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All crafts experiences, wood whitling, jewellery making and pottery are bookable.

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FRIDAY 3RD JULY

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Returning to Out & Wild for a second year - why not have a go at the popular Melanie Made Mud pottery wheel workshop. You will be guided by Melanie and her team on one of six stand up electric pottery wheels to throw your own pot using stoneware clay. Whilst at OUT & WILD 2026 festival it’s the perfect opportunity to try it if you have always wanted to have a go!

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For 2026, I’ll be running hands-on portrait photography workshops centred around the festival theme of Connections. Participants will learn how to photograph each other using simple techniques for composition, lighting and expression - creating portraits that feel authentic and full of personality. Throughout the weekend, attendees will have the chance to capture portraits of friends, partners, or new people they meet. Together, we’ll curate these images into a collective final piece - celebrating the connections made at Out & Wild. This will serve as a visual reminder of the community, shared experiences and stories woven across the festival. Hannah Gamble, is a multi-award-winning portrait photographer with over 20 years of experience capturing natural, expressive and meaningful moments. Her work focuses on helping people feel at ease in front of the camera so their real personality comes through. Alongside running a luxury high street photography studio - Artis Studios, she teaches iPhone photography in a simple, accessible way, empowering people to take photos they truly love with the camera they already have.

What if you’re not inconsistent or unmotivated, but living in a world that ignores how your body actually works? Join Paige for this 1-hour introductory talk to Cyclical Living - a practical way to understand your energy, emotions, and creativity through natural rhythms. We’ll reveal the structure of the ‘hustle’ mode of patriarchy, which is burning us out, the yin/yang energies governing everything and how the four phases of cycles (seasonal, menstrual, lunar and energetic) are not a flaw to fix, but your map home. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of your body and energy, and some practical tools you can use to understand and support your own rhythms. Don’t just survive in their world - flow through yours. Please note: While we will explore the menstrual cycle, we’ll also map it alongside the lunar cycle, meaning: It is also suitable for people who do not bleed, for those in perimenopause or menopause. Additionally, all Paige’s work is designed with affirmative and inclusive language/approaches for Trans+ people. Paige is a Cyclical Guide, Menstrual Coach, and embodied educator with 13+ years’ experience in wellbeing and community activism. She supports women and LGBTQ+ people who feel exhausted, overwhelmed, burned out or disconnected from their bodies. Through the menstrual cycle, lunar cycles, and intuitive energy work, Paige helps people understand their own rhythms, heal symptoms, strengthen their identity and realign with purpose.

Come along and join a creative stitch session. Learn how simple it can be to get creative and at the same time sample how we can use a creative process as part of our wellbeing and mindfulness practice. Fancy up your festival gear, stitch a patch if feeling brave, embellish, mend or just come and have a go. Join the ongoing ‘connect through cloth’ space, find us around the festival during the weekend. A drop in space come and join in with some stitching, meet and connect with others, quiet time out from overwhelm or a spot of mindfulness. These sessions are all accessible to anyone, no experience of any kind required Angharad is a visual artist and facilitator who uses creative practice to support wellbeing. In addition to their own artistic work, Angharad is deeply passionate about facilitating transformative, inclusive experiences for others - particularly young adults and the LGBTQ+ community. A no-rules school of creativity grounded in fun, experimentation, and open to anyone! Angharad’s practice explores the intersections of creativity, nature, and wellbeing, How the arts can foster dialogue, healing, and regeneration in a time of social division and ecological urgency "I believe creativity can be a vehicle for re-storying ourselves: exploring identity, personal narratives, and in particular, a way in which we can stitch ourselves together, personally and collectively."

Connections: An Older and Bolder Workshop Connections: An Older and Bolder workshop for older LGBTQ+ people offers a warm and affirming space to share lived experiences, personal stories, and the social changes we have witnessed. Together, we will reflect on the challenges, courage, love, loss, activism, friendships, and chosen families that have shaped our journeys. The workshop blends meaningful conversation with laughter and shared memories, supporting one another while honoring the strength of our community and celebrating the freedom to be more fully ourselves. It is a space not only for reflection, but for looking forward — for connection, joy, and the reminder that our stories matter. Angela is a pioneer Feminist/LGBTQ+ campaigner and singer songwriter, based in Manchester, featured in the film "Invisible Women". A lifelong spiritual seeker, she holds interactive workshops on Intuition, and Sound Healing, Voice, and WiseWoman-ness, in the UK and abroad. She is also available for in person and Zoom intuitive oracle readings.

