International Drive Resort Area - Events and Happenings

Experience these fabulous brands that have just joined the amazing line-up of 175 name brands at Prime Outlets Orlando:  Guess Accessories, Tilly's Outlet, Kiplin, Yankee Candle and True Religion.

 

Opening Soon!

Vitamin World (Summer 2010)

Skagen Watches (Summer 2010)

New York & Company Outlet (Summer 2010)

 

Orlando's hottest nighttime show & dining experience!  Live music and comedy are coupled with fantastic dining in a nighttime show like no other!  Our crew has shanghaied world class chefs, bartenders, dancers and performers from all over the globe to entertain, tantilize and captivate you for an evening you'll never forget!  For more information, please call 1-877-318-2469.

 

$10.00 off the gate price per adult.  No timeshare, no limit! Purchase an adult Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Show for $10.00 off the gate price.  Please call 1-800-749-1993 for more details and other great offers!

 

Perhaps a fortune cookie once said... "Your chances of winning depends upon your chances of winning." Dine with us during September for lunch or dinner and if your Ming Court fortune cookie contains the number 8 or 15, then you instantly win $10.00 off your guest check! Why 8 and 15?

 

The Chinese Moon Festival is on the 15th during the 8th month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Dating back over 3,000 years ago to China's Zhou Dynasty, and also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, this date marks the exact middle of autumn when the moon is at its fullest, roundest, and brightest. The Moon Festival is one of the most important Chinese holidays and celebrations.

 

Contest is limited to one win per table, lunch or dinner Ala Carte dine-in, no cash value. Eligible fortune cookie slips are only from Ming Court fortune cookies served at the end of lunch or dinner. Contest runs September 1 thru Sept 30, 2010.  Magical Dinner Menu Please call 407-351-9988 for more details.

  

4pm - 1am - The songs that move you. The faith that lifts you. It all comes alive in one weekend, where the biggest names in Christian rock take the stage at Universal Studios®.

 

Join thousands of other believers for a pulse-pounding weekend of soul-stirring music right next to the action-packed thrills of the world's premier movie and TV based theme park. Grab your friends and get ready for an unforgettable weekend of faith, love and rock 'n' roll.  Visit universalorlando.com for additional details.

 

Lovers of food & wine must join us for this five course feast with each course paired to perfection.  Cost is $65++ per person & includes reception, themed five course dinner, wines pairings, valet parking & surprise treats.  Vine & Dine guests are privileged to deluxe room accommodations at $79+-$89+ a night.  Official Flyer. Please call 407-996-8560 for more details.

 

The Latin Splash will feature a live DJ, contests, music, dancing, prizes and Latin food.  Park hours for the day will be 10am - 5pm.  The event is sponsored by La Mega and Telemundo.  Please call 407-351-1800 for more details.  Official Press Release

  

Every fall when the sun goes down, something terrifyingly strange happens at Universal Orlando® Resort. Ghastly creatures emerge from the darkness. Chilling haunted houses with uniquely bizarre themes appear out of nowhere. And screams of pure panic pierce the night. Will you survive? Please visit halloweenhorrornights.com/orlando for more details.

 

The Food.  The Wine.  The Jazz.  Join us for Harbor Nights La Dolce vita at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando!  Featuring wine, sparkling wine, gourmet food samples and complimentary hand-rolled cigars.  Plus enjoy live music by Johnny Cool and the Mobster Swing Band.  Harbor Nights takes place under the twinkling lights of the Harbor Piazza at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel.  Please call 407-503-1000 for tickets and details.

 

An underwater fantasea comes alive as costumed youngsters trick-or-treat among friendly sea witches and pumpkin fish.  Please visit seaworld.com for additional details.

 

Rosen Hotels & Resorts, Florida’s largest independent hotel chain with seven properties totaling 6300 guest rooms and suites in Orlando, has just announced that it will rebrand three of its four leisure hotels as of Oct. 1, 2010.

 

The hotel group recently completed a $30 million room and property renovation on all four leisure hotels and would like to reflect this upgraded quality and increased value in its hotel brands. This fall, the Quality Inn Plaza and the Rodeway Inn International will become Rosen Inns and the Comfort Inn Lake Buena Vista will become a Clarion. Rosen Hotels & Resorts also owns three award-winning Orlando convention properties: Rosen Plaza, Rosen Centre and Rosen Shingle Creek.  Read more...

