Culture Land is a magical children's arts experience where young ones are invited on a journey through the world.
Experience a line up of crafts, sounds, dance, stories and art, giving them a true cultural experience they will never forget. Get your passport and suitcase at the ready and embark on a journey across the globe to explore cultures and traditions.
What's On
![Los Dramáticos](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Los-dramaticos-resized-e1722250709390.jpg)
Los Dramáticos
Belfast based group Los Dramáticos invite you to accompany them on a musical journey through the cultures of the Latin world. Joyful melodies, hot rhythms and beautiful harmonies combine with tragic lyrics in music from the melting pots of Cuba, Chile, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina and those other mysterious places where Africa, Asia and Europe meet.
Chemshir Bulgarian Group
Inspired by pure love for the folk dance, the Bulgarian Folk Dance Club 'Chemshir' was set up by members of the Bulgarian Association of Northern Ireland in September 2013. The Club brings together people of different ages and skill level from across Northern Ireland who enjoy the folk dance. It strives to showcase the beauty of the Bulgarian traditional folk dance and music and promote Bulgarian culture.
![Chemshir Bulgarian Group](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Chemshir-e1722250592923.jpg)
![Chinese Lion Dance](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Chinese-Lion.jpg)
Chinese Lion Dance
The Flying Dragon dancers amaze young and old with their daring acrobatic feats. The lion and dragon dances are traditional Chinese art performed on big occasions, such as the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) for good luck, as it is believed that the lion and dragon are auspicious animals. Performed in a lion and dragon costumes, accompanied by the music of beating drums, clashing cymbals, and resounding gongs, the dances imitate a various movements and demonstrate martial arts agility.
Afrikan Warriors
Direct from the dusty streets of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, join the Afrikan Warriors for East African acrobatics, rope-skipping, tumbling, limbo, human pyramids and dance.
![Afrikan Warriors](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Chemshir-e1722250592923.jpg)
![Armagh Amber Lithuanian Group](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Belfast-Romanian.jpg)
Armagh Amber Lithuanian Group
The Armagh Lithuanian Community Amber promotes the teaching of, and contact with, the Lithuanian language and culture through a variety of educational activities for children aged between 6 and 12 years old and traditional music and dance for those over 18 in Portadown and Dungannon.
Chinese Dragon Dance
The Flying Dragon dancers amaze young and old with their daring acrobatic feats. The lion and dragon dances are traditional Chinese art performed on big occasions, such as the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) for good luck, as it is believed that the lion and dragon are auspicious animals.
![Chinese Dragon Dance](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Chinese-Dragon.jpg)
![Eithne The Adventurer](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_2527.jpg)
Eithne The Adventurer
Eithne the Adventurer is an intrepid explorer and wants to be a survival expert! ....no, an Alchemist!...a teacher? no, no...a Palaeontologist orrr... an ice cream truck driver! Join Eithne on an amazing adventure, getting up close and personal with nature or discovering how to make new friends from all over the world!
Maypole Dancing
Join the South Asian Dance Academy as they present a contemporary twist on traditional maypole dancing. Maypole dancing is a ceremonial folk tradition often performed during spring and summer festivals.
![Maypole Dancing](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LITTLEAMAL_MAYQUEENPROCESSION-72.jpg)
![Family Workshops](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Craft-Workshops.jpg)
Family Workshops
Visit our Culture Land family workshops with traditional arts from the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa. Get hands on and take home your very own Mela creation while learning about cultures.