Wild Goose Festival
Wild Goose Festival is back for another year with a fun-filled programme of inspiring and educational family-friendly activities and events across Dumfries & Galloway.
The ten-day festival runs from 18th – 27thOctober, weaving art, culture, and nature together through a series of activities from interactive storytelling, conversations to inspiring performances and creative workshops for all the family.
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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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 […]
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Glencaple/Caerlaverock Walk and Talk
Join Solway Coast and Marine Project for a coastal walk and workshop this December. Join our expert, Dr Larry Griffin, goose and swan ecologist specialising in tracking their migratory cycles […]
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Wild Goose Festival Returns with Soaring Success
The Wild Goose Festival returned for another year of inspiring and educational family-friendly activities and events. Read about our 2023 Festival below. The Wild Goose Festival returned to Dumfries and […]
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Creative Spaces – Laurieknowe Workshops
In the run up to Wild Goose Festival 2023, the Creative Spaces team worked with pupils from Laurieknowe Primary School to deliver a series of creative workshops on the migration […]
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How Many Geese?
From our Partners at WWT Caerlaverock. It is 6:00 am in the morning. It is dark, cold, still, not quite a frost and I am standing on the edge of […]