Summer in the city wouldn’t be complete without Belfast Mela
Leyla Gailius and Diya Bhattacharya from South Asian Dance Academy and WeiHong Tu, traditional Chinese dancer at the launch of the 18th Belfast Mela Festival, bringing together music, dance, art, theatre, wellbeing and food from around the world to celebrate the city's growing cultural diversity.
This spectacular multicultural festival, which attracted 60,000 plus people last year, will once again take place over nine days later this month.Extended MELA+ events all week include a mesmerising fusion of Irish and Indian folk music at the Citadels of the Sun concert; a Caribbean themed Silk Road Supper Club at The Academy Restaurant and Baba Bollywood at the Grand Opera House.See images from Thursday's launch event in our photo gallery below.
One shopper said: "This has got to be the best money I have ever spent on a product! It's light but well made, quiet, works brilliantly with 3 speeds and looks good. So happy with this fan, charge lasts really well, all day."A nine day programme will take place across the city from Saturday, 17th August to Sunday, 25th August.
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