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Bucks Party Ideas Melbourne
Creating a unique bucks party is an art form, and organising bachelor party ideas in Melbourne requires a delicate balance of crowd-pleasing classics infused with activities that are unique to both the evening and the group. This is easier said than done, however, and it can be all too easy to refer back to the path of tropes and cliches that encompass the classic stag party ideas. But before you default back to poker, go-karting and pub crawls, Classbento has a selection of workshops and classes that are perfect for your stag party ideas, bachelor party planning, and to make your bucks weekend in Melbourne one to remember without having to tie the groom to a light pole.
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Mindful Pottery Wheel Workshop for Beginners
4.9 (683)
7 years in business
Box Hill South
1 to 20 guests
$99 Now $79
Spanish Cooking Class
4.9 (55)
2 years in business
North Melbourne
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$175 - $285
Paint and Sip Class in the Dark©
4.9 (772)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
1 to 45 guests
$59
Cocktail Making and Painting Class: Shake, Sip and Paint
4.9 (61)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
1 to 30 guests
$85
Sip and Sculpt Class: Make Quirky Clay Plant Pots
4.5 (202)
14 years in business
South Melbourne, Bentleigh & Altona North
1 to 100 guests
$65
Gold Charm Bar and Workshop: Design Your Own Jewellery
5.0 (220)
South Yarra
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$89
Mobile Cocktail Making Class
5.0 (39)
Comes to you
10 to 50 guests
$75
Dumpling Cooking Class
5.0 (335)
12 years in business
Abbotsford
1 to 60 guests
$159 - $318
Cocktail Making Class
4.9 (22)
South Melbourne
/ Mobile
10 to 60 guests
$69 - $82
Pizza Masterclass and Lunch: Dough Making
4.9 (267)
Elsternwick & South Yarra
1 to 30 guests
$130
Perfume Making Workshop for Beginners
4.9 (297)
2 years in business
Melbourne
1 to 18 guests
$160
Mobile Terrarium Workshop for Beginners
5.0 (5)
2 years in business
Comes to you
6 to 80 guests
$98
Paint and Sip Class: Japanese Cherry Blossoms
4.9 (44)
Mont Albert
1 to 30 guests
$50 - $59
Paint Your Pet Class
4.9 (216)
Kew
/ Mobile
1 to 36 guests
$85
Beginners Jewellery Making Workshop
5.0 (34)
3 years in business
Hughesdale
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$55 - $69
Tea Blending Workshop
5.0 (177)
2 years in business
Abbotsford
1 to 30 guests
$65
Matcha Lab Workshop: Brew and Blend
4.9 (37)
Box Hill South
1 to 30 guests
$99 Now $72
Share a Wheel: Pottery for Two Class
4.9 (41)
4 years in business
Braeside
1 to 50 guests
$50 - $65
Unwind with Clay Class
5.0 (221)
4 years in business
Braeside
1 to 35 guests
$99 - $109
Paint and Sip Class: Painting Partners
4.9 (260)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
/ Mobile
1 to 50 guests
$59
Pottery Wheel Throwing Taster Class
4.9 (32)
2 years in business
Mentone
1 to 30 guests
$99
Cocktail Making Class
4.9 (19)
6k followers
Fitzroy
6 to 75 guests
$85
Acrylic Paint and Sip Class
4.9 (77)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
/ Mobile
15 to 50 guests
$59
Italian Cooking Masterclass: Gnocchi and Ragu
4.9 (7)
16 years in business
Melbourne
1 to 50 guests
$119
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Suncatcher Workshop
5.0 (2)
2 years in business
Comes to you
6 to 80 guests
$86
Smoking Meat Masterclass
5.0 (13)
9 years in business
Brunswick
1 to 100 guests
$195
Gas Grilling Masterclass
5.0 (21) (teacher)
11k followers
Brunswick
10 to 100 guests
$165
Steak Cooking Masterclass
5.0 (7)
9 years in business
Brunswick
1 to 100 guests
$195
Whisky and Meat Masterclass: Round the World Flight
5.0 (1)
Comes to you
3 to 30 guests
$130
Introduction to Blacksmithing Class
5.0 (22)
15 years in business
Footscray
4 to 20 guests
$185
American BBQ Masterclass: Smoke School (Rowville)
6 years in business
2k followers
