Welcome to the Irvine Global Village Festival

Make plans to travel the world at the City of Irvine’s Annual Global Village Festival on Saturday, October 4, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at Bill Barber Park. Boasting artistic cultural performances on three stages, the Festival’s live entertainment is a mosaic of music and dance representing more than 50 cultures from Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. Immerse yourself in cultural displays, world religion and demonstrations, indulge in international cuisine, explore our world marketplace and keep the little ones in motion with hands-on art projects, games and activities in a giant, interactive Kids Village.

Festival admission and parking are free. Please view the stage schedules under Schedule of Events above. The information section has details on food tickets, parking, shuttles, and the City's eco-friendly initiatives.

Applications are closed. We invite you to return in April/May 2009 to apply for the 2009 Irvine Global Village Festival.

Click here to see highlights of last year's festival!

Limited Public Forum

The purpose of Irvine Global Village Festival is to enhance the goal of the event as well as highlight local businesses and organizations who share the promotion of cultural awareness, understanding, and harmony. The Irvine Global Village Festival is a non-political event, disallowing political statements and messages. Nothing in this Irvine Global Village Festival or in the creation of opportunities for businesses and organizations is intended to open City events, including the Irvine Global Village Festival, into public forums of general speech and/or public expression. To the extent any City event, site, project or program is designed for a specific purpose or public message, such event, site, project or program shall remain a limited public forum subject to the City’s exclusive use and control.

 

A “Free Speech Zone” has been designated to reflect the City’s support of free speech consistent with the conduct of the Festival. We invite individuals and organizations who wish to share their messages to set-up in the designated Free Speech Zone located on the grass area adjacent to Harvard. The Zone is marked by signs outlining the boundaries of the area.