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Write! a monthly creative writing workshop, led by Karl Drinkwater. Set aside the time to be creative in short, inspirational burst, at this special Goose themed session. Event InformationAll ages welcome.Bring along a pen and paper. Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users including toilets, disabled parking spaces available, hearing loop in place.
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Sculpture Placement Group (SPG) warmly invites you to an evening of exchange with local organisations, charities, and community groups in Dumfries who are keen to connect with artists and creatives. This friendly “speed networking” style event offers a chance to introduce yourself and your work, build meaningful connections, and explore possibilities for future collaborations, commissions, […]
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Living Stone is a distinctive blend of live music, song and viola as well as striking visual art, creating a rich, multi-sensory experience highlighting the mystery and beauty of everyday life. The journey begins with the discovery of the ancient mill stone on Mairi’s great-grandmother’s croft on the isle of Lismore. Mairi explores the stone’s […]
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The Stove’s regular–irregular variety night and open mic returns for the launch of Wild Goose Festival 2025. This year’s theme is “Gone Wild” – and we’re calling on the region’s raw talent to bring the wild senses alive. Writers, poets, spoken word artists, musicians, clowns, storytellers – and (one day, surely) an acrobat – take […]
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Living Stone is a distinctive blend of live music, song and viola as well as striking visual art, creating a rich, multi-sensory experience highlighting the mystery and beauty of everyday life. The journey begins with the discovery of the ancient mill stone on Mairi’s great-grandmother’s croft on the isle of Lismore. Mairi explores the stone’s […] |
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Join the flock on the wild goose chase at The Crichton. Take flight with the welcoming community on the fun, and friendly weekly 5k. Event InformationAll ages and abilities welcome.Register before your first Parkrun.Event sets off from The Crichton Memorial Church.
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At this hands-on session, you’ll help investigate the health of the River Annan by testing water quality and discovering the fascinating freshwater creatures that live below the surface. With the help of friendly guides, you’ll identify tiny invertebrates – important little indicators of how clean and healthy our river really is. You’ll learn how these […]
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Come step into the mythic with Storyteller and artist Claire Hewitt who has created a series of images and felt pieces re-imagining a powerful traditional Finnish Story ‘The Swan Woman’Event InformationExhibition open daily 9am – 3pm, closed Sunday Accessibility InformationFully accessible for wheelchair users including toilets, disabled parking spaces available, hearing loop in place.
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Volunteers of the Scottish Ornithologist Club have been counting geese, ducks, waders and other waterbirds for decades; but has it helped us learn anything about them? Dr Teresa Frost, BTO’s Head of Waterbird Monitoring, explains how the Wetland Bird Survey, the Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme and other surveys organised by BTO underpin waterbird research […]
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Volunteers of the Scottish Ornithologist Club have been counting geese, ducks, waders and other waterbirds for decades; but has it helped us learn anything about them? Dr Teresa Frost, BTO’s Head of Waterbird Monitoring, explains how the Wetland Bird Survey, the Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme and other surveys organised by BTO underpin waterbird research […]
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We are delighted to be hosting a screening Scotland:The Big Picture’s brand new feature-length documentary, Why Not Scotland?, which explores the Scottish landscape through the eyes of Flo, a young Scot from Glasgow. Seeing the depleted state of nature across her own country, Flo feels dispirited and, like many of her generation, increasingly fearful about an […]
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Strange sounds and creepy features, explore the trail for spooky creatures! Follow our Halloween activity trail to create your own spell, discover some mystery and magic about nature, while creating your own potion! Who knows what weird and wonderful things you will experience? With some activities on mysterious facts about our special Barnacle Geese too. […]
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Join the flock on the wild goose chase at The Crichton. Take flight with the welcoming community on the fun, and friendly weekly 5k. Event InformationAll ages and abilities welcome.Register before your first Parkrun.Event sets off from The Crichton Memorial Church.
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At this hands-on session, you’ll help investigate the health of the River Annan by testing water quality and discovering the fascinating freshwater creatures that live below the surface. With the help of friendly guides, you’ll identify tiny invertebrates – important little indicators of how clean and healthy our river really is. You’ll learn how these […] |
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This month, we’ll be gathering in true flock spirit; making bread side by side and tracing the flight path of grain from field to loaf. Bring along your mixing bowl and a tea towel and join the gaggle as we rise together in laughter, learning, and loaves. Event InformationAll ages welcome. Children should be accompanied […]
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Step into a soft, sensory storytelling experience, following the incredible journey of the Painted Lady Butterfly. Every year, the Painted Lady Butterfly travels 9000 miles, a journey which takes her all over the world, and ensures the survival of the entire species. But no one individual could complete this alone, it happens across five generations. […]
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Join artist-educator Fibi Cowley for a hands-on day inspired by the work of Wael Shawky. Together, we’ll create experimental ‘things on string’! By using colourful materials and found objects, we will explore light, transparency, textures, materials and playful shapes. This workshop encourages children to build their own characters and bring them to life through storytelling. […]
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Join Climate Kitchen for a special Wild Goose Festival edition featuring Stephen Rutt and David Borthwick. Together, they’ll lead a workshop exploring the Greenland white-fronted geese that winter in Dumfries & Galloway, the extreme weather events that threaten them, and their deep connections to climate. The session combines engaging talks with creative writing exercises. Event […]
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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 […]
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Join the flock on the wild goose chase at The Crichton. Take flight with the welcoming community on the fun, and friendly weekly 5k. Event InformationAll ages and abilities welcome.Register before your first Parkrun.Event sets off from The Crichton Memorial Church.
