Refugee Festival Scotland is an arts and community festival that takes place every year in June. This year, the festival includes more than 150 events across Scotland, most of which are free to attend.
From traditional dance performances, film screenings and music workshops to cookery classes, football and food, Refugee Festival Scotland 2025 is a joyful celebration of culture that focuses on the good things in life that bring us all together.
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Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!
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Join Madame Mabh for her haunted house party at the Banshee Labyrinth, featuring both classic cabaret acts and unusual happenings!
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Improvised, macabre tales featuring (voluntary!) members of the audience as actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night at Stand Up Horror!
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Deck the halls with big Nat 20s! Join the Tartan Tabletop gang for a festive D&D live-play show! Get your Christmas Jumpers at the ready...
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The Ukrainian Youth Partnership are proud to A Christmas Story, performed by and choreographed by the children and adults of the Ukrainian community.
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Shape Shifters is a joyful magical dance adventure for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups.
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This one-man performance of Dickens' gothic horror is preceded by a live performance demonstration of Victorian spiritualism.
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The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle is an unforgettable journey into history, wonder, and imagination.
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Come along and join the festive fun and help Trixiebelle the Elf. She's just been promoted to Santa’s Workshop! The only problem is, she can’t quite get the hang of what she is supposed to do…
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