About The Mela
The Southampton Mela Festival is a long-standing summer highlight in Southampton’s events calendar celebrating Modern and Traditional Asian Culture.
2026 Dates Coming Soon
Running for two decades, the Southampton Mela Festival now attracts around 30,000 thousand people per year from along the South coast to enjoy a fusion of music, dance and family activities, all of an international flavour from world-class artists. We have built a reputation as a great family day out with plenty of entertainment and activities for young and old plus entrance is free, as are most of the family focused activities. The festival is the largest free festival in the region, attracting international artists to its three stages, hosting arts, craft, music and dance workshops, and providing delicious world food stalls.
Art Asia is committed to creating a sustainable and park friendly festival, we are working with festival artists, suppliers and stalls to make better environmental choices.
The Southampton Mela Festival dates for 2026 will be announced soon.
Book a stall at the Mela
Mela 2026 stall information available soon.
Sponsor the Southampton Mela Festival
If you would like to sponsor the Mela to promote your business to an eclectic diverse audience we have a number of sponsorships available.
If you have any queries please email: mela.admin@artasia.org.uk