 

Ongoing - Hard Rock Live - Concert Events

Sept. 11 - Wanda Sykes - 8:00pm

Sept. 20 - Lady Antebellum - 7:30pm

 

Oct. 8 - Serj Tankian - 8:00pm

Oct. 11 - Vampire Weekend - 8:30pm

Oct. 23 - Classic Albums Live Featuring Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' - 8:30pm

Oct. 26 - The Black Label Berzerkus Featuring Black Label Society - 7:30pm

 

Nov. 12 - An Evening with Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson - 8:00pm

Nov. 20 - Classic Albums Live Featuring The Beatles 'Help' - 8:30pm

 

Dec. 10 - Margaret Cho - 8:00pm

Dec. 12 - Louis CK - 8:00pm

Dec. 29 - Last Comic Standing Live Tour - 8:00pm

 

For details / ticket information please contact 407-351-LIVE (5483).

 

Enjoy a complimentary musical celebration with live opera each night at 8:30pm on the Harbor Piazza at Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando.

 

Every Sunday and Wednesday, immediately following Musica della Notte, join us on the Mama Della's Ristorante patio with scenic views of the Harbor Piazza for dinner and a video concert featuring Italian opera.  Please call 407-503-DINE for more details and reservations.

 

Velvet Bar hosts the city’s only rock ‘n’ roll cocktail party on the last Thursday of every month*. Each “session” combines creative cocktails with live music from some of the hottest rock bands.

 

 Sept. 30 - Better Thank Ezra

 

The award winning “Velvet Sessions” is a rock & roll cocktail party held in the hotel’s Velvet Bar and Lobby Lounge. Each “Session” showcases a different type of beverage theme for members to sip, shoot or guzzle along with fabulous and great live music from the nation’s best rock bands.

 

Please visit universalorlando.com for additional details.

 

Kids eat free at our TradeWinds Restaurant! One child (12 and under) will receive a free breakfast buffet or kids meal item for each adult buffet or meal ordered.  Guests must be staying at Hotel to take advantage of promotion.  Visit cocokeywaterresort.com for more information. 

 

Monday Night Football (beginning Sept. 14) - Join use in David's Club, the area's newest upscale bar and gastro pub, every Monday night.  $1 wings, $7 nacho con carne, $3 tater tots & fries, $3 Miller drafts, $15 Miller beer buckets, and free self parking!

Hilton Industry Thursdays (H.I.T.) - Hospitality Happy Hour that's sure to be a H.I.T.  Join us for Hilton Industry Thursdays.  5pm - 8pm, 11pm - 1am.  Free self parking.  Free billiards.  Cigar terrace.  Specials on martinis and drafts!  50% off food!  Show your hospitality Industry I.D. or paystub.

Yard by Yard (beginning Sept. 4) - David's Club is the area's newest updscale sports bar and gastro pub.  Join us every Saturday and Sunday from noon until 9pm.  Enjoy hourly pairings of great beers with great foods.  Watch your favorite game on our large HD-LCD TVs!  Free self parking.

For more details please call 407-313-4300.

 

Every Thursday from 5pm - 9pm is Ladies Night!  From 5pm - 7pm - Ladies drink FREE and from 7pm - 9pm - enjoy half priced appetizers.  2 for 1 drinks, $0.25 cent oysters, $1.00 fish tacos and Live Entertainment.  For more information, please call 407-996-7258.

 

Monday - All You Can Eat Classic Fajitas for only $10.99

Tuesday - All You Can Eat Tacos for only $6.99

Wednesday - Classic Fajitas for only $8.99

Thursday - All You Can Eat Enchiladas for only $8.99

Please call 407-354-1345 for more details.

 

Bailamos - Cuba Libre recognizes the importance of music and rhythm in Cuban culture, transforming on Friday and Saturday nights into a premiere nightlife destination. After dinner hours, the action heats up with a DJ, colorful floorshows and dancing. For more information, please call 407.226.1600.