Nicci Lou's been interested in neurodiversity since working with institutionalised autistic adults in the late 90s. After nursing for fifteen years, her career was cut short by a chronic pain condition. It would take another ten years to discover she was autistic and ADHD herself. Soon after, when solo travelling with her neurodivergent children, a woman in Japan told Nicci she’d been put on the plane vomiting in fear for her newly diagnosed AuDHD daughter. And so AmplifytoThrive.com was born - a platform that lifts up the voices of Trans inclusive Divergent Sapphics through the sharing of their stories. As a speaker and ICF-certified Neurodivergent Specialist Coach, Nicci Lou supports you through coaching, community and videos in losing the mask and showing up authentically in life - whether you identify as neurodivergent or are masking from growing up in an unsafe home or being LGBTQIA+. Join her for Unmask Without Fear, a fun and interactive workshop where we even get to play with Lego to explore identity – because surprise: the mask never actually was a mask in the first place. “I’ve worked with so many therapists and professionals in the past, some of them for extended periods of time, and having worked with Nicci for just a few weeks, the transformation she’s empowered me to make is life-changing.” Vicky Nicci Lou will also be hosting the Out and Wild Neurodivergent Mingle to chat, meet friends, ask questions, or quietly create alongside others. When not working, you’ll find her at the beach hiding from her home-educated children. Follow @bemorezebra.

The Crowded Table is a relaxed, welcoming space inspired by the idea that everyone deserves a seat, a voice, and to be heard. Come as you are, bring a drink or snack, and join an open, flowing conversation that is gently facilitated and nothing is off-limits — from light-hearted chats to deeper, more meaningful topics. Rooted in kindness, curiosity and respect, it’s a chance to connect with others, share stories, listen deeply, and experience a sense of belonging, even if just for a moment. Hosted by Becky and Karen, who have co-curated the festival’s workshop spaces for the past four years, this offering comes from a shared passion for connection and community. Both value the idea of a “crowded table” in their own lives — for Becky, it’s something she is actively creating, and for Karen, something she already embodies and nurtures. Between them, they bring years of experience in building community, hosting events, and creating spaces where people feel welcome and included. This is their way of bringing those skills together to help others connect, share, and feel a sense of belonging.

SATURDAY 4TH JULY

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Are you craving connection and community? A bit of queer joy? Or are you curious to find out: what exactly is a song circle? Song Circles are about more than just singing. They are about creating something beautiful together, enjoying the process as much as the end result, and valuing connection over perfection. A song circle welcomes all voices, from seasoned karaoke queens to those believing they can't sing at all (spoiler alert - you can!). Everyone is welcome to show up, sing out and be celebrated just as they are, while creating some amazing harmonies along the way. So with no solos, no music or lyrics to read and no pressure, what are you waiting for? Come and join the circle - let's make a joyful noise! Kirsty is a natural voice song leader who firmly believes that everyone has the right to sing freely and joyfully, without judgement. They run Tea, Cake and Singing, a monthly queer Singing for Wellbeing circle in Liverpool, seasonal campfire circles in the local forest garden, a weekly Singing Mamas group, and as many pop-ups, demonstrations and workshops as they can fit around their kids and NHS job!

FLOWER CROWN BAR – at OUT & WILD FESTIVAL Bloom loud. Wear it proud. Step into our Flower Crown Bar and create a crown as bold, soft, wild, or iconic as you. Choose from fresh and dried florals, rainbow pops, boho neutrals, and statement blooms — then let our florists bring your vision to life. ✨ Made for every gender ✨ Made for every vibe ✨ Made for joy, self-expression, and queer magic Whether you’re dancing all weekend, celebrating chosen family, or just want something gorgeous on your head — we’ve got you. No rules. No binaries. Just flowers. 🌈 Flower Crown Workshop Join us for a relaxed, creative flower crown workshop celebrating queer expression, creativity, and community. In this hands-on session, you’ll: • Design and make your own flower crown • Play with colour, texture, and florals • Learn simple floristry techniques • Leave with a crown that feels unapologetically you No experience needed — just come as you are. This space is explicitly inclusive.

