LIAM Mayo shared a smile as he watched refugees and Rockhampton residents congregate as one on Saturday.

Organiser and Humanitarian Settlement Services case manager Liam admitted he was only expecting between 40 and 50 refugees for the Walk Together on Saturday.

What he ended up with was more than 300 refugees, their families and local community members braving the drizzly conditions to celebrate Rockhampton's diversity.

Those who took part in the day indulged in a barbecue at the PCYC, a walk across the Fitzroy Bridge and watched a sombre and heartfelt drama by Jan Houley, who acted out a woman in detention.

One of the highlights of the day was Kurdish refugee Mojtaba Mohammadi, who mesmerised the crowd with an unknown acoustic piece.

Liam said it took a while for Mojtaba to shake off first-time jitters but once he got in the zone, he had the crowd shouting "encore".

"The biggest highlight of the day was the sense of community and welcome for the refugees," he said.

"That social barrier that these refugees had has come down.

"Although the weather put a dampener on things, it was great to give these people an opportunity to do something outside of work.

"Some work at the meat works six days a week," Liam said.

WALKING TOGETHER

• Mr Liam Mayo has helped more than 100 refugees settle in the region
• Rockhampton has welcomed more than 500 asylum seekers