Movement Fridays - Orlando’s Hottest International crossover party featuring Go-Go Dancers, a Live Latin House Percussionist, and DJ WIlliam playing Rock en Espanol, Latin House, Brazilian House, Cumbia, Samba, Merengue and more…For bottle service reservations call: 407.595.6216 (21+ w/ valid ID | Dress to Impress | Door’s Discretion No athletic sneakers, No Timberland boots, No baggy clothing, No excessive jewelry, No baseball caps.)

 

Live Jazz Sundays - jazz music & wine specials in the Fire Lounge; open from 7pm - 12 midnight every Sunday night.

Hospitality Night - Mondays - 7pm - 12 midnight - Top 40, house, hiphop and everything in between in the Fire Lounge.

Swing Dance Lessons by "Feet on Fire" - every 2nd and 4th Tuesday night from 7pm - 9pm, only $10 for lessons!

Ladies Night! - Wednesdays - Ladies get free admission to the ICEBAR until 10pm and drink for free in the Fire Lounge until 10pm.  After 10pm ICEBAR admission is half priced ($9.95) and half-priced drink specials in the Fire Lounge.  Open from 7pm - 12 midnight every Wednesday night.

ICEBREAKER Saturdays - DJ Docta Dawe spinning open format, dance and mash-ups.  No cover for the Fire Lounge all night, $100 select bottles in VIP.

Please call 407-426-7555 for more details.

 

B.B. King All Star Band – Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm

Beautiful Bobby Blackmon – Sunday and Mondays at 7:30pm

Please call 407-370-4550 for more details.

 

Wine Wednesday's - You made it to mid-week, celebrate with a bottle of vino.  We'll get things started with $10 off any bottle of wine.

Happy Hour - Daily until 7pm - Includes 2-4-1 draft beer and mixed drinks, plus a quartino of house wine for the price of a glass.

Please call 407-355-7277 for more details. 

 

Mama's Comedy Show! - Every Friday Night - If you like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” then you’ll love the family at Mama’s place! Interact with outrageous characters. See hysterical improvised comedy based on audience suggestions. Participate in interactive game shows. You become part of the fun as a team of some of the funniest performers in Orlando create the fun before your very eyes! (Adult content and language, for mature audiences.) 

Sizzling Comedy Nights - Every Saturday Night - Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theatre, Inc. is moving Comedy Nights! Now audiences can enjoy the same great comedy events (featuring the best in local and national stand-up and improv comedic talent) on the weekends! These shows are presented as a part of Sleuths’ ongoing “IT’S NO MYSTERY!” series, in which Sleuths is presenting other theatrical ventures in addition to their award-winning murder mystery dinner shows (voted Best Dinner Show by Orlando Sentinel readers and MyCityEats.com). Sleuths wildly successful Mama’s Comedy Show has been a mainstay on Friday nights… now on Saturdays they are presenting various comedic entertainment events including our Stand-Up Comedy Spotlights and national comedienne René Bray! 

Please call 407-363-1985 for details / reservations.

 

Saturday Night Junkanoo - Join us every Saturday evening at 7pm and 9pm at Kafe Kalik and experience a live performance of Junkanoo! Junkanoo is reminiscent of New Orleans' Mardi Gras and Rio de Janeiro's Carnival, Junkanoo is a Bahamian festival that takes place on Boxing Day, December 26, and New Year's Day, January 1 -- beginning in the early hours of the morning (2:00 a.m.) and ending at dawn. Bring the family to this exciting experience and enjoy an amazing dinner from Kafe Kalik at the same time!

Wind Down Sundays - 4pm - 8pm - Happy Hour at Da Atlantis Patio. "Easin Down" and "Chillin" Having two for one Cocktails. "Laying Back" and "Groovin" Having #1 off Draft Beers. Just Simply "Wind Down" with $1 off House Wines.  

We Got Everything the Cruise Ship Got...On Land! Caribbean Music and Steel Drums, Cold Beer & Fancy Rum Drinks, Island Munchies Served on Deck with Friendly Smiles Cool Breeze, Blue Sky & Sunshine, without the Waves.

Please call 407-248-0889 for more details.

 

Wednesdays - 10am - 10pm - Celebrate Pie Rush Wednesday with a FREE slice of your favorite fruit pie (French Silk is also included in the month of December).  FREE PIE with any purchase!  Please call 407-352-1997 for more details.

