Come and try authentic food cooked by local migrant women, strengthening our community resilience as we taste flavours from around the world. 

What would Migration Matters Festival be without our usual fare of opening party madness!

Meet new people at the Migration Matters Festival Connection Brunch

Join Annie Anthony Mays and the Sanctuary Artists for an arts and crafts workshop at the Sanctuary.

Crafting connection beyond borders.

A hands-on ceramics workshop exploring migration, displacement, and belonging.

Through the art of Chinese paper cutting, we weave stories, share experiences, and create memories.

Join the joyous mass sing sending Palestinians love and solidarity

A 'Story Quilt' created by Refugee Council Women's Group

Fragments of Identity' celebrating migrants and refugees in vivid colour.

The Matter of Migration is a 6-episode podcast hosted in a multi sensory installation known as The Pod - a safe space to dive into its themes of cultural expression, community and migration.

Personal stories of migration and explorations into music and sounds.

Vibrant Voices - Songs and stories from Sheffield’s refugee choir

A Two Course meal, with a side order of Theatre and Fun!

Have you ever wondered what your area looks like through someone else’s eyes?

QTIBPOC Cinema Club invites you for a moving film screening and community meal at Gut Level, open to everyone.

An evening of queering and decolonising Arabic dance.

DiaspoRIDDIM: Sonic revolution breaking borders to drive cultural evolution.

Earthing & Embodying Liberatory Futures

A huge celebration of creativity and community in Hillsborough Park

Nearly one in five of NHS staff report a non-British nationality. What exactly happens to nurses and doctors who migrate to the UK? Registration by the stage@leeds Young Company tells the human stories behind the paperwork. Registration explores migration, stigma, and the complex issue of who can register to be a healthcare professional in the UK.

It's simple... just register...