What’s on: Tuesday 17 June
On day five of Refugee Festival Scotland there are loads of great events to enjoy. Here’s a selection of what’s happening.
1. Sharing Languages, Sharing Food – Mosaic Project
When: 10am – 6pm
Where: Brora Learning Zone, Sutherland
Members of the Scottish and Ukrainian community in East Sutherland have been coming together to share food and design a mosaic panel celebrating the theme of ‘community as a super power’. Drop in to see them at work.
2. Our Journey, Our Voices
When: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Where: Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Join Glasgow Life ESOL learners for this special event as participants from across the city shared a glimpse of their lives and culture through storytelling and poetry. Enjoy a Scottish Quiz and watch award-winning animation My Babushka Smokes a Pipe.
3. Milestones, A Journey in Colour
When: 10:30am – 5pm (open daily until 23 June)
Where: The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney
Browse a collection of artworks by Ukrainian refugees who have settled in Orkney. This powerful exhibition captures moments of resilience and growth in the face of loss and uncertainty.
4. ‘To Gather’ – Publication Launch & Exhibition
When: 11:30am – 4:00pm
Where: A K Bell Library, Perth
Join us at Perth’s A K Bell Library for the launch of To Gather, an exhibition of clay amulets and a multilingual publication facilitated by Saffa Khan in collaboration with refugee and asylum-seeking communities across Scotland.
Enjoy a free lunch, explore creative activities, and celebrate culture, community, and belonging. All are welcome!
5. Dawn of Freedom Community Gathering
When: 12:30am – 2:00pm
Where: Centre 81, Clydebank
The Women in Moments of Freedom invite the wider community to join them as they celebrate the new dawn of freedom in Syria. Help them mark this milestone and share their hopes for the future with food, refreshments and creative activities.
6. Refugee Histories Walking Tours of Glasgow
Explore Glasgow from a whole new perspective on these two fantastic walking tours of the city designed by New Scots and developed by Radical Glasgow Tours in partnership with Migrant Voice, MILK and Scottish Refugee Council.
Tastes of Govanhill
When: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Where: Sets off from MILK, 378 Cathcart Road, G42 7DF
Explore refugee histories through food traditions in one of the most multicultural parts of Glasgow. The one mile route takes around an hour and will begin and end at MILK.
The Glasgow you’ve never seen
When: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: Sets off from Garnethill Multicultural Centre, G3 6RE
Learn about refugee histories, lives, arts and cultures through the buildings and landmarks of Glasgow’s city centre. Beginning in Rose Street and ending in George Square, this route is just over a mile long and will take between one and one and a half hours.
7. TILKA Documentary Screening + Q&A
When: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow
An intimate documentary following five women in Lebanon as they create an original play amid the country’s collapse. Their personal stories of displacement, motherhood, and hope unfold alongside the collective power of theatre.
Join GRAMNet for a screening and Q&A with the filmmaker and participants.
Refugee Festival Scotland 2025 is made possible with support from the National Lottery through Creative Scotland, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Glasgow City Heritage Trust, and Flutter UKIs Cash4Clubs programme (delivered in partnership with Sported). Many thanks to all our generous funders.
