Events

For one week, The Standard, Midsteeple Quarter becomes a place for stories to gather, take shape and take flight. Drop in and discover talks, conversations, creative activities and encounters with […]

For one week, The Standard, Midsteeple Quarter becomes a place for stories to gather, take shape and take flight. Drop in and discover talks, conversations, creative activities and encounters with […]

How well do you really know our geese? Join local goose expert Dr Larry Griffin for an informal evening exploring the lives of the wild geese that make Dumfries & […]

Join the WWT Caerlaverock team & our valued partners The Depot for a 6-mile guided walk through Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve, and back down round to the historic Caerlaverock Castle, […]

For one week, The Standard, Midsteeple Quarter becomes a place for stories to gather, take shape and take flight. Drop in and discover talks, conversations, creative activities and encounters with […]

In this unique session, award-winning nature writer Stephen Rutt will host a drop-in non-fiction writing workshop alongside a talk about his experiences as a writer and a naturalist living in […]

For one week, The Standard, Midsteeple Quarter becomes a place for stories to gather, take shape and take flight. Drop in and discover talks, conversations, creative activities and encounters with […]

Where have you been? What did you see there? What did it sound like? How did it feel? Join Paragon Music for a fun, accessible afternoon of music-making inspired by […]

A chance to see multi-instrumentalist Sarah Law’s short film documenting the awe and accessibility challenges of the uniquely beautiful and rugged Mersehead beach. Event Information FreeThis session will take place […]

For one week, The Standard, Midsteeple Quarter becomes a place for stories to gather, take shape and take flight. Drop in and discover talks, conversations, creative activities and encounters with […]

The fires of Tír na nÓg travel over nine waves, by wind and wing across Scotland as the redstart searches for one deserving of the gift of fire. Tender the […]

The wild geese cross continents without borders, reminding us that journeys are part of who we all are. Join us for an evening of food & art, as Nour leads […]

For one week, The Standard, Midsteeple Quarter becomes a place for stories to gather, take shape and take flight. Drop in and discover talks, conversations, creative activities and encounters with […]

Dive into an atmospheric forest-scape exploring shared folklore between the Black Forest and Scottish Highlands. Through evocative music, storytelling, and audience interaction, this multidisciplinary performance from Franziska Droll and Mollie […]

WWT Caerlaverock is offering a unique opportunity to experience the spectacle of thousands of barnacle geese taking their sunrise flight from the mudflats to have breakfast on our fields, with […]

The Loose Goose has left Caerlaverock — and she’s on the move. Her first stop is Threave, a place shaped by journeys. In winter, geese arrive here as part of […]

Some journeys happen on wings. Others happen on wheels. The Loose Goose is rolling into Gatehouse of Fleet — a place where people have long come to explore, wander and […]

WRITE! is The Stove’s regular Creative Writing night, and this month, in honour of the Wild Goose Festival, WRITE! is on tour, coming to the beautiful Mill on the Fleet! […]

The geese know a good place when they find one. Wigtown is one of their favourite stopping places — and now The Loose Goose is dropping in too. She’s bringing […]

Sample sounds from the natural environment and manipulate, and warp and incorporate them into digital music. Join Paragon’s digital music-making crew for an afternoon in the marshes. Event Information FreeThis […]

Every journey has an edge. For The Loose Goose, that edge is Stranraer — where Dumfries & Galloway meets the sea, and the land opens out towards somewhere else. After […]

Join us at Loch Ryan to see the wonderful range of bird species which migrate there for the winter.  We’ll be looking at brent geese, ducks, swans, waders and seabirds. […]

As part of this year’s Wild Goose Festival you can join us for three risograph workshops at the Print House exploring storytelling and environmental activism. Our environments are full of […]