From June 12 to 20, the largest festival in the Baltics celebrating the enrichment of refugees to our communities returns to Lithuanian cities – CULTURAL RHYTHMS.
The arts agency Artscape invites you to a week-long marathon of events dedicated to refugee voices and creativity. Organizations with years of migration experience have joined forces to create a broad map of events. Global musical voices, creative workshops, art installations, and community without bias await everyone.
Refugee Week program:
- 06.12 16:00, Vilnius. Arts Agency ARTSCAPE. Refugee Week Opening (Konstitucijos av. 22)
- 06.12-06.16, Pabradė. Arts Agency ARTSCAPE and Goethe’s institute. Exhibition “Sometimes I feel like a dandelion in the wind that was blown into the water, I probably shouldn’t be in the water, but here I am.” (Vilniaus st. 46)
- 06.13 15:00, Kaunas. Kaunas Cultural Centre of Various Nations. Edukacija „Tautų pasakos“ (Šv. Gertrūdos str. 58)
- 06.13 17:00, Klaipėda. Lithuanian Red Cross. The Thread of Friendship – Meeting Without Borders. (Tilžės str. 26)
- 06.13 18:00, Vilnius. Foreigners’ Integration Center (VA Caritas). International Community Dinner 2.0 at Caritas (Kalvariju str. 39)
- 06.14 11:00, Vilnius. Lithuanian Red Cross. Excursion „Ukrainians in Vilnius”. (Pylimo str. 58)
- 06.14 12:00, Kaunas. Lithuanian Red Cross. Excursion “Kaunas: City without Borders”
- 06.14 14:00, Vilnius. Lithuanian Red Cross. International music and dance picnic-BBQ! (Grill zone, Vingio parkas)
- 06.14 16:30, Vilnius. The Others and Create Culture Space. Quiz “Believe-or-not”. Belarus in Figures and Facts. (Karmelitų str. 5)
- 06.14 19:o0, Vilnius. Create Culture Space, Music & Poetry Open Mic – Refugee Experience (Karmelitų str. 5)
- 06.15, 16:00, Vilnius. Sienos grupe. Kadim Mazin and Duo Kotra at SiGhouse MiGryčia. (Naugarduko str. 26)
- 06.17 15:00, Kaunas. Kaunas Cultural Centre of Various Nations. Nepažinti skoniai (Baltų av. 51)
- 06.17 17:30, Vilnius. Vilnius County Adomas Mickevičius Public Library and CULT.UKRAINE. Ukrainian Geometry: Avant-garde artists of the early 20th Century (Trakų str. 10)
- 06.17 18:30, Vilnius. The Open Lithuania Foundation. #DemocracyDrinks: Nepažinti veidai, pažįstamos istorijos (Didžioji str. 5)
- 06.18 18:00, Vilnius. Migration Information Center – MiCenter (IOM Lithuania). Open Mic Poetry Night (Jasinskio str. 16)
- 06.18 9:30, Pabradė. Reception and Integration Agency. World Refugee Day in Pabradė. (Vilniaus str. 100)
- 06.19 18:00, Vilnius. Arts Agency ARTSCAPE. Refugee Week Closing (concert) (Rinktinės str. 2)
- 06.20 10:00, Kaunas. VMU Lithuanian Emigration Institute. Symposium „Tarpkultūrinių ryšių stiprinimas: gerosios patirtys ir kintantys iššūkiai“ (Daukanto str. 25, III a.)
- 06.20 12:00, Kaunas. Lithuanian Red Cross. Excursion „Kaunas: City without Borders”.
Free entrance. Please, check if registration is required for the event you’ve chosen by clicking on the event link.
Events are created in collaboration with: Lithuanian Red Cross, International Organization for Migration (IOM), CreateCulture Space, Kaunas Cultural Centre of Various Nations, Sienos Group, Open Lithuania Foundation, Reception and Integration Agency and others
Organizers – Arts agency ARTSCAPE
Partners – United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Reception and Integration Agency
Friends: National Gallery of Art, Energy and Technology Museum
The festival is partially funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture
Partners – United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Reception and Integration Agency
Friends: National Gallery of Art, Energy and Technology Museum
The festival is partially funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture
‘Refugee Week’ is the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees and people seeking asylum. In Lithuania, the festival is represented and coordinated by the arts agency Artscape.
June 9, 2025
