Refugee Welcome Week

Radical hope is not naive optimism.
It is the courage to insist on a future you cannot yet see.

8-21 June across Amsterdam · Utrecht · The Hague · Rotterdam

Week 1

Refugee-Led Cultural Week

Four evenings of radical hope & courage — by artists with lived experience of displacement

Truth | Opening Night

Monday 8 June · Pakhuis de Zwijger

Belonging

Tuesday 9 June · Dominicuskerk

Action

Thursday 11,  June · CC Amstel

Toward A Radical Future

Friday 12,  June · Felix Meritis

THE SWARM — A Dancing Protest

Saturday 13,  June · Central Station, Amsterdam

Week 2

City-Wide Community
Action Week

From conversation to commitment. Across cities, communities come together to turn welcome into lasting change.

Back On Stage

Monday 15 June · Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht

On Cultural Activism & Community Action

Tuesday 16 June · BOOST, Amsterdam

On Meaningful Participation & Community Action

Thursday 18,  June · International Institute of Social Sciences (ISS), The Hague

Know Your Emotions

Friday 19,  June · WRKfor, Amsterdam

What Makes Belonging Real?

Friday 19,  June · Club RAUM, Amsterdam

Common Ground Film Fest

Saturday 20,  June · De Sien, Utrecht

Transportation Support

Available for people living in AZCs or shelters outside Amsterdam.
Feel free to reach out to us at: community@refugeewelcomeweek.nl
Let us know where you're coming from (bus/train station) and for which event(s).

About Refugee Welcome Week

‍Refugee Welcome Week NL 2026 is a refugee-led programme bringing together young refugees and newcomers across four Dutch cities: Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague, and Rotterdam. Over two weeks, participants take the lead as performers, curators, hosts, producers, and storytellers, creating spaces of connection through art, discussion, film, music, food, and community action. Refugee Welcome Week NL is part of the wider international Refugee Week movement and is organised in close partnership with Refugee Week UK.