Rowville
20 to 40 guests
$179
Hands-on Burger Making Workshop
16 years in business
4k followers
Melbourne
18 to 50 guests
$109
Sigil Magic: Personal Intention Talisman Workshop
Brunswick
10 to 15 guests
$60
BBQ with Spice Masterclass
5.0 (123) (teacher)
6 years in business
Bentleigh East
1 to 50 guests
$220
Mexican Pressed Tin Mirror Workshop
5.0 (2)
South Kingsville
5 to 12 guests
$145
Beyond the Barrel Whisky Tasting Experience
7k followers
Research
1 to 15 guests
$35
Knife Sharpening Class
5.0 (30)
23k followers
Coburg North
1 to 10 guests
$150
Seafood BBQ Class
5.0 (21) (teacher)
11k followers
Brunswick
1 to 10 guests
$195
Blacksmithing Workshop: Forge a Fire Poker
5.0 (10)
15 years in business
Footscray
4 to 10 guests
$275 - $1,100
Blacksmithing Workshop: Forge a Magic Mushroom
5.0 (55) (teacher)
15 years in business
Footscray
4 to 10 guests
$238 - $264
Blacksmithing Workshop: Forge a Bottle Opener
5.0 (55) (teacher)
15 years in business
Footscray
4 to 10 guests
$247 - $275
Blacksmithing Workshop: Forge a Healing Pendant
5.0 (55) (teacher)
15 years in business
Footscray
4 to 10 guests
$275
BBQ Cooking Class
5.0 (23) (teacher)
17 years in business
Sandringham
1 to 12 guests
$295
Whisky Distillery Tour and Tasting
5.0 (26)
4k followers
Somerville
1 to 30 guests
$75
Blacksmithing Workshop: Forge a Rose
5.0 (5)
5.0 (55) (teacher)
Footscray
4 to 10 guests
$370 - $575
Whisky Distillery Tour, Tasting and Cheese
4.9 (17)
4k followers
Somerville
1 to 20 guests
$89
Chopsticks and Forged Bowl
5.0 (39) (teacher)
23k followers
Coburg North
1 to 5 guests
$180
Vegan BBQ Cooking Class
5.0 (123) (teacher)
6 years in business
Bentleigh East
7 to 10 guests
$220
Sip and Sculpt Class: Make Quirky Clay Plant Pots
4.5 (202)
14 years in business
South Melbourne, Bentleigh & Altona North
1 to 100 guests
$65
Share a Wheel: Pottery for Two Class
4.9 (41)
4 years in business
Braeside
1 to 50 guests
$50 - $65
Unwind with Clay Class
5.0 (221)
4 years in business
Braeside
1 to 35 guests
$99 - $109
Pottery Wheel Throwing Taster Class
4.9 (32)
2 years in business
Mentone
1 to 30 guests
$99
Clay and Sip Class: Play with Clay
4.8 (32)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
1 to 50 guests
$59
Hand Building Workshop: Matcha Bowl
5.0 (11)
Box Hill South
1 to 50 guests
$139 Now $109
Sip and Sculpt Class for Halloween
5.0 (5)
4.5 (537) (teacher)
South Melbourne
8 to 50 guests
$59 - $85
Air Dry Clay Flower and Drink Making Workshop
4.8 (9)
4.9 (257) (teacher)
Box Hill South
1 to 40 guests
$79 - $99
Unwind with Clay Taster Class
5.0 (5)
5.0 (399) (teacher)
Braeside
1 to 30 guests
$89 - $99
Textured Clay Canvas and Drink Making Workshop
4.6 (8)
4.9 (257) (teacher)
Box Hill South
1 to 50 guests
$95 - $109
Charcuterie Platter Making Workshop
5.0 (6)
4.9 (98) (teacher)
Mentone
/ Mobile
1 to 100 guests
$149 - $159
Air Dry Clay Class: Make Pottery Pets
4.7 (7)
4.5 (537) (teacher)
South Melbourne
8 to 100 guests
$59 - $99
Prosecco and Pottery Workshop
4.5 (537) (teacher)
14 years in business
South Melbourne
10 to 80 guests
$69
Sip and Sculpt Class: Quirky Pots and Plates - Little Ginger
4.5 (537) (teacher)
Williamstown North
10 to 100 guests
$67
Sip and Sculpt Class: Make a Ceramic Pet Sculpture
4.5 (537) (teacher)
14 years in business
South Melbourne
8 to 100 guests
$59 - $84
Air Dry Clay Class: Mad Hatter Tea Party
4.5 (537) (teacher)
14 years in business
Port Melbourne
8 to 30 guests
$50 - $55
Clay Your Way Workshop
5.0 (18) (teacher)
Moorabbin
1 to 30 guests
$109 Now $95
Group Ceramic Slipcasting Class
4.8 (28) (teacher)
12k followers
Clifton Hill
6 to 30 guests
$110
Air-dry Clay Pancake Workshop
34k followers
Comes to you
8 to 30 guests
$80 - $88
Clay and Cocktails Class: Hand Building
5.0 (5)
Caulfield East
12 to 35 guests
$85
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Dumpling Cooking Class
5.0 (335)
12 years in business
Abbotsford
1 to 60 guests
$159 - $318
Pizza Masterclass and Lunch: Dough Making
4.9 (267)
