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Paddywax Candle Bar

4.9

905 W Main St
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 294-4416
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Paddywax Candle Bar is one of the many awesome spots found at the American Tobacco Campus. Selling experiences, candle pouring kits and more, Paddywax is a great spot to spend an afternoon. Book a custom candle pouring workshop for yourself or purchase a gift card for another scent-savoring friend.


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4.9

Photo of Kira Hendricks Kira Hendricks
Oct 10, 2025 5

My sister and I went for our monthly sister date night and had a wonderful time! Em was the employee working with us and wow what a wonderful treasure she was!! She was managing us and two other parties and we just had such a time getting to make candles, learning the process, but also just vibing with her. We will be back, especially if we get to work with Em again!

Photo of Christy Godkin Christy Godkin
Oct 9, 2025 5

Fun adventure today! Staff were very friendly, informative, and helpful! The process takes about 30-40 minutes. However, keep in mind that you have to wait for around 2 hours for your candle to “set” or you can also go back another day and pick it up! We enjoyed Yonderlust Cafe and the shops at Brightleaf while waiting. Beautiful day to walk around!

Photo of Naomi Oviance Naomi Oviance
Sep 11, 2025 5

This is such a great place for dates whether it be platonic or romantic I had so much fun and the only downside is that the options were so great that it was hard to choose just one

Photo of Elizabeth Bonesteel Elizabeth Bonesteel
Sep 8, 2025 5

Went to do a custom pour to celebrate an anniversary and Emma was amazing!! She explained the process super thoughtfully, was great at answering our questions, helped us pick out our vessel and our scents and we couldn't be happier with our candles. Emma even made sure our parking situation was taken care of swiftly and made the whole experience so fun. Overall the scent and candle vessel options were great. They had a style for everyone and a good variety of scents. Highly recommend going to this location, great staff!

Photo of Destiny D Destiny D
Sep 3, 2025 5

Me & my best friend had a great time. Everyone was very sweet and patient. It was a cool experience. We’ll be back!

Photo of Shezeen Ali Shezeen Ali
Aug 31, 2025 5

We had the most fun & simple candle making morning! Loved getting to make something for home and gifts…. but also, shopping! It’s great to know I can buy a candle and bring it back to refill anytime at an amazing price! Cannot wait to stock up more.

Photo of Heather Ficquette Heather Ficquette
May 2, 2025 5

We did a company outing to Paddywax and had a great time! A wonderful selection of containers to make your candle in and some amazing scents to choose from. It's a really cute central location in Brightleaf.

Photo of Julian Gibbs Julian Gibbs
Feb 4, 2025 5

It was a good experience, its something i never done before and it's an activity you can do as as date. The staff were very accommodating when I had to reschedule my reservation twice and I appreciated that a lot. I plan to give one of the two candles I made to my mom

Photo of Julian Gibbs Julian Gibbs
Jan 20, 2025 5

It was a good experience, it something i never done before and it's activity you can do as as date. The staff were very accommodating when I had to reschedule my reservation twice and I appreciated that a lot. I plan to give one of the two candles I made to my mom

Photo of Franny S Franny S
Jan 19, 2025 5

It’s a cute little vibe nice and cozy. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. Cute vibe for a girls day out

Photo of Laila El-asmar Laila El-asmar
Dec 30, 2024 5

WE did this as a family outing. It was super fun. It went by very quickly though. I would have liked to have some more options to add to my candle. But overall, it was fun!! And we have a great looking and smelling candles.

Photo of Katie Barrick Katie Barrick
Dec 28, 2024 5

We had so much fun at this experience. The technician, Kylie was very helpful and such a great host. She explained everything very thoroughly. The experience was fast and we were able to pick up our candles after we finished up dinner next door. We will come back and host a work event here in the future. It’s a great space and there are loads of options to choose from! And it’s byob.