Thousands of fun-loving Filipinos from all walks of life across the UAE will once again be heading to Global Village in the cool months ahead as the region’s first and largest multi-cultural festival park opens.
A family destination for culture, shopping and entertainment, the park welcomes guests to its vast array of super-sized cultural and entertainment events for 158 days from now till April 7, 2018.
A host of major festive events for the new season will combine world-class shopping from around the world, unlimited entertainment, international cuisine and Carnaval – Unique new concept and the biggest fun-fair experience ever hosted in Global Village. Additionally, infrastructural & servies improvements for this season, as per a new master-plan, aim to heighten the experience for millions of expected guests.
Bader Anwahi, Chief Operating Officer of Global Village, said: “We are excited to launch Season 22 with a bouquet of enthralling festivals and celebrations for our guests. We have worked on a number of enhancements and developments based on our Guest Journey Mapping studies and will be offering some of the best cultural and entertainment experiences in the region throughout the season.”
‘Come Experience the World’
Season 22 of Global Village presents cultures of more than 75 countries through 27 new pavilions, each showcasing the country or region’s most beautiful monuments and landmarks with new and distinctive facades this seaso. ‘Bosnia and the Balkans’ and ‘South Asia’ representing Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal are two new pavilions this season. Other pavilions include the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, Bahrain and Oman, Kuwait, Africa, China, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Thailand, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, the Far East, Europe, Iran, Russia, the Americas and Lebanon.
Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation for Humanitarian Works is helping a range of UAE businesses and families be part of Khalifa foundation pavilion this year. AlSanaa Pavilion is also part of Global Village this season operated by the Ministry of Human Development to support Emirati businesses.
A key new attraction this season is Carnaval, presented in an innovative design with colorful backgrounds, cheerful lighting and fast-moving tunes to heighten guests’ experience. The park will host more than 12,000 cultural and entertainment shows with over 80 artists selected from the UAE, London, India and China after auditions of more than 1,500 performers.
The Mega Monster Stunt Show is one of the most anticipated performances and builds upon the great success of “Speed … Chase … Action!” from last season. Global Village has always been a showcase for international cuisines and hosts hundreds of outlets. This season, it is home to 23 restaurants and cafes with unique meals and flavors. Guests can also sample the world’s best street food experience at more than 120 kiosks.
Global Village is open from 4:00pm – 12:00am, Saturday to Wednesday and from 4:00pm – 1:00am on Fridays, Thursdays and public holidays. Mondays are dedicated to families and women only.
RTA bus schedules
Meantime, the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched two new bus routes leading to the Global Village.
Route 102 will start at Rashidiya Metro Station while route 106 will start at Mall of the Emirates Station.
Mohammed Abu Baker Al Hashimi, Director of Planning and Business Development, said the RTA had also re-operated Route 103 and Route 104.
“Route 103 starts from the Union metro station and heads to the Global Village via Al Rabat Street. Route 104 starts from Al Ghubaiba Station and heads to the Global Village via Al Jafiliya metro station,” he said.
Al Hashimi said the move was a response to the increase in the emirate’s population.
“RTA is keen on broadening and upgrading the public transport network to cope with the urbanisation and demographic growth in Dubai,” he said.
The Global Village’s previous season has attracted around 5.6 million guests.
