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Svetový deň utečencov 2026 | World Refugee Day 2026
World Refugee Day 2026 | World Refugee Day 2026
Event by: Stará tržnica, Slovenská humanitná rada / Slovak Humanitarian Council, UNHCR Slovensko, Nadácia Milana Šimečku, [fjúžn]
Location: The Old Market Hall, Námestie Nežnej revolúcie, Bratislava
Concerts, Talks & discussions
About event
🇬🇧 For English, please scroll down.
☂️ This year too, we continue our long-standing tradition and on June 20, 2026, we will celebrate World Refugee Day together.
We will remember the courage and vulnerability of people who were forced to leave their homes and seek safety abroad. We will meet people from different countries who have become an integral part of Slovak society.
☂️ Let's hide under an umbrella and thus express solidarity with people on the run.
☂️ We have prepared a community event with a rich program for you.
---
## MAIN PROGRAM
📍 Stage in Stará tržnica (10 a.m. – 15:00)
9:45 – Speeches (TBC)
10:00 – GUĽKO BOMBULĽKO
Interactive performance for children (4-6 years old)
We invite little explorers on an adventure trip with GuĽko BombuĽko. Together we will discover the world in which we sometimes get lost, but thanks to this we find new friends - among children and animals. Play, cooperation and the joy of discovery await us.
11:15 – musical performance by Ahmet Kardas (singing and guitar)
11:45 – Bahá'í community in Slovakia
12:20 – WE ARE TOGETHER / SOS Ukraine
dance performance by senior girls
12:45-13:00 Dance performance by Vietnamese communities
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Primacy square)
Drumming workshop + parade / march with umbrellas
2:00 p.m. – presentation of survey results (Bahá'í community)
2:10 p.m. – HOROVOD
musical performance by Ukrainian, Belarusian and Slovak artists roots
---
## COMMUNITY PROGRAM (Stará tržnica, until 3:00 p.m.)
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Workshop: "Create an umbrella with Nawras"
Nawras is a Palestinian artist living in Bratislava, who will guide you through the creation of your own umbrella, which you can also use during procession.
10:00 – 11:30
Paper umbrella making workshop for children with Horovod
10:00 - 11:30
Theatrical workshop with THEATRABratislava (meeting at 10:00 at the stage) Registration for the theater workshop is recommended, but not mandatory!
Registration link:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/cKiaaEz3iG
11:30 – 14:30
Painting wooden mandalas and creating the Tree of Life with Alla Arent
13:00 – 14:30
Calligraphy workshop with Horovod
14:00 - 15:00
Living books with Mareena
---
❗ Program change reserved
🖼️ Exhibition: TBC
---
## INVOLVED COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Bahá'í community in Slovakia
HOROVOD
League for Human Rights
THEATRABratislava
Mareena
LOOM
Milan Šimečka Foundation
Slovak Humanitarian Council
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Slovakia
Migration Office of the Ministry of the Slovak Republic
---
## ORGANIZERS
Milan Foundation Šimečka
Slovak Humanitarian Council
Stará tržnica
---
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Slovenská sporiteľna Foundation
Fund to support the culture of national minorities
Co-financed by the European Union
---
Rádio_FM
Rádio Devín
The Slovak Spectator
Denník N
.week
Citylife.sk
---
## ABOUT THE SPACE
Stará tržnica
---
A project supported by UNESCO and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund of the Convention for the Protection intangible cultural heritage from 2003.
🇬🇧 ENG:
## WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2026
☂️ This year as well, we continue our long-standing tradition and on June 20, 2026 we will celebrate World Refugee Day together.
We will remember both the courage and vulnerability of people who were forced to leave their homes and seek safety elsewhere. We will also meet people from different countries who have become an inseparable part of Slovak society.
☂️ Let’s take shelter under an umbrella and express solidarity with people on the move.
☂️ We have prepared a community event with a rich program.
---
## MAIN PROGRAM
📍 Stage at Stará tržnica (10:00 – 15:00)
10:00 – Speeches (TBC)
10:10 – GUĽKO BOMBUĽKO
Interactive performance for children (ages 4–6)
Join young explorers on an adventure with Guľko BombuĽko. We will explore a world where we sometimes get lost, but in doing so we find new friends – among children and animals alike. The program is full of play, cooperation and the joy of discovery.
