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Windrush Day is on 22nd June every year.
It is celebrated on this day as this was the date when the first ever Windrush ship arrived in Britain.
Lots more people followed in the coming years on ships.
The first ever Windrush ship was called Empire Windrush.
This is where the name comes from!
The boat took three weeks to go from Jamaica to London.
The first boat to arrive in Britain from the Caribbean was huge!
There were 1,027 men, women and children aboard, heading over for a new life.
Empire Windrush arrived on 22nd June, 1948.
The enormous ship arrived in Tilbury Docks in East London.
It was the first ship but there were many more ships to follow in the next coming years.
The 1948 British Nationality Act gave everyone who lived in the UK or any British colony around the world, the same rights to live and work in Britain.
Colonies were places in other countries that the British government ruled.
At that time, the British colonies included many of the Caribbean islands.
The British colonies included the Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Jamaica, as well as countries like Australia and Canada.
Between 1947 and 1970, nearly half a million people would take up the offer and travel to the UK.
They saw Britain as a place of opportunity – for better jobs and a prosperous future.
Some of the passengers would have found the journey hard.
They might have felt seasick and missed their family who they had left behind.
However, others used the time to make friends, relax and play games!
It wasn’t easy for the new arrivals.
The weather is much colder in Britain.
Some people were very rude and racist to them which meant that it was much harder to rent rooms, get jobs and even go into some shops.
This was very upsetting.
Have you ever played a game of dominoes?
It’s a lot of fun!
People played it whilst they were on their way to Britain.
In Caribbean culture, it’s a loud and noisy game where players slam their pieces down hard and really have a good time!