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
![Slovak Dance Group](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Slovak-Dance-Group.jpg)
Slovak Dance Group
The Slovak Dance Group NI are made up of young performers who preserve the tradition of Slovak culture in Northern Ireland. The dance, along with music and other folk traditions, lives today as a testimony of the Slovak spirit, and are indeed what Slovaks affectionately and somewhat reverently call the "pearls of Slovak culture."
Belfast Intercultural Romanian Community
Celebrate the beautiful traditions of Roma Romanian culture with beautiful folk dance displays from the Belfast Intercultural Romanian Community.
![Belfast Intercultural Romanian Community](https://belfastmela.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Belfast-Romanian.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.
Chinese Dragon Dance
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)
![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 Poland, Africa, India, Romania and Japan. Get hands on and take home your very own Mela creation while learning about cultures.