Global Village Tours and Tickets

Yes, it’s worth visiting Global Village Dubai. Open from October to April, this vast, family-friendly attraction celebrates the planet’s diversity with pavilions showcasing the cuisine, arts, and wares of countries worldwide. Add fairgrounds, shows, restaurants, games, bazaars, and floodlit miniaturized global landmarks, and it's an exciting and enlightening outing.

Global Village Dubai usually showcases around 90 countries, each of which spotlights its crafts, foods, and arts across pavilions, stalls, bazaars, and other themed zones. While the countries represented can vary each year, they typically include nations such as Thailand, Italy, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Oman, and the UAE.

The best time to visit Global Village Dubai depends on your tastes. Visiting at its 4pm opening means you'll beat the crowds and see the illuminations switching on. To experience the park at its busiest and most spectacular, visit between 8pm and its closing of 12am weekdays or 1am Thursday–Saturday.

Yes, if you're visiting Global Village Dubai you need to follow a dress code to make sure you're not turned away at the gate. Male and female visitors must wear clothing that covers their shoulders and knees, which means no shorts, sleeveless tops, or other revealing attire.

No alcohol is available inside Global Village Dubai. However, there are more than 200 restaurants, cafés, and street food kiosks—plenty of ways to refuel and quench your thirst. Options run from steaks to samosas to seafood, and there are all manner of non-alcoholic drinks, including sodas, juices, and frappés.

Yes, you can barter at Global Village Dubai. You can haggle to your heart's content for crafts, antiques, and jewelry at art shops, stalls, and markets. For the best bargains, visit in April just before Global Village closes for the season, when traders are keen to sell off their wares.