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Pottery studios in Sacramento, California

Sacramento's pottery scene is spread across Midtown, East Sacramento, Oak Park, and out into West Sacramento across the river. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $45, six-week courses from $250-375. The community is beginner-heavy with strong date-night and group-event programming, plus a growing membership-and-kiln-share segment fueled by the city's expanding maker community. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires a short intro session first. Kids programs are easy to find year-round in Midtown and East Sacramento. The scene is less craft-formal than the Bay Area studios two hours west, but it has grown quickly and now supports several studios with real multi-level wheel curricula. For a casual evening, Midtown and East Sacramento are the easy picks; for longer study, the Oak Park and West Sacramento studios have the deepest progression.

Showing 29 of 29 studios

Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge
2339 Fair Oaks Blvd Ste G, Sacramento, CA 95825
4.9 (37 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun 10am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
- +2
Sincere Ceramics
5931 Power Inn Rd B, Sacramento, CA 95824
4.7 (65 reviews)Tue-Fri 6:30pm-8:30pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Alpha Fired Arts
4675 Aldona Ln, Sacramento, CA 95841
4.6 (187 reviews)Tue-Thu 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Kiln access
Color Me Mine
3581 Truxel Rd #3, Sacramento, CA 95834
4.9 (226 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
SEED
2130 20th St, Sacramento, CA 95818
4.3 (91 reviews)Mon-Thu 5pm-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +3
clayARTstudio814
814 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95816
4.7 (9 reviews)
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
ACAI Studios & Gallery
7425 Winding Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628
4.8 (32 reviews)Wed-Fri 1pm-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +1
Color Me Mine
7600 Elk Grove Blvd Ste 130, Elk Grove, CA 95757
4.7 (204 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-7pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
The Hot Spot Studios Sacramento
8140 Delta Shores Cir S Suite 120, Sacramento, CA 95832
4.6 (22 reviews)Mon, Tue, Thu 11am-7pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Color Me Mine
250 Palladio Pkwy #1315, Folsom, CA 95630
4.5 (195 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun 11am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Verge Center for the Arts
625 S St, Sacramento, CA 95811
4.4 (134 reviews)Wed-Fri 11am-4pm
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge
2030 Douglas Blvd Ste 26, Roseville, CA 95661
4.8 (209 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun 10am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
- +2
Earthbound Ceramic
427 College St, Woodland, CA 95695
5.0 (16 reviews)Tue, Thu 11:00am-8:00pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +2
Industrial Minerals Company
7268 Frasinetti Rd, Sacramento, CA 95828
4.8 (39 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
Work of Art Studio (South Sacramento)
8345 Folsom Blvd Ste 101, Sacramento, CA 95826
5.0 (1 reviews)Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +2
Sol Collective
2574 21st Street, Sacramento, CA 95818
4.7 (113 reviews)Tue-Fri 11am-6pm
- Kids classes
Poppy + Pot
2908 Franklin Blvd Ste a, Sacramento, CA 95818
4.9 (68 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
I Street Art Studios
1727 I St, Sacramento, CA 95811
4.8 (10 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Membership
Akela Hudson Workshop Space
4421 24th St, Sacramento, CA 95822
5.0 (4 reviews)
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Sacramento Fine Arts Center
5330 Gibbons Dr B, Carmichael, CA 95608
4.6 (137 reviews)Tue-Fri 11am-3pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
The Creative Space
1525 U St, Sacramento, CA 95818
5.0 (13 reviews)Sun 1:30pm-3pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Broad Room Creative Collective
1409 Del Paso Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815
4.9 (63 reviews)Wed 10am-12pm
- Drop-in
Pick n Paint Pottery
9980 Wyland Dr, Elk Grove, CA 95624
5.0 (5 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Fire Arts of Sacramento
1415 47th Ave Ste A, Sacramento, CA 95822
5.0 (1 reviews)
Amy Griffin Studio
104 Rocky Cove Ct, Folsom, CA 95630
5.0 (37 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Private lessons
Color Me Mine
6700 Lonetree Blvd #200, Rocklin, CA 95765
4.7 (255 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
HATCH Workshop
40 S Union St, Stockton, CA 95205
4.9 (35 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
S&K Ceramics
3175 Ridgecrest Way, Pollock Pines, CA 95726
5.0 (14 reviews)
South Bay Ceramics - Studio 1954
1954 Old Middlefield Way Ste I, Mountain View, CA 94043
4.6 (41 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-9pm