Celebrate Diwali at Dubai's Global Village with rangoli, concerts, fireworks

Global Village, the world's leading multicultural festival park and the region's first family destination for culture, shopping and entertainment, has announced a series of entertainment and cultural events and activities as it celebrates its 2018 Festival of Lights in style.

A yearly feature, this season the festival will run from Wednesday, November 7 to Saturday, November 10, 2018.

Under the theme "Explore, Experience, Enjoy. This Way!" Global Village announced its largest ever interactive installations for the Festival of Lights, which allow guests to enjoy an immersive experience with the festive surroundings.

Local artists will create a six-meter wide mandala while guests can enjoy a breathtaking view of colors and artistic drawings coming to life. It will be lit up on the last day of the festival to create the UAE's largest Rangoli Mandala. This will be supplemented with a photo-booth mandala that helps spread love, light and happiness in the community as guests take memorable pictures and selfies.

Bollywood singers Neha Kakkar and Ankit Tiwari will be performing live on the Main Stage at Global Village on Friday, November 9 starting at 9:00pm to celebrate the festival with their fans.

Pottery painting is also designed to bring out the talents of children and parents alike and will take place in specially-designed ethnic-themed areas. Children can also play hide and seek in the bright and bold Ribbon Maze with multiple decorative installations around the newly-introduced 'Celebration Walk' this season. 

During Season 23, Global Village will boost its



entertainment calendar with home-produced, bespoke Bollywood shows including 'Beats of Bollywood' and 'Bollywood Nights'. More than 30 cast members of these shows were chosen from hundreds auditioned across India and they have created some of the best entertainment experiences for guests throughout the season.

Guests will also have the chance to enjoy spectacular fireworks displays lighting the sky around the destination on Thursday and Friday, November 8 and 9, at 9 pm. Their vastness and colorful spreads will amaze viewers of any age and add to the magical experience of the festival.

In addition to activities specific to the Festival of Lights, guests and their children can enjoy Global Village's popular funfair, Carnaval which is better than ever with six new rides, 100+ video games and an enlarged gaming area that includes many new interactive games. Over 31 rides for children and families and more than 30 skill games are on offer that will ensure a fun-filled evening for all the family.

And to round off their night, guests can enjoy one of the best ever stunt shows in the region - Superloop, which has more than 30 international stuntmen and crew members performing some of the most daring stunts in an action-packed show. It has the world's first 360 degree loop in a stunt show and is free to view as it is part of Global Village's entry ticket price of Dh15.

Season 23 of Global Village will operate until April 6, 2019. It welcomes guests daily from 4:00pm to 12:00 midnight, Saturday to Wednesday and from 4:00pm to 1:00am on Thursday, Friday and public holidays. Mondays are for Family and Ladies admission only.