 

Every Monday - 11am - 11pm - Award winning ribs, steaks and seafood.  All you can eat ribs every Monday.  Kids eat free every Tuesday.  Catering menu, party platter menu and lunch box to go menu available.  Private and semi-private dining available.  Please call 407-248-0094 for more details.

  

Every Sunday Night - Come and enjoy the drink specials as you mingle with your peers in the service / hospitality industry. $3.00 margaritas, $2 Miller Lite bottles and $5.00 Long Island's. Resident D.J. The fun is always at Backstage. Please call 407-996-9700 for more details.

 

To show we apperciate our customers we are offering FREE Pool Sunday through Thursday's for all 21+ with a drink purchase. We have 25 pool tables and drink specials every night! Please call 407-345-0323 for more details.

 

Thursdays from 10pm - 1:30am - Come sing your favorite songs! Please call 407-370-0303 for more details.

 

Tuesday & Saturday Nights through August 31

 

Savor the exotic tastes of the South Pacific and enjoy a musical journey through the Polynesian islands.

 

Hula and fire dancers delight the audience and entice a few to even learn the hula! It's great entertainment for the entire family! The Wantilan Luau takes place on Tuesday & Saterday evenings year round.

 

Reservations required, call 407-503-DINE (3463) for more information. Registration begins at 5:30pm, Seating begins at 6:00pm.

 

Galleria Portofino at Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, a Loews Hotel, 5601 Universal Blvd., Orlando, invites the public to view its exceptional collection of fine paintings, sculptures and jewelry, created by world-renowned artists. Time: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m.-10 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Admission is free, and valet parking is complimentary. For more information, call (407) 503-1157.

 

Ongoing - Live, Free Entertainment at Adobe Gila's Five Nights a Week

Enjoy music from the area's top acts at Adobe Gila's on the second level of Pointe Orlando. Most Sunday nights feature auditions for new acts. Monday through Saturday nights feature the area's favorite local bands with the bands starting as early as 9:00pm on select nights. For additional information, call 407-903-1477 or visit www.adobegilas.com.

 

Show your convention ID and take 15% off your entire purchase.  Some exclusions may apply.  Call 407-239-9062 for additional details.

 

Ongoing - In Honor of the Men & Women Serving our Country in the Armed Forces…

Prime Outlets International - Be sure to show your Military I.D. at the Guest Services Center located in Mall 1, Aisle 3 to receive a coupon book loaded with over $500 in additional savings! One per valid Military I.D. Family members with proof of military status are also eligible. Please call 407-352-9600 for more details.

 

Ongoing – AARP’s Terrific Tuesdays at SeaWorld

On select Tuesdays join us for educational symposiums to learn from SeaWorld experts and gain special behind-the-scenes insights about the park's daily operations.

 

Through 2008, AARP members are eligible for discounts on single-day admissions. When an AARP membership card is presented at the front gate, the discount offer is $8.00 on Tuesdays and $5.00 every other day of the week. (This offer not valid with any other offers or discounts. Offer valid for AARP members only.)

 

Ongoing - 50-Plus Shopper Club at Orlando Premium Outlets

Join us on Tuesdays for the 50+ Shopper Club. If you are at least 50 years of age you can take advantage of an added 10% savings on Tuesdays by simply presenting a photo identification with your proof of age to the cashier at participating stores. To view a list of some of our participating stores, visit premiumoutlets.com. Stores in the 50 Plus Shopper Club continue to grow, so please stop by the Information Center to view our most current list. Please call 407-238-7787 for additional details.

 

Announcing the new online loyalty program 'Prime My Closet'.  Join free today at www.primemycloset.com to receive exclusive savings, insider fashion tips, and merchandise alerts.  Shop this holiday season to save up to 65% off everyday! Please call 407-352-9600 for more details.

 

If you are 55+ and passionate about brand-name savings, become one of our Prime Time Shoppers and receive an additional 10% on Tuesdays*! Show your valid ID at Guest Services or the Management Office to receive your special discount flyer. (*at participating merchants). Please call 407-352-9600 for more details.

 

Take advantage of your AAA membership! Present your AAA Card at Guest Services, located near Neiman Marcus Last Call, and receive a FREE VIP Coupon Book filled with exclusive discounts, offers and benefits in addtion to the every day savings of up to 65% off retail prices. Please call 407-352-9600 or visit Guest Services for more details.