MELA + Date 17 - 23 August 2025 Extend your festival experience with MELA+, featuring a week long programme of cultural events across the city. Book Tickets
Event Listings Previous Events Family Outdoors Sunday 24th August 12pm, Botanic Gardens Mela Day Join us at Botanic Gardens for the festival finale as it’s transformed into a global wonderland of music, dance, food and art Family Outdoors Spectacle Saturday 16th August 12pm, City Hall Mela Carnival The heart of the city will burst into life with a dazzling explosion of colour, music, and creativity as the Mela Carnival returns for its spectacular fourth year. Family Outdoors Saturday 16th August 12pm, Writers Square Colour Procession Be part of our colour procession across the city centre throwing colourful powders in a party atmosphere among friends!