Elsternwick & South Yarra
1 to 30 guests
$130
Italian Cooking Masterclass: Gnocchi and Ragu
4.9 (7)
16 years in business
Melbourne
1 to 50 guests
$119
Gnocchi Masterclass and Lunch
4.8 (164)
Elsternwick & South Yarra
1 to 30 guests
$130
Ultimate Arepas Cooking Masterclass
5.0 (37) (teacher)
3 years in business
Thornbury
1 to 40 guests
$124 - $139
Spanish Cooking Class: Tapas, Pintxos and Sangria
5.0 (13)
41k followers
Footscray
1 to 60 guests
$190
Mexican Cooking Class
4.9 (143) (teacher)
North Melbourne
1 to 35 guests
$170 - $190
Spanish Cooking Class: Desserts and Wines
5.0 (23) (teacher)
41k followers
Carlton
1 to 30 guests
$140
Spanish Cooking Class: Paella, Tapas and Sangria
5.0 (6)
5.0 (23) (teacher)
Footscray
1 to 40 guests
$190
Indian Spices Workshop
5.0 (66) (teacher)
14k followers
Kilsyth
1 to 50 guests
$200
Smoking Meat Masterclass
5.0 (13)
9 years in business
Brunswick
1 to 100 guests
$195
Private Gnocchi Class and Lunch
4.8 (583) (teacher)
21k followers
South Yarra
12 to 30 guests
$160
Grazing Platter Making Workshop
5.0 (1)
Braeside
10 to 50 guests
$95
Gas Grilling Masterclass
5.0 (21) (teacher)
11k followers
Brunswick
10 to 100 guests
$165
An Intimate Mediterranean Feast Class
5.0 (30) (teacher)
15k followers
Eltham
1 to 35 guests
$165
Steak Cooking Masterclass
5.0 (7)
9 years in business
Brunswick
1 to 100 guests
$195
Pasta Masterclass and Lunch
4.8 (48)
21k followers
Elsternwick
1 to 25 guests
$130
American Smoking BBQ Cooking Class
4.9 (88)
22 years in business
Brunswick
1 to 60 guests
$205
Seafood Cooking Class
4.9 (143) (teacher)
North Melbourne
/ Mobile
1 to 40 guests
$230
Thai Cooking Class
4.6 (5)
4.9 (143) (teacher)
North Melbourne
1 to 35 guests
$200 - $220
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Paint and Sip Class: Japanese Cherry Blossoms
4.9 (44)
Mont Albert
1 to 30 guests
$50 - $59
Paint Your Pet Class
4.9 (216)
Kew
/ Mobile
1 to 36 guests
$85
Paint and Sip Class: Painting Partners
4.9 (260)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
/ Mobile
1 to 50 guests
$59
Acrylic Paint and Sip Class
4.9 (77)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
/ Mobile
15 to 50 guests
$59
Paint and Sip Class: Paint Your Dog
5.0 (97)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
/ Mobile
1 to 40 guests
$65
Paint and Sip Class: Monet Water Lilies
4.9 (40)
Mont Albert
1 to 30 guests
$57 - $64
Textured Paint and Sip Class
5.0 (32)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
15 to 50 guests
$59
Paint and Sip Class: Starry Night
4.8 (92)
Mont Albert
1 to 30 guests
$50 - $59
Paint and Sip Class
4.9 (86) (teacher)
Sorrento
1 to 50 guests
$29 - $79
Paint and Sip Class: Paint Like Famous Artists
4.8 (76)
9 years in business
Port Melbourne
15 to 50 guests
$59
Paint and Sip Class: Frida Kahlo
4.9 (24)
Mont Albert
1 to 30 guests
$48 - $55
Paint and Sip Class
5.0 (22)
8 years in business
Blackburn North
1 to 30 guests
$75 - $80
Paint and Sip Class in the Park
5.0 (21)
9 years in business
Albert Park
15 to 30 guests
$59
Halloween Painting Class
4.9 (434) (teacher)
Mont Albert
1 to 30 guests
$58 - $65
Paint and Sip Class: Hokusai Wave
4.9 (18)
Mont Albert
1 to 30 guests
$54 - $62
Halloween Spooky Art and Craft Plus Fear-Release Workshop
4.8 (37) (teacher)
Doncaster East
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$49 - $59
Family Painting Class
4.9 (15)
8 years in business
Blackburn North
1 to 30 guests
$55
Paint and Sip Class: Northern Lights
4.9 (11)
Mont Albert
1 to 30 guests
$58 - $65
Paint and Sip Class: Botanical Dream
4.9 (11)
Mont Albert
1 to 30 guests
$48 - $55
Paint and Sip Class: The Starry Night
5.0 (42)
100% recommend
Kew
/ Mobile
1 to 36 guests
$59 - $65
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Mobile Cocktail Making Class
5.0 (39)
Comes to you
10 to 50 guests
$75
Cocktail Making Class
4.9 (22)
South Melbourne
/ Mobile
10 to 60 guests
$69 - $82
Cocktail Making Class
4.9 (19)
6k followers
Fitzroy
6 to 75 guests
$85
