tax) and each lesson is two hours long. We offer semi-private lessons at the same rate when two people start at the same time and progress together.
Gift Certificates
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Email ask@fascappleglass.com with the option you prefer.
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Let us know who’s giving the gift, the name(s) of the recipients and any special reason for choosing this extraordinary experience.
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We’ll send an invoice payable by e-transfer or credit card.
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With the fee paid, we’ll send you the personalized gift certificate letter highlighting the gift and next steps. Please allow a minimum 24 hours for the gift certificate email to arrive. We’ll do our best if working within a shorter time frame.
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If you’d like a beautiful piece of our blown glass—small or grand—to hint at the experience to come, let us know and we’ll reserve a gallery visit with you.
A workshop makes a wonderful gift.
For the provisions governing a gift certificate (GC), please see terms and conditions dealing with GCs.
WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS
“This place is amazing, went for a workshop with friends and was blown away. The experience was so fun, and making the pieces was awesome. The gallery in the front is breathtaking, can't wait to go back.” - Amanda E
“A most wonderful experience that just makes you want to come back to create more. It's an easy to find shop that once you enter someone is there to greet you and help. They make the class size perfect so you get one on one time and are able to create wonderful items.” - Aicha B
“We had an amazing experience here for date night. Before we had our workshop, we brushed up on some episodes of Blown Away, but we didn't need to, as Hayden walked us through every step of the process.” - Thomas S
“My mum purchased my partner and I workshop class as a Christmas gift and it was such a phenomenal experience!” - Leanne P
Come again
Take a deeper dive
You've attended a workshop and have a sense of the tools, the process and working in the hot shop. What's next? Choose from any of our workshops listed above. As glassblowers say: “nothing is ever exactly the same.” Or, explore more with our new Whimsy Workshop.
Whimsy Workshop
Welcome to the world of bit-work and imagination. Guided by our experienced team, create playful solid pieces. Choose from options such as a mushroom, pear, apple, hot dog, fried egg or charming animals like a darling dog, hippo, elephant or teddy bear. Blow glass and create a funky fish, crazy chicken, or plucky penguin. Add your distinct flair, picking from an array of vibrant colours. This session is for people with a sense of humour and smiles in mind. Note: The studio’s signature sculpted bears and fish are beyond Whimsy Workshop parameters.
A) For 1-2 people
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2 to 2.5 hours.
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Each person creates 3 pieces—2 solid and one blown piece, choosing from the options above.
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$356 (+tax) is the total price whether one or two people attend.
B) For 3-4 people
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By special request.
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2.5 hours.
Our Whimsy Workshop is available for fall reservations.
GREAT GATHERINGS
Corporate and private gatherings
Our gatherings focus on groups ranging from 5-20 participants at any one time. Perhaps a series of client evenings, a holiday season or birthday celebration, a group of adventurous friends or a retirement farewell. Let us know what you have in mind: date, day of the week, morning, afternoon, or evening. The longer the lead time the more flexibility, particularly in the holiday season. We’re happy to help and will provide a proposal outlining how your event will unfold. Since each group is unique, we ask that you email ask@fascappleglass.com or call 403-874-9849 to start the conversation.
LESSONS
Our approach
We aim to help you build the skills and experience to join our renter community and pursue a lifelong passion. How you progress depends on your schedule and learning pace.
Lessons are $95 per hour and each lesson is two hours long.
YES YOU CAN