Belfast Mela
Author: Steve Cain
The Belfast Mela Festival is the largest celebration of cultural diversity on the island of Ireland, bringing together music, dance, art, theatre, wellbeing and food from around the world to celebrate the city’s growing cultural diversity. This year’s 19th festival promises a spectacular week-long programme of multicultural events, beginning with the Mela Carnival on 16 August and culminating with the traditional Mela Day finale on 24 August, which sees the Botanic Gardens transformed into a won...