The perfect option for groups of 8-20 people who would like the space all to yourselves. You'll work with our team to select your date and time. We offer private classes any day or time of the week, as long as we have the availability!
Learn how to make your own candle with expert chandlers
Guided by our chandlers, you’ll explore over 100 fragrance options - the largest selection offered by any candle studio in Cincinnati. Create your signature scent and pour your candles using eco-friendly, American-made soy wax. Whether you’re planning a solo adventure, a date, or a group outing, our candle making classes are a memorable way to slow down, connect, and spark your creativity.
Designed for beginners & seasoned DIY lovers alike
Looking for fun things to do in Cincinnati? Join us at Manitou Candle Co. for a hands-on candle making workshop in the historic Columbia-Tusculum neighborhood. Our public candle classes are designed for beginners and seasoned DIY lovers alike - perfect for a creative night out, unique date night, birthday celebration, or team-building event.
What to Expect
Drinks and food can be brought to class (glassware is provided)
Workshop students receive 10% off all in-store merchandise the day of their class! We always have unique, thoughtfully curated goods and gifts at our store
Classes are typically about 2 hours
Each person makes 2 large glass candles (80-hour total burn), blending their own custom scent from our 100 different scents.
Can't make it back to our shop to pick up your candles? We can ship your class candles directly to you*!
Loved the blend that you created in class? We can create more candles for you!
Candle Making Class Policies
HOW TO BOOK
Our public candle making class schedule can be viewed on our website here. You can sign up directly there!
ARRIVAL & PARKING:
Please arrive 10 minutes early to ensure time to get settled in our space before the class start time.
Classes will start at the scheduled time.
If you are going to be late, please call the shop at 513-429-5254. The class will still start on time.
Free parking is available in the lot across the street or along both sides of Eastern Avenue.
REFUND POLICY
Must provide 48-hour notice: If cancellation is prior to 48 hours before class date/time, it will be rescheduled for a different date. Please provide updated date you would like to attend when cancelling your class.
There are no refunds for no-shows on the day of your candle making class. If you purchase a candle making class with us and do not show up to it on the scheduled date and time, there is no refund.
PRIVATE CANDLE MAKING CLASS - GROUP SIZE + HOW TO BOOK:
Private candle classes are for groups of 8-20.
Private workshops require a minimum of 8* people. If you have less than 8 people you can book seats in a public class online for a date that works for your group.
*If you would like to book a private class during or overlapping with one of our public class times (and those are not already booked), a minimum of 12 people is required.
We require payment for 8 (or 12 if it's during a public class time) people upfront to reserve the space, but you can add more as the date gets closer.
When inquiring, please send the estimated size of your party and 2-3 dates and times that work for your group. We will run it by our schedule of availability. Once there is an agreed upon date and time, we will share a booking link. Once that has been paid for (8 or 12 person minimum), the space will be reserved for you.
We will reach out as we get closer to the date of the class to confirm the final guest count and will share an updated booking link at that time to complete the payment for any additional remaining seats.
We cannot hold dates or times without payment and will try to do our best if a date you inquired about gets booked by another party.
CLASS START TIME:
Classes will start at the agreed upon scheduled time.
Please have your entire party arrive 5-10 minutes before the scheduled class time so everyone has a chance to set a seat, put on an apron, and get settled.
Private classes will be about 2 hours for a group of 8 or more.
FOOD & DRINK:
You can bring any food, drinks, decorations you would like. We provide coffee, tea, water, wine glasses, bottle openers, fridge and microwave.
If you are bringing in anything that will need more than 15-20 minutes to get set up, please confirm this ahead of time with our team - we are always happy to accommodate this, but depending on the date/time of day, will need to ensure that someone from our team will be at the shop for this.
REFUND POLICY:
Must provide 48-hour notice: If cancellation is prior to 48 hours before class date/time, it will be rescheduled for a different date. Please provide updated date you would like to attend when cancelling your class.
There are no refunds for no-shows on the day of your candle making class. If you purchase a candle making class with us and do not show up to it on the scheduled date and time, there is no refund.
Please share this with your entire group, so they can be prepared on what to expect.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our candle making classes are always $65/person (for both public and private candle making classes
Free parking is available in the lot across the street or along both sides of Eastern Avenue.
Candles need to settle overnight, they can be picked up the next day the store is open. Please review our Google page for current shop hours.
If you were a part of a large class, please allow some extra time for our team to prepare the candles the next morning.
Candles must be picked up within 1-2 weeks after taking the class.
No problem! We can ship your class candles directly to you!
We will first send an invoice to your email.
Please email the following information to info@manitoucandleco.com
First & Last Name
Mailing Address
Number of candles to ship
The exact names that are on each of the candles you made
*We will first send an invoice to your email to cover the shipping cost. Once this has been paid, we will pack up the candles and send them on their way to you! You will receive tracking information via email as well.
Domestic shipping can take up to 5 business days.
Foreign shipping could take up to 14 business days.
Due to global supply chain challenges, shipping times could be longer than usual.
You can bring any food, drinks, decorations you would like. We provide coffee, tea, water, wine glasses, bottle openers, fridge and microwave.
If you will be in a public class, please be mindful of any decorations to consider other class attendees.
If you are bringing in anything that will need more than 15-20 minutes to get set up, please confirm this ahead of time with our team - we are always happy to accommodate this, but depending on the date/time of day, will need to ensure that someone from our team will be at the shop for this.
Each person person makes 2 large glass candles of the same custom scent (80-hour total burn), blending any combination of their choice using our 100 different scents.
Yes! We can pour your custom blend in quantities of (5) glass candles Please email the following information to info@manitoucandleco.com
Scents used in your custom blend
How many candles you would like us to make (we will make them in quantities of 5 glass candles)
What you would like to include on the labels? We can also leave them blank for you to fill out and apply later on
Would you like the candles shipped to you (we will add shipping to your invoice) or would you like to pick them up in store (free)?
