The Sound Garden
Event information
27 June 2026
Time: 11am-3pm Drop-In
Free
University of Leeds Campus, LS2 9JT
This event is part of play up
The Orchestra of Objects
Step into a magical world of sound where everyone gets to play, explore, and make music together!
Welcome to The Sound Garden – a joyful, handson musical playground bursting with colour, creativity, and curiosity.
Meet the wonderfully weird instruments: Pump-a-Phone, Grass-Xylo-Hopper, Twisty-Bata-Drum, and many more funny, surprising sound-makers you won’t find anywhere else. Built from recycled objects and brought to life as musical sculptures, they toot, whistle, plink, clank, parp, and sometimes do all of that at once!
The best part? There are no wrong notes. Every instrument is designed to sound amazing together, so kids and grown-ups can jump straight in, side by side, and create music instantly—no lessons, no pressure, just pure fun.
With 10+ interactive sound sculptures to explore, children can tap, shake, spin, pump, and blow their way through exciting rhythms and playful melodies, while parents join the jam or sit back and watch their little musicians light up with joy.
No musical experience needed. Just curious, hands, happy feet, and big smiles. Come play, make noise, and let the music grow!
Tagged with: Drop-in activity , Family , Music