Expo 2025 with Out of the Blueprint
2025-10-21 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | Print House, 137 High Street, Dumfries, DG1 2BH
2025 marks 10 years of Out of the Blueprint.

Out of the Blueprint is a Leith based riso studio, which supports young artists under 25 through traineeships, residencies, workshops, commissions and print projects.

In the summer of 2025, the studio celebrated it’s 10th birthday with a special three week Print Expo, featuring work from it’s four most recent resident artists, as well as four brand new zine commissions and exclusive T-shirts designed and printed by 8 artists.

Out of the Blueprint is delighted to bring a selection of work down to The Stove’s new riso room, giving people a chance to see and be inspired by some of Scotland’s freshest young print artists working today.

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users including toilets

Halloween Workshop with Lift D&G
2025-10-21 12:00 - 14:00 | The Cabin, Dunlop Road, Dumfries, DG2 9NG
Join Lift D&G at The Cabin for a Halloween themed creative workshop!

Beach Treasures: Discover, Explore & Create! with Solway Firth Partnership
2025-10-21 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-24 14:00 - 15:00 | The Wild Goose Festival Hub, Carers Centre, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG1 2PW, United Kingdom
Join Solway Firth Partnership in the hub for a fun and informative session that invites you to take a closer look at the fascinating objects found on our local beaches—from natural wonders to curious man-made items. Discover the fascinating world of the Solway’s beaches without getting your feet sandy.

What’s Inside:

Explore a hands on display of plants, animals, and washed-up objects from the Solway shoreline

Learn about the impact of marine litter and celebrate the work of our fantastic beach cleaning groups

Find out how you can help protect our beaches and wildlife

Create Your Own Postcard Art! Get inspired by the coast and design your own postcard masterpiece using natural textures, beach-themed imagery, and your imagination. All materials provided—just bring your creativity!

Perfect for families, nature lovers, and anyone curious about our coast. Come along and discover some of the treasures of the Solway!

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users – access via ramp.

Legends and Lore at Castle Loch with Mostly Ghostly
2025-10-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Castle Loch, Lochmaben, DG11 1JE
The atmospheric Castle Loch in Lochmaben sets the scene for an evening of spine-chilling storytelling. Join Mostly Ghostly to discover the origins of the infamous vampire legend, a fearsome Bruce family curse, and our own gripping experiences at the castle, entwined with a collection of local ghost stories…

Event InformationOutdoor event.Recommended for aged 8+.Please wrap up for the weather and wear practical footwear.

Accessibility InformationMobility for this event in restricted. Please contact a member of the Mostly Ghostly team for more information.

From £13 Booking Required

In Another Realm with The Travelling Gallery
2025-10-22 10:00 - 15:00 | Unexpected Garden, 32 Harbour Street, Stranraer, DG9 7RD
In Another Realm, a group exhibition developed in collaboration with Sculpture Placement Group (SPG) and featuring the work of artists Laura Aldridge, Nick Evans, Louise Gibson, Aimee Lax, Aniara Omann & Daisy Richardson.

In Another Realm takes inspiration from science fiction’s engagement with the environment and the genre’s value as a tool for thinking critically about climate change. The selection of works on display in the exhibition suggest an imaginary world and landscape, where traces of human existence can be found, but where life is continuing without us.

Throughout 2025, Travelling Gallery has been touring exhibitions themed around The Environment & Climate Emergency. For In Another Realm we have worked with Sculpture Placement Group (SPG). SPG develop creative initiatives and tools for artists and the wider arts sector to address the urgent challenges posed by the Climate Emergency. The exhibition highlights their Loan Toolkit, an initiative that loans artworks to community groups and organisations. The scheme provides an opportunity for artists to extend the life-cycle of artworks, often languishing in long-term storage and it brings work to new audiences.

This exhibition foregrounds SPG’s vision to provide new display opportunities for existing artworks. It looks to playfully exploit the idea of creating an alternate form of existence for them. This world could be beyond the ordinary and could perhaps exist in parallel to or beyond our current physical world.Accessibility InformationWe continue to assure that our gallery meets the social model of disability. This includes pavement level access and/or a ramp for wheelchairs, push chairs etc. We offer large print format exhibition interpretation. Subtitling and audio descriptions of films are available where appropriate or we can provide a transcript.

