Free family soundwalk through Union Terrace Gardens to listen to the city's everyday sounds and imagine them as music.
Sound Scotland is taking a family soundwalk through Union Terrace Gardens on Friday 23 October, from 11:00am to 12:00 noon. It's part of soundFestival 2026, and the whole thing is built around listening to the city rather than just walking through it.
The idea is simple: you spend an hour wandering through the gardens, listening closely to the sounds around you in central Aberdeen and imagining how those everyday noises could be shaped into music. It's an interactive session designed for families, so it's as much about the conversation and the curiosity as it is about the music. Instead of just hearing the city as background noise, you're encouraged to treat it as a source of inspiration.
Because it's outdoors and active, it's a good one to bring the kids along to. The hour is meant to be fun and accessible, so you don't need any musical background to get into it—just a willingness to stop and listen to things you'd usually walk right past.
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It's free to take part, though you do need to register in advance. The meeting point is the William Wallace Statue in Union Terrace Gardens, and it runs from 11:00am to 12:00 noon on Friday 23 October.
