Who, what, where & why

Coventry Welcomes Festival is a week-long festival celebrated within the framework of the national Refugee Week refugeeweek.org.uk, on or around the 20th of June of every year.

This year launches the second ‘Coventry Welcomes Festival’ as a brand to promote a more inclusive image of the city with a diverse population. The festival will follow the national theme “Imagine ” as an invitation to explore the lives of those seeking sanctuary and those who have welcomed them – throughout generations. This year the majority of the festival programme will be online.

Our Vision

Our vision is to highlight Coventry’s reputation for being a city of Sanctuary, Peace and Reconciliation representing a city of unity, compassion and love.

Coventry Welcomes aims to:

• Develop partnerships with an inclusive and diverse vision.
• Raise awareness of the journeys travelled by refugees and migrants.
• Promote resilience and contribution of refugees to our city.
• Recognise the importance of celebrating diversity in our city.