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Outdoor drums for playgrounds, parks and public spaces. Freestanding or surface-mounted percussion instruments for inclusive, sensory play and music-making. Tuned and untuned options: congas, bongos, floor drums and kettle drums. Durable stainless steel, HDPE or timber construction. Vandal- and weather-resistant. For schools, community schemes and urban realm projects.
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Rainbow Quartet Ensemble - outdoor musical instrument set for playgrounds
Rainbow Quartet Ensemble is a compact outdoor musical set made from four colourful, tuned instruments—Metallophone, Bongos, Chimes, and Tropical Cyclone—designed for group play in small spaces, encouraging creativity and interaction for all ages and abilities: outdoor musical ensemble for group use in compact areas; includes Rainbow Metallophone
Rainbow Collection - outdoor musical instruments for vibrant playscapes
Rainbow Collection is a range of rainbow-coloured musical instruments designed for young children. Instruments are suitable for children as young as two, supporting early exploration of pitch and tempo, encouraging creative expression, development of language, dexterity, and memory while creating a vibrant colourful environment
Rainbow Sambas - outdoor playground drums
With a friendly, inviting vibe this eye-catching set of five outdoor drums is easily our most popular product. Sambas are fun and easy to play whatever your age and will produce lots of creative musical energy! The drums are suitable for music lessons, outdoor school performances, drumming and music therapy sessions as well as great outdoor play
Daisy Outdoor Tongue Drum
Daisy Petal Drum is a stainless steel outdoor tongue drum. This robust outdoor instrument produces gentle ethereal sounds using a soft mallet. Ideal for inclusive playgrounds, music parks, sensory playgrounds and inter-generational play. Each ‘Petal Drum’ contains a small (10”/250mm) Babel Drum encased within petals. Tuned in A-Minor one of the most widely used scales of all
Bug-Beats - nature-inspired outdoor musical instruments
Percussion Play's Bug-Beats collection of outdoor musical instruments features three colourful 'bugs' that generate lively sounds when struck. Bug-Beats can be mounted on stainless steel posts or retrofitted to existing instruments, play equipment, fences or walls. Suitable for ADA-accessible projects / parks and inclusive playgrounds
Congas - Outdoor Playground Drums (Options Available)
The Conga Drum, or more properly, the Tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed African drum. We’ve taken the traditional conga drum and added our twist to bring drumming and music-making to the great outdoors. The Congas are a pair of single-headed drums mounted onto a stainless steel post to be installed directly into the ground. Made of
Street Congas Trio - outdoor stainless steel drum sculpture for parks
Street Congas Trio is an interactive outdoor percussion sculpture with three brushed stainless steel drum heads for layered rhythms and group play. Designed for urban spaces, it encourages creative engagement across generations and is part of a wider Street Drum Collection. Available in ground install and surface mounted versions: interactive
Temple Block Tree - outdoor percussion instrument inspired by the Muyu
Inspired by the Muyu or slit drum from eastern Asia, the Temple Block Tree produces a distinctive, hollow tone that will add a fun and dynamic sound to outdoor compositions. Crafted with resonant, durable reinforced polymer blocks in a natural stone color and polished stainless steel leg
Cajon Stainless Steel Outdoor Drum for Playgrounds
The Cajon (pronounced Ka-hon - meaning 'box' or 'crate') originates from Peru and is usually made from plywood. This drum has a resonating box made from stainless steel and is perfect for outdoor performances: extremely durable and hardwearing; suitable for outdoor use all year round; responsive and easy to play; in-built upper snare; middle bass
Drum Circle Ensemble - outdoor stainless steel group percussion instruments
Drum Circle Ensemble is a set of outdoor percussion instruments for group music-making and community engagement, made from stainless steel for durability in public spaces. Includes Street Congas Duo, Street Congas Trio, Pair of Tumbadoras, and Trio of Djembes. Accommodates 4–10 players and is suitable for parks, plazas, and urban areas: outdoor
Street Congas Duo - outdoor stainless steel hand drums for public spaces
Street Congas Duo is an outdoor hand drum instrument with two brushed stainless steel drum heads on a single polished stainless steel post, designed for public spaces to encourage group drumming and creative play. Made for ground or surface installation, suitable for all ages, and part of the Street Drum Collection and Drum Circle Ensemble
Forget-Me-Not Outdoor Tongue Drum
