Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at Raglan Road Festival Between March 7th-17th, 2014
Hi everyone!
Raglan Road at Downtown Disney will be putting on the green from March 7th – 17th during their Mighty St. Patrick’s Festival! There is a plethora of entertainment, along with Irish cuisine and family fun. Keep reading for the press release! It should be a great time. We do recommend taking a bus or boat from your Disney resort (if applicable) or give yourself a few extra minutes to find parking – Downtown Disney has a lot of construction underway (we usually find parking faster behind the Cirque du Soleil building).
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Award-winning We Banjo 3 tops the lineup of musical talents showcasing their Irish roots through lively music and dance during the Mighty St. Patrick’s Festival at Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant and Downtown Disney March 7-17. The most authentic St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Central Florida also will feature authentic cuisine by Irish celebrity chef Kevin Dundon, host of the PBS and Create TV cooking show, “Kevin Dundon’s Modern Irish Cooking.”
Raglan Road guests ready to “get their green on” can participate in festivities that run from 5 p.m. until 1 a.m. March 7-14 and from noon until 1 a.m. March 15-17. We Banjo Three, a quartet from Galway, Ireland, known for combining Irish music with old-time American and Bluegrass, will play March 8-10 and 14-17 on the Raglan Road Pub stages. U2 tribute band favorite Elevation returns to Raglan Road with its spot-on U2 playlist delivery. The lineup of performances, including those on The Ring of Kerry Stage at Downtown Disney West Side, also includes The Willis Clan, a family of musicians who merge their Irish roots with other genres. The band in December was named NBC’s Today Show “Sound of Music Family” in the network’s search for a next-generation of Trapp Family Singers. Events March 7 through 17 will include:
· Performances by We Banjo 3, The West Coast Trio, Goitse, The Willis Clan, 3 Dollar Band, The Raglan Rebels, The Brayzen Heads and Raglan Road house band Creel
· World-famous U2 tribute band Elevation, playing March 15 and 17
· Renowned Irish dancer and choreographer Ronan McCormack of the original Riverdance cast, leading Irish Dance Workshops “From Roots to Riverdance”
· Ceili (kay-lee) traditional music and structured set-dancing event, during which host Ronan McCormack invites guest participation
· The Raglan Road Dancers, seven full-time champion dancers, performing daily
The entertainment schedule will be posted at raglanroad.com. Festivities at Raglan Road and in surrounding Downtown Disney areas will include face painting, stilt walkers, children’s activities and plenty of St. Patrick’s Day memorabilia. Guests can order from Raglan Road’s popular lunch, dinner and bar menus. The dinner menu features loin of bacon and cabbage, the authentic Irish dish of St. Patrick’s Day. Throughout the event, the restaurant’s Cooke’s of Dublin counter-service eatery will offer Irish favorites like fish and chips, battered sausages and deep-fried candy bars.
On Monday, St. Patrick’s Day, guests will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis with a cover charge of $10 for each guest age 18 and older. Reservations can be booked for other festival days by calling 407/938-0300.
Pubs in Ireland have long been considered a place for families to gather. Following that tradition, Raglan Road is a place to meet friends and family and experience the Irish culture on St Patrick’s Day and everyday. Guests are encouraged to proudly wear a sprig of Shamrock as is the tradition in Ireland and participate in “the wearin’ of the green.”
During any visit to Raglan Road, be it brunch, lunch or dinner, guests can belly up to one of the restaurant’s 130-year-old imported-from-Ireland bars or grab a table for authentic fare. The restaurant, a Diners’ Choice award winner, is known for its beer-battered fish and chips, as well as its Shepherd’s pie with a contemporary twist and other popular entrees. Raglan Road offers gluten-free items including scallops, fish and chips, calamari, onion rings and pasta dishes.
Owned and operated by Irish partners Paul Nolan, John Cooke and celebrity chef Kevin Dundon – famous for his five-star hotel and cookery school in Ireland – Raglan Road features traditional Irish dishes and new creations with a Celtic twist. The restaurant’s warm interior of aged walnut and mahogany woods from old Irish bars and churches was built in Ireland and shipped to Orlando. Guests can enjoy live Irish bands and performances by The Raglan Road Dancers nightly and during the Rollicking Raglan Sunday Brunch. Live music is also scheduled nightly on the pub patio. Lunch is served 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Dinner 3-11 p.m.; Bar menu 11 p.m.-late; Sunday Brunch 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant is located at Downtown Disney in the Walt Disney World Resort, 1640 E. Buena Vista Dr., Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Visit www.raglanroad.com or call 407/938-0300.