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Want to be the next Banksy? This street art graffiti workshop is all about having fun, getting creative, and trying something a bit different — and no experience is needed at all. Whether you’ve never touched a spray can or you just fancy playing with colour and ideas, you’ll be shown the basics in a super chilled, supportive vibe. You’ll learn how to create your own stencil and spray your first street art masterpiece onto a poster to take home. It’s a great way to have loads of fun and make connections, meet cool, creative people, and hang out with others who just want to make art and enjoy the process together. About Me Jane Webb (aka JD) is a visual artist, designer, curator, prop maker and event organiser. She graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2006. She has since exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Museum of London, including a public installation in Leicester Square, and her work has been featured internationally across press, TV, and radio. Jane has been commissioned worldwide creating public light art installations and large-scale events, including Light Up for the London Olympiad and the Museum of London’s Electro-Late. She has also created film and TV props for numerous studios including Universal Studios, and historical props for organisations such as the Imperial War Museum and the National Trust. She has received multiple awards, been shortlisted for the Inspire by Awards, Pride in the House, and the Future Design Awards, and won first place for the Moich Abraham Prize for Most Innovative Work. In 2008, Jane founded Illumini, a not-for-profit organisation producing large-scale free public light art events in unusual subterranean places and supporting artists working with light. Illumini attracted more than 25,000 visitors. www.artistjanewebb.co.uk

"Wisdom dwells within you and waits for you..." Experience an interactive, playful workshop, exploring together, ways to access and develop your intuition, gain insights, make better decisions. Try a variety of Goddess, Celtic and Amulet cards, and Feminist Tarot, and see which work best for you. With Angela's guidance, connect to sources of ancient wisdom, creativity and wholeness. Bio Angela is a pioneer Feminist/LGBTQ+ campaigner and singer songwriter, based in Manchester, featured in the film "Invisible Women". A lifelong spiritual seeker, she holds interactive workshops on Intuition, and Sound Healing, Voice, and WiseWoman-ness, in the UK and abroad. She is also available for in person and zoom intuitive oracle readings.

Decolonial Spiritual Circle From Palestine to Congo to here in the UK colonisation is rife and as violent as ever. Join Amy (she/her) from Teapot Collective, an activist and yoga teacher based in York, to reflect on decolonial spirituality and wellness, honour our collective grief and feel a sense of interconnectedness. There will be space discussion facilitated by Amy. Please know that everything in this session is an invitation, Amy invites you to take what resonates and leave the rest. You do not need to understand decoloniality to join the circle, all you need is an open heart and mind.

Through wood, water and stone; through archaeology, folklore and story, we’ll see how Britain’s past wasn’t so binary… Come on a guided stroll and hear all about the prehistoric Britain that got left out of the history books. We’ll be delving into this land’s past through a queer lens, checking out replica artefacts of Britain’s (tr)ancestry, and defying tired TERF-island narratives by seeing just how ancient and just how natural transness* has always been. S. K. Marley is a trans* nonbinary and neurodiverse creative writer, researcher and facilitator, specialising in British prehistoric archaeology. They like to use archaeology to help debunk common myths about who we have been and who we are today. Their poetry and nonfiction has been published in literary zines and online, and they collaborate with LGBTQ+ community groups, academics and artists in their work.

A workshop that discusses identities and experiences of gender fluid, gender queer, non-binary and other people whose identities exist outside binary gender.

Have you ever found yourself wanting to express your thoughts and feelings in a letter to your ex, but just couldn't find the right moment or words? Now is your chance to let that weight lift off your shoulders. Join us for an immersive writing workshop led by Charlie Bingham, where you'll have the opportunity to craft the letter you've always wanted to write. In this supportive and creative environment, you'll explore the power of writing as a tool for closure and self-discovery. Whether you're looking to find closure, express emotions, or simply reflect on your past, this workshop will provide you with the guidance and inspiration to articulate your thoughts and feelings. Participants will engage in thoughtful writing exercises, receive constructive feedback, and share their experiences with others. By the end of the session, you'll have a heartfelt letter that empowers you to move forward. Don't miss this chance to release what's been on your mind and heart.

