Key dates as Belfast Mela Festival returns for 18th year

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Key dates as Belfast Mela Festival returns for 18th year
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A nine-day programme will take place across the citythis August

Get ready for a spectacular cultural celebration across Belfast this August with the return of the annual Belfast Mela Festival.

Belfast Mela hosts U105’s Carolyn Stewart and UTV’s Paul Reilly join Mela founder Dr. Nisha Tandon with South African poet Nandi Jola, hip hop dancer Azeem Alahi and leader from the South Asian Dance Academy Lauren Martin, gathered at the Botanic Gardens, home of the magical Mela Day Finale, on Wednesday to announce that tickets for this year's event are now available online.

“Last year’s Belfast Mela was our biggest festival ever, attracting more than 60,000 people to family events over nine days and we look forward to building on that success this August and will announce our full programme in early August.”This year the city centre will be awash with a kaleidoscope of colour and creativity as Mela Carnival returns for its third year.

Join Tessa Ann to experience sound healing, an ancient wellness practice for healing, relaxation, and self-careExperience the vibrant sounds and colours of India as we transform the Grand Opera House Studio into all things Bollywood.Join us at Botanic Gardens for the festival finale as it’s transformed into a global wonderland of music, dance, food and art

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