Refugee Week

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Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, resilience, and creativity of refugees. Each year, thousands of independently organised events take place globally. Explore what’s happening near you by browsing through the calendar below.

Refugee Week is an open platform & everyone is invited to get involved. You can support local events, take part in Simple Acts, or even host your own activity!

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Submit your event to our public calendar by registering for an account and filling out the submission form. Please note, all events must be approved by Refugee Week administrators, so there will be a short delay before your event becomes visible on the website.

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  • Connect with your regional or international Refugee Week organisers on this page.
  • For more information on how to get involved, visit this page.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

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Our Home: An Interactive Exhibition

Chapter House, Canterbury Cathedral Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury

During Refugee Week as we focus on the plight of [...]

Home: An Interactive Exhibition

Canterbury Cathedral 11 The Precincts, Canterbury

Canterbury Cathedral, Chapter House During this week of focus on [...]

Free

Home Through the Lens

Diss Library Church Street, Diss

A photography exhibition at Diss Library showing the work of [...]

Free

Home Through the Lens

Norwich Millennium Library Millennium Plain, Norwich

A photography exhibition at the Norwich Millennium Library showing the [...]

Free
Ongoing

Digital skills for beginners

SHAK Ground Floor Linnel House, Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, Boundary Road, London

Learn basic computer and  smartphone skills in a drop in [...]

Refugee Week Malta

Various

Refugee Week Malta (RWM) is the local edition of the [...]

Thrift & Gift popup shop

Islinton Square 129 Upper street, Islington, London

A pay-it-forward store like no other: shop second-hand to give [...]

Intercultured Sticker Campaign

Centenary Square Sunbridge Road, Bradford

This year as part of Bradford Refugee Week, Intercultured has [...]

Refugee Week in South Cardiff MA

St Mary the Virgin Church North Church Street, Cardiff

A whole week of events with South Cardiff Ministry Area, [...]

Screening of “Limbo”

Totnes Cinema 27A High Street, Totnes

Totnes Cinema, in collaboration with Beyond Borders Totnes & District [...]

Refugee Week in Warwickshire 2024

various venues across Warwickshire England

Refugee Week 2024 invites Warwickshire to reflect on the meaning [...]

Free

Project Play Auction

ONLINE EVENT

Between the 17th and 23rd of June, Project Play are [...]

Miles for Refugees

Get active this Refugee week, and start a challenge supporting [...]

Preparing for employment

SHAK Ground Floor Linnel House, Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, Boundary Road, London

Learn how to write a winning CV, Learn how to [...]

Free

Preparing for employment

SHAK Ground Floor Linnel House, Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, Boundary Road, London

Learn how to write a winning CV, Learn how to [...]

Free

Preparing for employment

SHAK Ground Floor Linnel House, Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, Boundary Road, London

Learn how to write a winning CV, Learn how to [...]

Free

In Limbo Exhibition

Jubilee Library, Window Gallery Jubilee Street, Brighton and Hove

A multi-media photography exhibition spotlighting the stories and experiences of [...]

Free

Story time

Jubilee Library Jubilee Street, Brighton

Simple Acts discover a story. Storytime for preschool children and [...]

Cricket Takeover

Grange Pavillion  Grange Gardens, Cardiff

Glamorgan Cricket Club are hosting a Cricket takeover at Grange [...]

Free

Choose Love Folkestone

Fourth Wall Folkestone 48 The Old High St, Folkestone

Something super exciting is happening in Folkestone next week for [...]

Free

Home Office Vigil

Home Office 2 Marsham Street, London

A Christian prayer service outside the Home Office headquarters on [...]

Free

Harmonise Manchester

The Bridgewater Hall Lower Mosley Street, Manchester

FREE INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE For school groups (KS2 & KS3) Join [...]

Free

Virtual Reality experiences

Gorseinon library 15 West Street, Swansea

Come and try our Virtual reality Headsets. Enjoy specially commissioned [...]

Mindful Mandalas

Library @ the Lightbox 1 The Glass Works, Barnsley

Why not have an alternative evening out! Try out some [...]

Free

Carefree Calligraphy

Library @ the Lightbox 1 The Glass Works, Barnsley

Why not have an alternative evening out! Try out some [...]

Free

Cooking and Eating Together

St Andrew’s Church St Andrew’s Church, Nottingham

Join Refugee Roots for our Cooking and Eating together project [...]

BFI Io Capitano Screening

BFI Southbank NFT1, BFI Southbank, London

Senegalese youngsters Seydou and Moussa, keen to pursue a music [...]

£13

Reading Refugee Stories

Cheltenham Library Clarence Street, Town Centre, Cheltenham

For Refugee Week we are joining with Gloucestershire Libraries to [...]

Free

The Music Social

The Music Works 27 St Aldate Street, Gloucester

Do you want to take the next steps in your [...]

Free

Launch night

Portsmouth Cathedral Saint Thomas's Street, old Portsmouth, Portsmouth

Welcome to the Refugee Week Launch night "Our Home" in [...]

Free

Io Capitano

King Street Cinema Corn Exchange, King Street, Ipswich

Screening in support of Refugee Week. IO CAPITANO tells the [...]

Io Capitano Film Screening

Oasis Splott Road, Cardiff

We will be screening Matteo Garrone’s Oscar nominated IO CAPITANO on the [...]

£3 – £5

Io Capitano Film Screening

Oasis Cardiff 69B Splott Road, Cardiff

We will be screening Matteo Garrone’s Oscar nominated IO CAPITANO on the [...]

£5
Event Series Io Capitano

Io Capitano

The Roses Theatre The Roses Theatre Trust,, Tewkesbury

This ravishingly shot drama tells the story of Seydou and [...]

£5 – £9.50
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About Refugee Week:

Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. The festival is a partnership project coordinated by Counterpoints Arts.

Theme & Dates:

This year the festival takes place from 17-23rd June 2024 and the theme is “Our Home”.

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