About
Refugee Festival Scotland is a nation-wide arts and cultural festival that provides people from refugee backgrounds with a dedicated platform to showcase their creativity, heritage and contributions to life in Scotland and is an opportunity to bring communities together. Scottish Refugee Council convenes and co-ordinates the Festival. It is a privilege to bring communities across Scotland together to share, learn and connect.
Established in 2000, the Festival takes place every June in the run up to World Refugee Day (20th June) and is presented as part of Refugee Week. Over the last 26 years, it has grown from a one-day Glasgow based event, to a ten-day nation-wide programme that presents 150+ events annually, with an estimated maximum attendance of 19,905 people to date.
At the same time, the Festival builds capacity, resources, and accessible support, breaking down barriers to culture for New Scot artists and communities across Scotland.
من نحن؟
مهرجان اللاجئين في اسكتلندا هو مهرجان فني ومجتمعي يقام كل عام في الفترة التي تسبق اليوم اللاجئ العالمي، في ٢٠ يونيو. ويساعد كل حدث على تسليط الضوء على الثراء الثقافي والتنوع في مجتمعاتنا المحلية. إنه احتفال بالطعام والشراب والموسيقى والشعر والفن والرقص واللغة والأفكار التي يجلبها الناس معهم عندما يستقرون في اسكتلندا.
درمورد ما
جشنواره پناهندگان اسکاتلند یک جشنواره هنری و اجتماعی است که هر ساله در آستانه روز جهانی پناهندگان در ۲۰ ژوئن برگزار می شود. هر رویداد همانند نوری است که به غنی شدن فرهنگ و تنوع جوامع ما کمک می کند. این جشنی است برای غذا و نوشیدنی، موسیقی و شعر، هنر، رقص، زبان و ایده های که مردم هنگام اقامت در اسکاتلند با خود می آورند.
زموږ په اړه
د کډوالو فیستیوال سکاټلینډ د هنرونو او ټولنې فیستیوال دی چې هر کال د جون په 20 نیټه د کډوالۍ نړیوالې ورځې سره سم ترسره کیږي. هره پیښه زموږ د ټولنو په کلتوري بډایتوب او تنوع روښانه کولو کې مرسته کوي. دا د خوړو او څښاک جشن دی، موسیقي او شعر، هنر، نڅا، ژبه او نظرونه چې خلک د سکاټلینډ په ځای کې د دوی سره راوړي
دەربارەی ئێمە
فیستیڤاڵی پەنابەری سکۆتلەندا فیستیڤاڵێکی هونەری و کۆمەڵگەیە کە هەموو ساڵێک پێش ڕۆژی جیهانی پەنابەری دەکرێت، لە ٢٠ی شەش. هەموو ڕووداوێک یارمەتیدەرە کە گڵۆپێک بخاتە سەر دەوڵەمەندی کەلتوری و هەمەجۆری کۆمەڵگەکان. ئاهەنگ گێڕانێکی خواردن و خواردنەوەیە، مۆسیقا و هۆنراوە، هونەر، سەما، زمان و بیرۆکەکان کە خەڵک لەگەڵ خۆی دەیهێنێت کە لە سکۆتلەندا نیشتەجێ دەبن.
ہمارے بارے میں
Refugee Festival Scotland ایک آرٹس اور کمیونٹی فیسٹیول ہے جو ہر سال 20 جون کو عالمی یوم مہاجرین کی قیادت میں ہوتا ہے۔ ہر واقعہ ہماری کمیونٹیز کی ثقافتی دولت اور تنوع پر روشنی ڈالنے میں مدد کرتا ہے۔ یہ کھانے پینے، موسیقی اور شاعری، آرٹ، رقص، زبان اور خیالات کا جشن ہے جو لوگ اسکاٹ لینڈ میں آباد ہونے پر اپنے ساتھ لاتے ہیں۔
À propos de nous
Le Refugee Festival Scotland est un festival artistique et de la communauté qui a lieu chaque année en amont de la Journée Mondiale des Réfugiés, le 20 juin. Chaque événement contribue à mettre en lumière la richesse et la diversité culturelle de nos communautés. Il s’agit d’une célébration de la culture culinaire, de la musique et de la poésie, de l’art, de la danse, de la langue et des idées que les gens apportent avec eux lorsqu’ils s’installent en Écosse.
关于我们
苏格兰难民节是一个艺术和社区节日，每年在 6 月 20 日世界难民日之前举行。每项活动都有助于彰显我们社区的文化丰富性和多样性。这是对人们在苏格兰定居时带来的食物和饮料、音乐和诗歌、艺术、舞蹈、语言和思想的庆祝。
waxa nagu saabsan
Dabbaaldegga qaxootiga ee Scotland waa fan iyo dabbaaldeg bulshadeed kaasoo sanad kasta la qabto oo hoggaaminaysa ilaa iyo maalinta qaxootiga adduunka, ee, 20kii Juun. Dhacdadiiba waxay caawineysaa iney iftiinka ku iftiimiso hodannimada dhaqanka iyo kala duwanaanshaha bulshooyinka. Waa feesto cuntada iyo cabitaanka, muusikada, gabay, fan, qoob ka ciyaar, luqad iyo fikrado taasoo dadku la yimaadaan markey Scotland soo degaan.
