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