Why EVERY Disney Foodie Should Go to Disney Springs on September 2nd

If you are headed to Disney World this weekend, you are in luck because TWO festivals are going on right now.

Along with the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, Disney Springs will host a boutique music festival at Raglan Road on Labor Day weekend.

Raglan Road hosts The Great Irish Hooley each year during the long Labor Day weekend, and we HAVE to talk about it!

A Hooley is a Gaelic term for a party with music and entertainment, and that is exactly what this festival is. It starts the afternoon of August 30th and runs late into the night of Monday, September 2nd, on Labor Day.

This year’s festival will feature a brand new Irish-style pumpkin ale called “Octoberfesis.” Along with this new brew, there will be other specialty cocktails and, of course, Octoberfest bites made by Raglan Road‘s culinary team.

Along with good eats and drinks, this festival is home to plenty of fun entertainment. There will be complimentary Celtic face painting and the Raglan Road Irish Dancers will be hosting performances throughout the weekend. As we said, this festival doubles as a boutique musical festival, and acts this year include Bandits on the Run, Cassie and Maggie, The Byrne Brothers, Men of Aran, Northern Crossing, and The Connemara Ramblers.

If you want to attend the festival, reservations are recommended. Reservations can be made on the My Disney Experience app or OpenTable. There is no cover charge.

There are so many great items to try at this event!

There are two special cocktails for the event…

…and five different food items! These are here for the Great Irish Hooley event, so give them a try while you can! The Butternut Squash Gnocchi will be returning to the menu after this event at the end of September, while some other offerings, like When Ireland Dates America, Steak Agus Eggs, This Shepherd Went Vegan, and Cookes of Dublin Pork Schnitzel Sandwich, will come back for Irish Oktoberfest on September 9th!

These items all look absolutely delicious! Make sure to bring your appetite!

You also won’t want to miss the amazing entertainment available during the event!

Dining here during this fantastic event means you’ll not only have a great meal but also be entertained by these talented performers, and that sounds like an amazing meal in our book!

This festival is a real Hooley, and it is only here for a limited time, so make sure to check it out in Disney Springs this weekend.

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Will you be attending this festival this weekend? Let us know in the comments!

Disclosure: We were invited by Raglan Road to attend The Great Irish Hooley. This did not affect our reporting of the event — our opinions are our own.