11:15 – musical performance by Ahmet Kardas (vocals and guitar)
11:45 – Baháʼí Community of Slovakia
12:30 – WE ARE TOGETHER / SOS Ukraine
dance performance by a group of senior women
12:45 - 13:00
Dance performance by Vietnamese community
13:00 – 14:00 (Primaciálne Square)
Drumming workshop + umbrella parade
14:00 – presentation of survey results (Baháʼí Community)
14:10 – HOROVOD
musical performance by artists with Ukrainian, Belarusian and Slovak roots
---
## COMMUNITY PROGRAM (Stará tržnica, until 15:00)
9:30 – 13:00
Workshop: “Create Your Own Umbrella with Nawras”
Nawras is a Palestinian artist based in Bratislava who will guide participants in decorating their own umbrella, which can later be used during the parade.
10:00 – 11:30
Paper Umbrella Craft Workshop for children with Horovod
10:00 - 11:30
Theatre Workshop with TheatraBratislava (meet at the stage at 10:00 AM)
Registration for the theater workshop is recommended, but not required!
Registration link:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/cKiaaEz3iG
11:30 – 14:30
Painting wooden mandalas and Tree of Life creation with Alla Arent
13:00 – 14:30
Calligraphy workshop with Horovod
10:00 – 11:00
EDUDrama
14:00 - 15:00
Living books with Mareena
---
❗ Program subject to change
🖼️ Exhibition: TBC
---
## COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED
Baháʼí Community of Slovakia
HOROVOD
Human Rights League
Mareena
LOOM
Milan Šimečka Foundation
Slovak Humanitarian Council
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Slovakia
Migration Office of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
---
## ORGANIZERS
Milan Šimečka Foundation
Slovak Humanitarian Council
Stará market
---
## FINANCIAL SUPPORT
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Slovenská sporiteľňa Foundation
Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities
Co-financed by the European Union
---
## MEDIA PARTNERS
Rádio_FM
Rádio Devín
The Slovak Spectator
Denník N
.tížden
Citylife.sk
---
## VENUE
Stará tržnica
---
The project is supported by UNESCO and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
☂️ This year too, we continue our long-standing tradition and on June 20, 2026, we will celebrate World Refugee Day together.
We will remember the courage and vulnerability of people who were forced to leave their homes and seek safety abroad. We will meet people from different countries who have become an integral part of Slovak society.
☂️ Let's hide under an umbrella and thus express solidarity with people on the run.
☂️ We have prepared a community event with a rich program for you.
---
## MAIN PROGRAM
📍 Stage in Stará tržnica (10 a.m. – 15:00)
9:45 – Speeches (TBC)
10:00 – GUĽKO BOMBULĽKO
Interactive performance for children (4-6 years old)
We invite little explorers on an adventure trip with GuĽko BombuĽko. Together we will discover the world in which we sometimes get lost, but thanks to this we find new friends - among children and animals. Play, cooperation and the joy of discovery await us.
11:15 – musical performance by Ahmet Kardas (singing and guitar)
11:45 – Bahá'í community in Slovakia
12:20 – WE ARE TOGETHER / SOS Ukraine
dance performance by senior girls
12:45-13:00 Dance performance by Vietnamese communities
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Primacy square)
Drumming workshop + parade / march with umbrellas
2:00 p.m. – presentation of survey results (Bahá'í community)
2:10 p.m. – HOROVOD
musical performance by Ukrainian, Belarusian and Slovak artists roots
---
## COMMUNITY PROGRAM (Stará tržnica, until 3:00 p.m.)
9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Workshop: "Create an umbrella with Nawras"
Nawras is a Palestinian artist living in Bratislava, who will guide you through the creation of your own umbrella, which you can also use during procession.
10:00 – 11:30
Paper umbrella making workshop for children with Horovod
10:00 - 11:30
Theatrical workshop with THEATRABratislava (meeting at 10:00 at the stage) Registration for the theater workshop is recommended, but not mandatory!
