Featuring some top-name Irish entertainment, authentic Irish beer and food, the Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau event should be a fun day for Irish and non-Irish alike, Karen Hutchings, spokesperson for the visitors bureau said.

“It was something that we thought was needed,” in the county, Hutchings said.
So many cities and communities across the United States and Canada have parades and parties celebrating the patron saint of the Irish including the famous parade in Boston, which has been held since 1737 and the one in New York, with 150,000 marchers and 2 million spectators.
“We have a great venue at the Silver Spurs Arena,” she said, making it a perfect place for an indoor celebration.

The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. which makes the party a great gathering spot after work.
While many pubs and bars in Central Florida will have St. Patrick Day-themed events, the Osceola County ticketed event means no waiting to get inside the large venue. Office groups, or any group for that matter, can get a group discount for 10 people or more, she said.
And even if you don't arrive with a group of  10 people, it will still be a party, since everyone will be sitting at the large shared tables, she said.

For a first-time event, the county St. Patrick's Day celebration definitely had some luck of the Irish with getting performers. The impressive lineup includes The Clancy Legacy, featuring Aoife Clancy, Robbie O’Connell and Donal Clancy and the  Makem & Spain Brothers.
The Clancy Legacy have a long family tradition of Irish music.

“We are really looking forward to it,”  O'Connell said of the upcoming Osceola County show, in a phone interview earlier this week.
The band, a second generation to the legendary Irish musical group the Clancy Brothers, is on the road just about every weekend.

“And since we will be performing with the Makem & Spain Brothers it will be a lot of fun,” he said. The Irish musical groups are a lot like family, he said, often appearing in the same venues.
The Clancy trio hails from Ireland and grew up playing music alongside their famous fathers and uncles before going on to significant solo and collective acclaim.
O'Connell has been “on the road” for years. He began to play guitar and sing at the age of 13 and soon became a regular performer at the family-owned hotel in Carrick-on-Suir in county Tipperary. A nephew of the Clancy Brothers, he began touring with his uncles in 1977, and recorded three albums with them. He moved to Franklin, Mass. in 1979. He has released several albums as a solo artist and with other Irish musicians including Recollections, a 20 year retrospective released in 2001. The Clancy Legacy will have a CD of new material for sale at the Osceola County event,  he said.
Aoife Clancy and Donal Clancy also have strong musical roots including their ties to the Clancy Brothers. Aoife's father,  Bobby Clancy, put a guitar in her hands at the age of 10. With seven recordings under her belt, she is considered one of the divas of Irish and contemporary folk music.
Donal Clancy's father, Liam, another of the Clancy Brothers, also exposed him to Irish music at an early age. He released his first solo album in 2006.

Also headlining are  the Makem & Spain Brothers. The two sets of brothers have honed their craft for nearly two decades of international performances. The  brothers have played before millions of people.  The brothers also have generational ties to another Irish music legend —  Tommy Makem.
Opening the festival at 6 p.m. are area high-energy level performers from the Tir na Greine School of Irish Dance of Central Florida, which has sent students to competitions across the country. Its founders have performed with some of the greats in Irish music, including The Chieftans. Tir na Greine, pronounced “tear” “na” “gran-ya,” is Gaelic for “Land of Sunshine.”

 A souvenir Irish mug is included in the $17 admission to the show. Group admission is $15 per person.  Public safety personnel can purchase tickets at the box office for $10 with ID. Children 16 and younger are free with a paying parent.

Tickets are available at the Silver Spurs Arena Box office, all Ticketmaster locations,  charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com.
The event features  Irish food for sale from area pub Shannon’s of Celebration, along with Irish specialties from Osceola Heritage Park’s Savor Catering.