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  • Illustration by Quentin Blake showing a girl swinging courageously through the trees.

    Refugee Week 15-21 June 2026

    The world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.

  • Allies In Exile + Q&A

    BFI Belvedere Road, London, United Kingdom

    The London Premiere of a new film by Hasan Kattan and Fadi Al-Halabi.

  • Around the World

    Peace Gardens 50 Pinstone Street, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    A brand new digital art-meets-football project made with people from all over the world who now call Sheffield home, to celebrate the World Cup and Refugee Week.

  • Comedy and Social Justice

    University of Westminster 309 Regent Street ( Room UG05), London, United Kingdom

    A night of comedy featuring No Direction Home and the Palestine Comedy Club, presented by the University of Westiminster.

  • An Evening with Inspyre

    Church Street Library 67 Church St, Edgware Rd, London

    An intimate evening of storytelling, reflection, and conversation exploring the meaning of home, migration, and belonging.

    Free

  • Khartoum + discussion

    BFI Belvedere Road, London, United Kingdom

    A collective of filmmakers capture the lives of a people caught up in a conflict that has ravaged Sudan.

  • Anoushka Shankar looks at the camera smiling, She has dark wavey harid and is wearing a pale blue polo neck

    It Sounds Like Courage: Music and Solidarity

    Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre

    A celebration of music and spoken word shaped by migration – co-curated by Anoushka Shankar and hosted by Nish Kumar.

  • Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak

    Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre

    Global bestselling writer and renowned activist Elif Shafak explores whether creativity can help heal our divided world.