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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  • 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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BEAF Arts Summer Programme 2024

Boscombe Arts Depot 616-622 Christchurch Rd, Boscombe

From 15th - 22nd June, BEAF Arts brings brand new [...]

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”

Diss Library Church Street, Diss

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

Home Through the Lens

Norwich Millennium Library Millennium Plain, Norwich

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

Free

Refugee Week Art Installation

St Mary's Church, Guildford Quarry Street, Guildford

Ali Arkady is a photojournalist, artist and filmmaker from Iraq. [...]

Home (exhibition)

ARK: Cliftonville's Cultural Space Albion Road, Cliftonville, Margate

An exhibition of work curated by the Araqa Collective, an [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Choose Love Folkestone

Fourth Wall Folkestone 48 The Old High St, Folkestone

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

Free

No Man’s Land

Birmingham billboard

GRAIN Projects commissioned artist Ngadi Smart to lead workshops with [...]

Traditional Music & Poetry

Portsmouth Central Library Central Library, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth

Traditional Music & Poetry Event Date: Wed Jun 19 2024 [...]

Free

Preschool Lullaby Session

Theatr Clwyd St David's Building, Daniel Owen Square, Mold

Preschool lullaby session- with Lindy from Singing Mamas – Lindy [...]

Our Home

St Chad & St Mark Church Hall Manlove Street, Wolverhampton

Sanctuary Seekers and Volunteers are invited to create a shared [...]

Free

Refugee Awareness Rochdale

Rochdale Library Rochdale

Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024 Location: Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale [...]

Poetry workshop

Brynhyfryd Library 417 Llangyfelach Rd, Swansea

Poetry workshop with Chinyere Chukwu-Okeh in collaboration with the Fusion [...]

Drop-in

Victorian Hall Knowsley Street, Bolton

At our weekly Wednesday Drop-in we will celebrate Refugee Week [...]

St Helens Together

St Helens College Water Street, St Helens

Our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) department fare [...]

Home

Hope House Church Blucher Street, Barnsle

Barnsley Borough City of Sanctuary Stall at Multi-Agency Drop In. [...]

Free

Refugee Care: Our Home

Tavistock Centre Belsize Lane, London

The Centre for Trauma Asylum and Refugees (CTAR) in partnership with the [...]

Free

Bollywood dancing

Morriston Library Pentrepoeth Road, Morriston

Join the fantastic Sarita and learn BollyWood dancing in this [...]

The Drop

The Music Works 27 St Aldate Street, Gloucester

Drop in to make music, get advice or work with [...]

Poetry Walk and Open Mic

Nottingham Playhouse Wellington Circus, Nottingham, NG1 5AF, Nottingham

Join poet Ahmad Zaidan from the Migration Institute of Finland [...]

Screening of Io Capitano

Cutty Sark King William Walk, London

Join us for a screening of this acclaimed migrant drama [...]

We Dare to Dream Screening

Barbican Cinema 1, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London

As the Refugee Olympic Team prepares to compete at the [...]

£13

Our Home: Moving Stories

Tower Hamlets Town Hall 160 Whitechapel Road, London

What does ‘Our Home’, the theme of Refugee Week 2024, [...]

Free

B.A.D. Cinema Presents: We Dare to Dream

Boscombe Precinct 627 Christchurch Road, Boscombe

B.A.D. Cinema presents Sports Documentary, We Dare to Dream, directed [...]

£6.13 – £11.55

Green Border

Cinema City St Andrew's Street, Norwich

Hotly anticipated cinematic and storytelling masterpiece, from an Oscar winning [...]

Refugee Week: Sanctuary

Shree Ghanapathy Temple 125-133 Effra Road, London

In a world marked by displacement, conflict, and uncertainty, the [...]

Refugee Week: Sanctuary

Shree Ghanapathy Temple 125-133 Effra Road, London

In a world marked by displacement, conflict, and uncertainty, the [...]

Event Series Drift

Drift

The Roses Theatre The Roses Theatre Trust,, Tewkesbury

Two-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo turns in a mesmerising performance [...]

£8
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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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