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A festival fave session with Molly Zacharias . Join us for two intimate life drawing sessions exploring connection in all its forms... between bodies, between people, and between the observer and the observed. Guided by two facilitators and featuring two sets of models, each session offers a different lens on connection: moments of closeness and distance, tension and ease, movement and stillness. From intertwined poses to quiet proximity, we’ll explore what it means to witness and be witnessed. These sessions are open to all levels, whether you’re sketching for the first time or returning to a familiar practice. Expect a gentle, welcoming space where curiosity is encouraged and perfection can take the day off. Come as you are, draw what you feel, and spend some time in connection - with the room, the bodies within it, and yourself. All materials provided. This is a safe space for all bodies and abilities.

Finding Voice is a creative writing and poetry workshop led by poet Anna Williams. The session creates a supportive space to explore voice, grief, and trauma through language, metaphor, and imagination. Returning Our Grief to the Earth: A Communal Ritual of Release Returning Our Grief to the Earth is a communal ritual inviting collective mourning, remembrance, and release. Guided by earth-honouring practices and shared witnessing, we create space for personal, ancestral, and collective grief to be acknowledged, expressed, and gently laid down. Using guided prompts and gentle writing exercises, participants are invited to write from lived experience or creative distance, with full choice over what and how they share. The workshop centres creativity, connection, and care rather than performance or critique. No previous writing experience is needed — just openness to exploring words as a way of making sense, meaning, and connection. Anna is a poet and workshop facilitator whose work is deeply autobiographical and rooted in the human experience. They create sacred, held spaces where participants are invited to explore grief, loss, and personal transformation through writing and creative expression. Anna began writing as part of their own healing journey, discovering that the written word could carry what was too heavy to initially speak aloud. Their facilitation honors authenticity, giving people permission to voice their truth, feel their emotions fully, and engage in rituals of release and remembrance. Through their workshops and ceremonies, Anna guides others toward connection, reflection, and gentle reclamation of their stories

A facilitated meeting circle to connect and share experiences

Decorate, Plant and Grow Something Beautiful A joyful, creative drop-in gardening workshop where participants decorate their own biodegradable paper pots using paints, pens and colour, then sow seeds to take home and grow after the festival. Choose from easy and uplifting plants such as salad leaves, lettuce, greens, or cheerful sunflowers, creating something living to nurture long after the weekend ends. In keeping with this year’s theme of connection, the workshop is about connecting with nature, with the rhythms of growth, and with the simple act of caring for something over time. It also creates a lovely thread back to the festival, as participants are invited to share photos later in the season of what they have grown, allowing those small planted moments to continue beyond the weekend. Led by Becks Tebbett, artist, teacher and lifelong gardener, whose love of growing was shaped by her mother, a garden designer and horticulturist, this session blends creativity, wellbeing and connection through nature. Becks especially loves growing fruit and veg, taking cuttings, and has a particular soft spot for aeoniums. Participants are warmly invited to bring their gardening questions along, whether about balconies, windowsills, vegetable beds, flowers, houseplants, composting, propagation, or where to begin. Becks is always happy to chat gardening throughout the session, with inspiration drawn from practical growing experience and favourites such as Gardeners’ World. No experience needed, all welcome.

