On Canada Day, for the past 6 years, MELA! Festivals has been at the forefront of creating new and unique cultural celebrations that transcend the barriers of language, race and religion. Our event draws a crowd of exuberant fun lovers to Granville Island for a day of parading, eating and dancing in the sunshine.

This is a day of world rhythm music, food, and culture. Over the years, the Festival has grown into one of the largest Canada Day events on the local calendar ‐‐ and with tens of thousands of attendees, possibly the largest cultural event of its type on Canada Day in BC.