Refugee Festival Scotland 2025 has arrived! Get ready for ten days of colour, creativity and community celebration.
It’s a festival for everyone. From 13-22 June, more than 150 events will take place in communities across Scotland, from Ayrshire and The Borders to Aberdeen and Orkney.
Most events are free, many involve food and some cover travel expenses for people with experience of forced migration.
Take a look at the packed programme to see what’s on
With everything from film screenings, football and feasting to poetry readings, musical theatre and pop up art exhibitions, this year’s line-up has it all.
We are neighbours, not strangers
In these tough times, bringing people from different backgrounds together to build friendship, solidarity and a sense of shared community is more important than ever.
By uniting against racist violence and calling out hostile UK government policies, we’re showing that a better way is possible.
Let’s celebrate the music, dance, food, art, language and ideas that people bring with them when they settle in Scotland.
Check out the line up to see what’s happening near you
Image of Refugee Festival Scotland Ambassadors by Becky Duncan at Open Aye