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The sound and sights of barnacle geese, whitefronts and more have always heralded home to me so I am delighted to be involved in this year’s wild goose festival and on home turf too!We will spend between an hour and a half urban foraging, starting from the festival hub in Dumfries, where we will look […] |
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Join the wardens out on the merse when we open early to watch the geese flying against the dawn sky as the sun comes up. These beautiful birds have spent the night out on the Solway mudflats and fly in to feed on the fields during the day. Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Please wear warm and waterproof clothing and […]
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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 […] |
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Join illustrator Natalya Smith in creating your own zine (mini comic book) telling a story of a memorable moment you’ve had while out in nature in Dumfries and Galloway. As mundane as enjoying the sound of rain falling through the leaves of towering trees above you, or as thrilling as the time a fellow hiker […]
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Every autumn, nearly 40,000 barnacle geese arrive from their homeland of Norway. However, during the summer of 1940, we welcomed an additional 300 visitors from Norway—men who fled their country due to the Second World War in search of shelter and support. St. Michael’s Church played a significant role in this effort.To honour these 300 […]
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Dive into the hidden world of our rivers! Secrets of Our Rivers is a hands-on science and nature event where visitors can explore live freshwater invertebrates collected from the River Annan. Join Annan Harbour Action Group at the Wild Goose Festival Hub to see these fascinating creatures up close. Learn how these tiny minibeasts act […]
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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 […]
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Join South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre for a morning of wildlife hunting at St Michael’s Churchyard. We’ll be looking for the plants and critters that call these hallowed grounds home and recording them through citizen science to raise our local and national understanding of the role graveyard play as a habitat for wildlife. Event […]
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Join Lift D&G at The Cabin for a Halloween themed creative workshop! |
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […] |
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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!
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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 […]
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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 All welcome. Come if you feel drawn. Like the river, the writing twists and turns, but there’s no […]
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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 […]
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Join the flock on the wild goose chase at The Crichton. Take flight with the welcoming community on the fun, and friendly weekly 5k. Event InformationAll ages and abilities welcome.Register before your first Parkrun.Event sets off from The Crichton Memorial Church.
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Join WWT Caerlaverock staff for a 6 mile walk up Wardlaw Hill and through the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve to discover more about the migrating barnacle and pink-footed geese. This is a circular route that will begin and end at WWT Caerlaverock. Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Please wear warm and waterproof clothing and footwear. […]
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Join the wardens out on the merse when we open early to watch the geese flying against the dawn sky as the sun comes up. These beautiful birds have spent the night out on the Solway mudflats and fly in to feed on the fields during the day. Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Please wear warm and waterproof clothing and […]
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Interested in a new pair of binoculars or a telescope? Have questions for the experts? Optics greatly enhance your experience of watching geese and other birds, helping you see their stunning plumage and observe their fascinating behaviour. Experts from Swarovski and Viking are visiting WWT Caerlaverock to demonstrate and sell a range of optics.Take this opportunity […]
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Come gather around the fire of inspiration as Finnish storyteller Anna-Maria Toivonen and Scottish Claire Hewitt weave bird lore, songs and stories from their traditions around a magical transformation tale from the North. There was a time when we seven swan sisters flew the starry skies. There was a time we would take off our white […]
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The Stove & Dumfries Museums presents a spellbinding evening of music, mischief, and monstrous moves, celebrating the grand finale of the Wild Goose Festival 2025! Expect fancy dress, dancing, games, and plenty of goosebumps (the fun kind). Live MusicZORFresh from a summer of festival magic at Kelburn and Knockengorroch, ZOR will conjure up their wild, […]
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Come along to The Crannog, next to beautiful Carlingwark Loch for a spooky kids Halloween Bat Walk, with storytelling and crafts. 4:30pm Bat Talk5pm Games and Crafts6pm Bat Walk6:30pm SunsetBack for hot chocolates Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Children to be accompanied by an adult.Price includes hot chocolate.To book email [email protected]. From £2.50 Booking Required
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