Refugee Week events

The full programme of events for Refugee Week 2025 in Richmond. 

Events will be added to this page as they are confirmed.

Richmond Refugee Week Celebration

Join us for a special evening of community, culture and connection as we celebrate Refugee Week 2025 on Thursday 19 June at York House.

This free, family-friendly event, organised with support from local partners, will feature vibrant cultural performances, food from around the world, and stalls from many local support organisations. 

• Date: Thursday 19 June 2025
• Time: 6 to 8.30pm
• Location: Clarendon Hall, York House, Twickenham TW1 3AA

Register to attend our Richmond Refugee Week Celebration.

Richmond Council event.

Tending to the Centres

A collaborative art project led by RESOLVE Collective, bringing together local communities, including refugee families and unaccompanied minors, to co-create artworks reflecting their neighbourhoods and lived experiences.

Part of the Arts and Ideas Festival.

• Dates: 13 to 29 June 2025
• Location: Ham, East Sheen and Whitton Libraries
• Cost: Free

Find out more about Tending to the Centres.

Memory of Birds

An immersive sound installation by Tania El Khoury, where participants relax in cocoon-like hammocks to experience poetic storytelling on migration, trauma, and healing.

Part of the Arts and Ideas Festival.

• Dates: 13 to 15 June 2025
• Location: Barnes Green
• Cost: £8

Book tickets for Memory of Birds

You Never Know, One Day You Too Might Become a Refugee

Part of the Arts and Ideas Festival.

A speculative film imagining climate-crisis-fuelled migration in 2043, followed by a panel discussion. Part of the RAIF Indie Films programme.

• Date: 14 June 2025
• Time: 5 to 7.30pm
• Location: The Exchange, Twickenham
• Cost: £5

Book tickets for You Never Know, One Day You Too Might Become a Refugee.

Refugee Week celebration evening

Organised by Refugees Welcome Richmond.

Join us for an evening of art, conversation, and Afghan snacks to celebrate Refugee Week. Artists Julia Hall, Samira Kitman, and Rita Piglionica from Turner’s House will share work inspired by people seeking sanctuary in the UK.

• Date: 16 June 2025
• Time: 6.30 to 8.30pm
• Location: Vineyard Community Centre, Richmond
• Cost: Free

RSVP for the Refugee Week celebration evening

Funded through the Richmond Refugee Week Grant 2025.

Afghan Voices: A celebration of Refugee Strength and Community

Organised by the Afghanistan and Central Asian Association.

A full-day celebration providing a vibrant and inclusive space for sanctuary seekers and the wider Richmond community. The event will feature live Afghan music and dance performances, traditional Afghan food, and personal storytelling from members of the Afghan refugee community.

• Date: 18 June 2025
• Time: 11am to 6pm
• Location: Whitton Community Centre, Percy Road, Whitton, TW2 6JL
• Cost: Free

For more information, email education@afghanistan-central-asian.org.uk.

Funded through the Richmond Refugee Week Grant 2025.

Unity in Motion: Celebrating our Superpower

Organised by Multicultural Richmond.

Enjoy high-energy Zumba, singing, games and food from across the globe.

• Date: 18 June 2025
• Time: 12 noon to 3.30pm 
• Location: Whitton Social Centre, 111a Kneller Road, Whitton, TW2 7DT
• Cost: Free

For more information contact Ravi Arora ravi@multiculturalrichmond.org.uk.

Funded through the Richmond Refugee Week Grant 2025.

Kupala Party

Organised by the Ukranian Social Club.

Kupala Party is a vibrant celebration of Ukrainian midsummer traditions, held during Refugee Week and the Summer Solstice. Open to all, the event features live Ukrainian music, a puppet show, artisan market, wreath-making workshops, and food and drink stalls – all in support of Ukrainian refugees in Richmond.

• Date: 21 June 2025
• Time: 3 to 8pm
• Location: St Stephen's Church, 306 Richmond Road, TW1 2PD
• Cost: £5

For more information, email usc.richmond@gmail.com.

Funded through the Richmond Refugee Week Grant 2025.

Summer garden party and launch of the Voices of Richmond Archive

Organised by Richmond Libraries in partnership with Richmond EAL.

A garden celebration with food, music and activities, marking the launch of a new archive preserving stories and photos from residents who’ve moved to the UK.

• Date: 21 June 2025
• Time: 1.30 to 3.30pm
• Location: Teddington Library
• Cost: Free

Find out more about the summer garden party.

Partially funded by the Richmond Refugee Week Grant 2025.

Hounslow Mela

Organised by Bollygroove Events and Production.

Celebrate Refugee Week with the UK’s largest South Asian music and cultural festival, featuring live performances, food, and family fun.

• Date: 21 June 2025
• Time: 10am to 8pm
• Location: Cranford Community College, High Street, Hounslow, TW5 9PD
• Cost: Tickets vary

Book tickets for Hounslow Mela

Afghan Summer Festival

Organised by the Afghan and Central Asian Association.

A full day of Afghan and Central Asian music, food, and culture - part of the UK’s biggest Refugee Week celebration.

• Date: 22 June 2025
• Time: 10am to 8pm
• Location: Cranford Community College, High Street, Hounslow, TW5 9PD
• Cost: Tickets vary

Book tickets for Afghan Summer Festival

Ukrainian Mosaic: In Tastes and Colours

Organised by Prosperity for Ukraine.

Join Ukrainian artists Tetyana Virozub and Tetiana Shokha for a relaxing and inspiring sip and paint evening. Learn to paint in the beautiful Petrykivka folk style while enjoying two glasses of Ukrainian wine from different regions.

Kids five to 12 years old will take part in a separate art class, painting traditional flower motifs on eco-friendly shopper bags.

• Date: 22 June 2025
• Time: 5 to 8pm
• Location: Prosperity Ukrainian Restaurant, 59 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3LP
• Cost: Adults - £10 (wine and all materials included), Kids - £5 (materials included)

For tickets contact prosperitycharityorg@gmail.com.

Funded through the Richmond Refugee Week Grant 2025.

United Ukrainians: Support for Displaced Persons

Organised by Ukrainian St. Mary’s.

More information to follow.

• Date: 22 June 2025
• Time: 12 noon to 4pm
• Location: Ashburnham Road, Richmond, TW10 7NL

Funded through the Richmond Refugee Week Grant 2025.

Community Art Swap

Organised by Refugee Action Kingston

Refugee Action Kingston invites everyone to join a creative art exchange for Refugee Week on the theme ‘Community as a Superpower’. Submit artwork for a digital display in any form from poetry to painting, and receive a surprise piece from another participant in July!

• Date: Submission deadline Monday 9 June 2025, digital display 16 to 22 June 2025
• Time: 1.30 to 3.30pm
• Location: Online
• Cost: Free to enter, suggested donation of £5 per submission

Find out more about the Community Art Swap.