Social Cocktail Making Class
4.9 (33) (teacher)
Melbourne
/ Mobile
1 to 40 guests
$130
Mobile Cocktail Making Class for Private Groups
4.9 (8)
4.9 (180) (teacher)
Comes to you
15 to 100 guests
$85
Cocktail Making Workshop
4.9 (187) (teacher)
43k followers
Armadale
10 to 40 guests
$120
Gin Making Masterclass
4.9 (148)
11 years in business
North Melbourne
1 to 20 guests
$185
Vodka Making Masterclass
4.9 (151) (teacher)
11 years in business
North Melbourne
1 to 30 guests
$185
Mobile Cocktail Making Class
4.5 (32) (teacher)
South Melbourne
/ Mobile
10 to 60 guests
$69 - $79
Cocktail Masterclass
7k followers
Geelong
5 to 50 guests
$49 - $65
Mobile Cocktail Making Workshop for Parties
5.0 (1)
Comes to you
10 to 35 guests
$79 - $99
Sippy Daze Co Cocktail Making Class
Reservoir
/ Mobile
12 to 30 guests
$119
Stylish Mobile Cocktail Making Workshop
Comes to you
10 to 35 guests
$79 - $99
Cocktail and Canapé Masterclass
19 years in business
6k followers
South Wharf
20 to 50 guests
$134
Cocktail Making Class with a Native Australian Twist
Prahran
/ Mobile
10 to 30 guests
$125
Premium Cocktail Masterclass: Prahran
4.9 (142) (teacher)
14k followers
Prahran
1 to 100 guests
$129 - $999
Premium Cocktail Masterclass: Geelong
4.9 (142) (teacher)
14k followers
Geelong
1 to 100 guests
$99
Cocktail Making Workshop
28 years in business
St Kilda
4 to 20 guests
$65
Premium Private Cocktail Masterclass
4.9 (142) (teacher)
14k followers
Comes to you
1 to 100 guests
$129 - $1,500
Premium Cocktail Masterclass: Torquay
4.9 (142) (teacher)
14k followers
Torquay
4 to 100 guests
$99
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Mobile Terrarium Workshop for Beginners
5.0 (5)
2 years in business
Comes to you
6 to 80 guests
$98
Bonsai Class for Beginners
4.9 (161)
Armadale
/ Mobile
1 to 45 guests
$120
Mindful Making Workshop: Mini Moss Terrarium
4.9 (392)
Brunswick
1 to 100 guests
$140
Tranquil Terrarium Class: Mindful Making
4.9 (392)
Brunswick
/ Mobile
1 to 100 guests
$120
Tipsy Terrarium Workshop: Make and Sip
4.9 (392)
Brunswick
/ Mobile
1 to 100 guests
$130
Plant Parenthood 101 Workshop
4.9 (37)
Brunswick
1 to 222 guests
$90
Full Moon Workshop: Journey Through the Chakras
4.9 (392)
Brunswick
/ Mobile
12 to 100 guests
$65
Succulent Terrarium Making Class
4.9 (392)
Brunswick
/ Mobile
14 to 100 guests
$98
Preserved Moss Art Workshop
5.0 (9)
5 years in business
Comes to you
5 to 50 guests
$165
QLD Bottle Tree Bonsai Making Workshop
5.0 (5)
4.9 (187) (teacher)
Armadale & South Yarra
1 to 45 guests
$120
Terrarium Workshop
4.5 (15)
14 years in business
South Melbourne
8 to 80 guests
$65
Beginner Terrarium Building Workshop
4.9 (18) (teacher)
5 years in business
Comes to you
3 to 30 guests
$155
Boozy Bonsai Workshop
4.9 (187) (teacher)
43k followers
South Yarra
1 to 45 guests
$90
Plant Propagation Class
4.9 (187) (teacher)
43k followers
South Yarra
1 to 30 guests
$85
DIY Moss Pole Making Workshop
4.9 (187) (teacher)
43k followers
Prahran
1 to 30 guests
$95
Tiny Terrarium Workshop
5.0 (2)
2 years in business
Comes to you
6 to 80 guests
$65
Wabi-Sabi Plant Design Workshop
5.0 (24) (teacher)
Prahran
1 to 30 guests
$100
Terrarium Making Class
4.5 (8)
Burwood East
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$75 - $85
Terrarium Workshop for Beginners
5.0 (146)
Silvan
1 to 24 guests
$75 - $150
DIY Mini Terrarium Making Class
4.9 (89) (teacher)
4 years in business
Kew
2 to 20 guests
$120
