As Amal started her journey out of Manchester, she finds herself in the middle of a massive parade with thousands of children and families all celebrating the city they love as part of the now iconic Manchester Day.

As she walked, the various community groups of Manchester each offered her a flower, gradually building a bouquet for Amal as vibrant and diverse as the people of Manchester.

In partnership with Manchester City Council, Walk the Plank and Manchester International Festival.

“Manchester Day is the city’s way of celebrating everything we love about our incredibly diverse city and all its brilliant communities which together help make Manchester the best place in the world to be. We’re honoured to also have Little Amal with us this year, joining families and children as our iconic Manchester Day Parade makes its way through the city, and can’t wait to show her some Manchester love to hold in her heart and take with her on the next leg of her important journey.” – Councillor Pat Karney, Manchester City Council and Chair, Manchester Day

Bradford District welcomed Amal with a celebration of words, reading and storytelling.

On World Refugee Day Amal visited Bradford, one of the most culturally diverse and youngest populations in the UK. Amal has been taught English in school for many months now and was excited to show the children in Bradford what she has learned.

In partnership with Bradford City Council and Bradford Literature Festival.

“Bradford Council is delighted to welcome Little Amal on World Refugee Day to meet some of our young people of the district as part of Bradford Literature Festival.” – Councillor Abdul Jabar, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Neighbourhoods and Community Safety

On World Refugee Day, Amal brought a gift for the children of Leeds, from the children of Bradford.

She took an evening walk through the city to learn about the many communities that make up Leeds.

In partnership with Leeds City Council and Leeds Playhouse.

“This year, the people of Leeds have once again opened their hearts and homes to individuals and families fleeing unimaginable persecution and destruction in their homeland. This continues the city’s very proud legacy of compassion for those in need and we hope the visit of Little Amal will act as a symbol of solidarity and tolerance to all displaced people in Leeds as well as an expression of our shared wish for a brighter future.” – Councillor Mary Harland, Leeds City Council’s Executive Member for Communities

“Cultural diversity is part of the foundation of what makes Leeds the incredible place we know today and we’re immensely proud to be a city which embraces the contribution and stories of those who have travelled here from other nations. Some of those people have faced quite astonishing hardship and suffering on their journey to Leeds and we hope the visit of Little Amal will act as both a celebration of Leeds as a cultural focal point and a powerful message of healing and hope.” – Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds City Council’s Executive Member for Economy, Culture and Education

Amal’s journey brought her to the Liverpool docks, where she will begin to learn about her new country’s history of migration, often joyful and often complicated.

As she explores this place of arrival and departure for hundreds of years, Amal reflected on her own journey to the UK and the many people who arrived the UK, in whose footsteps she now walks.

In partnership with Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres, Museum of Liverpool, Tate Liverpool and Royal Albert Dock Liverpool.

“Liverpool has always opened its arms to embrace migrants and refugees. As we look forward to sharing our city with Amal to explore, we know the footsteps she takes will be familiar to many of the Syrian, El Salvadorian and Afghani refugee families we have worked with over the years. Arts and culture are powerful ways to create connection and understanding, so our hope is that Amal’s visit will build on the work we’ve been doing and that of our cultural partners, including Museum of Liverpool, Tate Liverpool, Unity and SOLA Arts, serving as a reminder to us all to continue to welcome those who seek sanctuary.” – Mark Da Vanzo, CEO at Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres

Amal discovers an abandoned castle and learns about the kings and queens, the hidden treasures and the myths and legends of the country’s past.

In partnership with Beeston Castle and English Heritage.

During Midsummer, Amal explores Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare. A perfect place to spend a magical summer afternoon.

In partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Amal walked through the city centre discovering families, friends and community groups from across Birmingham, all posing for their own unique ‘family’ portrait. 

Each of these ‘families’ posed within a giant moveable photoframe, welcoming Amal into their unique group photographs. This theatrical installation celebrated Birmingham’s diverse population and introduced Amal to everything ‘Brummie’.

In partnership with Birmingham Rep and Birmingham City Council.

Amal visited the Festival Town, where the many festivals of Cheltenham come together in a big party parade for her.

At The Everyman Theatre she was given a royal welcome from the Queens of King Henry VIII – the cast of SIX The Musical.

As Amal walked through the town centre, she was welcomed by children and their poems of welcome.

She laid flowers of remembrance for those she has lost.  Amal’s last memory of Cheltenham, the festival town, was dancing with children of many different nationalities in a celebration of the life that we share together.

In partnership with Everyman Theatre Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough Council, Visit Cheltenham, Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees, Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Lives of Colour and Cheltenham Festivals.

With thanks to Gloucestershire Constabulary and Gloucestershire County Council. 

“We are honoured to have Amal visit Cheltenham.  The Everyman Theatre has supported Amal and raised awareness of her journey and of displaced children since she left the Turkey Syrian border in 2021.  The Everyman is committed to supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Gloucestershire and is delighted to be working with Cheltenham Borough Council, Visit Cheltenham, Cheltenham Welcomes Refugees, GARAS, Lives of Colour and Cheltenham Festivals to welcome Amal.” – Mark Goucher, CEO Cheltenham Everyman

Amal began her day walking across the Clifton Suspension Bridge as the city woke up and later walked through the historic Old City and Harbour.

She explored Bristol’s famous St Nicholas Market on Corn Street – hearing music and watching performances by local artists and meeting local communities – before leaving the city at the Harbour.

In partnership with Bristol Old Vic, Bristol City Council and West of England Combined Authority.

Little Amal The Walk in Bristol is being delivered by Bristol Old Vic as one of the activities under the City Centre and High Streets Recovery and Renewal programme, funded by Bristol City Council and the West of England Combined Authority’s Love Our High Streets project.

“We are excited to welcome Little Amal to Bristol to meet the community, to see our beautiful city and to find out more about Bristol’s status as a City of Sanctuary.   Amal travels everywhere with a spirit of curiosity.  By welcoming her to Bristol we will also learn from her, understanding more about our own complicated past and our dream of being a fairer and more welcoming city in the future.” – Tom Morris, Artistic Director Bristol Old Vic

Amal visited Stonehenge to meet the giant ancient stones.

In partnership with English Heritage

Amal returns to the Southbank Centre who welcome her with music from her old friend, Lowkey. 

In partnership with Southbank Centre and Lowkey.

Little Amal and Refugee Choir Citizens of the World Choir joined global superstars Elbow for the final song of their Pyramid Stage performance at Glastonbury.

By far Little Amal’s biggest audience yet, an estimated 80,000 people watched live, with millions more online.

In partnership with Glastonbury Festival, Elbow and Citizens of the World Choir.

Amal returned to the University of Kent to celebrate young people coming together again after years of online learning.

As the young people explore migration and movement, Little Amal joined them to dance a Dabke with music reflecting her 8,000km journey from Syria to the UK.

In partnership with University of Kent

“We are delighted to be welcoming Amal back to our University. Like Amal, many young people have had a period of displacement and difficulty, with learning online and learning lost. This event is a platform for us to heal through movement with Amal – a moment to express ourselves, a moment to express ourselves, exchange learning and our shared lived experiences, and embody different cultures and communities through music and dance.” – Bahriye Kemal, Migration and Movement Signature Research Theme Co-Lead

Amal visited the beach in Folkestone, moments away from where she first arrived to the UK. 

As she explores an installation on the beach inscribed with messages and memories of local people, she looks out to sea and thinks about refugee children across the world like her.

In partnership with Folkestone Fringe and Origins Untold with design by Jasmine Veiga De Araujo.