The Yorkshire Integration Festival 2023 took place on Saturday 30 September 2023 in Peace Gardens and Winter Garden in Sheffield.
This free, family-friendly event was a celebration of the positive impact made by migrants and refugees in Yorkshire and Humber, showcasing the diverse range of cultures and customs that make our region a special place to live.
As well as being open to the general public, the Festival was a place of welcome for those seeking sanctuary. Many of our audience were from our refugee communities. In order to make the festival as accessible as possible, Migration Yorkshire provided free return coach travel and lunch on the day to enable refugees and asylum seekers from right across the Yorkshire and Humber region to attend.
Main stage 2023
Packed full with performers and artists from across the Yorkshire and Humber region, there was something for everyone
Roaming performers 2023
Performers and artists roaming around the festival site delivering memorable experiences
Winter Garden stage 2023
A smaller, more intimate stage in the Winter Garden saw performances by artists from a refugee background
Global village 2023
A vibrant celebratory showcase from organisations and communities across Yorkshire and Humber
Kids Tents 2023
A space for children of all ages to get involved with a wide range of interactive activities
Exhibitions 2023
Find out more about the series of migration focused exhibitions displayed at Festival.
Marketplace 2023
The marketplace included a variety of businesses, the majority run by migrants and refugees.
Food and Drink 2023
Yorkshire Integration Festival had plenty of food stalls onsite for you to try throughout the day with soft drinks and water available too.
A river runs between our streets - the Yorkshire Integration Film Festival 2023
In December 2023, we partnered with Pavilion and Hyde Park Picture House to bring you the Yorkshire Integration Film Festival 2023.
Across five decades and four continents, A River Runs Between Our Streets was a weekend of screenings bringing together work by 22 international artists, filmmakers and collectives in a dialogue of the complexities, realities and poetics of migration.
Yorkshire Integration Fringe Festival 2023
Alongside the Yorkshire Integration Festival 2023, we held our 2023 Online Fringe. The festival fringe included a five-day-long programme of online events including workshops, seminars and 'cook-alongs' focussed around topics of migration and integration.
If you have any questions, please get in touch and we’ll do our best to help you: events@migrationyorkshire.org.uk or 0113 378 8188.
