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Velvet Sessions
Last Thursday of each month
Enjoy up-close and personal performances from some of rock’s biggest legends. Past performers have included Cheap Trick, Loverboy, the Fixx, Joan Jett and Eddie Money.
Orlando’s most intimate rock & roll cocktail party is held in the hotel’s lobby and Velvet lounge the last Thursday of every month (excluding November & December). This is a separately ticketed event. Space is limited.
Mardi Gras at Universal Studios
Saturday Nights Feb 3 – Apr 14
Head to Mardi Gras at Universal Studios®! Join the celebration as the streets are filled with live music that’ll get your feet tappin’, your hips swayin’, and your pulse poundin’.
Enjoy live concerts with some of the biggest names in music like Donna Summer, Taylor Hicks, The Doobie Brothers and more as well as the sounds of The Big Easy with great bands straight from New Orleans. Plus there’s authentic Cajun cuisine, beads by the handful, a spectacular parade and more!
Annual Bob Marley Reggae Fest at Universal CityWalk®
February & March 2007
Share in the one love with two days of live reggae at Bob Marley - A Tribute to FreedomSM at Universal CityWalk!
Experience a “Taste of the Caribbean” featuring authentic Caribbean and Jerk cuisines and a street festival showcasing African, Jamaican and West Indian Arts and Crafts.
Harbor Nights Wine Tasting and Jazz
February, May, October, December
The Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando is host to “Harbor Nights” – a wine tasting and jazz event designed to capture the ambiance of the Mediterranean .
Featuring select wines, gourmet food samples, live jazz and complimentary hand-rolled cigars, “Harbor Nights” takes place under the twinkling lights of the hotel's Harbor Piazza. The event, held in February, May, October and December, features music by Michael Andrew of Swingerhead.
Grad Bash
April 20& 21, 2007
This is your night. And you deserve your kind of entertainment. At Universal Orlando's GRAD BASH '07 you'll enjoy an array of outrageous parties at both theme parks, featuring:
. Coca-Cola® Dance Party
. Super Hero Dance Party (in Marvel Super Hero Island®)
. Boathouse Dance Party
. Coca-Cola® Free Play Arcade
. Live DJs
. Street performers
. Street Breakz
. Coca-Cola® Road Jam Karaoke
. Appearances by cast members from MTV's hit show Laguna Beach!
. Today's hottest bands LIVE in concert including My Chemical Romance, Cherish, Paula DeAnda and Jeannie Ortega! Check back soon for more '07 performers.
. Orlando's MOST pulse-pounding rides and attractions in BOTH Universal's Islands of Adventure® and Universal Studios®
. And much more!
Blue Man Group
Opening June 2007.
Experience the new face of today's entertainment at Universal Orlando Resort with Blue Man Group.
Their unique form of entertainment that combines music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to create a blissful party atmosphere that people of all ages agree is a totally outrageous experience.
World-renowned for their live stage shows, Blue Man Group now brings their eclectic mix of live music, fantastic percussion instruments, unexpected humor and so much more to Orlando—and the only place in town you’ll find a show as astounding
as this is at Universal Orlando Resort.
Tickets for Blue Man Group can be purchased individually or packaged with your theme park admission.
4th of July
Blow Out Your 4th of July
at Universal Orlando® Resort
Light up your night as Orlando's most spectacular fireworks fill the sky over Universal's Islands of Adventure® AND Universal CityWalk®.
Preferred viewing area is available at CityWalk for $10. Children 3 and under are FREE! Enjoy live music, an all-American cookout and games from 6pm - 10pm. Seating is limited.
Call 407-224-2691 for tickets or visit CityWalk Guest Services. Free parking after 10pm.
Jimmy Buffett’s® Margaritaville® 4th of July Party
9 pm – Midnight
Reserve your seat for the ultimate Parrothead 4th of July party! Watch the CityWalk and Islands of Adventure fireworks from Margaritaville’s 2nd floor balcony while you enjoy a premium open bar, cocktail buffet, and signature desserts. $100 inclusive per person.
Call 407-224-2155 for tickets.
Rock the Universe at Universal Studios
September 7 & 8, 2007
A revolution of music and thrills that’ll rock your soul!
There’s only one weekend when you can take all you feel inside, all you believe in, and sing it out at the top of your lungs for the entire universe to hear—Rock the Universe, September 7th and 8th, 2007, where the biggest names in Christian rock take the stage at Universal Studios®.
Visit official 2006 Rock the Universe website to learn more about the 2006 event performers or call
1-800-YOUTH-15 for more information.
Halloween Horror Nights
October, 2007
Select nights in September and October, Universal Orlando Resort is transformed into a nightmarish realm filled with terrifying haunted houses, skin-crawling scare zones, and hordes of ghoulish creatures lurking in the shadows.
This is a separately ticketed special event. May be too intense for young children.
Visit www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com for
more
Shake Up Your Holidays at Universal Orlando® Resort
December, 2007
Experience the holidays in Universal Orlando's own unique style, select dates in December and January.
Meet The Grinch and celebrate the Wholidays at Islands of Adventure, and join in the fun of the Macy's Holiday Parade at Universal Studios, featuring larger than life balloons from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
All the festivities are included with your theme park admission!
New Year's Eve
December 31, 2007
Rock in the New Year at Universal CityWalk! Come enjoy the area’s
best line-up of music and entertainment, plus exceptional dining
and non-stop excitement.
All your food and entertainment is included with your ticket.
Plus you’ll have unlimited access to the live entertainment
in all of CityWalk’s amazing clubs. This is a separately
ticketed special event.
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