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Bookings are now available for the annual Mighty St. Patrick’s Festival, which runs March 12-17. This year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration will be a festival like no other, with live bands from Ireland and the famous Raglan Road Irish Dancers house troupe. But it would not be an Irish festival without authentic Irish food and drinks. For starters, try the Scallop

COVID-19 has canceled this year’s traditional Fat Tuesday festivities in New Orleans and other cities around the world, but Universal Studios Florida is still letting the good times roll with a new socially distanced International Flavors of Carnival event, so we’ve got your Unofficial Guide to all the food and fun at Universal Orlando’s Mardi Gras 2021 celebration.

A time-honored tradition has returned to the site of Central Florida’s oldest themed attraction with the recent debut of Brickbeard’s Watersports Stunt Show at LEGOLAND Florida, and the Unofficial Guide has your in-depth look and this latest incarnation of the Winter Haven park’s waterskiing spectacular.

Renee Sklarew, author of The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C., has some suggestions on how to celebrate Presidents’ Day 2021 in our nation’s capital or from the safety of your home. Most museums in Washington, D.C., offer virtual tours of exhibits via their websites. While some attractions remain closed in Washington, D.C., the National Mall with its memorials and monuments

Although theme park junkies (present company included) may consider nothing more romantic than a few laps on our favorite dark ride, those of us with attraction-averse partners will be happy to know that there are some Orlando resort experiences ideal for couples that don’t involve entering a park. Here are four suggestions on how to enjoy the ultimate Valentine’s Day