"Weeks like this are a chance to connect and reconnect with our diverse population and celebrate everything that makes us unique, special and part of one community," Coffs Harbour Mayor, Councillor Denise Knight said.

The headline event is the Freedom Feast taking place at the Showground on Thursday, June 20, 6pm-9.30pm.

The feast is a shared community meal with a variety of live entertainment - a blelding of story sharing, local cultural performances and touring national multicultural artists - all coming together under the one roof in the heart of Coffs for an incredible evening of food, conversation, music and dancing.

Bring a plate of food to share, which tells others something about who you are and where you are from, and join a community feast.

This year's Feast will feature the 'Homelands Tour: crossing borders, crossing cultures' live music tour showcasing the talents of professional musicians from refugee backgrounds who will share their stories, rhythms, melodies and settlement experiences.

The Freedom Feast is free, but bookings are required - and are selling out fast. Go to freedomfeast2019.eventbrite.com.au to book.

The 'Staging Post' will be screened at the Cavanbah Centre on Friday, June 21, at 6.30pm. The film follows two Afghan Hazara refugees, Muzafar and Khadim, who are stuck in Indonesia after Australia 'stopped the boats'. Faced with many years in limbo, they built a community and started a school which inspired a refugee education revolution. The screening will include a Q&A session featuring the film's director Jolyon Hoff and staf Muzafar Ali, along with local community members form refugee backgrounds.

This is another free event, but bookings are required. Visit the Jetty Memorial Theatre website to book your place.

Lullabies and Sweet Dreams - opening at the Yarrawarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre (Wadjar Gallery) in Red Rock Road, Corindi, on Saturday, June 22 - completes the major events for Refugee Week. It is a cross-cultural collaboration with local women from diverse migrant and refugee backgrounds working alongside a collective of local artists and facilitators to explore the themes of cultural identity, family and belonging. It has culminated in a multi-media exhibition of sound and photography, ceramics and visual arts, food stories and memories. The launch will feature live Aboriginal and Middle Eastern cultural performances, an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony and amazing food. The exhibition will run until July 6.

The launch event is free, no bookings required and will be held from 11am-2pm on Saturday, June 22. Visit http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/event/wadjar-indigenous-gallery-lullabies-and-sweet-dreams-opening/ for more information.