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St. Patrick’s Day parties, bar crawls and festivals around Orlando
From family-friendly festivals to late-night bar bashes, here’s where to go green around town
Juanita Olarte
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LGBTQ+ venue Heatwave to close just months after opening
Heatwave opened in August 2025 in the former home of the Orlando bar Stonewall
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Thundering Spirit Family Pow Wow returns to Mount Dora for a long weekend
Featured performers include Arvel Bird, Lowery Begay and Sicanni
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Fashion Square Mall movie theater to close permanently this month
Roll credits, Orlando Premiere Cinema 14
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Orlando Shakes stages new take on Hamlet ‘Fat Ham,’ opening this week
Pulitzer Prize-winner James Ijames takes on the Bard
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GayDays Orlando back on in new location in 2026
Back and still gay after a temporary pause
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Historic Lubbe House at Lake Eola here to stay, Mayor Dyer says
But Dyer said he does not support historic landmark designation for the property
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Juvenile and his 400 Degreez Band back into Orlando’s Hard Rock Live
Would you like to hear a band play “Back That Azz Up”? (Yes)
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Orlando Sings to perform Spanish rendition of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ at Steinmetz Hall
Part of the group’s “Tapestry: The Music of U.S.” season
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Orlando’s festival scene just got way cuter with the imminent arrival of Panda Fest
Three whole days of Pandamania!
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The Amazing Acro-Cats are poised to purrform in Orlando for four days
You’ve seen them on Colbert
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Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue bring the party to Orlando this weekend
Close enough to mark Mardi Gras
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Sushi Saint is now open in former Bar Kada space
The handroll bar and sushi lounge from Michelin-recognized chef Michael Collantes is now also open in Winter Park
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Central Florida Zoo is now giving wild behind-the-scenes tours
Zoo Insider Tours give visitors a closer look at animal care, conservation efforts and daily zoo operations
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Indigenous country musician William Prince brings heartfelt songs to Tuffy’s Friday
The award-winning Peguis First Nation singer-songwriter tells his singular story ‘from a place of peace’
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GayDays Orlando paused for 2026
The rainbow-drenched weekend is on hold — but not gone
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Kathy Griffin kicks off her comeback stand-up tour in Orlando this week
She’s going to tell all
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Black History Month events, exhibits and entertainment in Orlando this year
From art exhibits to spoken word and jazz performances
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SeaWorld Orlando rescues 16 sea turtles amid cold snap
SeaWorld’s animal care team is providing treatment with the goal of stabilizing and rehabilitating the sea turtles until they are healthy
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Earlybirds Club at the Beacham brings the nightclub to you at a sensible hour
Starts at 6, because you have things to do