The 16th Annual Irvine Global Village is a community cultural event that is close to South OC Beaches.
Irvine Global Village is Saturday September 23 2017.
It’s all in the details! Here’s what you need to know.
The Irvine Global Village is a Free Family Friendly Event from 10:00am to 6:00pm at Bill Barber Park.
There is a ATM nearby….it is recommended that you bring cash for any purchases.
Irvine Global Village Festival Features
International Cuisine
International Marketplace
Interactive Educational Entertaining Cultural Displays & Demonstrations
Fanciful & Vibrant Kids Village
World Religions Area
(provides guests an opportunity to explore, discuss and expand their spiritual knowledge through interaction with established faith-based organizations from the Irvine area.)
100 plus entertainers on 6 Stages. Scheduled Performance’s are Online
City of Irvine Stage
10:00 a.m. Aviella – Singing/Guitar Show of Pop/Indie Hits
10:30 a.m. Upstream – Caribbean
11:10 a.m. Naranjita Flamenco – Flamenco Dance from the South of Spain
11:35 a.m. Pumana – Hawaiian Band
12:05 p.m. The UK Beat – British Rock ‘n’ Roll Band
12:45 p.m. Minor Strut – Kids Rock ‘n’ Roll Band
1:05 p.m. Festival Welcome
1:20 p.m. RemJ – Michael Jackson Tribute Artist
1:55 p.m. It’s Samba Showtime! – Brazilian Dances
2:35 p.m. Mumbai Madness – Bollywood Dance & Fitness
3:05 p.m. Mariachi Voces de Jalisco – Mexican Folk Music
3:40 p.m. The Jewels that Raq! – Belly Dance & Fusion
4:25 p.m. Naked Rhythm – World Electronica & Dance
5:10 p.m. Street Beat – Theatrical Drum & Dance Show
5:50 p.m. Lisa Haley & the Zydekats – Cajun & Zydeco Music
Irvine 2/11 Marine Adoption Stage
10:00 a.m. Xorotroptzi Dance Group – Bulgarian Folklore Dance Ensemble
10:25 a.m. Ava Dance Studio – Iranian Dance
10:45 a.m. Mei Ling Lee Chinese Dance Group – Chinese Dance
11:15 a.m. Orange County Friendship Choir – Choral Performance
11:35 a.m. The Performer’s Academy – Musical Singing Performance
11:55 a.m. Nicholson Pipes and Drums – Traditional Bagpipe Sounds of Scotland
12:30 p.m. Irvine Korean Line Dance – Korean Line Dance
1:10 p.m. Kerry and the Surftones – Surf Musical Group
1:55 p.m. Caribbean Jems Dance Entertainment – Afro-Caribbean Dance Group
2:35 p.m. Adaa Indian and Bollywood Dance Academy – Indian Dance Group
3:05 p.m. Mexikas – Aztec Music Group
3:50 p.m. JJ & the Habibis Laguna Beach Belly Dancers – Belly Dance
4:25 p.m. Brian Young & the Blues Station – Blues Music
5:05 p.m. Authentic Music of the Andes – Music of the Andes
5:35 p.m. La Sirena y Mar de Ashé – Salsa/Latin Dance
Chinese American Mutual Association Stage
10:00 a.m. Montessori Funtime Preschool – American Children Song & Dance
10:25 a.m. Renascence School International – Chinese Dance & Chinese/Spanish Songs
10:50 a.m. Dino Encounters – Educational Dinosaur Show with Rocky the T.rex
11:35 a.m. Mardi Gras Party Band – Zydeco, Cajun, Blues & “Chuck Berry Style”
12:00 p.m. Southern Young Tigers Lion Dance – Lion Dance Routine
12:20 p.m. Paso de Oro Dance Academy de Alicia Mendibles – Traditional Ballet Latin Dance
12:45 p.m. Indian Dance Center – Traditional Kathak Dance from India
1:10 p.m. Fraternidad D Bolivia – Traditional Bolivian Dances
1:30 p.m. Susana Elena Spanish & Flamenco Dance – Spanish & Flamenco Dance
1:55 p.m. Maple Youth Ballet – Contemporary & Classical Ballet Performance
2:15 p.m. OC India Association – Traditional Indian Song & Dance
2:35 p.m. South Coast Chinese Cultural Center/Irvine Chinese School – Chinese Folk Dance
3:00 p.m. A Little Dynasty Chinese School – Chinese Orchestra
3:25 p.m. Dorsa’s Persian Dance – Persian Dance
3:45 p.m. Las Estrellas Ballet Folklorico – Mexican & Spanish Dancing
4:15 p.m. Phoenix Dance Group – Vietnamese Dance
4:25 p.m. IKPAVC Samulnori DoDream Team – Traditional Korean Drums