There is always a member of the Travelling Gallery team present to discuss any accessibility needs and to interpret in whatever way we can.

If you have any questions regarding access to our gallery please send an email to travellinggallery@edinburgh.gov.uk

Caerlaverock Cycle Ride with Cycling Scotland & WWT
2025-10-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Dock Park, Dockhead, Dumfries, Scotland, DG1 2RY, United Kingdom
Cycling Dumfries are delighted to join WWT to host a guided wildlife ride to WWT Caerlaverock, taking in Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve and the river Nith along the way.

The ride will be around 20 miles, with plenty of stops to look out for wildlife, taking in the sights and sounds of the Nith and the estuary.

Each group will be accompanied by a wildlife expert as well as a ride leader and we’ll stay in small groups. There will be an opportunity for refreshments at WWT Caerlaverock.

Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Binoculars and snacks/drinks are encouraged, although not required.Meeting point is Dock Park, Dumfries.Families welcome, although given the length of this ride we recommend it is suitable for those aged 10+.

Accessibility InformationThe route is suitable for anyone able to cycle 20 miles on a bike, ebike, tandem bike etc. The ride will take place on relatively flat B roads.

Zoetrope Workshop with St Michael's Church
2025-10-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-22 13:00 - 15:00 | St Michael’s Church, 87 St Michael Street, Dumfries, DG1 2LA
Join us for a creative day of making your very own mini animation using a zoetrope. The theme for this workshop will be “Geese in Flight.”What is a Zoetrope?Imagine a simple spinning drum with pictures inside. When you spin it and look through the slots, those still images come to life and appear to move—this is the magic of a zoetrope! In this workshop, you’ll be creating your own mini-movies using this fascinating device.Key Features of the Zoetrope:It spins: This is essential for creating the illusion of movement. It uses pictures/drawings: Participants will be involved in creating these visuals. It creates an illusion of movement/animation: This is the exciting outcome we aim for!

Event InformationThe workshop is free and open to the general public. We will ensure that all activities are fully accessible, with support provided by the AccessArt Team.

Feathers with Stories with The Devil's Porridge Museum &
2025-10-22 10:30 - 12:00 | The Devil’s Porridge Museum, Annan Rd,, Eastriggs, Dumfries
Join us at The Devil’s Porridge Museum for Feathers and Footsteps, a creative and immersive workshop exploring powerful stories of migration — in both the natural world and human history.

Organised as part of the Wild Goose Festival, led by The Stove, this special event is a collaboration between The Devil’s Porridge Museum and WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre. Together, we’ll explore the extraordinary journeys of migratory geese and the wartime movement of the “Canary Girls” — women munitions workers who travelled from across the UK to work at HM Factory Gretna during the First World War.

Join us for a creative workshop exploring migration in nature and human history — from geese in flight to WW1’s “Canary Girls.” Dress up, explore HM Factory Gretna, and write reflections on feathers. A hands-on session about movement, resilience, and connection. All ages welcome — no experience needed!

Participants will:

Hear from experts at WWT Caerlaverock about the epic migration of barnacle geese and the importance of wetlands in their journey.

Learn from museum staff about the “Canary Girls” and the history of HM Factory Gretna — the largest munitions factory in the UK during WW1.

Explore the museum’s HM Factory Gretna area to gain insight into the lives and journeys of the women who worked there.

Dress up in period clothing for an immersive experience.

Take part in a creative activity, writing personal reflections or messages on feathers to symbolise movement, resilience, and connection. Your reflections and letters will be displayed in our community exhibition, and you’re welcome to create an extra one to take home.

This event invites participants of all ages to explore the deep connections between natural and human migration, and how these stories still resonate today. No creative experience required, all materials will be provided — just bring your curiosity and imagination!

Event InformationAll ages welcome. Children should be accompanied by an adult.

Accessibility Information

The Devil’s Porridge Museum is a modern building with a mezzanine layout and two floors, accessible by a lift and stairs. The museum is fully accessible by wheelchair and walking frame.

Recycled Crafts: Badge Making with Wren Winters
2025-10-22 10:30 - 14:30, 2025-10-24 10:30 - 12:30
Join the Wild Goose Festival Project Coordinator for a creative session turning secondhand books into art! Using old natural history books, crayons, pens, and collage, join us for an opportunity to make your own Goose themed badge!

