Talking Birds

17/10/2026

FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT 💫

Step inside the mysterious silver OakMobile from Talking Birds, to meet the Storyteller, whose friend The Robin needs your help to get the world back in balance! Popping up in front of Ward End Park House on Tuesday 27th October, as part of our Neighbourhood Creatives Arts Festival 2026.

Nature-themed, multi-sensory storytelling 🍂

📍 10am - 4pm
📍 Suitable for all ages
📍 Ramp accessible
📍 Free to attend

Please note there is no requirement to book for these performances – there will be a show every 10 minutes for up to 7 people at a time.

📷 Andrew Moore

10/10/2026

We’re super proud to be part of the Radical Joy exhibition, celebrating the genealogy of outdoor arts in the UK, alongside many legends of the scene. Our contributions are probably the smallest (1:25 model of the OakMobile) and the largest, namely The Whale who is hanging out with Elly the Elephant at the Loading Bay. The metallic menagerie were serenaded at the opening on Thursday by the excellent Peace Artistes.

Exhibition runs to 20 Dec, go see!

https://bradfordculture.co.uk/event/radical-joy/

09/10/2026

These two have been having some rivet-ing conversations Jon Fordvogel

08/10/2026

Calling all OAUK members from Coventry & Midlands! Join us for the next Member Regional Meeting in Coventry at The Nest, CV1 4DQ on Thursday 5th November 2026, 4 - 7pm, in partnership with Talking Birds.

We're bringing our members together region by region to discuss current trends in outdoor work, the shifting needs of audiences and artists, and what's emerging across the touring landscape. The Member Regional Meetings are all hybrid - get involved in-person or online.

🔗 Register now: https://ow.ly/ioGr50ZTRk7
🔗 Join OAUK: https://ow.ly/vSiQ50ZTRk8

📸 Come Bowl with Me by Talking Birds, Leamington Spa's Pump Room Gardens during the 2022 Commonwealth Games cultural festival.

08/10/2026

05/10/2026

Third Fridays incoming & Opportunities -

In case you missed it, September’s events gave us an opportunity to gather and share information (notes from the lively F13 network gathering can be found below, including the Plugfest section which flags up events, projects and opportunities shared by those present); followed by an afternoon of s...

05/10/2026

🐳 🎂

Thanks to all the Shipmates who came to celebrate my 20th Birthday! 🎉

Next stop Bradford Culture Company where I'm an exhibit at the Radical Joy exhibition! Whoop Whoop! 🐳

(Snapper 🐠 Andrew Moore)

https://bradfordculture.co.uk/event/radical-joy/