Bradford Refugee Week Great Get Together

Aim

Please help us raise the funds to make sure the Bradford Refugee Week Great Get Together can go ahead.

Bradford Refugee Week 2024 Great Get Together will be on Saturday June 22nd this year, in Peel Park, Cliffe Road, Bradford from 11am to 4pm.

Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. It was founded in 1998 in the UK and held every year around World Refugee Day on the 20 June.

The Bradford Refugee Week Great Get Together is all about celebrating what we have in common, what we can achieve together, and the fantastically diverse city we live in. It’s part of the Jo Cox Foundation's summer Great Get Together campaign to celebrate Jo Cox’s ‘More in Common’ message.

It's a family friendly event that takes place in Peel Park, close to central Bradford. We will have live music, performance art, bubbles, face painting, bouncy castles, stalls, games, community kitchens, smoothies, free fruit and soft drinks, guest visits by emergency services, and lots of laughter. Many of the attractions are laid on by refugee and migrant community groups, and many others by local community organisations. It is a joyful and wonderful event that has occurred since 2016 and attracts up to 1000 people over the course of the afternoon. Everyone is welcome; we want nobody to feel excluded or unable to attend, so there is no entry fee, and no charges for any attractions, food, or drink at the event. There are many opportunities to get involved, from just turning up, joining in and enjoying the day, to running an activity, entertainment or stall, or volunteering to help with stewarding or litter picking.

It is being organised collaboratively by local voluntary sector organisations and individuals with the support of Bradford Council’s Stronger Communities initiative. Food and drink is being donated by generous sponsors. But there are costs to cover, for professional first aid cover, portable toilets, staging and the public address system, health and safety management, and expenses for some of our headline acts. Can you help make sure make sure the Bradford Refugee Week Great Get Together is the great success it should be? Thank you!

This project successfully funded on 9th April 2024