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ፈስቲቫል ስደተኛታት ስኮትላንድ ብምኺኒያት ዓለምለኻዊ መዓልቲ ስደተኛታት ማለት ፳ ሰነ ዝካየድ ናይ ስነጥበብን ማሕበረሰብን ፈስቲቫል እዩ።ነፍሲ ወከፍ ናይዞም ፍጻመታት ከኣ ኣብ ባህላዊ ሃብትን ብዙሕነትን ማሕበረሰባትና ን መንቋቃሕታን መጳኢ ብርሃን ኣብ ባህላዊ ሃብትን ካምኡ ውን ማሕበረሰባዊ ሕብረት ኣብ ማሕበረሰብና ን ምብራህ ይሕግዝ።ንሱ ድማ ሰባት ኣብ ስኮትላንድ ምስ ሰፈሩ ሒዞም ዝመጹ ባህላዊ መግብታትን መስተን፡ ሙዚቃን ግጥምን፡ ስነ፡ጥበብ፡ ሳዕስዒት፡ ቋንቋን ሓሳባትን ዝኽበር እዩ።
Про нас
Шотландський фестиваль для біженців – це фестиваль мистецтва та спільноти, який проводиться щороку напередодні Всесвітнього дня біженців, 20 червня. Кожна подія допомагає висвітлити культурне багатство та розмаїття наших спільнот. Це святкування їжі та напоїв, музики та поезії, мистецтва, танців, мов та ідей, які люди привносять у життя Шотландії, коли оселяються в цій країні.
О нас
Фестиваль Беженцев Шотландии – это фестиваль творчества и сообщества, происходящий каждый год перед Всемирным Днем Беженцев, который отмечается 20 июня.
Каждое мероприятие помогает осветить богатство и многообразие сообщества.
Это праздник еды и напитков, музыки и поэзии, искусства, языка и идей, которые приносят с собой люди поселяясь в Шотландии.
The Festival programme
The Festival programme combines community-led programming and artist development initiatives through three core strands:
- An Open Programme, which provides an umbrella for a wide range of grassroots groups, organisations and individuals to lead events and connect with each other. Everyone is welcome to get involved!
Over the last 6 years, up to 70 events annually have been supported by the Festival’s Small Grants scheme, empowering communities to lead on programming.
Additionally, we support event organisers through providing event planning resources and advice, developing the Festival’s overall marketing and press strategy, offering guidance on how to promote events locally, and delivering training and networking opportunities.
- An Artists Development Programme, organised by Scottish Refugee Council, which includes commissioned projects and open calls for artists and creatives.
- Alongside this, Scottish Refugee Council organises a number of partnership projects every year to foster innovative programming and help further cultural provision for New Scots in different parts of Scotland. We also run ambassadors and volunteering programmes to maximise our impact and increase the fostering of talent and experience.
Our Aims
Refugee Festival Scotland aims to:
- Celebrate the diverse cultural identities that make up our communities, by providing people from refugee backgrounds with a platform to showcase their creativity, cultural heritage and contributions to life in Scotland.
- Create connections between New Scots and the wider community by bringing people from different backgrounds together to meet, mix and get to know each other better.
- Educate on the cultural richness that diversity brings to Scotland and promote a culture of welcome and support.
Who We Are
Scottish Refugee Council is Scotland’s national charity. We work with people who have come to the UK seeking refugee protection, supporting them to rebuild their lives and go on to thrive in all aspects of their lives in Scotland. As communities across Scotland continue to change, we recognise the importance that arts and culture play in telling the stories of refugee integration and inclusion and the positive impact this has on our communities.
Refugee Festival Scotland is convened and coordinated by Scottish Refugee Council but it is far bigger than this. Hundreds of people from across Scotland come together to make it happen – from individual artists and activists to refugee-led community groups, local organisations and national institutions.
What People Are Saying
“Absolutely fantastic.” Attendee
“Beautiful, powerful, impressive.” Attendee
“I felt at home.” Attendee
“I think there should be events like this every week.” Attendee
“We absolutely love the Festival – it has great energy an always gives us a boost in motivation and sparks joy half-way through the year.” Event organiser
Our Team
The festival is run by a small, dedicated team, who are supported every year by a group of amazing volunteers.
The festival has been shaped by many people over time.
Colleagues working in the festival team over the years have included Arya Hasan, Ros Fraser, Esraa Husain, Katya Zabelski, Tamara Van Strijthem, Eleanor Harris, Baz Alden, Soizig Carey, Amalie Silvani-Jones, Ragna Amling, Pauline Diamond Salim, Suzi Maciver, Belinda Mcelhinney, Abbie Wallace, Louise Irwin, Patrick Evans and Joe Brady.