Boston Flower and Garden Show: Romance in the Garden - Seaport World Trade Center, Boston
Through Sun 3/16
Adults $20; Children (6-17) $10, (under 6) free

Explore more than 25 garden displays, visit vendors with plants and the newest gardening products, and learn from presentations and demos on everything gardening. A special area for kids offers garden and nature-themed children’s activities, including storytelling and hands-on projects.

Pi Day - Boston Children's Museum
Fri 3/14
Included with admission

It's March 14. (3.14) A day to celebrate circles and all things round throughout the museum.

Pi Day at the Zoo - Franklin Park Zoo
Fri 3/14
31.4% savings

Planning a weekend trip to the zoo? ZPurchase tickets online to the Franklin Park Zoo on Friday, and receive a discount of 31.4%. There are 314 tickets available at the discount price, and they are only valid Friday, March 14, through Sunday, March 16.

Happy Pi Day - Discovery Museums, Acton
Fri 3/14
Included with admission

Join the museum folk as they celebrate 3.14, also known as “Pi Day”. Kids explore and measure various circles from quarters to hula hoops and engage in other curricular activities to discover the fascinating concept of Pi.

Free Family Fun - Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown
Sat 3/15
FREE

Kids can experiment with paint, paper and collage to create works of art, and use their creativity while exploring and playing with theater games.

Maple Sugaring Festival - Appleton Farms, Ipswich
Sat 3/15
Adults $12; Children (3-12)$6

It's the first Annual Appleton Farms Maple Festival. Families can see how sap is collected from maple trees and taste it right from the source before it is processed in the wood burning evaporator to produce delicious maple syrup. Families can also:

• Explore the natural history of trees as they learn about the New England tradition of maple syrup production;
• Test your taste buds at our syrup tasting station and see if you can tell the real thing from imitation;
• Enjoy tasty treats highlighting Maple Syrup including pancake bites, maple yogurt, and more; and
• Visit the Sugar Shack and learn about the evaporation process and more.

Find more Maple Sugaring events here.

Puppet Show: The Carrot Salesman - Arlington Center for the Arts
Sat 3/15
Tickets $7, 3 tickets for $20

Join Mr. Bunni, a door-to-door vegetable salesman, as he journeys from earth to sea and even to outer space to find new customers. Will he ever sell enough carrots to please his boss? Or will his new friends teach him a valuable lesson? This imaginative table-top performance features a live actor, colorful 2D paper puppets, and plenty of audience interaction.

The Wizard School Scavenger Hunt - The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Sat 3/15
Adults $35; Kids 10-17 $22. Includes museum admission

Follow in the footsteps of young wizards on a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, in search of art that echoes characters, places and enchanted objects in the famed Harry Potter books and movies. Be prepared to track down flying owls and dragons, Hagrid-like giants, centaurs and unicorns like those you’d see in the Forbidden Forest, dragons that seem straight out of the Triwizard Tournament.

This hunt is designed for kids and adults to do together, but all-adult teams will be allowed to compete separately. Kids must be accompanied by adults. All tickets include admission to the museum.

Book Release Party with Peter and Paul Reynolds - Blue Bunny Books, Dedham
Sat 3/15
FREE

Twins Peter and Paul Reynolds have finally "connected the dots" for their first published collaboration that Kirkus Reviews calls "an ode to creativity and individuality." Going Places is a book that encourages children to think outside the box--using imagination, creativity, inventiveness, resilience and grit to reach the finish line!

Yo-Yo People - Center for the Arts in Natick
Sat 3/15
Adults $10; Children $8

As three-time Guinness World Record Holders, this husband and wife duo know how to impress a crowd with their yo-yo feats. The couple brings back the nostalgic toy, reminding you of old favorite tricks such as Walk the Dog and Rock the Baby, then amazes you with new and bizarre tricks, such as Boingy-Boingy and Iron Whip.

How Big is Infinity? - The Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
Sun 3/16
Included with admission        

How do you describe a number that's too big to believe? Follow Uma on her quest as we read Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford. Then kids create some "infinitely cool" math-art magic of their own. Tickets available on day of program. Meet at information desk.

St. Patricks Day Parade - South Boston
Sun 3/16
FREE

The annual parade takes place in South Boston, where it has been a tradition for more than 110 years. It includes various marching bands, police and army contingents, costume spectacles, novelty vehicles, and a general "green" atmosphere thanks to participants and spectators.

Parade Route: The St. Patricks Day Parade starts on West Broadway (easterly), left onto East Broadway, Right onto P Street, Right onto East 4th Street, left onto K Street, right onto East 5th Street, Left onto G Street, Right onto the Southerly Arm of Thomas Park, Left onto Telegraph Street, Left onto Dorchester Street and ending at Dorchester Avenue.

Find more St. Patricks Day activities here.

Pirate Purim in the Caribbean - Brookline Teen Center, Brookline
Sun 3/16
$5/person

It's a swashbuckling Purim party, featuring the YoYo People, a full Pirate Pancake Buffet Breakfast, pirate balloon artist, and barrels of fun, including candlepin bowling, rock climbing, walk the plank, pirate crafts and more. Come dressed as a pirate or in any costume for our masquerade contest.

Find more Purim activities here.