Forget-Me-Not Petal Drum is a stainless steel outdoor tongue drum. This robust outdoor instrument produces distinct, pleasant sounds using a soft mallet. Ideal for inclusive playgrounds, music parks, sensory playgrounds and intergenerational play. The Forget-Me-Not is linked to memory and remembrance and is the recognized emblem for dementia-friendly environments, communities, and hospitals
Sunflower Petal Drum - stainless steel outdoor tongue drum
The Sunflower Petal Drum is a stainless steel outdoor tongue drum. Based on Percussion Play's Babel drum, this robust outdoor musical instrument produces gentle, ethereal sounds using a soft mallet. Ideal for inclusive playgrounds, music parks, sensory playgrounds and intergenerational play. Each Petal Drum contains a small (10” / 250mm) Babel
Rainbow Metallophone
Perfect for nursery schools, pre-schools and kindergartens, this bright and inviting metallophone is easy to securely fix in the ground, a wall, fence or post and is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Space-saving Rainbow Metallophone is a pentatonically tuned instrument and a great way to foster musical development in young children: learn
Babel Drum - Outdoor Steel Tongue Drum
Babel Drums are circular stainless steel tongue drums securely mounted onto their frames designed for permanent outdoor installation. Precision tuned and available with 8-notes (Large) or 6-notes (Small). The Babel Drum should be played with the hands, preferably by striking with the fingertips. Their mellow tones are never brassy or too loud
Poppy stainless steel outdoor tongue drum
Poppy Petal Drum is a stainless steel outdoor tongue drum. This robust outdoor musical instrument produces six gentle, distinct oriental sounds using a soft mallet. Ideal for inclusive playgrounds, music parks, sensory playgrounds and intergenerational play. Each Petal Drum contains a small (10” / 250mm) Babel Drum. Tuned to A Akebono, a well-known traditional Japanese scale
Street Quartet outdoor musical instrument ensemble
Street Quartet is an ensemble of 4 outdoor musical instruments, each designed for the toughest environments: Large Babel Drum; Handpipes; Emperor Chimes; Cajon Drum. Features: elements of 316 stainless steel, aluminium and HDPE; designed for ultimate durability in areas of high use; all instruments are played with the hands only - no mallets or beaters required
Tumbadoras - brushed steel outdoor drum pair for public play
Tumbadoras Unpitched Percussion are outdoor drums made from brushed stainless steel, designed for inclusive play. Each set includes two drums on a single stand, delivering deep bass and high slap tones for rhythmic exploration. Available in ground or surface mounted versions: outdoor percussion drums with a contemporary look and wide tonal range
Rainbow Quintet Ensemble - outdoor musical instrument set for playgrounds
Rainbow Quintet Ensemble is a set of five outdoor musical instruments, each tuned and colour-coded, designed for group play in public spaces. Includes Rainbow Metallophone, Rainbow Bongos, Rainbow Chimes, Tropical Cyclone, and Calypso Chimes Pentatonic (C4–C5). Made for outdoor use, weather-resistant, and suitable for all ages and abilities
Rainbow Trio Bongos
Perfect for nursery schools, pre-schools, and kindergartens, these space-saving Rainbow Bongos are easy to securely fix in the ground or to a wall, fence, or post: suitable for indoor and outdoor use; small and compact - great for little hands; colourful design, easy fixing, and great sound; increases gross and fine motor skills; suitable for
Outdoor musical instrument collections
Curated sets of outdoor musical instruments are designed for group play by beginners and advanced musicians. Each ensemble combines instruments selected for their sound and character, supporting cohesive musical experiences in outdoor environments
Steeldrum outdoor musical instrument
Steeldrum has a melodic, and sometimes melancholic sound and symbolises wooden drums that are made from hollowed tree trunks in many different cultures. First made from old oil barrels after the Second World War by people from the Caribbean, skilful hammering creates individual areas in the base, each having their own different tone. Steeldrum is
Music and sensory play equipment
Theories Landscapes uses a team of highly skilled musicians and craftsmen to design and create bespoke musical play solutions for playgrounds, using sustainable materials. Theories is able to draw upon an extensive repertoire of bespoke musical features including large and sculptural bat phones (decorated drainage pipe sections cut to length and

Petal Drums to Brighten Sensory Playgrounds
Inspired by the natural world, Flower Petal Drums are designed to create a striking focal point and add year-round interest to music parks, sensory gardens, and playgrounds. With designs based on the Sunflower, Forget-Me-Not, Daisy, and Poppy these curvaceous Petal Drums are charmingly simple. Each drum is precision tuned to a particular scale

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