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Visit the Promenade at Sunset Walk to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Photo courtesy Promenade Sunset Walk
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3/12/25 - By Charlotte B

Looking for the best things to do in Orlando this St. Patrick's Day weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day all weekend with family-friendly events happening in Oviedo, Winter Garden, Ocoee, St. Cloud, and Sanford. Catch Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical when it debuts at Orlando Family Stage this weekend. Soak up the beautiful weather at the Mount Dora Spring Festival, or cheer on racers at the Central Florida Soap Box Derby in Sanford. Keep reading for all the details, and for even more spring break fun, check out our 2025 Orlando Spring Break Guide!

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LuminoCity's Dino Safari in Orlando

Orlando
Select days through March 30
LuminoCity Festival Inc. announces its latest venture to Orlando, Florida. LuminoCity’s Dino Safari Festival comes to the Florida Mall with the promise of an adventure steeped in prehistoric wonder.  READ MORE

SeaWorld St. Patrick's Day Celebration

Orlando
March 13-17
SeaWorld Orlando celebrates St. Patrick's Day with live entertainment, stilt walkers, Irish music, and tastes of Ireland during the Seven Seas Food Festival. READ MORE

City of Ocoee's St. Patrick's Day Block Party

Ocoee - FREE
Friday, March 14
The City of Ocoee’s Saint Patrick’s Day Block Party in Downtown Ocoee features live music, food trucks, games, and rides. READ MORE

Free Movie in the Park - Dr P Phillips Community Park

Orlando - FREE
Friday, March 14
Orange County Parks & Recreation is hosting a free movie night at Dr P Phillips Community Park, showing Shrek 2 (rated PG). READ MORE

Knights Under the Stars

Orlando - FREE
Friday, March 14
At this event, a variety of portable telescopes are set up and pointed at various interesting objects in the sky. Each telescope is staffed by a knowledgeable volunteer who can explain to you what you’re seeing, and answer any other questions you have. READ MORE

Coasters After Dark: Seven Seas Edition at SeaWorld Orlando

Orlando
Opening Night! Fridays, March 14 - April 11
Experience the ultimate thrill at the Seven Seas Food Festival with this limited capacity event. Visit after dark for an evening filled with your favorite coasters at low wait times. Savor the flavors of the world while soaring through the sky on these exhilarating coasters.  READ MORE

Crooked Can Celtic Fest

Winter Garden - FREE
March 14-16
This free annual festival features live Celtic music, Irish dancers, a kids zone, stilt walkers, carnival games, and a St. Baldrick’s Head Shave event. READ MORE

Free Movie in the Park - Bear Creek Recreation Complex

Orlando - FREE
Saturday, March 15
Orange County Parks & Recreation is hosting a free movie night at Bear Creek Recreation Complex, showing Shrek 2 (rated PG). READ MORE

Night Hike at the Zoo

Sanford
Saturday, March 15
Guests take a flashlight tour on a nocturnal adventure of the Central Florida Zoo, with up-close animal encounters along the way. READ MORE

Oviedo St. Patrick's Day Festival

Oviedo - FREE
Saturday, March 15
Oviedo's St Patrick's Day Festival is a family friendly celebration of all things Irish. Event includes live Irish entertainment, Irish cuisine, Irish step dancers, face painting, stilt walker balloon artists, face painting, and more. READ MORE

Paint the Cloud Green: St. Patrick's Day Light Parade & Street Party

St. Cloud - FREE
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Get ready for a fun St. Patrick's Day celebration at St. Cloud's Paint the Cloud Green - Light Parade & Street Party event. Enjoy a night featuring live music by The Supervillains, Sami's Kids Zone, food trucks, and more. READ MORE

Shamrock Shakedown: St. Paddy’s Day Block Party

Sanford - FREE
Saturday, March 15
Get ready to sham-rock your world at the St. Patrick’s Day celebration you won’t want to miss! Here’s what’s on tap: live music, traditional bagpipers, live wrestling, food trucks, vendors, and a Kids Zone for the wee leprechauns. READ MORE

St. Patrick’s Day at Boxi Park

Lake Nona
Saturday, March 15
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Boxi Park with entertainment including Finnegan Academy of Irish Dance, City of Mt. Dora Pipe Band, and Reel Irish Entertainment. READ MORE

Central Florida Soap Box Derby

Sanford - FREE
March 15-16
Bring the kids to Derby Park to watch the soap box derby. Races are free to watch and kids can enjoy the playground at the park afterward. READ MORE

Mount Dora Spring Festival

Mount Dora - FREE
March 15-16
This arts and crafts festival held in historic Mount Dora features more than 250 exhibitors. READ MORE

St. Patrick's Day Street Party Celebration

Kissimmee - FREE
March 15-17
Visit the Promenade at Sunset Walk to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, featuring nonstop music, street performers, lucky leprechauns, food and green beverage specials, and more for three days! READ MORE

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical at Orlando Family Stage

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Opening Weekend! Select days March 15 - April 20
The phenomenon created by Jeff Kinney comes to Orlando Family Stage. Grab a hall pass, and don’t be late for an adventure familiar to anyone who survived middle school with this hilarious and heartfelt musical.  READ MORE

Alien Green-Out at Astro Skating Center

Orlando
Sunday, March 16
Deck yourself out in green for this St. Patrick's Day Alien Green Out skating event. READ MORE

Hamlin St. Patrick’s Day Block Party

Winter Garden - FREE
Sunday, March 16
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Hamlin’s Block Party, where the luck of the Irish comes alive, and admission doesn’t cost a pot of gold—it’s free! Experience the culture with bagpipers, live music, food trucks, and more. READ MORE

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