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  • Headshots of all the Footnotes X Counterpoints Prize nominees smiling in a graphic with thier names

    Footnote x Counterpoints Prize Readings

    Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX

    Meet the finalists for the £15,000 prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds who shine a light on today’s most pertinent topics.

  • a large inflatable sculpture made of swimming inflatables outside the Southbank Centre

    Floating Together: Refugee Week Co-Commission by Malak Mattar

    Riverside Terrace, Southbank Centre SE1 8XX , United Kingdom

    Responding to the Refugee Week 2026 theme of ‘courage’, and the Choose Love and Creative Visions themes ‘unique and united’ artist Malak Mattar has created a new installation in collaboration with young people from Ukraine and Greece.

  • 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.

  • One Song @ Art House

    The Art House Drury Lane, Wakefield, United Kingdom

    An audio-visual installation and community project by artist Kadir Karababa that explores how music carries memory, identity and a sense of home across borders.

  • A woman with dark wavey hair and an orange dress is smiling and clasping her hands together

    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.

  • A group of people dressed in colouful outfits dance to a DJ in an lively outdoor setting

    Our HeartBeats: Courage in Creativity

    Riverside Terrace, Southbank Centre SE1 8XX , United Kingdom

    Join a celebration of global club sounds and community at the Southbank Centre with Our Heartbeats DJ Crew for Refugee Week

    FREE