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Join us for a Moomin-style picnic to mark the finale of a fantastic week of city-wide events for Refugee Week, part of the Moomins' 80th-anniversary celebrations.

In response to Dana Olărescu's floating installation in the docks: You Look as Though You Might be a Relation, the day will celebrate community as a superpower and welcome as a core part of our city's identity.

Enjoy delicious free tasters, engaging activities, and music from around the world. Bring a picnic - and a small welcoming gift for a stranger.

This artwork and its associated events have been commissioned by Moomin Characters and Counterpoints Arts for the Moomins' 80th anniversary, in partnership with Gloucester Guildhall as the presenting partner and producer.

 

Event Highlights

• Global Flavours - free food tasters

• Children’s Games from around the world

• The Music Works Bus – interactive music workshops

• Free face painting and collage making

• Reading corner and Storytime from Gloucester Libraries

• Exhibition of refugees in Gloucester and their stories

 

Accessibility & Inclusion

• Quiet Hour – no amplified noise between 12 - 1pm

• Wheelchair & buggy-friendly routes

• Free entry – all are welcome!