Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. 26 August 2018. Belfast Mela is the City's annual celebration of global cultures where thousands of people have come together to celebrate people and diversity. The Mela transformed Belfast's beautiful Botanic Gardens into a magical global garden filled with the sights, sounds and aromas of nations right around the world. Music, dance, arts and culture came together to create a heady, good humoured atmosphere which invites the world into the heart of Belfast.