Ellington

March 16
6:30 p.m., Marching MALfunction and Second Line Stomp to Hal & Mal's (200 S. Commerce St.). The parade starts at CS's (1359 ½ West St.). Catch the Fondren Express Trolley from Hal & Mal's to CS's starting at 4:30 p.m. The Lucky Hand Blues Band, the Southern Komfort Brass Band and the Rumprollers perform. WOOD plays in the Red Room ($5). Costumes welcome. Call 601-948-0888.

March 17
8 a.m., St. Paddy's 5K Run, at the corner of North Farish and East Pascagoula streets. Proceeds benefit the Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital. Register March 14-16 at Fleet Feet Sports (500 Highway 51, Ridgeland). $25; visit http://www.stpaddys5k.com.

9 a.m., Trustmark Children's Festival, at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Tickets required for rides and games.

9 a.m.-2 a.m., St Paddy's Day Rock 'n' Roll BBQ at Club Magoo's (824 S. State St.). Music from Spank the Monkey, Diesel 255, Hairicane, Dylon Moss Project, DVDJ Reign and DJ Young Venom. Visit http://www.clubmagoos.com.

10 a.m., Pet Parade, on South Lamar Street in from of the museum. Register at 9:30 a.m. $5 entry fee per pet; proceeds benefit the Mississippi Animal Rescue League. Green fur welcome.

10 a.m., Children's Parade, on S. Lamar St. in from of the museum. Register for the parade at 9:00 a.m. Trophies given for creativity, originality and performance. Inky the Clown is the emcee, and Curious George is the grand marshal. Trophies given.

11 a.m., St. Patrick's Block Party at Fenian's (901 E. Fortification St.). Irish beer and music all day. Legacy at 2 p.m., Otis Lotus at 5 p.m. and Gary Burnside at 8 p.m. $5; call 601-948-0055.

11 a.m., Downtown Throwdown at Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St.). Crawfish, wings and beer; live music from 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Lineup includes US, Crossin Dixon, the Chad Wesley Band, Riverwolves, Gunboat, Swamp Babies, Passenger Jones, Spacewolf and Dirty Bourbon River Show. Enter to win a trip to Hawaii or Las Vegas. $10 cover; call 601-960-2700.

1 p.m., the parade starts at State and Court streets.
After the parade, a street party follows at Hal & Mal's parking lot. The Bluz Boys and Ole Skool Review perform. No coolers or pets. $5.

2 p.m., Crawfish Boil at Pop's Saloon (2636 S. Gallatin St.). Free crawfish, live music, a DJ and open-mic. Call 601-961-4747.

At Crawdad Hole (1150 Lakeland Drive), Fulkerson and Pace perform at 3 p.m., and Shadz of Gray performs at 6 p.m. Call 601-982-9299.

At Jaco's Tacos (318 South State St.), South Bound Traffic performs after parade. Visit http://www.jacostacos.com.

9 p.m.-midnight, Babalu Tacos and Tapas (622 Duling Ave.) Has $2 tacos, $5 margaritas and Babaritas, and $1 off draft beers. Call 601-366-5757.

Wing Stop (925 N. State St.) has $1 draft beers all day. Call 601-969-6400. (More: http://www.jfpevents.com)