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Discover Our Candle-Making Classes in NYC

Hands-on candle-making workshops in Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Looking for a fun, creative, and fully hands-on experience? Join us at our studio for NYC's best candle-making classes, perfect for date nights, birthdays, team-building, and celebrations.​

Our workshops are designed to be educational and beginner-friendly. From melting your wax and blending fragrances to learning about candle care, you’ll create your own candle while enjoying a unique experience in our cozy Hell's Kitchen studio.

Candlemaking studio set up for a workshop with tables, chairs and warm inviting decorations
Your Birthday Candle Is On Us!

Weekly Workshops Schedule

Explore Our Seasonal Candle-Making Classes

Discover our seasonal candle-making workshops at our NYC studio: fun, fully hands-on experiences that are always evolving, always creative, and always a good time. Not sure what to pick? Check our full calendar above to see what we have going on each week!

Paint Taper Candles Workshop

woman's hand carefully painting small mushrooms on a taper candle

Iced Latte Candle Workshop

a hand colding a realistic candle that looks like an iced latte drink

Pressed Florals Candle Workshop

a hand holding a beautiful candle that has custom-designed pressed florals on the jar

Private Events at Vela

Private Candle-Making Events in our Hell's Kitchen Studio

a team enjoying time together while participating in a private candlemaking workshop in NYC

Host an intimate candle-making experience at our studio (up to 14 guests). Perfect for birthdays, celebrations, team events, and friend gatherings.

Kid-Safe Sand Candle-Making Birthday Parties

kids participating in a candlemaking class in NYC

A fun, mess-friendly birthday activity where kids create colorful sand candles (and wax melts) with lots of room for creativity. Fully supervised, kid-safe, and easy for parents.

Corporate Candle-Making Workshops at your Office

Corporate team participating in an on-site candle-making workshop in NYC

We bring the full candle-making workshop to your location for a unique, hands-on team experience. Great for team-building, off-sites, and employee appreciation.

group of girls painting taper candles in a NYC candlemaking studio

Why Book With Us

✨ Have fun, get creative, and learn something new

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✨ 100% hands-on experience - you melt your own wax and learn everything you need to know about candlemaking

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✨ All our classes are small group workshops

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✨ Our workshops are perfect for date nights, birthdays, team-building events, celebrations, friend gatherings, or for some solo creative and relaxing time

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✨ Celebrating your birthday? You get your candle-making workshop FREE with code BDAYCANDLE if you bring at least three paying friends (more info)

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✨ Everything you make is fully customizable and unique

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✨ All our products are fully natural, skin-safe, vegan & cruelty-free

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✨ We are located in the heart of Hell’s Kitchen, surrounded by great cafes and restaurants

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✨ BYOB-friendly for some extra fun!

About Vela

Vela is a female-run candle-making studio in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC, offering fully hands-on experiences from start to finish. Guests melt their own wax, blend fragrances, and pour a completely custom candle. Book public workshops and private events online.

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