Weekend best bets: Drag Bingo, St. Patrick's Day

RALEIGH, N.C. — St. Paddy's Day is this weekend, and there is plenty to do!

Raleigh St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival - The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. and rolls through downtown Raleigh. There will be a festival in City Plaza featuring live music, vendors and more.

St. Paddy's Day Festival - Hibernian on Glenwood South and Shop Local Raleigh are hosting a St. Paddy's Day party on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh on Saturday. There will be live music, Irish dance groups and more during this street festival.

Oak City Shamrock Shuck - Oak City Brewing will be hosting this third annual event on Saturday featuring live music, an oyster roast and food trucks.

St. Patrick's Day Party at Lonerider - Enjoy live music from Orange Echo and a special keg of Irish Red Ale at this event on Saturday. Johnson's BBQ food truck will also be on hand.

Doherty's Irish Pub - The Cary and Apex locations of Doherty's will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a parking lot party starting at 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be live music, great food, cold beer and more. Later in the day, there will be Irish dancers and live bag pipes on the outdoor stages.

Patrick Jane's St. Patrick's Day Celebration - Patrick Jane's Pizza Bar in Cary will host this celebration complete with Irish music from Tom Neuhauser & Ewe's Tree Irish band, local Irish styled craft beer, Guinness, Irish menu options and more.

St. Paddy's Day with Goats - Spring Haven Farm in Chapel Hill will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day on Saturday and Sunday with goats, baby pigs, horses and other animals. There will be face painting, Tractor Train rides and more fun. Tickets are $10 for adults. Children ages 3 years and younger are admitted for free.

St. Pat's Day - It's your lucky day if your name starts with a P-A-T! On Saturday, Ponysaurus Brewing will be celebrating all Pats. Any lucky duck with a P-A-T first, middle, or last name gets a free $5 gift card, which covers one pint of beer.

St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl - Wear your best green outfit and meet at Country Fried Duck in Chapel Hill on Saturday for this bar crawl.

Appetite for Destruction - The mother of all Guns N' Roses tributes plays The Ritz in Raleigh on Saturday night.

Carolina Ballet's Bolero - Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, Boléro is Ravel’s most famous musical composition. See it on stage at Fletcher Opera Theatre in Raleigh through March 25.

Celtic Women: Homecoming - See this multi-platinum international music sensation at Durham Performing Arts Center on Sunday.

N.C. Symphony presents A Celtic Celebration - Take a musical journey through history and culture of the Emerald Isle on Friday and Saturday at Meymandi Concert Hall. There will be singers, pipers and Irish step dancers exploring Irish and Celtic classics from "Danny Boy" to music from Braveheart, Titanic and Lord of the Dance.

Fantastic Realm Film Fest - This retro film series runs all weekend at Carolina Theatre of Durham. Films include Spacecamp, The Princess Bride and Jaws 3-D.

NC Comicon - Head to the Raleigh Convention Center this weekend to celebrate comic books, pop culture and more. Guests this weekend include boxer Buster Douglas and actor Orlando Jones.

Food Shuttle Garden Gallop 5K - This second annual race benefits the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle's Growing School Gardens program. It is Saturday in Raleigh.

Drag Bingo - Take a trip back to the 1990s during this bingo event Friday night at Durham Armory.

Barley Labs Grand Opening - Help animals and have fun this St. Patrick's Day! The newly opened dog-focused bottle and gift shop in Durham is holding its grand opening event on Saturday with a pit bull adoption event, food from the Wil & Pops Food Truck and Mystery Brewing's St. Stephen's Green Dry Irish Stout on tap.