Miriam Grace has been a psychotherapist for three and a half decades, training, speaking and writing about therapy alongside a thriving practice with individuals, couples and groups. She now specialises in working with women in midlife – peri-menopause; menopause and post menopause. She is particularly known for her work with later in life lesbians and for furthering the psychological understanding of women’s sexuality and autonomy. Her later in life lesbian research is the subject of her chapter in “Queering Gestalt Therapy” (Routledge)and a paper (“Fifty Shades of Misogyny”) presented at the European Conference of Gestalt psychotherapists. She perceives coming out later to be a frequently misunderstood process and brings compassion and psychological insight to this topic in her new book due to be published by JKPublishing / Hachette. Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian, author and broadcaster often described as the ‘lesbian Louis Theroux’ for her quirkily humorous investigative books, shows and talks on the psychology of queer love and heartbreak. She has spent decades collaborating with psychologists, psychotherapists and anthropologists to demystify some of this scary ‘love stuff’ and to document real queer experience alongside the more dusty and dry heteronormative textbooks. Her second book The Breakup Monologues (which might be familiar to some who attended Out & Wild in 2022) is accompanied by a podcast of the same name, which has been nominated for two British Podcast Awards, and follows her debut Is Monogamy Dead?, which was longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize.

Facilitated Meeting Circle to connect and share experiences

Because weddings don’t have to follow rules. They can be joyful, relaxed, and full of personality. Bring your dog, bring your llama, bring whatever (and whoever) matters most. Whether you’re dreaming of an intimate elopement with just the two of you, a small micro wedding, or a full celebration with all your people, your ceremony can be shaped to fit you. Come along whether you’re planning your own wedding, supporting someone else, or simply curious, you’ll find a warm, inclusive space to reflect, connect, and be inspired. The workshop is led by Karen Ingram, a Humanists UK accredited celebrant based in Wales, who creates unique, heartfelt ceremonies for couples who want something personal, meaningful, and a little adventurous. From clifftops and coastlines to woodlands and mountains, she helps couples celebrate their love in places that feel truly special. Karen is also a writer, published author, and international presenter, bringing warmth, creativity and a thoughtful, personal approach to every bespoke ceremony she creates. www.kareningram.life https://www.instagram.com/kareningram.life/

At the festival, Tracy and Virginia will be hosting a safe sharing circle specifically for people who have come out or are questioning later in life. This will be a gentle, supportive space where attendees can share their stories if they wish, listen to others, and connect with people who truly understand the unique experience of being a “late bloomer.” There is no pressure to speak—only an invitation to be seen, heard, and reminded that it is never too late to begin again.Facilitated meeting circle to connect and share experiences. With Tracy Wilkes and Virginia Lyons

Join Jay (they/them) to share with each other how you're feeling about being in recovery from substance or behavioural addiction at Out & Wild. This circle is welcoming to people who have experienced addiction, but also those who have been affected by it - like friends and family. This is not a 12 step fellowship meeting, it's a space to share the joys and challenges of being in recovery at a festival. Anyone who comes will have the optional opportunity to share with the group. Recovery looks different to different people, we're not here to judge or to persuade another person to do things the way we do them - this circle is to identify with each other, to hear the common experience of finding joy and moving through challenge in recovery. Teapot Collective offers online and in person accessible yoga, meditation, creative sessions, educational workshops and sharing circles. Teapot Collective - Home

SUNDAY 5TH JULY

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Paint the Place, Capture the Weekend A calm, creative drop-in watercolour workshop inspired by the beauty of Westward Ho!, the Big Sheep festival site, and the spirit of Out & Wild. Participants can choose from printed images, postcards, outlines and references to colour or paint using watercolours or watercolour pencils, creating a personal keepsake of the weekend. There will also be postcard options so people can paint a memory of the festival and keep it, gift it, or send it to a friend, partner, family member, or someone they are missing, carrying a little piece of Out & Wild’s connection beyond the festival itself. The workshop is inspired by the expressive landscape work of Gillian McDonald, known for vibrant colour, atmosphere and joyful scenes. Participants will be encouraged to explore colour freely and respond in their own style, with no pressure for perfection. Rooted in this year’s theme of connection, the session offers a chance to connect with place, with creativity, with memory, and with one another through making. Led by Becks Tebbett, artist and teacher, this welcoming session is suitable for complete beginners as well as anyone who already enjoys painting. Come and paint the coast, the site, the sky, the feeling of the weekend, or simply enjoy some mindful creative time. Bio – Becks Tebbett Becks Tebbett is an award-winning artist, teacher, community organiser and nationally recognised LGBTQ+ equality campaigner whose work brings together creativity, wellbeing and connection. Teaching since 2007 across Art, Design, Technology and Engineering, Becks combines 19 years in education with decades of artistic practice, workshop leadership and community arts experience. She has delivered creative projects and inclusive workshops across the West Midlands and internationally, including project leadership in Skala Eressos, Lesvos, at theInternational Women’s Festival. She is the Founder and Chair of Nuneaton Pride and has founded and led grassroots LGBTQ+ arts and community initiatives including aRTpRIDE and GRIT. Her contribution has been recognised through theBirmingham LGBTQ+ Community Outstanding Contribution Award, the Lynn Chadwick Art Award, and the Martha Coxwell Bursary Award. Becks has also built a strong profile through national LGBTQ+ equality campaigning, trade union leadership and media advocacy, with appearances including BBC News, Panorama, ITV News, PinkNews, BBC Online, the Birmingham Post, and TES. Through painting, gardening and mindful creative practice, she creates welcoming spaces where people can connect, create and grow.

