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Date: 25/08/2019 | Ref. 812328
Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 25th August 2019 - Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.
Lord Mayor, Councillor John Finucane with Nisha Tandon and Mukesh Sharma as the the opening procession takes place at the Belfast Mela.
The 13thannual Belfast Mela attracted its biggest audience ever today at Botanic Gardens as more than 30,000 people celebrated Northern Irelands cultural diversity with a festival of music, dance, food, arts and much more from around the world.
Organised by ArtsEkta, the Belfast Mela is the biggest celebration of cultural diversity on the island.