
welcome to #migmat2025
Thank you for joining us on our 10th year celebration of sanctuary in the Steel City. See all our events below!
Bienvenido
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Salut
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Privet
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Khush Amdeed
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Bine ati venit
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Yōkoso
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Huānyíng
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Ahlaan bik
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Willkommen
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Welcome
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Ammi's Kitchen Community Lunch
On Friday 20th June, Ammi's Kitchen will be hosting a delicious Community Lunch 12-2pm at Common Ground Community Centre. Anyone is welcome to come and try authentic food cooked by local migrant women, strengthening our community resilience as we taste flavours from around the world.

Migration Matters Festival Opening Party
What would Migration Matters Festival be without our usual fare of opening party madness!

Migration Matters Festival Connections Brunch
Meet new people at the Migration Matters Festival Connection Brunch


Queer Lens: Film screening, community meal & discussion
QTIBPOC Cinema Club invites you for a moving film screening and community meal at Gut Level, open to everyone.
‘Lingua Franca' by Isabel Sanodva, follows the story of Olivia, a trans woman with undocumented immigration status living in Brooklyn, working as a caregiver and searching for love and security. The screening will be followed by a community meal and optional group discussion. There’s a beautiful upstairs garden balcony for socialising and reflective time.

DiaspoRIDDIM
DiaspoRIDDIM: Sonic revolution breaking borders to drive cultural evolution.


Exhibition Launch feat. Sheffield One World Choir
Join us for an evening of exploration across art, photography and more as we meet the artists behind a wide array of inspiring pieces exhibiting at this years festival.
Poetry and Pot Luck 3: A Taste of Home
Indulge in a line-up of local poets who will explore themes of food and community, inspired by a taste of home, whether your home is 10 minutes or 10 hours away.
Please bring a home cooked dish and enjoy the pot luck!

Ammi's Kitchen Takeaway
Ammi’s Kitchen will be cooking a tasty takeaway on Friday 27th June.
Pre Order by 9am on Wednesday 26th June before we sell out!
You can choose to have the takeaway delivered to your house or collect it from Common Ground Community Centre between 3 and 6pm.

Nadine Shah
Migration Matters Festival proudly presents our 2025 headliner: Nadine Shah

Migration Matters Festival Closing Party
We wish the festival could go on forever. We know you do too, so make sure you’re with us so we can celebrate and cap off an incredible week in style!