Downtown Orlando readies for busy week of events from sports to St. Patrick’s Day

ORLANDO, Fla. — The city of Orlando is gearing up for a busy rest of the week from sporting events to St. Patrick’s Day.

Downtown is expected to be packed with large crowds.

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“Hospitality is in our DNA and we were built to really host these types of events,” said Danielle Hollander with Visit Orlando.

See the calendar of events below:

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Wednesday

8:15 p.m. - Orlando City v. Tigres UANL – CONCACAF Champions League

Read: Plan to redesign Downtown Orlando set to go into action in 2023

Thursday

11 a.m. – Church Street partial closure for March Madness Party

Starting at 12:40 p.m. – March Madness Amway Center (first and second rounds run Thursday and Saturday at the Amway)

Friday

4 p.m. ShamRock The Block Street Party – Thornton Park

Read: Orlando Magic to start long-awaited major downtown project soon

Saturday

7:30 p.m. - Orlando City v. Charlotte

TBD – Second round March Madness

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