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

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

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

The Carnival Parade will make its way from Writers Square at 12.30pm through Donegall Street, Waring Street, Bridge Street, ...

TOURISM Northern Ireland is providing support this year’s Belfast Mela Festival, the city’s annual celebration of global ...

The M3 Lagan Bridge will be closed on the westbound carriageway for essential maintenance this weekend. The closure will be in effect from 9pm on Friday, 15 August, until 6am on Monday, 18 August 2025 ...

Motorists are being advised of significant traffic disruption in Belfast city centre on Saturday, 16 August, due to the Mela Carnival parade and other road closures. The Mela Carnival parade will ...

Two major roads have been closed as traffic disruption in Belfast continues. Motorists have been warned to expect delays and ...

The Belfast Mela Festival, an annual celebration of global cultures, is set to welcome an estimated 60,000 visitors to the ...

The M3 Lagan Bridge will be closed all day on Saturday and Sunday to traffic coming from east Belfast. There were long tailbacks in the city two weeks ago when the bridge was closed in the opposite ...

Belfast Mela, County Antrim; 16 - 24 August: Northern Ireland’s largest celebration of cultural diversity, Belfast Mela, returns with its most ambitious programme yet; a vibrant, inclusive ...

A multi-vehicle crash on the M2 is continuing to cause traffic problems – nearly four hours later. The collision happened on the motorway leaving Belfast just after York Street. Traffic was again ...