4:50 p.m. International Peace Choir – Children Singing & Dancing
5:10 p.m. OC Ikeda Youth Ensemble – Music Ensemble/Dance/Taiko Performance
5:40 p.m. HGT Express – Early American Rock ‘n’ Roll Band
Demonstration Stage
12:00 p.m. Maple Youth Ballet – Contemporary & Classical Ballet Performance
12:25 p.m. Lithikhaa Mageswaran – South Indian Classical Dance
1:00 p.m. Rising Phoenix Morris – Traditional English Folk Dancing
1:20 p.m. Kurdish Folk Dance Group of California – Kurdish Dance
1:40 p.m. South Coast Chinese Cultural Center – Chinese Yo-Yo
2:00 p.m. R3play Dance Group – Chinese Silk Ribbon & Handkerchief
2:20 p.m. Lotus Chinese Dance Group – Chinese Classic Dance
2:35 p.m. Lotus Bud Guzheng Academy – Traditional Chinese Instruments
3:05 p.m. Adaa Indian and Bollywood Dance Academy – Indian Dance Group
3:30 p.m. Bulgarian Education and Culture Society PCHELA – Folkore Dance from Bulgaria & the Region
4:00 p.m. Irvine Indians – Irvine Indian Culture
4:25 p.m. JJ & the Habibis Laguna Beach Belly Dancers – Middle Eastern Belly Dance
5:00 p.m. Halau Hawaii OC – Hula (Hawaiian Dance)
World Religions Stage
11:30 a.m. Hindu Swayam Sevak Sangh USA – Sun Salutations/Hindu Dance
12:00 p.m. Baha’i Faith – Priceless Pearls Interfaith Chorus
12:30 p.m. Association for Dao Enlightenment – Tai Chi, Children’s Literature Reading
1:00 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Musical
1:30 p.m. Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Meditation – Guided Meditation & Spiritual Dance
2:00 p.m. Chinese Community Baptist Church of South Orange County – Men’s Choir
2:30 p.m. Islamic Center of Irvine – Religious Performance
3:00 p.m. Soka Gakkai International USA (SGI) – Chanting, Choir Performance & Dance
3:30 p.m. Irvine Eckankar Center – Choir Performance & Musical Stories
Martial Arts Stage
11:10 a.m. Orange County Shaolin Temple Cultural Center – Shaolin Kung Fu
11:55 a.m. ATA Irvine Martial Arts – Taekwondo
12:25 p.m. Japan Karate-do Federation – Traditional Japanese Karate
1:05 p.m. Orange County Shinkendo – Japanese Sword
1:35 p.m. OCIGK – Orange County Irvine Goshin Kai – Traditional Japanese Karate
Roving Entertainment
10:30 a.m. African Kikundi – African Drums & Music
11:00 a.m. Mainstreet German Trio – Oompa Music of Germany
12:15 p.m. Mariachi Zacatecas – Mariachi Band
12:30 p.m. English Joy Stiltwalkers – Stiltwalkers
1:30 p.m. Tuscan Trio – Music of Italy
2:00 p.m. Bit-O-Irish – Traditional Music of Ireland
2:00 p.m. Rising Phoenix Morris – Traditional English Folk Dancing
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.
PARKING INFORMATION
Bill Barber Park is located at 4 Civic Center Plaza in Irvine California.
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
The Festival is 1.4 miles from this location.
Free shuttles in operation 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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.
Mike Ward Community Park
The Festival is 2 miles from this location. Free shuttles in operation 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
-Woodbridge Parking lots
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)
20 and 30 Corporate Park
The Festival is .7 miles from this location.
Free shuttles in operation 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. or the walk is 15 minutes via Murphy to Alton.
Parking lot and structure
FROM THE 405 FREEWAY:
Exit Jamboree and head north/east, towards the mountains.
Make a right on Beckman (one block past Alton) then right on Corporate Park and follow the signs.
FROM THE 5 FREEWAY
Exit Jamboree and head south/west. Turn left at Beckman then right on Corporate Park and follow the signs.
Festival Parking is permitted in the lot at 20 Corporate Park and in the structure at 30 Corporate Park only.
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.
