Play board games with the Caribbean Social Forum at the National Maritime Museum. Image: NMM
Windrush Day — 22 June — marks the anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush docking in Tilbury in 1948, bringing Afro-Caribbean immigrants to the United Kingdom.
Many of those passengers stayed in the UK, settling in London or further afield, finding jobs, raising families and becoming part of their local communities.
More recently, the Windrush Scandal has hit the headlines, with people who arrived on the Windrush and via other means being wrongly detained or deported, despite having the right to live in the UK. It was the Windrush Scandal which intensified the campaign for Windrush Day to be recognised, and the first official Windrush Day was held in 2018, to recognise the contributions made by migrants to UK society, as well as celebrating their heritage.
Here's where to celebrate Windrush Day 2026 in London.
