March 13 – Danu, a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, Riley Center, Meridian, 601-696-2200, msurileycenter.com.
March 17 – Hal’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade & Festival (morning parades; 1 p.m. festival), downtown Jackson. halsstpaddysparade.com.
March 23-24 – CelticFest (Irish music, dancing, vendors), Mississippi Ariculture Forestry Museum, Jackson. celticfestms.org.
March 24 – North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, “Revolutionary: Beethoven and Ginastera,” Link Centre, Tupelo. 662-842-8433, nmsymphony.com.
– Brantley Gilbert (with Aaron Lewis, Josh Phillips), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. 205-248-5280, tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
April 7 – World Catfish Festival (150+ vendors, more), downtown Belzoni. 662-247-4838, belzonims.com.
– Crosstie Arts and Jazz Festival (exhibitors, music, more), downtown Cleveland. 662-545-1200, crosstiefestival.com.
April 7-8 – Corinth Civil War Relic Show and Sale, Crossroads Arena, Corinth. 662-415-5676, battleofcorinth.com.
April 12-14 – Amory Railroad Festival, downtown Amory. amoryrailroadfestival.com.
April 12-14 – Juke Joint Festival, downtown venues (15 stages), Clarksdale. jukejointfestival.com.
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