Expo 2025 with Out of the Blueprint
2025-10-22 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-24 12:00 - 16:00 | Print House, 137 High Street, Dumfries, DG1 2BH
2025 marks 10 years of Out of the Blueprint.

Out of the Blueprint is a Leith based riso studio, which supports young artists under 25 through traineeships, residencies, workshops, commissions and print projects.

In the summer of 2025, the studio celebrated it’s 10th birthday with a special three week Print Expo, featuring work from it’s four most recent resident artists, as well as four brand new zine commissions and exclusive T-shirts designed and printed by 8 artists.

Out of the Blueprint is delighted to bring a selection of work down to The Stove’s new riso room, giving people a chance to see and be inspired by some of Scotland’s freshest young print artists working today.

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users including toilets.

The Art of WWT Caerlaverock
2025-10-22 14:30 - 15:30 | The Wild Goose Festival Hub, Carers Centre, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG1 2PW, United Kingdom
Wetlands are the wild edge where land meets water. A no-man’s land of swamp, marsh and bog but that teems with life. No wonder so many artists have been inspired by them.

WWT Caerlaverock, a wetland reserve covering 1400 acres south of Dumfries, has been the focus of many artists over the years. This talk will uncover their work and their inspiration.

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users – access via ramp.

Dusk Flight with WWT
2025-10-22 17:15 - 19:15 | WWT Caerlaverock, WWT Caerlaverock, Eastpark Farm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG1 4RS, United Kingdom
As the sun goes down, walk out to look over the saltmarsh whilst waiting for the geese to fly over to the mudflats where they spend the evening. Enjoy a hot drink on return to the Visitor Centre.

Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Please wear warm and waterproof clothing and footwear. Binoculars are encouraged, although not required.

Accessibility InformationFlat terrain over concrete and hardcore paths. Around 1 mile of walking.

Sonic Labs
2025-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Stove Network, 100 High Street, Dumfries, DG1 2BJ
Sonic Labs (formerly known as Free Improvisation) is a hub where noise and sound collide in a whirlwind of creativity.

Crafted by a group of local music lovers and innovators, Sonic Labs warmly welcomes everyone to join in the joy of making music together. Our sessions follow an open-style approach that mixes improvisation with composition, making music accessible to all. Rooted in teamwork, spontaneity, and sharing, our evenings blend structured techniques with free expression, inviting you to explore the magic of musical creation.

At Sonic Labs, we embrace diverse styles and skills to create vibrant soundscapes, compositions, and immersive experiences. Our sessions are full of surprises – expect the unexpected, from unconventional experiments to moments of pure beauty, and even thrilling chaos.

Event InformationOpen to all musicians that have an interest in music creation.

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users including toilets, disabled parking spaces available, hearing loop in place.

Dumfries and Galloway and the World with Dumfries Museums
2025-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Dumfries and Galloway Council Museums Service, Dumfries Museum, Rotchell Road, Dumfries, DG2 7SW
Join Museum Curator, Judith Hewitt, for a fully illustrated talk exploring the many and varied connections between Dumfries and Galloway and the world.

This talk will consider objects in the museum’s collection that are evidence of our global history – shabtis from Ancient Egypt, Native American clothing, items from China, Japan and Africa. It will also consider the people from Dumfries and Galloway who travelled the world – as explorers, traders and collectors.

Event InformationThis event is aimed at adults or people aged over 12.

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users including toilets, disabled parking spaces available.

In Another Realm with The Travelling Gallery
2025-10-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Dumfries and Galloway Council Museums Service, Dumfries Museum, Rotchell Road, Dumfries, DG2 7SW

Beads of Migration Workshop with Sonny Cooper
2025-10-23 11:00 - 14:00 | The Wild Goose Festival Hub, Carers Centre, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG1 2PW, United Kingdom
As part of The Wild Goose Festival, join jeweller Sonny for a creative drop-in workshop exploring the many journeys of migration. Just as geese travel great distances across borders, people have long moved between places, carrying stories, traditions, and connections with them.

In this workshop, you’ll use our map of the world and a selection of colourful beads, each linked to different countries and regions, to design your own bracelet. The beads become a way to reflect on movement and belonging, while giving you the freedom to create something completely personal.

