Refugee Festival Scotland

Monday 14 – Sunday 20 June 2021

Refugee Festival Scotland celebrates the contribution refugee communities make to life in Scotland – the food and drink, music and poetry, dance, visual art and ideas that people bring with them when they seek safety in Scotland.

The festival invites people from different backgrounds to meet and mix, to sample a little of each other’s cultures, listen to each other’s stories and get to know each other better.

This year, we’ll have to do all this online. It will be different, but it will still be worth it! 

How can I get involved?

Anyone can get involved. Do you have an idea for an event or activity for this year’s festival? This could take any form – an exhibition, a piece of theatre, dance, a workshop – so long as people can access it online. The opportunities are endless but SRC are seeking events that help overcome barriers and divides and that have the power to inspire and uplift us all after this difficult year.

Are you a community group led by refugees or supporting refugees in Scotland? SRC are always looking for events and activities that celebrate and raise awareness about Scotland’s many communities and strengthen connections and partnerships between people from different backgrounds.

Events or activities must be open (online) to the public. 

How can I apply? 

Fill out an event registration on the festival website: www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk

Applications are open until Sunday 9 May 2021. 

Questions?

If you need more information or advice about a possible event, please get in touch for a friendly chat: Festival@scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk

If you need help applying, please email: Festival@ScottishRefugeeCouncil.org.uk

إن كنت بحاجة إلى أي مساعدة في تعبئة الطلب أو لديك أي سؤال، رجاءاً لا تترد بالتواصل معنا عن طريق الايميل التالي (راسلنا بالعربية ان كنت تفضل ذلك): Festival@ScottishRefugeeCouncil.org.uk 

If you’re looking for inspiration, check out previous years’ programmes or some of the work of refugee community groups across Scotland: New Scots Connect Map 

Refugee Festival Scotland is produced and coordinated by Scottish Refugee Council in collaboration with a Scotland-wide network of wonderful partners. Find out about previous Festival programmes and participants here: www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk

First published: 12 April 2021

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