The 27th season of Global Village which is the region’s leading multicultural family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment has confirmed it’s re-opening. It is all set to welcome visitors from Tuesday, October 25, 2022. It is a one-stop-shop for the best entertainment, shopping, dining, and attractions in Dubai. You’re bound to discover new wonders with every visit as you experience cuisine and cultures from all around the world.
What’s New ?
This year 27 pavilions are confirmed and they each reflect the distinctive personality and cultural diversity of the country or region they represent. New pavilions from Qatar and Oman for Season 27 will add to the fun and excitement of the unique Global Village shopping experience! They manage to do this through local arts and crafts, national foods, cultural entertainment and authentic products.
As fresh as our Karak tea, Road of Asia is a new pedestrian street featuring 43 kiosks from 13 Asian countries who are not represented through the 27 pavilions. Each of these vibrant, full of life outlets will offer guests 100% authentic products from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Brunei, Laos, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Philippines!
In addition to unique product and designs, Road of Asia will showcase diverse cultures and traditions from one of the world’s most populous continents, home to several of the world’s oldest civilizations.
The pavilions confirmed this season are UAE, KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, China, Egypt, Europe, India, Iran, Oman, Japan, South Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Yemen, Russia. Global Village was once again recognised as one of the top 10% of attractions globally, retaining
Tripadvisor’s “Travelers’ Choice Award” for 2022
Hot Air Balloon
The 65-foot-diameter helium balloon, which is as tall as a six-story building, will allow visitors to enjoy the breath-taking 360-degree views of Global Village and the surrounding area. The enormous balloon has been built to exceed the strict safety requirements set by Global Village in recent years.
The enormous balloon has been built to exceed the strict safety requirements set by Global Village in recent years. It can carry up to 20 people of all ages and will serve as a new skyline landmark that can be seen for miles around the multicultural destination. For the fourth year running, the British Safety Council gave the park another 5-star rating, and for the previous three years, it also received the prestigious Sword of Honour.
Tickets
New ticket options will be introduced in Season 27. The “Value” ticket, valid from Sunday to Thursday (excluding Public Holidays), will encourage weekday visits, whilst the “Any Day” ticket gives guests the flexibility to enter Global Village any day they like including public holidays.
As part of continued drive for digital transformation, tickets purchased on the user-friendly mobile app or website will be discounted by 10%. Global Village remains incredible value for money with entry ticket prices starting at just AED18!
Additional amenities for Season 27 include increased information counters across the Park, revamped Prayer Rooms, more smart vending machines at entry points and extra lockers for guests to safely secure and store belongings.
Gates
A whole new addition called as the Happiness Gate, will give guests an alternative to enter the venue helping traffic flow and ensuring shorter distances from car parks. Guests will also welcome the return of valet parking, which will be situated at the new Gate. The highly popular Premium self-parking option will still be available at Gate of the World and revamped signage will support improved traffic flow.
Aligned to Happiness Gate, the ever-popular Happiness Street is getting a makeover and has been both extended and enlarged. The new layout has been designed to give guests plenty of room to discover the vast street food offering available at the Global Village fan favorite!
Entertainment
Back by popular demand and turning Global Village into the hottest jazz club in town Putting on the Glitz returns to enthral music lovers with groovy notes and spirited cheers. If you love all things cool Britannia, London Calling will take you through a whirlwind of nostalgic numbers from the swinging sixties through punk rock to the trend-setting tunes of today.
Calling Clowns to the rescue, with hapless fire-fighters who never actually get to fighting fires – the high energy clowns from Colombia are sure to give audiences a laughter riot. For those who prefer some slapstick comedy Bank Heist will offer a true-blue Dr. Seuss-style escapade featuring Townsville’s very own Keystone Kops, determined to crack down on the crime wave.
Everybody thinks their family is crazy till you enter Loud House. Loud House is a big Bollywood celebration featuring an eccentric set of characters in a hilarious soap-opera style show; and they will serve up laughter in all its dysfunctional glory. Skyline will provide a vibrant sensory showcase of music, style, dance and light which will transport the audience straight to the heart of Bollywood at night.
As always, Global Village will continue to bring some of the world’s best talent, performing a range of mesmerizing spectacles during Season 27. Straight from the stage of America’s Got Talent, The V.Unbeatable! This extremely talented dance crew from Mumbai got the golden buzzer not once but twice before winning The Champions title in 2020. The crew will guest star on the Main Stage from January 4 for just one month!
Another Global Village favorite has also recently gained AGT fame, Philippine troupe Urban Crew. These flyers of the south, as they like to be known, will take center-stage again in Season 27, having received unprecedented love and support from audiences in Season 26.
Known to defy gravity with their contagious energy and unrivalled acrobatic skills, the group is currently competing in this year’s America’s Got Talent, before they fly right back to Dubai to entertain Global Village guests again this season!
Another international troupe returning by popular demand are the incredible drumming ensemble AAIJAA from Columbia. These extraordinary young percussionists will be pumping the perfect beats for a memorable evening.
Bigger, better, and more explosive than ever! Get ready for the best sequel to Aqua Action – the region’s only water-based stunt show. With incredible new fire effects, record-breaking LED car scenes, high-powered street bikes and a gigantic monster truck, this one is a firm favorite with guests, jam-packed with explosions, drifting, back-flipping bikes, precision driving, jet-ski stunts and fly-board action.
