What do you need to know when visiting the largest multicultural festival park in the region, Dubai Global Village?
Where is Global Village? What does a ticket cost? How can you achieve the best Global Village? You will find all the questions about this annual festival in this article.
Global Village is the largest multicultural festival in and far around Dubai. You can visit the whole world, as it were.
There are more than 25 national pavilions. Some countries have their own pavilion, others have been brought together into one joint pavilion. For example, Thailand has its own pavilion and the countries of Africa together in one pavilion.
In the pavilions you can generally find shops and events, each with their own influence of that country or region. More than 3,500 stores from nearly 80 different countries offer their local products in the festival park.
You will not starve immediately, you can find no less than 20 different multicultural cuisines. For a quick bite you can still find 120 traditional food stalls. For families with children this is also a true paradise!
With more than 60 different attractions, there is plenty of entertainment for young and old, from sensational attractions to traditional street games.
If you are a fan of gigs then you should plan a visit to Global Village on Friday. On that day you can come and watch a concert by national and international artists from 9 p.m.
To put the festival on the map, there is a spectacular firework display every Thursday and Friday.
Tickets for one day are available upon arrival at the box office and half an hour before opening (3.30 pm). The park has two entrances, Gate of the World and Cultural Gate.
The tickets cost AED 15 per person for one day. Children under 3 and seniors over 65 can enter the park for free. Access for the disabled is also free and they can bring someone as help who can also enter Global Village for free.
You can order tickets for Global Village quickly and safely through one of our trusted partners. We work together with three largest online ticket sellers, Tiqets, GetYourGuide and Viator.
The festival park is located between the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road and the Emirates Road a few kilometers from Al Maktoum Airport.
Global village can be reached via exit 37 of the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. You can easily park your car in the large parking lot of Global Village that is completely free.
The free shuttle buses will drop you off right up to the entrance. There are also possibilities to park right in front of the entrance, these prices range from AED 50 to AED 200.
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Because the festival park is further inland, there is no metro to Global Village. The closest you can get to the metro is by getting off at Mall of the Emirates and from there take bus line 106.
In total there are 4 different bus routes. These depart from different places in Dubai. The bus lines 102, 103, 104 & 106 provide these connections and the buses run from 03.15 pm to 11.15 pm.
More info about the Dubai Metro.
The park can be reached quickly and easily by taxis in Dubai. If you want to plan everything in advance, you can opt for a ticket including a taxi pick up in Dubai. GetYourGuide offers tickets for this.
More info about the taxis in Dubai.
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Dubai Global Village is open from October 29, 2019 to April 4, 2020.
Dubai Global Village is open from October 29 to April 4, and this from 4 p.m.
No, the price for a ticket from the park is AED 15.
The best way to reach the park is with the bus lines or by taxi. There is no metro station nearby.
It is a multicultural festival park with pavilions from the largest countries and regions from all over the world. These are numerous accompanied by restaurants, concerts, shops and attractions.
No, the multicultural festival park is only open during the fall and winter months.
You should not miss this during a long visit to Dubai! Especially with children this is a fantastic evening full of entertainment!
As an extra tip, we want to make sure that Miracle Garden and Butterfly Garden are an ideal combination with Dubai Global Village. It is only a few kilometers from Miracle Garden to Global Village.