Refugee Week 2025 - 16 June to 22 June
Find out more about the people and the countries that have been supported.
The theme for Refugee Week 2025 is "Community as a Superpower".
To find out more about this international movement, visit the Refugee Week website.
Refugee Week events and activities in Herefordshire
Visual display
Collection of cultural artifacts, maps and photographs from our refugee groups in Herefordshire
- Saturday 14 June to Saturday 21 June during opening hours
- The Courtyard, Hereford
Leominster Festival Family Fun Day
International food, live music, arts and crafts, local vendors, craft fair, face painting and more. This is a display of information about refugees in Herefordshire and interactive activities to map people's origins and give feedback on what community means to them. Fetch Theatre, sponsored by the West Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership (WMSMP) will organise workshops and a mini procession.
- Saturday 14 June, 10am - 3pm
- The Grange, Leominster
- For more information see the Leominster Festival website or email leofest.creativecoordinator@gmail.com or lauren.leominsterfestival@gmail.com
St Peter's Church Celebration
Themed gathering to celebrate the strength of our community.
- Monday 16 June, 12pm
- St Peter's Church, Hereford
Ledbury Market - Roadshow
This is a display of information about refugees in Herefordshire and interactive activities to map people's origins and give feedback on what community means to them.
- Tuesday 17 June, 10am - 2pm
- Ledbury Market
Hereford Market - Roadshow
This is a display of information about refugees in Herefordshire and interactive activities to map people's origins and give feedback on what community means to them.
- Wednesday 18 June, 10am - 2pm
- Hereford Market, High Town
Afghan Girls Can Kick film
Free film showing with director's Q&A. The film offers a rare and intimate insight into the lives of young Afghan women, showing them as individuals striving for a future and not just passive victims.
- Wednesday 18 June, 5.30pm
- The Kindle Centre, ASDA, Hereford
- For more information email info@kindlecentre.org.uk
Ross Market - Roadshow
This is a display of information about refugees in Herefordshire and interactive activities to map people's origins and give feedback on what community means to them.
- Thursday 19 June, 10 am - 2pm
- Ross Market
Kington Market - Roadshow
This is a display of information about refugees in Herefordshire and interactive activities to map people's origins and give feedback on what community means to them.
- Friday 20 June, 10am - 2pm
- Kington Market
Celebrating different cultures in Herefordshire
Family-friendly event, all welcome. Free to attend. Customs, foods, clothing, language writing and alphabets.
- Friday 20 June, 4pm - 6pm
- The Kindle Centre, ASDA, Hereford
- For more information email info@kindlecentre.org.uk
Hereford Market - Roadshow
This is a display of information about refugees in Herefordshire and interactive activities to map people's origins and give feedback on what community means to them.
- Saturday 21 June, 10am - 2pm
- Hereford Market, High Town
Performance of East of the Sun, West of the Moon
This performance is organised by the Fetch Theatre and sponsored by the West Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership (WMSMP). It is a tale without words, told through puppetry and music. Funny, anarchic, moving and beautiful, the story transports audiences as they engage with the puppets and take an emotional journey with them.
- Saturday 21 June, 2pm
- The Market Theatre, Market Street, Ledbury, HR8 2AQ
Cafe Church at St Peter's
A relaxed, café-style service with British Sign Language and Ukrainian subtitles, dedicated to Refugee Week and prayers for peace all over the world. Come to reflect, sing, pray - and enjoy something tasty too.
- Sunday 22 June, 10.30am
- St Peter's Church, Hereford
Bandura Concert
- Sunday 22 June, 5pm - 6pm
- Black Mountain Barns
Refugee Week Recipes
Take a look at these delicious recipes that you can make to celebrate Refugee Week.
Refugee Week partners
