Sip & Paint - Golden Path

Brush Party are bringing their Golden Path paint and sip class to The Crown in St Albans on Thursday 29 October, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. The whole evening is built around one painting, Golden Path, which you'll recreate from scratch over the three hours. If you've never picked up a brush before, that's fine — the session is led by an instructor who talks the room through the painting in easy, step-by-step stages, so everyone leaves with their own finished canvas to take home.

Brush Party describe themselves as the UK's 'Paint and Sip' experts, and they've got the numbers to back it up: more than 40,000 guests painted with them last year, and nearly as many five-star reviews. The format is straightforward — a talented instructor guides the room through the painting in simple stages, and everyone leaves with their own finished canvas to display at home. It's pitched as a relaxed way to explore your creative potential and socialise with friends or meet new people, and since it's a group class, you're painting alongside everyone else in the room.

One of the best bits is that you don't need to bring a thing. The venue provides all the supplies — canvas, brushes, paints, and aprons — so you can just turn up and get started. You bring your own drink, though food and drinks can be bought separately at the bar if you fancy something more. The minimum age is 16, and if you're a regular, there's a loyalty side to it: you can collect a stamp each time you attend a standard public Brush Party, and your seventh event is free.

It's a three-hour session on Thursday 29 October, 7:00pm to 10:00pm, at The Crown in St Albans, and tickets are £33.