Listen to Irish music, read leprechaun stories and build your own leprechaun trap to help the Rangers at Historic Yates Mill County Park catch a Leprechaun Tuesday afternoon.

 

Putting their own twist on the holiday, Lake Crabtree County Park will be celebrating St. Plantrick's Day Tuesday afternoon.

 

Saturday is Reptile and Amphibian Day at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences! This year's theme is Crocodilians and there promises to be plenty of live reptiles and amphibians along with hands on activities, lectures and displays.

 

The North Carolina State Farmers Market will kick off spring this weekend with a Spring Craft Fair.

 

Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys will be giving a free concert Friday night at the Halle Cultural Arts Center. Make sure to pick up your free tickets in advance. Come back Saturday to enjoy Raleigh Little Theater's Storytellers To Go performance of Oh, Dear.

 

Art After Hours returns to Downtown Wake Forest Friday with food, merchants and music.

 

William B. Umstead State Park will be screening the film Amphibian both this Saturday and March 28th. Leap into the fascinating world of frogs, toads, and salamanders, and get a close-up look at the amazing variety of colors, shapes, and sizes in the amphibian family.

 

Come enjoy the talent of Apex High School Wednesday evening for their Spring Orchestra & Guitar Concert.

Historic Oak View Park is hosting the traveling exhibition, Lost North Carolina. The exhibit is a powerful remembrance of architecture forever lost through demolition, natural disaster, social and economic change, or simple neglect.

 

Check out this week's Science Thursday at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to learn how research into the cone snail's venom led to biomedical applications, including an approved drug for the treatment of intractable pain. Before the Science Cafe, discover how brains make behavior happen in humans, flies and every animal in between.

 

Historic Yates Mill Pond County Park will be offering Tours of the Old Mill on Saturday and Mill Heritage & Local History Tours on Sunday.

 

On Friday night, the North Carolina Museum of Art kicks it up a notch featuring music by Sidecar Social Club and themed small plates and beverages for Art in the Evening. You are also invited to enjoy a Sound Bite on Capturing Time. Follow the fun with the 1926 film, Torrent starring Greta Garbo.

 

The Starring North Carolina Film Series continues this Friday night at the North Carolina Museum of History with the film Dirty Dancing.

 

Come back to the North Carolina Museum of History Saturday for the lecture, A Monumental Mystery, on the Battle of Bentonville and a Make It, Take It program on weaving.

 

If you are a history buff, you won't want to miss the 150th Battle of Bentonville Reenactment March 21st & 22nd at the Bentonville Battlefield Historic Site.

 

Join the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Wednesday evening for the End of Night. The presentation offers a deeply panoramic tour of the night, from the brightest single spot on this planet - to nights so starlit the sky looks like snow. Learn the importance of darkness - what we've lost, what we still have, and what we might regain - and the simple ways we can reduce the brightness of our nights.

Attend the 39th annual PLANET Student Career Days and National Collegiate Landscape Competition, held at the NC State Fairgrounds Thursday through Sunday.

 

The Triangle Farms NCHJA "C" Indoors Show over at the Hunt Horse Complex Thursday through Saturday will be a Hunter Jumper Horse Show.

The Persian New Year starts on the 1st day of the Spring. Come to the Fairgrounds Tuesday night for a Persian New Year Celebration.

 

Next Wednesday kicks off the Kennel Club Dog Show. The show runs through Sunday and each day features a different local Kennel Club.

Come check out Durant Nature Park's sensory and Nature play garden at Friday's Open House. Park staff will have guided activities to delight the senses and encourage nature play.

 

Come on out to Falls Lake State Recreation Area Friday afternoon for Living Two Lives: An exploration of frogs & polliwogs. Saturday afternoon, they will present Dangerous Plants and Animals on plants and animals to avoid on your next camping trip or hike.

 

Access your artistic side and hop on over to Umstead Park's Visitor Center Friday evening to help build Hopping Habitats for the native Tree Frog species that live within the park. Come back Sunday to learn all about the Animals of Umstead.

 

Eno River State Park invites you to take a Steam Station Hike or a morning hike to see Wildflowers at the Pump Station, learn about Animal Families of the Eno (just flying through) and become a Junior Ranger on Saturday.

 

C.A.S.T. (Catch A Sure Thing!) is back for the spring at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area Saturday morning. Bring your kids out to the park to learn the basics of fishing. They invite you to join them for a Bald Eagle 101 Sunday afternoon.

 

Kids Get Crafty is back to Crowder Park Saturday where all ages can learn how to turn Trash to Treasure. Sunday's Family Feature will explore March Winds and how wildlife and plants use the wind to survive.