Belfast Mela

Date: Saturday 22 to Sunday 30 August 2026

Venue: Various locations

Category: Festival

This year is the 20th Anniversary of Belfast Mela. Experience the wonder of Belfast’s diversity with a spectacular week long programme of world music, dance, food and art across the city as Mela returns

ulture and creativity come together in a magical programme of events finishing with the spectacular finale. Highlights of this year’s Mela include:

Mela Carnival

Saturday 22 August, city centre

The carnival parade fills the city centre with colour and rhythm, finishing with a global party across Cathedral Quarter.

Mela at 20

23 August 2026, 8pm, Titanic Slipways

Get ready for a spectacular twilight celebration to mark 20 years of Mela, with music, dance, dramatic aerial performance and fiery pyrotechnics.

Mela Day

Sunday 30 August 2026, 12 noon to 6pm, Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens is set to become global wonderland of music, dance, food and art.

For more information go to belfastmela.org.uk.