Wild Goose Festival
Established in 2020, Wild Goose Festival is an annual programme of inspiring and educational family-friendly activities and events across Dumfries & Galloway. Taking place every Autumn, the festival is inspired by the migratory route of barnacle geese between Svalbard and the Solway estuary, focusing on our regions connection to these fascinating birds and the incredible journey they make to reach us.
Wild Goose Festival’s programme of events aims to engage our communities through creativity, education, and play, building meaningful relationships and encouraging people across generations to reconnect with the environment they live in.
Produced by The Stove Network, the festival unites key partners from across Dumfries & Galloway in an immersive exploration of nature, creativity, and place. forms part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2024 and is supported by TRACS – Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, Dumfries & Galloway Council, Annandale & Nithsdale Community Benefit Company, administered by Foundation Scotland and Dumfries & Galloway Museums & Heritage Network.
WGF Highlights | 2020–2023
Latest News
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A Fond Farewell to the Geese
Words by David Pickett, WWT Caerlaverock April can be a confusing month at WWT Caerlaverock. On a calendar April is smack bang in the middle of spring and seen in […]
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How Many Geese?
Words and images by David Pickett, WWT Caerlaverock It is 6 am in the morning, dark, cold, still, not quite a frost and I am standing on the edge of […]
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Nature, Creativity, and Community: Wild Goose Festival 2024
In 2024, the Wild Goose Festival (WGF) returned for its fifth year of activity celebrating nature, creativity and place across Dumfries & Galloway. Running from the 18th – 27th of […]
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Autumn Sounds Like Geese
Words by Marianne Nicholson, WWT Caerlaverock The first week of October. No doubting it is definitely autumn now. Nights are drawing in, mornings are chill and misty. Nearly time to […]
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Wild Goose Festival 2024 Takes Flight
Dumfries & Galloway’s annual Wild Goose Festival is back and celebrates its fifth birthday with its biggest programme yet. Autumn 2024 marks the fifth birthday of the Dumfries & Galloway’s […]
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Artist Commission Opportunity – Open Call
This is a partnership commission with WWT Caerlaverock, and Glengoyne WWT Caerlaverock, with the support of The Stove Network, wishes to commission an artist(s) to lead a public art project […]