This hands-on activity is suitable for all ages, encouraging both creativity and conversation about movement, belonging, and connection. So drop in and create a unique piece of jewellery that tells a migration story.

Sonah—known also as Sonny—is a Scottish‐Pakistani jeweller, historian, and maker based in Scotland. A self‐taught artist, Sonny crafts handcrafted, story‐rich pieces from responsibly sourced and recycled metals, forging meaningful connections between past and present. Passionate about story telling, their pieces result in heirloom‐worthy treasures with minimal environmental impact.Explore more at sonnycooperjewellery.co.uk or follow @sonny_cooper_jewellery for an inside look into this creative journey.

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users – access via ramp.

Expo 2025 with Out of the Blueprint
2025-10-23 12:00 - 16:00 | Print House, 137 High Street, Dumfries, DG1 2BH
2025 marks 10 years of Out of the Blueprint.

Out of the Blueprint is a Leith based riso studio, which supports young artists under 25 through traineeships, residencies, workshops, commissions and print projects.

In the summer of 2025, the studio celebrated it’s 10th birthday with a special three week Print Expo, featuring work from it’s four most recent resident artists, as well as four brand new zine commissions and exclusive T-shirts designed and printed by 8 artists.

Out of the Blueprint is delighted to bring a selection of work down to The Stove’s new riso room, giving people a chance to see and be inspired by some of Scotland’s freshest young print artists working today.

Mermaids in Dumfries and Galloway: Folklore, Place-names and Poetry with Dumfries Museum
2025-10-23 14:00 - 15:00 | The Wild Goose Festival Hub, Carers Centre, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG1 2PW, United Kingdom
This talk will explore the many mermaid legends in Dumfries and Galloway. The stories and accounts are often surprising with mermaids caught on hooks by fishermen, being negatively affected by pollution or acting as healers and protectors of water supplies. There are many representations of mermaids in fiction, folklore, poetry and art in our region – including examples in Dumfries Museum. Join us to discover all things mermaid from Dalbeattie to Crawick via the mermaid’s chair!

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users – access via ramp.

Goose Roost on Sandflats Walk with RSPB
2025-10-23 17:30 - 19:30 | RSPB Mersehead, RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve, Southwick, Dumfries, DG2 8AH, United Kingdom
Some of the greatest spectacles of nature take place at dusk. Join our guide to enjoy Svalbard barnacle geese descending on the sandflats and reserve to roost. ¾mile/1.3km walk down to the shore, to view geese as they fly over onto the sandflats.

Event InformationSuitable for adults and children aged 12+.Additional car park charge applies for non-RSPB members.There may be some standing around for a while once in position. Please wrap up warmly, come prepared for cold or wet weather and bring a torch for safe return to the car park afterwards. All children must be accompanied by ticketed adults. Please note, as the reserve location is prone to flooding, we ask that all individuals/groups attending provide a telephone number, so we can notify you in advance if the event is cancelled.

Accessibility InformationAccess over the sand-dunes is not suitable for normal wheelchairs.Firm, mostly surfaced path along route. Distance: 2+miles/3.4km. Visibility will diminish, with return walk in darkness.

From £5 Booking Required

A Bardy Gather In with Margot Henderson & DJ McDowell
2025-10-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Coach & Horses Inn, 66 Whitesands, Dumfries, DG1 2RS
Don’t be a lone goose, come and join us for a good aul gaggle, a wee gather in with poetry and song from guest artist Margot Henderson, and some Doonhame bletherin’ from local host DJ McDowall.

Touring musician Jack Hinks will be performing some of his songs from his album “Kinsugi” with a bit of improvisation and play throughout the night.

Barnacle Goose Bonanza Gander with RSPB
2025-10-24 11:00 - 13:00 | RSPB Mersehead, RSPB Mersehead Nature Reserve, Southwick, Dumfries, DG2 8AH, United Kingdom
Be immersed in returning Svalbard Barnacle Geese, nearby and above our heads as we head down to one of the hides at Mersehead. With flocks of ducks, geese and wading birds arriving in massive numbers. This will give you a chance to see it all close-up and learn how we manage this special place for nature.

