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!

Bollywood dancing

Morriston Library Pentrepoeth Road, Morriston, Swansea, United Kingdom

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

The Drop

The Music Works 27 St Aldate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

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

Poetry Walk and Open Mic

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

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

Screening of Io Capitano

Cutty Sark King William Walk, London, England, United Kingdom

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, United Kingdom

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, Dorset, United Kingdom

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, Norfolk, United Kingdom

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

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