Bristol Refugee Festival

Social Textiles Drop-ins
2025-06-10 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Royal West of England Academy, BS8 1PX
Bristol Refugee Artists Collective (BRAC) will be running Social Textiles Drop-ins for visitors to attend in the RWA art gallery. Come along and try sewing and crochet in a relaxed setting where plenty of conversation is encouraged. These sessions are free to attend, no booking required. To see the ticketed exhibition Soft Power in RWA’s main galleries for inspiration at the same time, tickets can be purchased on arrival. Dates of the Social Textiles Drop-ins are 10 June and 19 June, 10am-12pm.

Tibet Day
2025-06-08 15:00 - 17:00 | St Werburghs Community Centre, BS2 9TJ, BS2 9TJ
Tibet day – to observe sharing the unique , beautiful culture and heritage of Tibet , embracing the multiculturalism and diversity of Bristol as a city of multi culture , a home to many refugees and migrants
Tibetan community in Bristol will also share the stories of Tibetan refugees – diaspora struggles – a thriving community. It was loved by many last year and we aim to organise this year’s Tibet day event during refugee festival 2025 and to be a part of it is very special for us.

World of Flavours
2025-06-08 13:30 - 16:30 | Windmill Hill City Farm, BS34EA
A family-friendly arts workshop to get creative with favourite foods from around the globe! Aimed at 7-11 year old children and parents/carers/friends, come along to talk about your favourite food whilst being involved in a community arts event – all welcome! There’ll be a chance to paint, draw, cut and stick to create mixed media, multilingual collages about your home countries. Put your favourite flavours on the world map!

Bristol Refugee Festival Launch & Redcliffe Community Celebration
2025-06-07 13:00 - 17:00 | St Mary Redcliffe Church, BSI 6RA
A community event will be held to celebrate the local Redcliffe community, featuring a variety of activities for all ages. Attendees can enjoy posey making, cake decorating, garden games, football, a bouncy castle, forest school, and henna artistry. Creative arts, family-oriented music opportunities, and heritage activities for young people and families will also be available.

Como la Cigarra – Latinas in Bristol Exhibition
2025-06-07 11:00 - 2025-08-10 18:00 | Arnolfini, BS1 4QA
An exhibition celebrating our long term community partners Latinas in Bristol, showcasing the vibrant culture and heritage of Latin America through storytelling, textiles, and co-created artworks. Like the cicada, whose birth and metamorphosis serves as a powerful metaphor for perseverance and the struggle to survive and thrive again, this exhibition celebrates the resilience of Latin American women and communities in Bristol and beyond, drawing upon collective ideas of home, community and identity.
The exhibition opens at 11am-6pm from 7th June to 10th August

Yate Summer Celebration
2025-05-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Armadillo Cafe, Yate, BS37 4FW, The Armadillo Youth Cade & Venue, Station Rd, Bristol, BS37 4FW, United Kingdom
Join us on Tuesday 13th May from 1pm-4pm for a celebration of the sun. All are welcome. We will be welcoming Durga Ramakrishnan who will be playing the beautiful sitar and enjoying some traditional Henna art.
