The 14th Annual Irvine Global Village is a community cultural event that is close to South OC Beaches.
Irvine Global Village is Saturday September 26 2015.
It’s all in the details! Here’s what you need to know.
The Annual Irvine Global Village is recognized as the best cultural festival in Orange County.
Global Village features more than 100 performances on five stages;
a line-up of international cuisine guaranteed to transport your taste buds to exotic lands;
a bustling international marketplace filled with unique gifts, crafts and textiles;
interactive, educational and entertaining cultural displays and demonstrations;
a fanciful and vibrant kids village;
a world religions area, providing guests with an opportunity to explore, discuss and expand their spiritual knowledge through interaction with established faith-based organizations from the Irvine area.
This is a Irvine Free Family Friendly Event.
The Irvine Global Village Festival is held at Bill Barber Park, located at 4 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine.
The event is from 10:00am to 6:00pm.
Irvine Global Village Festival is creating a sustainable festival.
The Irvine Global Village Festival strives to reduce, reuse and recycle as many resources as possible.
The goal is to eventually be a zero waste festival.
Through the exploration of new technologies, environmentally responsible initiatives and encouraging new ways of thinking, we are moving closer to this goal each year.
Below are some of our eco-friendly initiatives:
Green Transportation – Festival shuttles are powered by natural gas and provide lower emissions when transporting guests to and from the event.
Shuttle services are provided by the City’s iShuttle transportation program. For more information, visit irvineshuttle.net.
Zero waste stations, which promote recycling and composting, in conjunction with compostable products, help inform guests about recycling options and divert garbage from local landfills.
Event signage, banners, staff and volunteer shirts are designed with reuse in mind. One-time use banners are made with biodegradable material.
Event programs are printed on recycled paper utilizing soy-based inks and are also available for download to mobile phones.
Every plate, fork, spoon, knife, cup, bowl and napkin is either recyclable or compostable.
Greenwave Paper Plates – Primarily composed of annually-renewable plants, sugar cane, and reeds.
Eco-Products Cold Cups – Made from PLA, (polylactic acid), plastic derived from corn. PLA plastic is a compostable material that when placed in a commercial environment will naturally decompose back to organic elements. Unlike regular cold cups that are made using petroleum, PLA plastic products are made using US-grown corn!
Eco-Products Utensils – Biodegradable cutlery is made from non-GMO (genetically modified organism) vegetable starch. It not only exhibits superior performance over other biodegradable utensils, but is OK Compost certified. These biodegradable utensils break down under commercial composting conditions in about 95 days.
Napkins – 100% recyclable paper products
PARKING INFORMATION
There is no onsite parking for this event.
Additional parking shuttles have been added this year!
Public parking is not available at the event site. Free shuttle buses will be in service to transport guests to and from the Festival’s satellite parking locations at Main and Jamboree and Mike Ward Community Park – Woodbridge.
Shuttles will be running from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Disabled person parking will be available at the San Juan or Civic Center parking lots adjacent to Bill Barber Park.
To avoid parking congestion, guests are encouraged to carpool, bike or walk to the event.
Satellite Parking Locations
Jamboree & Main Parking Structures
Google Map
FROM THE 405 FREEWAY (SOUTH BOUND):
Exit Jamboree and turn left (heading north/east towards the mountains).
FROM THE 405 FREEWAY (NORTH BOUND):
Exit Jamboree and turn right (heading north/east towards the mountains).
Make a right on Main, then a right on Park Plaza
Follow Park Plaza to the left, then make a right on Coronado.
The parking structure is located adjacent to the 405 freeway.
FROM THE 5 FREEWAY (SOUTH BOUND):
Exit Jamboree and turn right (heading south/west towards the coast).
FROM THE 5 FREEWAY (NORTH BOUND):
Exit Jamboree and turn left (heading south/west towards the coast).
Make a left on Main, the a right on Park Plaza. Follow Park Plaza to the left, then make right on Coronado. Look for signs identifying parking and shuttle stop.
The Festival is 1.4 miles from this location.
Mike Ward Community Park
-Woodbridge Parking lots
Google Map
FROM THE 405 FREEWAY (SOUTH BOUND):
Exit Jeffrey and turn left (heading north/east, towards the mountains).
FROM THE 405 FREEWAY (NORTH BOUND):
Exit Jeffrey and turn right (heading north/east).
Make a left on Alton then a right on Lake. Shuttle service departs from the entrance to the Lakeview Senior Center. Parking is available in the lot (turn right on Gregg Copps road) or in the High School lot (left on Meadowbrook)
FROM THE 5 FREEWAY (SOUTH OR NORTH BOUND):
Exit Jeffrey and turn left (heading south/west).
Make a right on Alton then a right on Lake. Shuttle service departs from the entrance to the Lakeview Senior Center. Parking is available in the lot (turn right on Gregg Copps road) or in the High School lot (left on Meadowbrook)
The Festival is 2 miles from this location.
Anteater Express
Shuttle service available for UCI students and staff.
Drop off Location
Drivers are encouraged to drop off guests with pets, strollers or wheelchairs on the side streets near the Irvine Civic Center (San Juan and San Leon).
After dropping off members of your party, go east/south to Paseo Westpark, then proceed to either of the satellite parking locations (Woodbridge or Main & Jamboree.)
Bike to the Festival
By far the easiest way to get to the Festival is by bike.
The City of Irvine has an extensive system of bike trails to get you to and from the event, and once inside, riders can safely and securely store their bikes at the Festival’s free Bike Valet area.
Disabled Parking
Disabled person parking is available at the San Juan or Civic Center parking lots adjacent the Festival. Please have the appropriate placard visible when entering the parking lot.