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  • Desi Day: Baisakhi-themed Arts & Crafts for Kids

    Arnolfini Arts 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join artist Sayambrita Mukherjee for this fun, hands-on children’s workshop, exploring Baisakhi through crafts and cultural learning. Children will explore writing simple Bengali letters and New Year numbers, while creating colourful patterns inspired by South Asian spring and harvest celebrations. A playful and engaging way to connect with culture through art. This event will take… Continue Reading Desi Day: Baisakhi-themed Arts & Crafts for Kids

    Free

  • Desi Day: Baisakhi: A Desi New Year & Spring Festival

    Arnolfini Arts 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Baisakhi is a South Asian festival marking the New Year and the arrival of spring. Step into this rich and vibrant cultural celebration through storytelling, music, dance, creative crafts and traditional food. Part of Desi Day – celebrating South Asian culture with a series of events at Arnolfini. Rooted in renewal, harvest and new beginnings,… Continue Reading Desi Day: Baisakhi: A Desi New Year & Spring Festival

    Free

  • Shifting Seasons Cultural Celebration

    Hartcliffe Community Centre Hareclive Rd, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Vision Bame CIC presents Shifting Seasons Cultural Celebration. Join us for an afternoon of culture, community and celebration. Free entry, all welcome. Expect delicious international food, live choir performances, cultural dance, African drumming, celebrating diversity and community spirit. For more information please email bame.vision@gmail.com

    Free

  • Dances of DIASPORA!

    Royal West of England Academy

    Dance is a universal language. It builds communities, transcends time and holds history in our feet. Dances of DIASPORA! is a project conceived by the Diverse Artists Network to honour and showcase the many dance traditions we are proud to host in our city – living archives of migration, resilience and cultural legacy. Bringing together… Continue Reading Dances of DIASPORA!

  • DIASPORA! on Stage: Songs & Stories from the Caribbean Islands

    Bristol Improv Theatre

    This musical theatre showcase features work by artists of the Caribbean diaspora, exploring themes of migration, identity and the enduring influence of the Windrush generation on British life. Farewell Jamaica by Neville Connor This interactive one-person play follows Neville, a Jamaican World War II veteran who migrates to Britain in the late 1940s. Through storytelling… Continue Reading DIASPORA! on Stage: Songs & Stories from the Caribbean Islands

    £3 – £15

  • Company SHE Presents: CROWN/تاج

    Exeter Northcott Theatre , United Kingdom

    CROWN/تاج is the UK’s first touring production combining classical Persian dance, contemporary dance and Sufi whirling to tell a story of displacement, identity and body sovereignty to an original soundtrack of live music and electronica. Maria Tarokh directs this female-led production, featuring brilliant contemporary and classical dancers and virtuoso classical Persian musicians. Watch the trailer… Continue Reading Company SHE Presents: CROWN/تاج

    £13 – £15

  • IKAMBA DJ Set

    The Plough Inn 223 Easton Rd, Easton, Bristol

    Fusing rhythms from the African diaspora with sounds from across the globe, to delving into the deeper realms of electronic music. Expect hypnotic melodies & captivating rhythms, coupled with percussive textures & rich, resonant bass lines. No need to book, just turn up. Age: 18+ Venue: The Plough, BS5 0EG About IKAMBA Hailing from the… Continue Reading IKAMBA DJ Set

    Free

  • MĀDŁY

    The Canteen

    MĀDŁY is a multilingual singer, rapper and poet, whose work weaves together the threads of neo-soul, nu-jazz and hip hop. Expect hard-hitting flows and content, combined with soulful, melodic and jazz-influenced sounds from Komposa. Followed by a set from WINK Collective.

    Free

  • WINK Collective DJ Set

    The Canteen

    DIASPORA! is thrilled to welcome WINK to the Canteen for their second festival session. Expect sexy basslines, waist whiners and all-round gorgeous energy. All free, no need to book – just turn up. WINK is a FLINTA DJ collective born in Bristol, dedicated to celebrating bass music in all its forms across the UK and… Continue Reading WINK Collective DJ Set

    Free

  • West African Dance

    The Jam Jar Little Ann St, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Join Foli – Bristol Djembe Players for a day of playing and dancing together to soulful West African rhythms. Led by guest teachers Abram Diallo from Guinea and Seneke Sillah from the Gambia, these sessions invite participants to bring their spirit, energy and drums to the circle. 10.30am – 12pm: West African Dance Led by… Continue Reading West African Dance

    £20 – £60
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    Dance with the Armenian Alphabet

    Arnolfini Arts 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, United Kingdom

    This creative workshop explores Armenian culture, language and memory through contemporary dance improvisation. Each letter becomes an inspiration for movement and each sound carries a memory. Participants embody the shapes, rhythms and resonances of the Armenian alphabet, transforming letters and words into living dance phrases. Through individual and collective exploration, the workshop invites people of… Continue Reading Dance with the Armenian Alphabet

    £3 – £15
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    Spring Rituals Around the World

    Redcatch Community Garden Bristol Broadwalk, Redcatch Park, Bristol

    Join local poet Agata Palmer for a session exploring spring rituals from across the globe. The workshop examines the similarities and differences in how various cultures mark the season, offering a space to revive traditional practices or create new ones. Participants are invited to choose a personal action to bring renewed energy to their own… Continue Reading Spring Rituals Around the World

    Free