Entry No. 20 — the San Francisco file — filed under: glassblowing

Public Glass

San Francisco's only public-access glassblowing studio, a nonprofit hot shop tucked into an industrial stretch of the Bayview where total beginners are handed a blowpipe and 2,000-degree molten glass under one-on-one instruction.

The move: Take the 3-hour 'Play With Fire' hot glass intro side by side — gather molten glass on the pipe, shape it with wet newspaper pads and jacks, and each leave with a paperweight or ornament you personally blew.

• 📍 Bayview/Hunters Point, San Francisco
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 1750 Armstrong Ave, San Francisco, CA 94124

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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Further reading: Official site · kqed.org

last checked: 2026-07-20