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15 Best Workshops In Oaxaca

Oaxaca’s best days out.

The 15 workshops travellers book most around Oaxaca, with what each one costs, how long it runs and the operator you go with.

15 Best Workshops In Oaxaca

Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour - No Set Menu: How Your Cooking Class Gets Chosen
Cooking Classes, Food & Market Tours, Markets, Oaxaca City, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Shopping Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours, Workshops

Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour

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1.Flavors of Oaxaca: Cooking Class with No Set Menu and Local Market Tour

Oaxaca City market tour and interactive cooking class with no fixed menu, hands-on prep, local ingredients, and a filling lunch.

Most Popular★ 4.5

“Market walk was nice, it was not what I was expecting for a cooking class. Felt rushed as lots of stuff was prepared by staff and cooked by staff. Maybe 45% of the cooking was done by us. The table we ate at was beautiful but I was hoping to really go from 0-100 cooking…”

333 reviews4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $75.00by Casa Crespo Cooking Class

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Oaxacan Vegetarian Cooking Class - Producers, peppers, and the morning-harvest mindset
Cooking Classes, Oaxaca City, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews, Vegan & Vegetarian, Workshops

Oaxacan Vegetarian Cooking Class

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2.Oaxacan Vegetarian Cooking Class

Stroll Oaxaca’s Merced neighborhood, taste local ingredients with Victor’s team, then cook a vegetarian feast with mole and tortillas.

★ 5.0

“Amazing experience! Victor was a great chef who had an excellent team. He shared a lot about historical ingenious cuisine with us and taught us to cook amazing food. I value the efforts to purchase local food as well. Absolutely recommend this to others!!”

235 reviews4 hours (approx.)From $70.72by Etnofood Experiencias

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Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez - The outdoor kitchen setup: garden cooking and hot, real stoves
Cooking Classes, Oaxaca City, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez

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3.Traditional Cooking Class with Minerva Lopez

Shop Oaxaca’s biggest market, then cook mole and tortillas from scratch with award-winning chef Minerva Lopez, plus mezcal and snacks.

★ 5.0

“Minerva is an accomplished cook who is well known in the community. Our translator Amy was excellent sharing with group many cultural aspects of not only preparing mole but also life in the local area. The setting is Minerva’s lovely garden and outdoor cooking area. (outside of town about 20 min.)”

197 reviews6 hours (approx.)From $119.22by Minerva Lopez

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Oaxaca: Oaxacan Mole Workshop with a Traditional Cook - Finding FILOTEO and planning for the market walk
Oaxaca De Juarez, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Oaxaca: Oaxacan Mole Workshop with a Traditional Cook

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Oaxaca: Vegetarian Cooking Class - The market run: how you spot quality and learn what matters
Cooking Classes, Oaxaca De Juarez, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews, Vegan & Vegetarian, Workshops

Oaxaca: Vegetarian Cooking Class

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Oaxaca: Traditional Oaxacan Cooking Class with Market Visit - Cooking Like You Mean It: Techniques, Not Just Recipes
Cooking Classes, Markets, Oaxaca De Juarez, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Shopping Tours, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Oaxaca: Traditional Oaxacan Cooking Class with Market Visit

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6.Oaxaca: Traditional Oaxacan Cooking Class with Market Visit

Shop Oaxaca markets with a chef, then cook traditional dishes, tortillas, and Oaxacan drinks in a hands-on class lasting 5.5 hours.

★ 4.9

“This experience was absolutely amazing, so glad we booked it. We were picked up on time by our translator and driver, taken to the village of Teltitlàn in the mountains where two wonderful ladies Alicia and Sylvia took us to the market to gather ingredients. We then went to their family home and made tamales,…”

80 reviews5.5 hoursFrom $133by PARAISO HUATULCO

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Oaxaca de Juarez: Art Printing Workshop with a Local Artist - What the workshop teaches: Oaxacan print culture with a message
Oaxaca De Juarez, Street Art & Printmaking Workshops, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Oaxaca de Juarez: Art Printing Workshop with a Local Artist

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Cooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana - Market Morning in Oaxaca: Ingredients, Choice, and Real Freshness
Cooking Classes, Oaxaca City, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Cooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana

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8.Cooking classes from the Isthmus with a Tehuana

Shop a Oaxaca market with a Tehuana cook, learn three dishes start to finish, then eat with mezcal cocktails, aguas, and hotel drop-off.

★ 5.0

“This was one of the best experiences we’ve had in Mexico! You not only get a tour of the market to buy your food to make a three course meal but also learn about the history of why food.”

