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What is our Theory of Change?

What is our Theory of Change?

Apr 14, 2026

Wild Rumpus is unsquashable in our optimism for the future, defiantly and deliberately hopeful. We are working with our collaborators,…

Whirligig Conversations: A Man Called Adam

Whirligig Conversations: A Man Called Adam

Apr 13, 2026

We caught up with A Man Called Adam’s Sally Rodgers and Steve Jones to talk about Birdy, an immersive audiovisual…

Field Notes from the Woods: Birdsong reclaims the canopy

Field Notes from the Woods: Birdsong reclaims the canopy

Apr 12, 2026

As the Wild Rumpus team settle back into our woodland office, the treetop chatter gets louder every day. Quiet murmurs…

Whirligig conversations: Lucy Wright

Whirligig conversations: Lucy Wright

Mar 15, 2026

February Wood Observations: Sap Begins to Rise Late winter is a still time in the Wild Rumpus woods, sap rises,…

Field Notes from the Woods: Sap Begins To Rise

Field Notes from the Woods: Sap Begins To Rise

Mar 14, 2026

We miss the woods throughout the winter, when the Wild Rumpus team are seeds scattered across live event sites, then…

Whirligig Conversations: ATMOSS


Whirligig Conversations: ATMOSS


Feb 9, 2026

Whirligig Conversations: ATMOSS
Guerrilla recording studios, birdsong, rain, and campfires. We caught up with ATMOSS on process, place, and what emerged…

Whirligig Conversations: How does Just So Festival come together?

Whirligig Conversations: How does Just So Festival come together?

Feb 8, 2026

From walks in the woods to moments of joyful surprise, we caught up with Liz, Deputy CEO of Wild Rumpus…

Field Notes from the Woods: Moss grows on the North side.

Field Notes from the Woods: Moss grows on the North side.

Feb 7, 2026

Working from the woods at Wild Rumpus means learning to notice what’s happening at this scale. While trees are bare…

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Ceremony of the Seed for OUTSIDE

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We’re taking Ceremony of the Seed on tour around the Staffordshire Moorlands, as part of Nature in your Neighbourhood. Come and play in a world of stories, seeds, and shared memories in various locations from 10-19 April. Free to attend, no booking required and suitable for all ages.

Culture Shift Cheshire & Warrington Online Gathering

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Culture Shift Cheshire & Warrington is a  regional community of practice to galvanise action toward a resilient, transformed future, for people and planet. This gathering is aimed at the Cultural and Events Sector in Cheshire & Warrington: Artists, Venues, Event Organisers, Theatres, Creatives, Heritage and Tourism Sites, Suppliers and beyond. Sign up to come along here,… Continue reading Home

Just So Festival 2026

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Just So is a family festival of wild freedom and glittering wonder; full of joyful play, vibrant music, breathtaking circus and captivating performances. Discover magic round every corner – in the dappled sunlight of woodland glades, in the crackle of a campfire, in a whispered story under a canopy of stars.