Our partners · Glassblowing near Yosemite
We teach 45-minute beginner glassblowing classes at four partner resorts around Yosemite National Park, May through October. You don’t need to be staying there: anyone can book a class through the resort and make their own piece of glass with one of our glassblowers.
Our partners
Classes are booked directly with each of our partner resorts, and you don’t need to be a guest to take one. Times, prices and availability are on each resort’s booking page.
Highway 120 West entrance
Right at Yosemite’s Highway 120 West entrance, Rush Creek Lodge is where our resort classes started in 2019. Lodge rooms, suites and hillside villas sit around a pool, spa, tavern and nature trails, with guided Yosemite adventures every day.
Groveland, near Hetch Hetchy
A historic mountain resort tucked into the pines on the edge of the park. Cabins, a tavern, a pool and a full calendar of onsite activities make it an easy place to settle in for a few days.
Groveland, near the northwest entrance
The newest of the group, opened in 2024 as a basecamp for Yosemite trips. Cottages and villas, the YOVA restaurant, a wine room and horseback riding right from the property.
Fish Camp, by the South Entrance
Just outside Yosemite’s South Entrance, Tenaya has lodge rooms, cottages among the pines and Waybound cabins next door, plus the Ascent Spa and five places to eat.
How it works
Pick a partner resort above and book a 45-minute class on its booking page. Guests and visitors are both welcome.
Choose your colors from our table of crushed glass. Wear closed-toe shoes and cotton clothes, and tie back long hair. We provide safety glasses.
Make a sculpted flower or a blown ornament one-on-one with one of our glassblowers. No experience needed, ages 6 and up.
Glass cools slowly overnight. Pick up your piece the next day at 1 pm, or we can ship it to you for a small fee.
Questions
No. Anyone can book a class at any of our four partner resorts, whether or not you are staying there. Book through the resort’s class booking page.
Classes are 45 minutes. You pick your colors, then make a sculpted flower or a blown ornament one-on-one with one of our glassblowers. No experience is needed.
Ages 6 and up. Guests ages 6 to 16 need a parent or guardian with them.
May through October. Times and prices are set by each resort and listed on its booking page.
Closed-toe shoes and cotton or other natural-fiber clothes, since synthetic fabric can melt near the heat. Tie back long hair. We provide safety glasses.
Hot glass has to cool slowly overnight in our annealer. Your piece is ready to pick up the next day at 1 pm, or we can ship it to you for a small fee.
Yes. We bring a mobile furnace to private parties, team events and celebrations for up to 40 guests, anywhere in most of California. Request a quote on our Private events page.
Planning your own event?
We bring the furnace to private parties for up to 40 guests across most of California, and we ship our hand-blown pumpkins, ornaments and gifts anywhere in the United States.