Raglan Road in Disney World to hold large St. Patrick's Day celebration

A large St. Patrick's Day celebration is on tap at Disney World in March at Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant.

More than 10 Irish bands will perform March 8-10 and 14-17 at the restaurant across from Downtown Disney and Pleasure Island in addition to food by Irish celebrity chef Kevin Dundon, face painting, stiltwalkers and St. Patrick’s Day memorabilia.

The highlights include:

Raglan Road dancers appear in this Disney publicity photo.

• Performances by The Willis Clan, Girsa, Three Dollar Band, Nova Celtic, The Farrell Bros., Celtic Wave, Johnny & Justin, Wyndbreakers, Raglan Road house band Creel and Albannach, with a new approach to percussion and Celtic music
• U2 tribute band Elevation, playing Saturday and Sunday
• Irish dancer and choreographer Ronan McCormack of the original Riverdance cast, leads Irish Dance Workshops Friday through Sunday and distinguished Dublin-born multi-instrumentalist Declan Masterson, leading Irish Music Workshops
• The Raglan Road Dancers, seven full-time champion dancers, performing daily
• “The Electric Ceili,” Sunday evening, bringing together a host of Irish musicians and dancers

On March 16 and on St. Patrick’s Day, Raglan Road seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Access to select entertainment on March 16 will include a $5 cover charge; on March 17, the cover will run up to $10.