
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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Primary School News Reporter, Ayla, Tells us About Her Class Project
The Stove’s Creative Spaces Team have been working with the pupils at Caerlaverock Primary School on a series of activities linked to this years Wild Goose Festival. As part of […]
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Marvellous Migration
The Barnacle Geese of Svalbard There’s no mistaking that migration is an amazing natural phenomenon. As the Barnacle geese return to us each year from Spitspegen on the Norwegian Svalbard […]
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The Brent Blog
Brent or brant geese (Branta bernicla) are one of the seven native geese found in the UK. Brent geese are the smallest goose species found on our shores, only just […]
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Solway to Svalbard – A journey of discovery
Solway to Svalbard is an immersive, multi-artform response to the spring migration of barnacle geese. This unique piece of theatre brings together original music with cinematic visuals, evocative soundscapes, and […]
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Keep Looking Up… To the Future
A Reflection Piece on Working with Caerlaverock Primary School by Morgan Love Since joining the Stove in early June 2022, the Creative Spaces team have been embedded in the projects […]