Are you ready to delve into the dark side of storytelling? Join us for an exciting workshop focused on creating unforgettable villains in fiction. Led by experienced writer and storyteller, DG Coutinho, this workshop will guide you through the intricacies of villain development, helping you to design antagonists that captivate and challenge your protagonists. You'll discover how to craft multi-dimensional characters that enhance your narrative and keep readers on the edge of their seats. Join us and unlock the secrets to writing villains that leave a lasting impression!

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What to Expect: Do you ever feel not queer enough for LGBTQ+ spaces or too queer for straight ones? For Bi+ people, navigating identity can feel like a constant act of explanation: especially when facing the straight-passing assumptions that come with having a partner of a different gender. This workshop is an invitation to stop apologising for how you show up. Join us for an empowering session where we dismantle bi-erasure and celebrate our authentic selves. Through shared stories and connection, we’ll explore how to take up space, claim our identities with pride, and find community with others who truly get it. No labels required, no justifications needed: just you, exactly as you are. About the Facilitators: Catherine Dawson & Sarah Joiner Catherine and Sarah are queer educators and activists. As bisexual individuals balancing marriage, parenting, and polyamory, they’ve spent years figuring out how to live openly and proudly. They are passionate about creating welcoming spaces where everyone can be their full, true selves

Connection nourishes us — at work, in friendships, and in community. But sometimes, in the effort to stay connected, we lose ourselves. We say yes too quickly (and we can't say no), stay quiet to keep harmony, or take on more than is ours to carry. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how to stay present and engaged without drifting away from your own voice, values, or boundaries. You’ll reflect on your default patterns in groups, how you respond under pressure, and the early signs that you’re starting to override yourself. You’ll leave with practical tools and language to help you connect with clarity and steadiness — because real connection doesn’t require self-sacrifice. It requires staying anchored while you engage. Cathryn has spent over 40 years helping people recognise their strengths, trust their instincts, and shape work and lives that feel genuinely aligned. She works with people from around the world to navigate change, reconnect with their values, and move forward with clarity and confidence. With a background in leadership across corporates and tech start-ups, Cathryn understands the realities of modern working life — the pressure, the politics, the performance expectations — and the quiet ways people can drift away from themselves within it. Warm, thoughtful and non-judgmental, she creates spaces where people can pause, reflect and recalibrate. Through her tailored coaching programmes, established in 2007, she supports individuals to make meaningful shifts — at their own pace and on their own terms.

For 2026, I’ll be running hands-on portrait photography workshops centred around the festival theme of Connections. Participants will learn how to photograph each other using simple techniques for composition, lighting and expression - creating portraits that feel authentic and full of personality. Throughout the weekend, attendees will have the chance to capture portraits of friends, partners, or new people they meet. Together, we’ll curate these images into a collective final piece - celebrating the connections made at Out & Wild. This will serve as a visual reminder of the community, shared experiences and stories woven across the festival. I’m Hannah Gamble, a multi-award-winning portrait photographer with over 20 years of experience capturing natural, expressive and meaningful moments. My work focuses on helping people feel at ease in front of the camera so their real personality comes through. Alongside running a luxury high street photography studio - Artis Studios, I teach iPhone photography in a simple, accessible way, empowering people to take photos they truly love with the camera they already have.