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Bucks party activities have come a long way since their origins in fifth-century Sparta. Back then, bachelor party planning was customary for husband-to-be to enjoy a feast in his honour the night before the wedding. During the renaissance, knights would indulge in the evening before marrying as well, leading to the first recorded use of the word “bachelor”, which originally meant “young-knight-in-training.” The bucks party tradition grew stronger as time went on until it snowballed into the celebratory staple we know today. Even in the late 1800s, famous magician P.T Barnum’s grandson had indulged in such excessive bachelor party planning that the night ended in a police officer being brought before a tribunal after creating so much noise in his attempt to shut the party down in the early hours of the morning. With such cultural pressure extending all the way back to ancient Greece, it’s crucial that your bucks party ideas are on point. That’s why Classbento puts an emphasis on workshops that cater for unique bucks party ideas, with the best options that avoid the well-worn path of paintball and drinking competitions that Melbourne offers up.
Let’s be honest with ourselves, a central theme of any bucks night planning is the drinking, and with so many fun things to do in Melbourne, it’s easy to incorporate it into your unique bucks party ideas. That’s why one of our multitude of cocktail making classes are a perfect alternative to a pub crawl or pre-drinks. Getting your party compadres shaking, stirring and pouring delicious ice-cold cocktails is a perfect way to start of a bucks weekend and get everyone loosened up for what else you have in store.
Getting something in your stomachs is important too, and no bachelor party planning is complete without a quality meal. But instead of just sitting down for a meal, why not make it yourself? Our Melbourne workshops have an array of cooking classes that puts other Aussie cities to shame, with a variety of cuisines from all over the world. Want a challenge? Get the gang smoking a brisket whilst sampling a selection of the country’s craftiest beer. Need something crisper for your bucks party ideas? Gather the groom and the gang and enjoy a gin masterclass with Four Pillars Gin in the heart of chapel st! Once you’ve worked your appetite up, our Asian Finger Food cooking class is a great choice if the tummies are rumbling, and to keep the bucks party activities rolling! Finger food classes such as these, as well as BBQ School’s Tapas class, are a good way of making sure everyone has food in their stomach, but no one is so full that dinner may reappear later, and your bucks weekend can continue without incident!
If you’re looking for bucks party activities outside the culinary realm, our range of paint and sip classes will get the gang creatively boisterous, as you enjoy a drop of vino whilst composing an acrylic or watercolour masterpiece. This will certainly add a touch of civility to your bucks night plans in Melbourne, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t raucously enjoyable!
Most of our Melbourne workshops cater to private bookings to ensure that private groups get the special attention their evening requires, which is ideal when sifting through your stag do ideas. Class instructors also offer tailored packages to suit, as well as additional extras and unique services upon request. To get the most out of your bachelor party planning, it’s always worth talking to the workshop’s instructor first, to see what they can offer you and your pre-nuptial bux party squad. Many of our Melbourne classes can travel to you (most notably the cocktail classes) and it’s always worth checking which one of our Melbourne workshops have a BYO policy, as many of our food and drink workshops either serve alcohol or allow you to bring your own.
A Bucks party is a cultural staple for a reason, and it’s important you provide the blushing hubby-to-be with an experience he’ll never forget, even if he can’t remember. The world’s most liveable city certainly has an array of bachelor party ideas to choose from and with so many options available, it’s easy to get crippled by choice. But don’t let that discourage you from discovering the most unique bucks party ideas Melbourne has to offer! Let Classbento make the selection easier, with our selection of workshops and activities to ensure you, the buck, and every member of the gang get the most out of your stag do.
