Events

Saturday 17 October 2026, 7.00-8.30pm Coda Music and Arts Trust, New Milton, Dorset When did you last go out in nature after dark? Come and enjoy the skies at night with music, poetry, lantern-making and reflection beneath the trees. What to Expect: • A guided night-time gathering outdoors • Mindful reflection and creative activity – making glowing night memory lanterns outdoors • Listen to music under dark skies • Space to relax, reflect and connect with nature and each othe

Thursday 12 November 2026, 7.00-8.30pm Museum of East Dorset, Wimborne, Dorset When did you last go out in nature after dark? Come and enjoy the museum garden at night with music, poetry, lantern-making and reflection beneath the trees. What to Expect: A guided night-time gathering outdoors Reflect on the history of the house and garden, the residents who have been before us Mindful reflection and creative activity – making glowing night memory lanterns outdoors Listen to mus

Nocturne returned to the wonderful Forest of Imagination arts and nature festival in Bath, after debuting here in 2025. This time the 'nature by night' theme explored nocturnal biodiversity and ideas to nurture moths in our own gardens and green spaces. As part of the 'River of Dreams' installations flowing down Entry Hill towards the city, 'Nocturne: Moon Meadow' enabled visitors to experience the site after dark. In collaboration with Madeleine Bell from Bloomingbells Garde

Saturday 19 September 2026, 7.00-8.30pm CODA Music and Arts Trust, New Milton, Dorset Hello Darkness, my old friend…. Take a break from the dazzle of digital distraction and rest in immersive darkness with recorded music, poetry, lantern making and contemplation as vision fades and other senses come alive. What to Expect: • A guided night-time gathering in the Acoustic Room at CODA • Mindful reflection and creative activity – making simple night memory lanterns • Listen to no

Saturday 6 December 18.30-20.00 Talbot Woodland, Slades Farm, Bournemouth During a wild week of storms in December, we were blessed with a calm, still evening for the first Nocturne in Talbot Woodland. The wind dropped, the sky was clear, the moon and stars bright above us as we assembled at the cafe in the park ready to walk into the woods together and wondered, really, what on earth were doing out in the dark. Everyone was given a simple glass jar with a night light and han

Sunday 11 January 6.30–8pm Talbot Woodland, Slades Farm, Bournemouth As the new year begins, you are invited to step into the dark forest, look back on the year behind and release that which no longer serves you. Burn your list on the fire in the shadow of trees and clear space for a bright new year ahead. Come and enjoy the quiet wonder of nature by night with reflection and connection as we spend time together under the woodland canopy setting intentions for 2026. This is a

Nocturne debuted at The Forest of Imagination in Bath on the opening night of the festival, aiming to bring people together to experience the peace and wonder of nature after dark. As the sun went down at the stunning wooden outdoor pavilion on a quiet hillside on the edge of the city, we listened to music and poetry recordings, watching the twinkling city lights gradually shimmering brighter on the horizon. Sitting quietly together in the dusk, surrounded by trees, we wa