Event InformationSuitable for adults and children aged 7+.Families welcome, with a scavenger hunt for kids (though not suitable for early years).All children must be accompanied by ticketed adults. Please come prepared for cold or wet weather and bring binoculars if you have some (we will provide a telescope for extra close viewing).

Please note, as the reserve location is prone to flooding, we ask that all individuals/groups attending provide a telephone number, so we can notify you in advance if the event is cancelled.

Accessibility InformationThis walk will take place along our wheelchair accessible trail.Mostly wheelchair accessibleDistance: 2+miles/3.4km

From £5 Booking Required

River Writes with DJ McDowell & Margot Henderson
2025-10-24 11:30 - 13:30 | Wild Goose Festival Hub, Dumfries & Galloway Carers Centre, 2-6 Nith Street, DG1 2PW
Join DJ McDowell & Margot Henderson for a reflective writing walk along the river Nith, following the rhythm and rhyme of the river as it flows through place and time.

We’ll share some simple writing prompts on

coming back to our senses in the present

imagining what the river remembers

the histories and mysteries it holds

dreaming the future that has yet to unfold.

All welcome. Come if you feel drawn. Like the river, the writing twists and turns, but there’s no way it can go wrong. Bring a notebook and pen and dress for weather.

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users – access via ramp.

Brothers Who Followed The Sun with Commingled
2025-10-24 13:00 - 14:30 | The Wild Goose Festival Hub, Carers Centre, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG1 2PW, United Kingdom
Join Multi-Sensory Storyteller Heather Taylor from Commingled for Brothers Follow the Sun — an interactive sensory storytelling experience inspired by Aboriginal traditions and grounded in themes of migration, belonging, identity, and our deep connection to nature.

In this inclusive, sensory-friendly event, audiences will journey alongside two brothers who follow the path of the sun across a changing landscape. Through live storytelling, songs, sounds, textures, and movement, Heather invites audiences to experience the land as a living presence — shaped by the choices, care, and creativity of those who travel through it.

The story explores migration as a courageous and necessary act of exploration, learning, and transformation.

After the performance, participants will consider their connection to nature and be invited to contribute to a new story map, designing personal journeys filled with landmarks, creatures, songs, and lessons from their imagined travels.

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users – access via ramp.This will be an interactive sensory storytelling session suitable for all ages.

Discover Caerlaverock's Geese with WWT
2025-10-24 13:30 - 15:30 | WWT Caerlaverock, WWT Caerlaverock, Eastpark Farm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG1 4RS, United Kingdom
Join us for a walk with a knowledgeable warden and discover how we manage the reserve for thousands of barnacle and pink-footed geese that migrate here each winter. Learn how to identify different species and experience the sights and sounds of these wonderful wildfowl.

Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Please wear warm and waterproof clothing and footwear. Binoculars are encouraged, although not required.Recommended for ages 10+.Event price included in admission.

Accessibility InformationFlat terrain over concrete and hardcore paths. Around 1 mile of walking.

Wild Goose Ceilidh with CatStrand
2025-10-24 19:00 - 23:00 | New Galloway Town Hall, High Street, New Galloway, Castle Douglas, DG7 3RL
Wild Goose Ceilidh promises to be a memorable night. Music provided by Shore Road, with local poets and musicians providing even more delightful entertainment. A two course supper is also included in the ticket price. BYOB and come and dance the night away to celebrate the popular Wild Goose Festival with foot tapping music, and songs and Poetry inspired by our beautiful region to enjoy a a rollicking good time, dance and supper with friends and family alike.

Event InformationAll ages welcome. Children should be accompanied by an adult.

Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users including toilets, disabled parking spaces available, hearing loop in place.

From £20 Booking Required

Birdwatching Breakfast with WWT
2025-10-25 08:00 - 10:00 | The Boathouse, Quayside,, Glencaple, Dumfries, DG1 4RE, United Kingdom
Enjoy breakfast at the Boathouse in Glencaple and learn about the geese of the Solway Firth with experts from WWT Caerlaverock and RSPB Mersehead. Watch as the geese use the river to navigate to their feeding grounds whilst you start the day.

Event InformationWhilst the event is free, you will have to pay for your chosen breakfastEvent is recommended for children 10+Children must be accompanied by an adultBook your place by contacting The Boathouse Glencaple

Accessibility InformationWheelchair accessible throughout

From £7.25 Booking Required