Registration link:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/cKiaaEz3iG
11:30 – 14:30
Painting wooden mandalas and creating the Tree of Life with Alla Arent
13:00 – 14:30
Calligraphy workshop with Horovod
14:00 - 15:00
Living books with Mareena
---
❗ Program change reserved
🖼️ Exhibition: TBC
---
## INVOLVED COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Bahá'í community in Slovakia
HOROVOD
League for Human Rights
THEATRABratislava
Mareena
LOOM
Milan Šimečka Foundation
Slovak Humanitarian Council
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Slovakia
Migration Office of the Ministry of the Slovak Republic
---
## ORGANIZERS
Milan Foundation Šimečka
Slovak Humanitarian Council
Stará tržnica
---
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Slovenská sporiteľna Foundation
Fund to support the culture of national minorities
Co-financed by the European Union
---
Rádio_FM
Rádio Devín
The Slovak Spectator
Denník N
.week
Citylife.sk
---
## ABOUT THE SPACE
Stará tržnica
---
A project supported by UNESCO and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund of the Convention for the Protection intangible cultural heritage from 2003.
🇬🇧 ENG:
## WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2026
☂️ This year as well, we continue our long-standing tradition and on June 20, 2026 we will celebrate World Refugee Day together.
We will remember both the courage and vulnerability of people who were forced to leave their homes and seek safety elsewhere. We will also meet people from different countries who have become an inseparable part of Slovak society.
☂️ Let’s take shelter under an umbrella and express solidarity with people on the move.
☂️ We have prepared a community event with a rich program.
---
## MAIN PROGRAM
📍 Stage at Stará tržnica (10:00 – 15:00)
10:00 – Speeches (TBC)
10:10 – GUĽKO BOMBUĽKO
Interactive performance for children (ages 4–6)
Join young explorers on an adventure with Guľko BombuĽko. We will explore a world where we sometimes get lost, but in doing so we find new friends – among children and animals alike. The program is full of play, cooperation and the joy of discovery.
11:15 – musical performance by Ahmet Kardas (vocals and guitar)
11:45 – Baháʼí Community of Slovakia
12:30 – WE ARE TOGETHER / SOS Ukraine
dance performance by a group of senior women
12:45 - 13:00
Dance performance by Vietnamese community
13:00 – 14:00 (Primaciálne Square)
Drumming workshop + umbrella parade
14:00 – presentation of survey results (Baháʼí Community)
14:10 – HOROVOD
musical performance by artists with Ukrainian, Belarusian and Slovak roots
---
## COMMUNITY PROGRAM (Stará tržnica, until 15:00)
9:30 – 13:00
Workshop: “Create Your Own Umbrella with Nawras”
Nawras is a Palestinian artist based in Bratislava who will guide participants in decorating their own umbrella, which can later be used during the parade.
10:00 – 11:30
Paper Umbrella Craft Workshop for children with Horovod
10:00 - 11:30
Theatre Workshop with TheatraBratislava (meet at the stage at 10:00 AM)
Registration for the theater workshop is recommended, but not required!
Registration link:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/cKiaaEz3iG
11:30 – 14:30
Painting wooden mandalas and Tree of Life creation with Alla Arent
13:00 – 14:30
Calligraphy workshop with Horovod
10:00 – 11:00
EDUDrama
14:00 - 15:00
Living books with Mareena
---
❗ Program subject to change
🖼️ Exhibition: TBC
---
## COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED
Baháʼí Community of Slovakia
HOROVOD
Human Rights League
Mareena
LOOM
Milan Šimečka Foundation
Slovak Humanitarian Council
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Slovakia
Migration Office of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
---
## ORGANIZERS
Milan Šimečka Foundation
Slovak Humanitarian Council
Stará market
---
## FINANCIAL SUPPORT
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Slovenská sporiteľňa Foundation
Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities
Co-financed by the European Union
---
## MEDIA PARTNERS
Rádio_FM
Rádio Devín
The Slovak Spectator
Denník N
.tížden
Citylife.sk
---
## VENUE
Stará tržnica
---
The project is supported by UNESCO and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.