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Join us for two intimate life drawing sessions exploring connection in all its forms... between bodies, between people, and between the observer and the observed. Guided by two facilitators and featuring two sets of models, each session offers a different lens on connection: moments of closeness and distance, tension and ease, movement and stillness. From intertwined poses to quiet proximity, we’ll explore what it means to witness and be witnessed. These sessions are open to all levels, whether you’re sketching for the first time or returning to a familiar practice. Expect a gentle, welcoming space where curiosity is encouraged and perfection can take the day off. Come as you are, draw what you feel, and spend some time in connection - with the room, the bodies within it, and yourself. All materials provided. This is a safe space for all bodies and abilities.

Discover the power of anonymous care in this 60 min creative sanctuary. Pocket Exchanges offers a space for connection without the pressure of visibility, performance or disclosure. Guided by Gillian and Bon, you’ll create small, anonymous offerings to be shared with strangers from a distance. Rooted in radical inclusion, this workshop centers on offering connection without disclosure, intentional kindness without obligation. It’s a low barrier practice of queer solidarity. The vibe is gentle , mindful, non performative and creative with absolutely no pressure. Giving and receiving secret acts of solidarity, affirmation and joy. A chance to pause, be still, connect, create and anonymously encourage our beloved community. With a shared background in education and a passion for inclusive creativity, Gillian and Bon have a wealth of workshop experience that they look forward to bringing to Out and Wild 2026. From forest school, ancient folk crafts and weaving to modern textiles, mini zines, protest banners and more. They always aim to foster gentle, welcoming spaces for everyone to feel at ease and able to create. As former teachers and veteran workshop leaders, they have spent years honing the art of "meeting people where they are." Their practice is deeply rooted in trauma informed care and a compassionate awareness of mental health, ensuring that every session is a soft place to land. While the atmosphere is relaxed, they’ll gently challenge you to think in new ways and explore your creative edges. They strive for radical inclusion, no matter your background or ability, there is a space at the table for you

Meet & Mingle to connect and share experience. Nicci Lou's been interested in neurodiversity since working with institutionalised autistic adults in the late 90s. After nursing for fifteen years, her career was cut short by a chronic pain condition. It would take another ten years to discover she was autistic and ADHD herself. Soon after, when solo travelling with her neurodivergent children, a woman in Japan told Nicci she’d been put on the plane vomiting in fear for her newly diagnosed AuDHD daughter. And so AmplifytoThrive.com was born - a platform that lifts up the voices of Trans inclusive Divergent Sapphics through the sharing of their stories. As a speaker and ICF-certified Neurodivergent Specialist Coach, Nicci Lou supports you through coaching, community and videos in losing the mask and showing up authentically in life - whether you identify as neurodivergent or are masking from growing up in an unsafe home or being LGBTQIA+. Join her for Unmask Without Fear, a fun and interactive workshop where we even get to play with Lego to explore identity – because surprise: the mask never actually was a mask in the first place. “I’ve worked with so many therapists and professionals in the past, some of them for extended periods of time, and having worked with Nicci for just a few weeks, the transformation she’s empowered me to make is life-changing.” Vicky Nicci Lou will also be hosting the Out and Wild Neurodivergent Mingle to chat, meet friends, ask questions, or quietly create alongside others. When not working, you’ll find her at the beach hiding from her home-educated children. Follow @bemorezebra.

Jane (she/her) began her adventure into trades in 2003 when she started out as a tiler. Fairly quickly she took herself off to college to learn plumbing and in the intervening 22 years she has added more skills to her toolbelt and more people working for her. She now runs a building company in Brighton & Hove which specialises in lofts, extensions, disabled adaptations and full renovations. Starting out in trades, in a pre-YouTube age was really difficult. Information was hard to come by and advice almost always came with a heavy dose of patronising quips. I would love to share any advice that I can to help women to gain the confidence they might lack in doing DIY around the house, or even to start up in trades. The sessions will be aimed at the most common issues I am asked about and the jobs which I know that with a bit more knowledge, the customer could have done for themselves. From damp & ventilation to green ideas and planning permission, with some tricks of the trade thrown in, come along with your questions and I will try to answer them. Tools will be available to handle!

