Arts & crafts, food stalls, live music & dance and a funfair come together at this community festival celebrating the richness of British cultural diversity. A marquee will provide health information and advice and there will be plenty of free family activities to keep kids busy. 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Camden Bangladesh Mela typically held each year in the heart of London celebrates and shares the culture of Camden’s diversity. It is a feast of sights, sounds, smells and tastes featuring bazaars, folk troupes, traditional and contemporary British, Bangladeshi, and other ethnic music and dance.
Started in 1992, it is the first of its kind to be held in London involving local organisations, community groups, schools, colleges, and institutions such as the British Museum and the British Library.
The Mela has grown to such an extent that it represents an opportunity for the wider communities to get together, regardless of their background, and work towards a festive occasion through involvement in various educational and arts projects that promote appreciation and understanding of various cultures in one of the world’s greatest multicultural city.
The Mela uses arts to challenge the negative perceptions of the multicultural society; it aims to breakdown the barriers to give way to social inclusion, integration, and harmony whilst appreciating diversity for a healthy society.
Serving as an ideal outlet the Mela showcases the outcome of activities carried out throughout the year by the schoolchildren and their parents as well as the youth organisations and community centres in Central London.
All in all, it culminates into a spectacular event for all ages to enjoy in the height of the British summer organised by the Mela committee in association with Camden Council, Royal Parks, British Land and the British Museum.
