St. Patrick's Day Parades, Mass Beer Week: MA Weekend Events

MASSACHUSETTS — It isn't so much a question of what there is to do in the Boston area and beyond, but rather, what should locals do?

Welcome to Patch's latest weekly roundup of highlight-worthy events across the city and surrounding areas. We've compiled them into one, easy-to-follow list, for your weekend planning.

For lovers of local beer, Mass Beer Week is continuing through Saturday with several breweries dropping new options. Some of those, as a bonus, have a St. Patrick's Day slant.

Speaking of St. Patrick's Day, two big parades are on the docket for this weekend. The Cape Cod parade in Yarmouth is slated for Saturday, while Worcester will host its parade on Sunday.

There's concerts to attend, too, as TiaCorine and Kid Bloom — along with the formerly masked Rascal Flatts crooning RMR — play Boston.

And that's just a taste of the weekend ahead. Here are the events to know:

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Friday

• Mass Beer Week at breweries across the state (through Saturday)
• Gloryhammer at The Palladium — Worcester
• 'Out of Hibernation' Winter Bear Weekend — Provincetown
• Marc Maron at Chevalier Theatre — Medford

Saturday

• Cape Cod St. Patrick's Day Parade — Yarmouth
• Selwyn Birchwood at The Center For Arts — Natick
• Actor Observer at The Palladium — Worcester
• An Evening with Bachman Turner Overdrive at Chevalier Theatre — Medford
• TiaCorine at Paradise Rock Club — Boston
• Kaskade at Big Night Live — Boston

Sunday

• Worcester St. Patrick's Day — Worcester
• Poetry Out Loud State Finals — Boston
• Oscar Watch Party at The Cabot — Beverly
• Kid Bloom and RMR at Brighton Music Hall — Boston