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What's On

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There are lots of activities on at the Maxwell Centre.

We have some which are on at the same time every week, and workshops/events that run throughout the year.

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Click below to find out more

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  • Sustainable festive decorations workshop
    Sustainable festive decorations workshop
    Sustainable festive decorations workshop
    Mon, 16 Dec
    Dundee
    16 Dec 2024, 13:30 – 15:30
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    16 Dec 2024, 13:30 – 15:30
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Join our award-winning gardener Nicky Burke to make best use of natural local materials from the garden and Hilltown Park to make creative table and tree decorations to enjoy during this festive season.
  • The BIG GROW Christmas Party
    The BIG GROW Christmas Party
    The BIG GROW Christmas Party
    Tue, 17 Dec
    Dundee
    17 Dec 2024, 17:30 – 19:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    17 Dec 2024, 17:30 – 19:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Time to relax, have some fun and let your hair down at our party. Enjoy snacks and exchange your growing stories. Everyone is welcome along.
  • Gardener's Cafe
    Gardener's Cafe
    Multiple Dates
    Gardener's Cafe
    Thu, 19 Dec
    Dundee
    19 Dec 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    19 Dec 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Join us for a good blether all about gardening and food growing. Bring in your ideas, projects, questions and we can help you out! Get advice, borrow tools and get some freebies - all welcome, from complete beginners to experienced green fingers.Teas, coffees and toast available to keep us going :D
  • Nature Printmaking Evening Workshop
    Nature Printmaking Evening Workshop
    Nature Printmaking Evening Workshop
    Thu, 09 Jan
    Dundee
    09 Jan 2025, 16:30 – 18:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    09 Jan 2025, 16:30 – 18:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Make art and bring nature indoors! Learn how to make monoprints using plants from our garden and found objects. Take home some beautiful pieces for gifts or decorating your own home.

Past Events

  • Intercultural Lunch- This week -Comfort Food, Scotch Broth followed by Cranachan dessert
    Intercultural Lunch- This week -Comfort Food, Scotch Broth followed by Cranachan dessert
    13 Dec 2024, 12:15 – 13:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Community lunch in the centre and everyone is welcome. Free
  • Gardener's Cafe
    Gardener's Cafe
    Multiple Dates
    12 Dec 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Join us for a good blether all about gardening and food growing. Bring in your ideas, projects, questions and we can help you out! Get advice, borrow tools and get some freebies - all welcome, from complete beginners to experienced green fingers.Teas, coffees and toast available to keep us going :D
  • Ecofriendly wreath making
    Ecofriendly wreath making
    Multiple Dates
    09 Dec 2024, 14:00 – 16:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Not to be missed, our very popular workshops show you how to make your own beautiful seasonal wreath. Sourcing sustainable and local materials from our park and close by and recycling and composting after Christmas.
  • Christmas Garden Party
    Christmas Garden Party
    05 Dec 2024, 15:30 – 17:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Join us in the garden for a FREE Family friendly event. Have a go at making a gift bag or a Christmas card. Enjoy some tasty marshmallows and popcorn on the fire with soup or hot chocolate! Delicious. Everyone is Welcome and it's all FREE!
  • Garden storytelling around the fire
    Garden storytelling around the fire
    05 Dec 2024, 15:30 – 17:30
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Wrap up warm and lets enjoy together some stories, snacks and maybe stars! For all ages
  • Ecofriendly wreath making
    Ecofriendly wreath making
    Multiple Dates
    03 Dec 2024, 14:30 – 16:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Not to be missed, our very popular workshops show you how to make your own beautiful seasonal wreath. Sourcing sustainable and local materials from our park and close by and recycling and composting after Christmas.
  • Community Litter Pick
    Community Litter Pick
    02 Dec 2024, 12:30 – 13:30
    Dundee, 7AD, 273 Hilltown, Dundee DD3 7AP, UK
    Join Dundee Litter Pickers for a 30 minute litter pick and a cup of tea to warm up afterwards. They will provide gloves, litter pickers and bags and do a MCS survey to collect data.
  • Intercultural Lunch-Fusion!
    Intercultural Lunch-Fusion!
    29 Nov 2024, 12:15 – 13:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Our theme this week is Fusion - Pasta followed by Custard Rasgulla fusion dessert. Tasty dishes mixing Italy, Scotland and India. This is a FREE community lunch so everyone is welcome along.
  • Herbal Healing Skillshare
    Herbal Healing Skillshare
    27 Nov 2024, 10:00 – 12:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Pam Archibald, one of the Maxwell BIG GROW participants will be sharing her own research and experience infusing herbal flowers to make homemade healing salve. She'll also share how she uses comfrey and calendula to keep healthy.
  • Jamming and Sharing - BIG GROW Party!
    Jamming and Sharing - BIG GROW Party!
    21 Nov 2024, 15:30 – 17:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Join us for a very special celebration with tastings and demos of how to make all sorts of preserves made by volunteers, staff and our workshop cooks...from chutneys to jams, jellies to herbal teas
  • Learn to Harvest with the BIG GROW
    Learn to Harvest with the BIG GROW
    Multiple Dates
    30 Sept 2024, 15:00 – 16:00
    The Maxwell Centre, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
  • Scented Plants for Wellbeing
    Scented Plants for Wellbeing
    25 Sept 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
    The Maxwell Centre, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
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