Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead this weekend. Daylight Savings begins on Sunday and that means "longer days" to get out and enjoy all the festivities Westchester has to offer. This weekend also kicks off the St. Patrick’s Day Parade season. Enjoy parades in White Plains and Mount Kisco plus the Northern Westchester Putnam Parade in Mahopac.

It’s also sugaring season, when the warming daytime temperatures stimulate the sap to flow and there are several sugaring events to choose from this weekend. Head to Sugarfest at Westmoreland Sanctuary where you can enjoy the Nannyhagen Creek Band during a pancake breakfast. Or stop by for an informal sugarhouse chat at the Trailside Nature Museum. Muscoot Farm is also joining in on the sugaring fun, Teatown’s naturalists share facts and folklore about this sweet time of year and the Greenburgh Nature Center hosts a Maple Sugaring Party.

This weekend is also the grand opening of the Hudson River Museum’s new state of the art, digital Planetarium. Read on for our top weekend picks. If you see something that piques your interest, click through to the event listing to view full details. Looking for more options? Be sure to check our Event Calendar for more fun happening this weekend and beyond. Also be sure to sign up for our FREE newsletter to get the latest on news and events in Westchester delivered right to your inbox.

There’s plenty going on this weekend, from free movies at the Museum of Science and maple sugaring tours in Milton and Natick to the opening of Brundibar and But the Giraffe! in Cambridge and Honk! in Concord. Ben Rudnick performs in Boston, Margot Fox in Arlington, and Elska in Brookline. Read on for more of our weekend picks, and visit our Events Calendar for a complete list.

Finally, just a reminder to set your clocks ahead on Sunday. Enjoy the weekend.

Is there anything better than getting up early in the morning? How about getting up an hour earlier than early because someone had the bright idea of springing the clocks forward? Still with me? How about getting up an hour earlier than early to run, a lot, like a lot a lot, a whole marathon worth? Have I lost you entirely? Here I am to reel you back in: free doughnut, nom nom. Makes the waking up almost seem worth it,  and you don’t even have to break a sweat.

But if you want to (break a sweat that is), have we got the dance floor for you. Baby Loves Disco is back in town, this time with a Mommy Poppins discount and a 70s disco theme. "Ah,ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive..."   And speaking of Vinnie Barbarino...

...Adele Dazeem is not performing in LA this weekend, but she's about the only big name star who isn't. We've got Laurie Berkner (love her on Sprout!); we've got Tom Chapin (Grammy winner and also Harry's brother).  We've got Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band (Latin Grammy winners! They're going to be on TV this Fall!). We have productions of White (Winner at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Cirque du Soleil: Totem (catch it before it's gone!), and we've even got Sid the Science Kid. (Or as Vinnie would say, Snurf the Sneetch Keister. But what do we know, we're just Mimsy Picklecatcher).

Keep reading for some of our favorite picks for the weekend...

This bitterly cold winter has left many parents looking for ways to entertain their stir-crazy kids. On days when heading to the local park isn't an option, indoor play spaces can be a parents best friend.  If your little monkeys are bouncing off of the walls, some of the indoor  entertainment options listed below might just give you a few hours to catch your breath.  For even more ideas, visit our Indoor Play and Rainy Day Activity Guide.

This weekend planner has something for everyone. Have your kids start the weekend off relaxed and refreshed with a Friday afternoon yoga class, followed by some star gazing. Then take part in a fun scavenger hunt in Yaphank or learn about slithering salamanders on the South Fork. Reconvene with some family time on Sunday at the Nassau County Museum of Art.

Here's a guide for this weekend's happenings across Long Island. Don't see your event listed here? Add it to our events calendar. And if you don't already receive this post in your inbox subscribe to our newsletter.

Put on your party hats, costumes and masks: multicultural Purim, Carnival and St. Patrick's Day celebrations abound this weekend. Highlights include the Museum of Jewish Heritage's Macaroons concert for Purim, the activity-packed St. Patrick's Day open house at the Irish Arts Center and a Carnival-themed fete at the recently renovated Queens Museum.

One of our top March picks, the New York International Children's Film Festival, begins this weekend with a wide range of family screenings at six Manhattan theaters. Also kicking off this weekend: the lottery for the NYC Parks Department's super-inexpensive summer camp ($500 total for seven weeks). We've got the scoop on how to vie for a spot in our just-updated free and cheap camps post, and you can learn about lots of other summer programs in our new and improved Camp Guide.

These are just a few of the great things going on this weekend. All of our best bets are below. You can find additional options in our Event Calendar. Before heading out on your adventures, be sure to download our FREE Mommy Poppins Kids on the Go app so you can find the best family destinations wherever you happen to be in NYC.

Miss the club scene since becoming parents? Baby Loves Disco dance parties are the hippest way for the juice box set and their parents to shake their groove thang at some of LA's hottest nightclubs. These weekend afternoon kiddie clubs offer a perfect antidote to the been-there-done-that playground scene; and hitting the dance floor as a family is an awesome way to have fun together while letting the kids boogie out their boundless energy.

If you haven't been behind the velvet rope in a while, Baby Loves Disco parties are a legit way to experience some of what you've been missing, without having to hire a sitter. There's plenty of atmosphere at these parties, plus dance tunes spun by a live DJ, a cash bar (with bubbles) for the adults, healthy snacks by Honest Kids, changing tables, stroller parking, toys, puzzles, reading nooks, and other surprises for the kids.

Dust off your polyester bell bottoms and platform shoes and read on for an exclusive discount to the next two Baby Loves Disco parties, just for Mommy Poppins readers. 

While it's true that St. Patrick's Day (make that season) is upon us, my family and I are always on the lookout for great kid-friendly Irish pubs year-round. We love the yummy Irish dishes (soda bread, corned beef and cabbage, shepherd's pie, just like my mom used to make), the drinks, the vibe and the live Irish music.

Many Irish pubs in New York City have kid-friendly hours in the afternoons or early evenings when families are welcome to drop in and enjoy some authentic cuisine and culture. From my personal experience, we're usually able to avoid the more adult crowds by going to off-the-beaten-path places. That's why my list of favorite NYC Irish pubs for families includes some out-of-the-way ones, like Rocky Sullivan's in Red Hook or the Dog and Duck in Sunnyside. Be sure to check the official websites to see if there are any special events going on around St. Patrick's Day—or anytime.