An arts festival celebrating sanctuary in Sheffield and beyond 🧡
Tenth edition: June 19-27, 2026.
Passes now on sale ⬇️ https://www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk
Migration Matters Festival
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Brazil In Motion Workshop 1 with Bellas Da Silveira | June 20 | Broomhall Centre
Anansi & The Lost Sun puppet making workshop | June 27 | SHU Performance Lab
Forged By Migration Run Social | June 27 | Kelham Island Museum
Claim your space here: wegottickets.com/MMF
👀 This is your sign to BOOK THOSE TICKETS.
The Anansi & The Lost Sun family theatre performance is sold out 🎉
Limited tickets remain for:
Our Sheffield festival opening party starring Kefaya & Elaha Soroor, Gnawa Manchester, Dungi Sapor & The Savannah Boys | June 19 | Yellow Arch Studios.
And
24 days to go until #MigrationMattersFestival2026! 🎉
From 19–27 June, Sheffield will come alive for the UK’s largest nine day celebration of #Migration, #Sanctuary, and #RefugeeWeek.
Explore the full programme and get your tickets/passes 👇🏼
www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk
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If there's an event you want to catch at our Sheffield festival of sanctuary this June 19-27, now is the time to book!
Don't miss headliners Fuse ODG, Aba Shanti-I, Desiree Burch, Khalida Popal and Oscar-worthy film Quo Vadis Aida?
All tickets: www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk/programme
Tickets for these events have GONE 🔥⬇
Poetry and Pot Luck and the Flavours of Belonging cookery workshop are now full.
And only very limited tickets remain for the Anansi & The Lost Sun puppet workshop, as part of the Mini Mig Mat family strand of our Sheffield festival.
You don’t want to miss these epic performances (and much more)
Experience it all with a best-value festival pass or grab tickets for individual events here: bit.ly/4tqlsz4
☀️Avital Raz
Avital Raz is also lighting up the outdoor stage with a spellbinding acoustic show of original music.
⚡K.O.G Soundsystem
A multi-dimensional creative force who has performed on huge stages globally, he will take our closing party at Yellow Arch Studios to the next level on Jun 27.
💥 Aziza Jaye
Aziza Jaye, a Sheffield-born ‘sound system baby’ with deep Jamaican roots, she’ll support our music headliner Fuse ODG in Foundry on June 25.
🎤 Tracksuk
Tracks, bringing fresh Sheffield rapping and singing talent to our first FREE outdoor stage at Kelham Island Museum on June 27.
🚨This lineup’s got LOUDER - fresh names just added!
Plot twist, we’re introducing extra reasons to be part of our Sheffield festival this June, including...
Spotted in the wild 👀
Our phenomenal posters are now on display around Sheffield city centre.
This is our fave billboard - featuring our incredible headliners and located just off the busiest road in the city 👌
Grab all your tickets here: www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk/programme
🚨This lineup’s got LOUDER - fresh names just added!
Plot twist, we’re introducing extra reasons to be part of our Sheffield festival this June, including...
Migration Matters Festival
www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk
Welcome to our 11th year celebrating Sanctuary in the Steel City. You’re going to love it!
