Lost in Music Wild Things!

Explore your wild side through music at this playful, family-friendly experience. Romp around. Make music. Raise a ruckus! 

A full day of play at Gloucester Guildhall for children and their grown-ups, Lost in Music: Wild Things is a fabulous music festival for the whole family.

Each pass includes two timed experiences: ‘Enchanted Creatures and How to Become One’ Play-along orchestra cinema experience, and a Wild Rumpus family gig and romp around with pop/punk duo Poco Drom. There are also drop-in crafting, play & chill sessions to take part in at your own leisure.

Relaxed & SEN friendly sessions are available with staggered timeslots and adjusted lighting & volumes. 

Please note the start time is the time of your Enchanted Cinema experience in the Chamber Cinema, families can explore the rest of the Lost in Music installations, crafts sessions from their session open time.

What's included in your festival day pass?

• Headliner - The Enchanted Cinema
• Supporting act - Poco Drom gig (Acoustic 1pm, Electric 2.30pm)
• Make, Meet & Play craft buffet by artists Ramona Bigwood and Millie Rolle
• Fun activities for kids from artists Ramona Bigwood and Millie Rolle
• Immersive sensory installation by artists Ramona Bigwood and Millie Rolle
• Chill in the forest
• Guildhall tuck shop - be sure to bring your pocket money!

Detailed Line up

Enchanted Cinema - Enchanted Creatures and How to Become One brings animated tales from around the world to life, from dancing frogs and a blue-grassing grasshopper to a hedgehog lost in the fog. These films are accompanied by a live score performed on hand-crafted instruments made by young people from the Wilderwoods education initiative as well as contributions from four continents across the globe. 

You’ll use unique instruments as well as hands and voices to become enchanted creatures, before joining together to animate the screen. Your score will add rhythm, music and effects to every story. 

From Lotte Reiniger’s shadow-puppet magic, through the misty dream-world of Yuri Norstein’s Hedgehog in the Fog, to the wild rumpus of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, cinema becomes something you can hear, feel and play. 

Guided by musicians Caelia (violin) and Kieron (guitar, keyboard), the enchanted creatures bring every cue and effect to life as the films unfold as part of a magical orchestra. 

Times - 11am (relaxed) | 2pm | 3.30pm

A Wild Rumpus: Romp-around gig with pop/punk duo Poco Drom (Duration 45 mins) 

Paul and Ann better known as Poco Drom have been creating family friendly music for over a decade. Regulars at festivals such as Green Man, WOMAD and End Of The Road they create high energy, explosive performances that are a vibrant mix of positivity, wonder and eccentricity. A bit like The Flaming Lips for kids their shows aren’t to be missed. Confetti will be raining down as we rock the beats & fuzzy guitars . 

Set times - 1pm (Acoustic) | 2.30pm (Electric)