The ethos of this festival aligns well with our diversity goals and how we want to work: learning from each other, celebrating each other, being open to diverse perspectives and always innovating. It’s great to see the festival continuing with an eight-day format with lots of events for all the family culminating in the return to Botanic Gardens on the last Sunday in August.”
Hazel Francey, Chair of Arts Ekta, organiser of the Belfast Mela said: “We are delighted that for the fifth year running Sensata Technologies is once again our title sponsor, sharing our vision for a society that respects different cultures and communities in Northern Ireland.”
The 17th Belfast Mela Festival, sponsored by Sensata Technologies starts on Saturday 20 August and runs until Sunday 28 August with a variety of events lined up each day.
Sensata ACE co-ordinators Sindhu Bharadwaj and Daryl Kernohan with bollywood dancer Donna Das Dupta and ArtsEkta Chairperson Hazel Francey