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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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!
Skimstone Art’s Refugee Week 2024 Events Launch
Newcastle University Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomWe welcome audiences to join Skimstone Arts for our launch [...]
Sounds Like Home Choir Performance for Refugee Week 2024
Migration Museum Lewisham Shopping Centre, London, London, United KingdomJoin the Migration Museum and the Sounds Like Home Choir [...]
Sounds Like Home Choir performance at the Migration Museum
Migration Museum Lewisham Shopping Centre, London, London, United KingdomJoin the Migration Museum and the Sounds Like Home Choir [...]
Dance Around the World in 60 minutes
Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross, Nottingham, United KingdomCome and celebrate Refugee Week with us in this expressive [...]
Get Together Lunch with Oasis
Oasis Cardiff 69B Splott Road, Cardiff, United KingdomWe want our centre to be a welcoming and safe [...]
RAW Art Sale & Free Appealing Art Workshop for all ages
Chelsea Theatre 7 World's End Place, Chelsea, London, United KingdomRAW X APPEELING ART June 21, 12-6pm, Affordable art sale [...]
Global Social: Refugee Week Closing Party
Nottingham Contemporary Weekday Cross, Nottingham, United KingdomSun 23rd June, 6pm–9pmBook Now Be together with music. Join [...]
From Austria to London – Refugees at M&S
M&S Archive Leeds, West Yorkshire, United KingdomA special event to mark Refugee Week 2024. Author Anna [...]
University of Glasgow Film Screening: Nezouh (2022)
Kelvin Hall Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomJoin the University of Glasgow to honour the unyielding resilience [...]
OUR HOME: Bomoko NI
SHOW SOME LOVE 171-175 Victoria Street, Belfast, Belfast, United KingdomThis event will provide refugee and asylum-seeking women in Northern [...]
“Bridge the Gap: Mastering Multilingual Communication” with Sarah Crowther
VIRTUAL , United KingdomJoin us for "Working with Interpreters," an engaging workshop led [...]
Book Making and Collage Drop-in Workshops
Everybody Arts Shaw Lane, Halifax, England, United KingdomFor Refugee Week 2024, we’ll be exploring what home means [...]
Diss Library: International Make Music Day
Diss Library Church Street, Diss, United KingdomDiss Guitar Ensemble is returning to Diss Library this year [...]
How to make a Ukrainian doll
Theatr Clwyd St David's Building, Daniel Owen Square, Mold, Flintshire, United KingdomHow to make a Ukrainian doll. Come and learn how [...]
Afloat at Liverpool Lighthouse
Liverpool Lighthouse Oakfield Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, United KingdomHave you ever wondered what it would be like to [...]
Street Soccer NI Coleraine Football Session
Score Football Centre Hillman's Way, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United KingdomFriday Football Street Soccer NI is a charity set up [...]
Lullaby Circle with Xenia Horne: Soothing songs from around the world for babies and parents
Dereham Library High Street, Dereham, Norfolk, United KingdomLullaby Circle offers new parents and parents with babies up [...]
Beyond the Page – poetry reading
ARK: Cliftonville's Cultural Space Albion Road, Cliftonville, Margate, Select a State or Province:, United KingdomBeyond the Page / United Mothers is holding a special [...]
The Seven Bridges at Dance City
Dance City Temple Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, United KingdomFriday 21st June The Seven Bridges at Dance City Music [...]
Conceptual Photography Workshop
National Justice Museum National Justice Museum, High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HN, Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomJoin socially engaged visual artist Ismail Khokon to learn about [...]
Refugee Week: Fashioning Stories of Change
Victoria & Albert Museum Cromwell Road, London, England, United KingdomCome and join us for this celebration of refugees’ craft [...]
Taste the World Party & Recipe Book Launch
Nottingham Refugee Forum NNRF garden, The Sycamore Centre, 33a Hungerhill Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United KingdomCome celebrate Refugee Week at Nottingham Refugee Forum on Friday [...]