Falmouth and Penryn Welcome Refugees will be hosting a free cultural event at the Princess Pavilion on Tuesday 20th June with Middle Eastern and Cornish performers, to celebrate World Refugee Day. 

Cornwall has a long history of offering sanctuary for those fleeing conflict and the day will be marked through a celebration of cultural diversity with amazing food and entertainment.

SkillyWidden will be performing (Image: Andrew Whetter)

The event will be part of Refugee Week, (19th-23rd June), where the Princess Pavillion will also be holding an exhibition of illustrated prints by artist Alice Mawdsley.

For World Refugee Day the organisers have put together a number of activities for people to get involved with including workshops and Merch and Jumble in a Box stall running throughout the day.

Here is the schedule for the day:

• 10.30 am in the cafe - Help make a new banner for Falmouth and Penryn Welcome Refugees
• 4 pm - Free Arabic dance workshop from Hawiyya Dance Company, all ages and abilities welcome 
• 6 pm - Middle Eastern BBQ plus baklava, delicious veggie and vegan options catered for
• 6.30 WAD - Traditional all-female Morris Dancers 
• 7.30 pm - Live music from Skillywidden, internationally acclaimed champions of traditional Cornish folk music Nos Lowen, who will perform with Hawiyya Dance Company.

This is a free event but you can make a donation, find tickets here.

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