The Belfast Mela was founded in 2006 and attracts thousands of people from all communities The festival kicked off with a ...

Thousands lined the streets of Belfast on Saturday as the first day of the annual Mela festival got underway in the city.

Mela is back this weekend, louder, prouder and ready to celebrate everything that makes Belfast beautifully diverse.

The Belfast Mela is Northern Ireland's largest cultural diversity festival and organisers say Saturday's parade sends out a message that Belfast is a welcoming and diverse city.

Police have warned there may be traffic disruption in Belfast with the multi-cultural Mela Carnival making its way through the city this Saturday.

The fourth annual Belfast Mela Carnival Parade, led by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Paul Doherty and founder ...

The 17th Belfast Mela Festival is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors to enjoy displays of music, dance, arts, theatre, wellbeing and food later this month. This year a vivid coloured ...

Belfast Mela founder: Never in my dreams did I think it would get so big Expand People attending the Belfast Mela festival at Botanic Gardens (Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA) By Rebecca Black, PA ...

The annual Belfast Mela Festival is the largest event of its kind in Northern Ireland. The parade carnival set off from Belfast's Cathedral Quarter shortly after 12.30pm.

The M3 Lagan Bridge will be closed all day on Saturday and Sunday to traffic coming from east Belfast. There were long ...

BELFAST Mela has returned with a difference after a pandemic-enforced hiatus last year. The traditional festival in Botanic Gardens has been replaced with more than 40 world music, dance, food ...

Thousands of people have attended the annual Mela festival in Belfast on Sunday. The festival, held in Botanic Gardens, is one of the biggest multi-cultural events in Northern Ireland.