Welcome to the 15th Edinburgh Mela Festival. In this year of Homecoming we are celebrating Scotland's place in the world as a vibrant, culturally diverse nation. A land that has, over many years, welcomed generations of immigrant communities who have chosen to make Scotland their home. We're thinking of this as our year of Home-be-coming. We've decided to place a particular focus on artists who draw on a range of heritages to make innovative and contemporary work that reaches across artistic and cultural boundaries.

Come to our party, and share in the celebration -
we think we have all the right ingredients!

Liam Sinclair
Festival Director

Cllr Steve Cardownie
Chair of the Board

Welcome to the Edinburgh Mela website

2009 is shaping up to be a busy year for us.

Not only are we well underway with our plans for another exciting Edinburgh Mela Festival this August, but we are currently developing a range of projects that take place throughout the year.

This year’s Mela Festival takes place
from the 7th - 9th August at Pilrig Park.

Please use the navigation on the left for detailed programme information and to find out more information about Pilrig Park.

Edinburgh Mela Festival 2009

Find out more information about our current year-round projects

We’re looking forward to welcoming you to one of our events or activities at some point during 2009. Edinburgh Mela Festival 2009

Latest News

HOWZAT! Festival Sporting Events

Posted on 5 August 2010

To celebrate the addition of sporting events to our 2010 programme we have teamed up with Activcity and the City of Edinburgh Council to stage an extra special 20/20 Cricket match at East, Leith Links on Friday 6th August.
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