Irvine's Global Village Festival This Weekend

And this Saturday, and this Saturday only, on October 2nd, Bill Barber Park will, once again, be the site of the city's we-are-the-world celebration of cultures which will include music, dance, and of course, sword fighting and martial arts! What's more unifying than a demonstration of fake violence?

Also, it wouldn't be a party without food. A total of 44 restaurants are showing up this year. A few are familiar faces including Blackmarket Bakery, Clay Oven, Valhalla Table and The Chippy. Also, if you've not caught up with some of Irvine's indigenous gourmet food trucks yet, Piaggio on Wheels and Seabirds will also be there.

More details follow after the jump.

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2010 Irvine Global Village Festival

Time:

Saturday, October 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Location:

Bill Barber Park, adjacent to the Irvine Civic Center
4 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606

Parking:

Easiest way to get to the festival: On-site parking fills quickly.

Guests are encouraged to use the free iShuttle service from these convenient off-site parking locations:

Jamboree Center – Jamboree and Union
Lakeview Senior Center – 20 Lake Rd., Corner of Alton and Lake

On-site parking is provided at Bill Barber Park, Irvine Civic Center and along Harvard Avenue and Alton Parkway adjacent to the park.

Handicap parking is located at the onsite parking lots and the Lakeview Senior Center. All shuttles are handicap accessible.

Tickets:

Admission is FREE!

$1.00 Food Tasting Tickets will be available for purchase the day of the event; tasting item prices range from 1 to 3 tickets with some restaurants offering multiple tastings on one plate with corresponding tickets requested.

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Edwin Goei

Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.

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