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MIGRATION MATTERS FESTIVAL

Celebrating Sanctuary in the Steel City

Back in June 2025

Bienvenido

Salut

Privet

Khush Amdeed

Bine ati venit

Yōkoso

Huānyíng

Ahlaan bik

Willkommen

Welcome

Witamy

Mwaiseni

Karibu

Bienvenido • Salut • Privet • Khush Amdeed • Bine ati venit • Yōkoso • Huānyíng • Ahlaan bik • Willkommen • Welcome • Witamy • Mwaiseni • Karibu •

Migration Matters Festival is a 9-day annual celebration of sanctuary, cultural identity and migration in Sheffield. It is the largest Refugee Week festival in hosting up to 60 events each year providing platforms to underrepresented communities particularly people with lived experience of displacement, seeking asylum and forced migration.

MIGRATION MATTERS FESTIVAL’24

Migration Matters Fest’24 Brochure out now!

72k+

Audience members

424

EVENTS

8

FESTIVALS

840

artists/event leaders supported

FESTIVAL MERCH

Kick off the festival season with our latest merch! Pick yours up at the merch stall at key events including the Migration matters Opening and Closing party.

Grab A 2024 Festival Pass!

This year you can grab a Migration Matters Festival Pass to see as many of the amazing events as you would like, at no extra cost!

Our Festival Passes are available in four price brackets:

  • £80 - General

  • £60 - Low Income

  • £20 - Unwaged

  • £120 - Solidarity Pass

We do not ask for proof or evidence of your financial status and ask that audience members make an honest assessment of what they can afford.

Please contact info@migrationmattersfestival.co.uk if you are not in a position to pay for a Festival Pass.

For more information about our tickets, please visit ‘Festival Passes

Get in touch!

Whether you’re interested in volunteering, partnering with us or need information about our events we want to know!