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!

Arts meets Compassion (Night event)

Bold Forester 177 Albert road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

432-Nomads and Portsmouth City of Sanctuary will be taking you [...]

Free

Arts meets Compassion (Night event)

Bold Forester 177 Albert road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

432-Nomads and Portsmouth City of Sanctuary will be taking you [...]

Free

BAFTA Lecture: Hassan Akkad

BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, St. James's, London, United Kingdom

Following a screening of his short film Matar, which tells the [...]

BAFTA Lecture: Hassan Akkad

BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, St. James's, London, United Kingdom

Following a screening of his short film Matar, which tells the [...]

PoetryFest

online Axel-Springer-Straße, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Write your poem on a theme of belonging or community [...]

Free

PoetryFest

online Axel-Springer-Straße, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Write your poem on a theme of belonging or community [...]

Free

WE’RE ALIVE

Drayton Arms Theatre 153 Old Brompton Rd, Greater, London, United Kingdom

It’s the night before the war starts. The weather is [...]

£12

LET YOUR HANDS SING IN THE SILENCE

The Marlowe Theatre The Friars, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

A performance for one actor - and a migrant community [...]

£16

Art of Compassion: An Evening of Spoken Word

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

Nottingham Playhouse, an accredited Theatre of Sanctuary, will once again [...]

Art of Compassion: An Evening of Spoken Word

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

Nottingham Playhouse, an accredited Theatre of Sanctuary, will once again [...]

Hit the Road (12A, 2021)

Lucem House Community Cinema Plus 78 Corporation St, St Helens, United Kingdom

Written and directed by Panah Panahi, a middle-aged couple and [...]

Free

Hit the Road (12A, 2021)

Lucem House Community Cinema Plus 78 Corporation St, St Helens, United Kingdom

Written and directed by Panah Panahi, a middle-aged couple and [...]

Free

The Mind Game online UK Premiere

online Axel-Springer-Straße, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

The Mind Game (2023) Directed by Sajid Khan Nasiri, Els [...]

£9.99

The Mind Game online UK Premiere

online Axel-Springer-Straße, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

The Mind Game (2023) Directed by Sajid Khan Nasiri, Els [...]

£9.99

Lunatraktors

Cliftonville Cultural Space Cliftonville Cultural Space, Margate, United Kingdom

On Friday 23rd June, broken-folk duo Lunatraktors return to Margate [...]

Lunatraktors

Cliftonville Cultural Space Cliftonville Cultural Space, Margate, United Kingdom

On Friday 23rd June, broken-folk duo Lunatraktors return to Margate [...]

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