{"id":7394,"date":"2018-02-13T16:16:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T16:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=7394"},"modified":"2018-02-13T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T16:20:51","slug":"the-boishakhi-mela-is-back-for-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/the-boishakhi-mela-is-back-for-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boishakhi Mela is back for 2018!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7395\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Boishaki.png\" alt=\"Boishaki\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Boishaki.png 225w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Boishaki-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Boishaki-70x70.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Showcasing the best of Bengali music and culture, the hit summer event is set to bring another sizzling line-up to the heart of Banglatown and Brick Lane.<br \/>\nThe 2018 Mela will take place in Weavers Fields, on Sunday 1 July from 12pm to 7pm. It is once again being organised by Tower Hamlets Council\u2019s Arts, Parks and Events team. They are busy putting together a packed programme of activities and family entertainment with more details due to be released soon.<br \/>\nAs in previous years, there will be opportunities for local organisations to book a stall. Further information about trading opportunities, including how to submit expressions of interest, will be published by mid-March.<br \/>\nLast year\u2019s Mela saw 40,000 people from across Tower Hamlets pass through the gates to enjoy the day.<br \/>\nNotable highlights included a star-studded main stage programme, a parade, the Mela family and arts zone as well as an exciting array of food and crafts on the many stalls. This year\u2019s event is set to be every bit as successful.<br \/>\nMayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, said: \u201cOur diversity is one of our greatest strengths and we are proud of the role the Bangladeshi community plays in making Tower Hamlets such a vibrant and exciting place to live and work.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Boishakhi Mela provides us all with a chance to experience the best of Bengali music, art and culture right on our doorstep. It has become a staple of the summer calendar that is not to be missed.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m delighted the council is once again playing its part in delivering a celebration for the whole borough to enjoy.\u201d<br \/>\nAbdul Mukit, Cabinet Member for Culture and Youth, said: \u201cThe Boishakhi Mela is an event we all look forward to each year. Last year 40,000 people packed into Weavers Field to enjoy a great day of entertainment and to experience Bengali culture at its best.<br \/>\n\u201cGather your friends and family together once again this summer and join us for what I am sure will be another successful event.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/the-boishakhi-mela-is-back-for-2018\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showcasing the best of Bengali music and culture, the hit summer event is set to bring another sizzling line-up to the heart of Banglatown and Brick Lane. The 2018 Mela will take place in Weavers Fields, on Sunday 1 July from 12pm to 7pm. It is once again being organised by Tower Hamlets Council\u2019s Arts, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23,1],"tags":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7394"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7394"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7398,"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7394\/revisions\/7398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}