This is one of those weekends when the hardest part is deciding what NOT to do.

Friday

12pm: Running all weekend, you can plan your dream on the road at the 11th Annual Virginia RV Show at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. For more, click here.

5-11pm: End your week in Norfolk with a self-guided tour of participating art galleries, restaurants and shops at the first “Go Local Art Crawl”. Each location will a little something different, including meeting artists, poetry readings, live music, entertainment, refreshments and specials. As a bonus, there is a Finale Party at 9:30pm. For more, click here.

5:30-8:30pm: If you still haven’t heard Glasgow Kiss, this a great time to see them. One of my favorite local bands, they’ll be playing at the Greening of Smartmouth Brewery. Irish music and beer? Sign me up and hand me a glass lassy! For more, click here.

6pm: Maybe spooky is your thing? If so, head to the Legends of Main Street: A Suffolk Ghost Walk. This begins at the Suffolk Visitor Center at 524 North Main Street. Reservations are required by calling 757-514-4130. You should be able to speak to a live person.

6-9pm: Heat up the night at AcquaFire at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. There will be live acoustic music by David Welsh & Mack Against the Wall as fire blazes in the Garden’s Renaissance Pond. Bring your family, friends, lawn chairs, blankets, and a fire extinguisher. Food, beer, and wine will be available at the event. For more, click here.

6-10pm: Celebrate the luck of the Irish (or at least their determination) at Ghent’s St. Patrick’s Day street party, Shamrockin’ in Ghent. Colley Avenue makes you green with envy with this free event. Always fun to attend, we’ll be there pretending that the children dancing like strippers aren’t ours. For more, click here.

7pm: Don’t miss a night of beer and good, old fashioned comedy at the Push Comedy Theater during the St. Paddy’s Day Improv Jam. For more, click here.

7-9pm: Join local Ukulele Lady Skye Zentz and award winning folkies, Little Pants as they sing the hits of 1997 and 2002 (which happens to be when they were each 13) at Elliot’s Fair Grounds as they present “When We Were 13.” For more, click here.

7-9pm: Many people are scared of a zombie take-over; I’m more frightened that the MOCA is offering a Teen Takeover Night. Have they not been around teenagers? This event offers art, music, mocktails, food, and more. For more, click here.

9pm-1am: Did anyone notice that this Friday is Friday the 13th? The Iguana did! You can join DJP and MrT, Ladada, and Seamonster on this unlucky day. For more, click here.

9:30pm: The Push Comedy Theater also picked up on the date and will offer a double feature, “The Improvised Movie – Friday the 13th Edition”. In honor of Friday the 13th, they’ll be presenting the most messed up, improvised-on-the-spot horror movie ever. For more, click here.

9:30pm: If a Jason mask sends you over the edge, you can always go next door to the Parlor On Granby to see Great Peacock, JANKS, and Nate Sacks while your friends are getting hacked apart at the comedy club. For more, click here.

Saturday

Saturday begins Suffolk Restaurant Week. The event goes through the 21st. See participating restaurants and more here.

8am-2pm: Support the upcoming Tidewater Comicon and shop the Mega Nerd Garage Sale in Virginia Beach. Grab great deals on comics, hoodies, goodies, and more. Hardest decision for me? Do I wear my Superman shirt, Wonder Woman Apron or Supergirl undies to this event? For more, click here.

8am-2pm: If fishing is your love in life, you’ll want to head to the Fishing Flea Market in Chesapeake. Raffles, new and used rods, refreshments, boats, trailers and more await you. For more, click here.

9am: Need a trim. Like, a really big trim? The St. Baldrick’s fundraiser is this Saturday at the Westin in Virginia Beach. The funds raised at this event goes to kids cancer research. For more, click here.

9am-5pm: It is Community Day at the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News. Admission is only $5 and children three and under are free. Residents of Hampton Roads can enjoy this discounted admission rate for the museum and also partake in the inaugural Coffee Days event going on from 10am-1pm. For more, click here.

