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 – 27th October, 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 is Back for 2023
Wild Goose Festival, set to return to Dumfries & Galloway this October Over 20 key partners across Dumfries & Galloway have joined forces to support this on-of-a-kind festival and shine […]
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What is Saltmarsh and why is is it so Important?
The Team at NatureScot explain: The whole of the Solway represents approximately 25% of the UK saltmarsh resource and this rich habitat, also known as merse, at Caerlaverock is the largest […]
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April at WWT Caerlaverock
As we wave goodbye to April, David Pickett of WWT Caerlaverock tells us what life has been like on the reserve over the course of last month: “April can be […]
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Goose News!
Barnacle geese numbers are starting to build up as more birds have arrived from Svalbard just in time for last week’s Wild Goose Festival. Prior to last week there was […]
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Pyramiden
A Photo Essay by Sisse Brimberg, Saskia Coulson and Colin Tennant In the far reaches of the Arctic circle, situated on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lays the ghost town […]
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Wild Geese and the GSA Biosphere
The Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere is proud to be a partner organisation and co-hosting events at the Wild Goose Festival 2022, introducing local people and visitors to some […]