Returning Our Grief to the Earth: A Communal Ritual of Release Returning Our Grief to the Earth is a communal ritual inviting collective mourning, remembrance, and release. Guided by earth-honouring practices and shared witnessing, we create space for personal, ancestral, and collective grief to be acknowledged, expressed, and gently laid down. Grief tending is particularly needed in queer communities because our losses are often layered, ongoing, and rarely given public space to be named. We grieve not only people, but safety, family, belonging, time, and versions of ourselves we were never allowed to be. Many queer experiences of grief are disenfranchised, unrecognised, minimised, or politicised, leaving sorrow held privately rather than witnessed collectively. Tending grief together creates room for mourning without explanation, restores communal care, and allows healing to happen in relationship rather than isolation. Anna is a poet and workshop facilitator whose work is deeply autobiographical and rooted in the human experience. They create sacred, held spaces where participants are invited to explore grief, loss, and personal transformation through writing and creative expression. Anna began writing as part of their own healing journey, discovering that the written word could carry what was too heavy to initially speak aloud. Their facilitation honors authenticity, giving people permission to voice their truth, feel their emotions fully, and engage in rituals of release and remembrance. Through their workshops and ceremonies, Anna guides others toward connection, reflection, and gentle reclamation of their stories. Anna is a poet and workshop facilitator whose work is deeply autobiographical and rooted in the human experience. They create sacred, held spaces where participants are invited to explore grief, loss, and personal transformation through writing and creative expression. Anna began writing as part of their own healing journey, discovering that the written word could carry what was too heavy to initially speak aloud. Their facilitation honors authenticity, giving people permission to voice their truth, feel their emotions fully, and engage in rituals of release and remembrance. Through their workshops and ceremonies, Anna guides others toward connection, reflection, and gentle reclamation of their stories.

Have you ever thought about building your family in a way that fits your life, your energy, and your heart? Weekending is a unique approach to fostering—one weekend a month, same child, offering consistency, fun, and care without the full-time commitment. Whether you’re driven by a desire to make a difference, curious about fostering, or simply looking for a way to support a child in a way that works for you, this session will open up new possibilities. As a Weekender myself, my weekends are filled with pizza and Marvel nights, trampolining, and the occasional holiday—it's all about topping kids up with joy, stability, and connection. Many of our applicants come from queer families, and this program provides a meaningful way to create bonds, build community, and be the change in a child’s life. Join me to explore how a weekend a month could change everything—for you and for them. My bio: Laurie Kilby is a qualified teacher, social worker, and co-founder of Now Foster, dedicated to shaking up the system and improving outcomes for children in care. As a passionate advocate for fostering, Laurie is also a Weekender to an amazing 15-year-old boy—an experience that she believes is the best thing about her. She’s on a mission to spread the joy of Weekending, a flexible and life-changing way to foster that fits into real lives. Whether you’ve never considered fostering or are looking for a way to make a difference, Laurie is here to show you how one weekend a month can change everything.

What does it mean to be truly seen - and to claim your name, your identity, your story? This thoughtful and uplifting workshop explores how ceremony can mark moments of transition, transformation, and self-discovery. Whether you are considering a name change, supporting someone who is, or simply curious about the power of ritual, this is a welcoming and reflective space to explore what it means to step into who you are becoming. Together, we’ll look at how naming ceremonies can honour identity, celebrate new beginnings, and create meaningful moments of connection with chosen family and community. Through gentle discussion and optional creative exercises, you’ll be invited to reflect on what matters to you, and even begin shaping your own celebration of your new name. Led by Karen Ingram, a Humanists UK accredited celebrant based in Wales, this session offers insight into how deeply personal ceremonies can be crafted with care, warmth, and authenticity. Karen specialises in creating bespoke ceremonies that reflect each individual’s story, values, and identity, and brings her experience as a writer, published author, and international presenter to create a space that is both safe and inspiring. Come as you are — leave with ideas, connection, and a deeper sense of possibility. www.kareningram.life https://www.instagram.com/kareningram.life/

Facilitated meeting circle to connect and share experience. Family building and exploring how you can have children in your life. Queer co-parenting.

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