Events

Events

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!

Ready to Share Your Refugee Week Event?
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.

Top Tips:

  • Change the calendar view to List, Map, Calendar, or Photo (located to the right of the “Find an Event” button).
  • 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!

Our Home: An Interactive Exhibition

Chapter House, Canterbury Cathedral Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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

Home: An Interactive Exhibition

Canterbury Cathedral 11 The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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

Free

Project Play Auction

ONLINE EVENT , United Kingdom

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

In Limbo Exhibition

Jubilee Library, Window Gallery Jubilee Street, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom

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

Free

Launch night

Portsmouth Cathedral Saint Thomas's Street, old Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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

Free

Refugee Week Art Installation

St Mary's Church, Guildford Quarry Street, Guildford, England, United Kingdom

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

Refugee International Market & Workshops

Learning 4 Life 155-159 Freeman Street, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Join us for an evening of creative workshops, market stalls [...]

Free

Our Home

St Chad & St Mark Church Hall Manlove Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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

Free

Drop-in

Victorian Hall Knowsley Street, Bolton, England, United Kingdom

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

Red Cross Wednesday Afternoon Project

St Andrew’s Church St Andrew’s Church, Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Come and join the wonderful community at the British Red [...]

Our Home: Moving Stories

Tower Hamlets Town Hall 160 Whitechapel Road, London, United Kingdom

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

Free

Ceasefire Songs and Poems for Peace

The Red Lion Hoxton Street, London, England, United Kingdom

This Refugee Week join our singaround and poetry open mic [...]

£6.13

World Refugee Day Celebration

Finchley Reform Synagogue 101 Fallow Court Avenue, London

New Citizens' Gateway is delighted to be hosting this event [...]

Free – £5

ZAKHAM: Migration and Wounds, by KAINAAT

Boscombe Arts Depot (B.A.D.) Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom

Thurs 20th June, 6.30pm-7.30pm B.A.D. Theatre Tickets Pay What You [...]

£7.50 – £10

Make It Yours collage workshop

National Justice Museum National Justice Museum, High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HN, Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

In this special Make It Yours workshop at the National [...]

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