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Edinburgh Mela Festival

Not for profit/community

Edinburgh Mela Festival

Brief

The Edinburgh Mela is Scotland's largest multi-cultural festival featuring family activities, visual arts and multi-cultural music and dance from Eastern Europe to India. Pagoda PR manages the Mela's PR programme.

Results

Last year, we:

  • generated print coverage equating to over £90,000 (AVE), 17 on line features and 14 separate broadcast interviews, signficantly increasing the profile of this annual event
  • successfully organised both the programme launch and the official Civic Reception for the Festival
  • managed the on-site press office throughout the event including press passes/accreditation
  • handled all aspects of community relations for the event, including Neighbour Notification letters

Councillor Lesley Hinds, last year's Chair of the Mela Board said:

"We were all impressed by the enthusiasm and commitment of the Pagoda team which led to some great media coverage."