Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026
Global Mela 2026 at Global Mall Norcross
Global Mela 2026 runs October 24–25 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Global Mall in Norcross with free entry, performances, children’s activities, and shopping exhibition energy.
Free admission
Global Mall hosts Global Mela 2026 Saturday and Sunday, October 24–25, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 5675 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Norcross. Entry and parking are free. The mall homepage advertises performances, children's activities, shopping exhibition energy, and free prizes for the Diwali-season weekend.
Global Mall is metro Atlanta's South Asian retail anchor on Jimmy Carter Boulevard, with a food court, jewelry and fashion tenants, and banquet space that turns the parking lot into a mela grid each fall. The event lands the same October weekend many families begin Diwali shopping and temple calendars ahead of Lakshmi Puja in November.
Who this is for: Norcross and Duluth families who want a free mall mela with stage programming before temple-led observances, and anyone comparing Diwali-season options across Gwinnett. Skip it if you need a downtown civic-square light show; Diwali in Dunwoody is the north-side arts-and-storytelling edition two weeks later.
The mall sits directly off I-85 with familiar Desi retail traffic on weekends. Arrive Saturday before 2 p.m. if you want food court access before performance blocks and vendor lines peak.
Global Mall opened in the 1990s as a South Asian shopping destination; the annual mela turns tenant businesses and parking-lot vendors into a Diwali-season showcase. Free entry keeps it accessible for families comparing ticketed garba nights and temple annakut schedules later in November.
Jimmy Carter Boulevard links Norcross to the I-85 corridor where Desi grocery runs, jewelry shopping, and banquet halls cluster. The mela weekend is when the mall feels most like a town square: stage at one end, food court at the other, kids' activities between.
Atlanta's fall South Asian calendar stacks: Lawrenceville Night Market late September, Global Mela late October, Diwali in Dunwoody early November, then Norcross International Night Market the same first November weekend.
Our take: Saturday for the fullest vendor floor and stage energy; Sunday for shorter lines if you are shopping exhibition booths. Watch amsglobalmall.com for performer announcements closer to the date.
When: October 24–25, 2026 (11 a.m.–7 p.m.)
Where: Global Mall, 5675 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, GA
Details on amsglobalmall.com.
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