Edinburgh Mela Festival
For one dazzling weekend in September ‘Auld
Reekie’ is transformed into New Delhi, Karachi and Bollywood.
Edinburgh Mela, established over a decade ago,
is Scotland’s largest intercultural festival. The three-day
event celebrates south Asian heritage but also the traditions of
other cultures which make a contribution to contemporary
Scotland. Edinburgh Mela attracts crowds of over 60,000
and the ever expanding programme features performers from eastern
Europe, China and Africa.
Crowds dance to DJs merging Bhangra rhythms
and west coast rap in Edinburgh’s Pilrig Park. Audiences gather to
watch acrobats, aerial performers and classical dancers perform in
colourful national costumes.
There’s also the opportunity to immerse
yourself in the bazaar where you will smell the aromas of the east.
Traders sell clothes, fabrics, jewellery, arts, crafts and many
other items. You can mingle with people from Scotland and all over
the world.
Edinburgh Mela
25 - 31 August 2008
