Refugee Week Portugal 2026: Online Info Session

Join us for an open online session to find out more about Refugee Week Portugal 2026, an arts and culture festival celebrating the talents and contributions of migrant and refugee communities in Portugal.

Refugee Week is an international movement that takes place every June, mobilising millions of people worldwide through creativity, community and connection. After a successful first edition in Portugal in 2025, we’re now planning next year’s edition, and we’d love you to be part of it!

This session will share more about the vision behind Refugee Week, the international movement and its impact, and how anyone – from individuals to organisations, schools, cultural spaces or municipalities – can get involved.

The festival is open and collaborative, and anyone can take part by organising an activity, from Simple Acts to events of all shapes and sizes.

Speakers

🎤 Lara Deffense – Refugee Week UK Coordinator
→ Context about the wider international movement

🎤 Adriane Vieira – Lisbon Project Social Care Manager
→ Experiences of taking part in the first Refugee Week Portugal edition in 2025

🎤 MoYah – Multidisciplinary Artist/Educator & Refugee Week Portugal Co-Founder
→ Lived experience of growing up as a political refugee in Portugal

The session will be facilitated by Carlota Matos and MoYah, co-founders and coordinators of Refugee Week Portugal. It will be in English and last 1 hour.

Register now to receive the Zoom link