51 reviews6 hours (approx.)From $127.48by Me Encanta Oaxaca

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Traditional Oaxaca Cooking Class with Local Chef - The Three-Course Menu That Teaches Real Oaxaca Cooking
Cooking Classes, Oaxaca City, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Traditional Oaxaca Cooking Class with Local Chef

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9.Traditional Oaxaca Cooking Class with Local Chef

Cook Oaxaca classics with Chef Oswaldo in a small-group class near Santo Domingo, making tortillas, mole, and chocolate tamales for a full meal.

★ 5.0

“Great experience, learnt a lot about the mexican culture. The old cooking techniques and moderns. The food was delicious and it was great to do it from scratch. Oswaldo is a great chef and a great teacher. I would definitely recommend it to other people and would do te recipes at home. Thank you again…”

46 reviews3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $83.63by Taller Quiote Oaxacan Cooking Classes

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Make Your Own Chocolate with Oaxacan Tradition Private Class - Cacao 101: Learning to Judge Beans Before Roasting
Chocolate & Cacao Experiences, Dessert Tours, Oaxaca City, Private, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Make Your Own Chocolate with Oaxacan Tradition Private Class

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10.Make Your Own Chocolate with Oaxacan Tradition Private Class

Make Oaxacan chocolate from roasted cacao to your own hot drink, with a clay comal, hand-peeling, and tasting plus cocoa toast.

★ 5.0

“Super fun and informative workshop. We learned a lot about cacao’s history and production. We sampled different beans with different styles of production, washed vs fermented, sampled different ground powders, and then roasted and ground our own cacao, which we made into hot chocolate. We got to keep the remainder of our ground chocolate as…”

45 reviews2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $98.57by Chimalapa Cacao

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Oaxaca de Juarez: Traditional Oaxacan Cooking Class - Baldo’s mezcal tasting and the local snacks that come before cooking
Cooking Classes, Oaxaca De Juarez, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Oaxaca de Juarez: Traditional Oaxacan Cooking Class

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Cooking class with a traditional Oaxacan cook - Mezcal and Family Ingredients: Why the Drink Feels Part of the Story
Cooking Classes, Oaxaca City, Oaxacan Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Cooking class with a traditional Oaxacan cook

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12.Cooking class with a traditional Oaxacan cook

A small-group Oaxaca cooking class where you cook in clay pots, learn mole basics, and end with mezcal and firewood-roasted fruit.

★ 5.0

“Fantastic day cooking with Su! We were picked up on time and quickly transported to her location just outsize of Oaxaca where we spent a half day cooking and observing at her beautiful outdoor kitchen.”

28 reviews4 hours 45 minutes (approx.)From $100.31by Gueta Oaxaca

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Oaxaca City: Bike Tour with Professional Guide+Art workshop - Bike Flow Oaxaca Setup: Gear, Guide Team, and Real Comfort
City Tours, Cycling Tours, Guided, Oaxaca Bike Tours, Oaxaca De Juarez, Street Art & Printmaking Workshops, Tour Reviews, Tours, Workshops

Oaxaca City: Bike Tour with Professional Guide+Art workshop

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13.Oaxaca City: Bike Tour with Professional Guide+Art workshop

Bike through Oaxaca City with a bilingual pro guide and cover key neighborhoods fast, plus an optional engraving art workshop in the morning.

★ 4.8

“Het was heerlijk om op de fietst door Oaxaca te rijden. De guide Marjorie vertelde veel. Een superervaring en echt een aanrader. Het leukste vond ik alle kleuren in de straten.”

23 reviews2 - 4 hoursFrom $37by Bike Flow Oaxaca

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Wood Engraving Workshop - The first lesson: from looking closely to making a plan
Oaxaca City, Street Art & Printmaking Workshops, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Wood Engraving Workshop

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14.Wood Engraving Workshop

Learn wood engraving in Oaxaca City with a small, guided class. Make your first print, then take home three copies and the wood block.

★ 5.0

“Really cool and creative experience! It was really nice seeing the drawing come to life. Would definitely recommend to those looking for something unique. Hosts were super warm and welcoming and patient!”

21 reviews4 hours (approx.)From $41.79by Prietos Taller

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Alebrije Painting Workshop in San Martín Tilcajete with Pickup - Getting to San Martín Tilcajete: pickup from Oaxaca City
Alebrijes & Artisan Crafts, Oaxaca City, Tour Reviews, Workshops

Alebrije Painting Workshop in San Martín Tilcajete with Pickup

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15.Alebrije Painting Workshop in San Martín Tilcajete with Pickup

Hotel pickup from Oaxaca City to San Martín Tilcajete for a guided alebrije carving and painting workshop, with a take-home 10 cm figure.

★ 4.5

“transportation was very comfortable, our translator was excellent, & the people at the workshop were so kind and welcoming. They gave us mezcal, homemade chocolates, and a hot chocolate drink. Highly recommend for an intimate and authentic experience!”

18 reviews4 hours (approx.)From $54.00by Enjoy Oaxaca

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