Runaway Country - Wickham Park Melbourne

Runaway Country

Runaway Country is a country music festival held every year at Wickham Park in Melbourne, Florida.  Featuring current and past music stars this event runs from Friday, March 22nd through Sunday March 24th.  There will be three days of food, fun, music, merchandising, and appearances by 17 artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, and the Charlie Daniels Band. Camping is available for all three days.

Tickets can be purchased for all weekend or single days.  Parking passes are a separate charge. All purchases can be made at www. RunawayCountry.com or call 321-549-4204.  Tickets can also be purchased at the 7-11 store on the corner of Wickham Road and Parkway Drive (cash only) across the street from Wickham Park.

Meg O'Malley's Irish Pub - Downtown Melbourne Florida

Meg O'Malley's Irish Pub & Grill is s typical Irish pub. Located in the downtown shopping area on Strawbridge Avenue, Meg's has for years been a wonderful place to hang around, have some drinks, make friends, and enjoy some great food.

Good luck finding a seat at the bar any day of the week but there is plenty of sating in the dining room.  The wait staff is very pleasant and the service is excellent.  Enjoy some Irish food such as shepherd's pie, (my favorite), or Irish stew.  They also have a very good selection of appetizers, one of which is Irish sausage wrapped in dough.  They also have burgers and standard food for the kids.

Any given night they have Irish music and sing-a-longs.  The atmosphere is lively but not obnoxious.  Any time we go there we always enjoy the food and the clientele is what we like, folks who like to have a good time but not to get too rowdy.  Meg's has various celebrations through the year but, if you want to go there for St. Patrick's Day, buy tickets and be prepared for a crowd!