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Jerry’s Pick 

Annapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade 

If you’re Irish, or you’d like to pretend to be, you can get an early start on St. Patrick’s Day in Annapolis this weekend.  They have festivities around the city dock all weekend, but the highlight is their St. Patrick’s Day Parade (not on St. Patrick’s Day) on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.  The parade features bands, bagpipers, floats, and lots of fun.  It will last two hours.  After the parade marches throw downtown Annapolis head on over to city dock for food, games, and Irish music at Shamrock the Dock.  There’s even a band coming all the way from Ireland to be a part of the fun.  The parade and admission to Shamrock the Dock are all free.  Learn more here.

Claude's Pick

This is the last weekend you can go ice skating at the Ice Rink at the Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Art. Sunday is the last day. You can't purchase passes in advance, it's first come first serve! Learn more here.