10am-3pm: After you’ve shopped in your best nerd attire at the Mega Nerd Garage Sale, head over to the Chrysler Museum of Art for “FREE Family Day: E for Everyone.” Here, you are encouraged to dress as your favorite video game character to compete in the Cosplay Contest, beat your family at video games, take selfies with Mario, get your face painted, and listed to music. What a great event! For more, click here.

10am-12:30pm: Grab your greenest green and most obnoxious outfit and head to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Oceanview. This is the 48th year of the fun tradition. For more, click here.

10am-5pm: Highlighting women professionals, the second annual Women in STEM Day will be at Nauticus this weekend. Representatives from eleven local organizations involved in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math will offer related activities through the day. For more, click here.

11am: While you’re thinking of taking green jello shots, don’t forget to update your pets’ shots. Four Paws Mobile Veterinary will be at Muddy Paws in Norfolk for the Vaccine Clinic. For more, click here.

11am-2pm: See your kids’ heads explode into 1980s style blocks when they find out about the Minecraft Constructions Kids Family Event at the Hampton History Museum. The evil geniuses have found a way to use Minecraft to teach history themes. Mind blown. Mind blown. For more, click here.

11am-3pm: If green beer isn’t your desire this weekend, but chocolate is, bring your kids to the Royal Chocolate in Virginia Beach for the “Build Your Own Chocolate Bar Event”. You heard that right. They can build it, and then maybe you eat it. Just a suggestion. For more, click here.

12-6pm: Vinyl is back! And you can get back into the groove at the Norfolk Vinyl Record Exchange Record Swap at Alchemy in Norfolk. For more, click here.

12-9pm: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and O’Connor’s 5th Anniversary with live music by Fixity & Subforce Maybe! There will be Irish-inspired menu items by Karnage Asada, Pizza Bella Vista, Bro’s Fish Tacos, and Just Cupcakes. There will also be 5+ stouts to celebrate the occasion. In addition, from 12-5pm, Crafty’s will be at O’Connor’s. For more, click here.

2pm: Enjoy the magic of Ballet Virginia International’s Sleeping Beauty at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. An additional show is at 7:30pm. For more, click here.

6-10pm: Sham ROCK The ‘BURG is going on this weekend. Enjoy the lively music of Glasgow Kiss, the “thank God we have more than potatoes” meal of corned beef and cabbage, all while drinking a Guinness. For more, click here.

7pm: This is the last chance to see The Taming of the Shrew at the Virginia Stage Company. This closing night offers a 9:30pm toast to the team with Sharkophagus on the Main Stage. For more, click here.

7-9:30pm: The Goddesses of the Gaelic Myst will be at the Rainbow-Cactus in Virginia Beach. Featuring dancers, percussionists, and bagpipes, this fundraiser belly dance show will celebrate Celtic-Scottish-medieval music and dance. For more, click here.

9pm: Head to MJ’s Tavern on Granby to see the Knight Hawks of Virginia. For more, click here.

10pm: Enjoy late-night music at Pancho N Luigi’s as they present Matt Jones and the Bobs with Nate Sacks. For more, click here.

Sunday

While events kick off earlier in the weekend, you can still participate in the running part of the One City Marathon in Newport News. For more, click here.

11am-2pm: Head to one of my favorite little places in Norfolk: Streats. For March, the Sunday Brunch menu is focused on New Orleans style food. My husband and I always consider NOLA our second city. Just reading this menu makes me happy. For more, click here.

11am: Enjoy a post-exceptional-Saturday St. Paddy’s Day Brunch at the Pagoda Restaurant with drink and menu specials. After this, you can join in on the Seed Swap at the same location, beginning at 2pm. For more, click here.

3pm: Take your mini-mes to the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts to see the PB&J Family Concert – Mayhem at the music Shoppe. Kids need culture, too. For more, click here.

8pm: End your weekend with some laughter at the Push Comedy Theater during “Tell Me More … Storytelling Nights: Loyalties.” For more, click here.

If you would like your event included in the Reasons, e-mail the information with the date of the event in the subject line to mermaidcitygal@gmail.com.